It's Sober Spring! ELLY BLAKE is going boozeless for the next 90 days, but is it easier to give up alcohol at this time of year? By ELLY BLAKE Published: 04:27 EDT, 29 March 2025 | Updated: 04:27 EDT, 29 March 2025 e-mail View comments I've joined the tens of thousands of Brits signing up to Sober Spring this year. Excited, I ring my supportive friend to let them know the good news, but I'm not exactly met with the fanfare I was expecting. 'Sober Spring ?' he practically spits.
'I swear you're just making that up to get out of coming to the pub with us, Elly.' No, I protest, it's a real thing..
. Run by Alcohol Change UK, it's a three-month challenge to ditch the booze and focus on your health, mindset and wellbeing. While Sober Spring is the lesser-known counterpart of Dry January and Sober October, it is a well-established campaign offering the sober curious a chance to reset and explore an alcohol-free lifestyle over three months.
When it comes to these challenges, I'm not a complete novice. Like nine million others every year, I've also drudged through January without a bev, giving myself a month off after a rather heavy Christmas period. But, rather predictably, I've gone back to old ways and quickly undone all the health benefits that come with a month off alcohol.
So, feeling like a longer stint wouldn't go amiss, I take the plunge -and what's more, spring feels like the perfect time to do it. Millie Gooch (pictured) founded Sober Girl Society and is a leading voice in .
