Vapouround magazine ISSUE 22 | Page 148

EVENTS Derby & Eastwood, March 12 Our next stop was Vape X Nottingham Road in Eastwood where we met a chap called Andrew Compton. Andrew, 30, told us he had smoked for 15 years before starting to vape just four weeks before our visit. We hope it’s still going well for him. Cut N Vape, Derby Just a stone’s throw from the place we call home, the Vapouround Bus team stopped at Cut N Vape in Derby. There we met Brendan O’Connor who has been vaping for five years, having smoked for ten before that. We also met a chap called Luke Hill at this stop. Like many, Luke relies on his vape shop for guidance and he says he visits once a week. Tontine Square, Stoke-On-Trent March 13 National No Smoking Day To the Vapouround Bus team, every day is No Smoking Day. On March 13 as the national anti-smoking day rolled around, we headed to Stoke-on-Trent where we met 22-year-old Charlotte Boswell. Charlotte told us she started smoking when she was 15 but quit four months ago thanks to vaping. Charlotte also told us she suffers with Asthma, but thankfully she hasn’t had any issue since she made the switch. Shout out to the great bunch of people who joined in on our No Smoking Day fun in Stoke, especially David Timms who has been vaping for two years. 148 | VM22