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Corporate Name
Hope UK (1995-), formerly Band of Hope (1855-1995)
Place
United Kingdom
Epithet
Christian education charity
Dates
1855-
History
First established as a temperance society, since the mid-20th century it has worked to educate children and young people about drug and alcohol abuse. Local Band of Hope groups were established across the country during the late 19th century.
Corporate Identifiers
Charity number: 1044475
Key Events
1847 Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff, a Baptist minister, and Ann Jane Carlile, an Irish Presbyterian, establish the first Band of Hope meetings in Leeds following the death of a young man
1855 Band of Hope founded as a national organisation
1995 Change of name to Hope UK
Authorised Form of Name
United Kingdom; Hope UK (1995-), formerly Band of Hope (1855-1995); 1855-; Christian education charity
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