March 2009 Bulletin

March 2009 BULLETIN

Bristol Vegan Fayre May 30th and 31st 2009

Horace Andy with Dub Asante and Macka B headline the Sunday Reggae Sunsplash!!

Veteran Jamaican international reggae uberstar Horace Andy and his live band Dub Asante are headlining the Sunday live on stage at 7pm at the 7th annual Bristol Vegan Fayre on May 30th and 31st 2009. And vegan reggae artist Macka B is on at 5pm! Wicked!!

Meanwhile The King Blues and SohoDolls confirm Saturday slots on the 30th may!

For more details visit www.veganfayre.co.uk

Early bird tickets for this event are on sale at The Brighton Vegan Fayre on March 21st and for a limited period only online at our shop from 21st march 09

Brighton Vegan Fayre March 21st 09 11am – 7pm – Programme now available

New additions include a Cinema, a Cookery Demos area, live jazz on the Performance stage and an Art Exhibition! Click here to view the programme!

Tickets are on sale priced £8 adults and £4 Kids under 12 in advance from www.yaoh.co.uk/catalog and also on the day All advance ticket holders get priority entrance and a free prize in the Lucky Dip in the Campaigns Room!

Off The Hoof – Buy Issue 2 and get Issue 1 Free!!

Brand new veggie/vegan lifestyle magazine Off The Hoof is out now – and it’s on special offer too! Issue 2 is packed full of new vegan products, projects and people and includes an undercover report into greyhound racing plus a day out with the Hunt Sabbers! Issue 1 is just outrageous! Click here to get both issues!

LATEST NEWS

The 2009 Vegan Environmental Awards – new 'graph' available

Voting is well under way in the 2009 awards, featuring 81 of the best vegan products, projects, people and publications. You can vote once a month every month until May 30th 09 and then the winners will be announce at the Bristol Vegan Fayre on Sunday May 31st. To see how your faves are doing click here, and to vote, click here

Special Offers – save loadsamoney on leading Vegan brands!!

Come to the Brighton Vegan Fayre on March 21st 09 and save a fortune! There’s stacks of special offers available on the day from loads of leading vegan companies and charities including lots of BOGOF’s! So stuff the credit crunch and stock up and save! See here

Big Thanks to all our supporters!! It’s been emotional

We’ve enjoyed unprecedented support this year for our Brighton and Bristol vegan projects – so a big and heartfelt thanks is due to all of our crew and especially those of you who have helped promote our shows, we so appreciate it. Big up Le Gob and Pete the Bodybuilder!

www.vegansociety.com www.beanieshealthfoods.co.uk   www.buteisland.com  www.offthehoof.co.uk

UPCOMING EVENTS

Brighton Vegan Fayre March 09

Oh yes, looking sweet as….big venue, loads going on, proper day out for the whole family – Saturday March 21st 09, see www.veganfayre.co.uk

Animal Aid’s Meat Free Month

March is Animal Aid's Meat-Free Month – the perfect time to take positive action and try some of the many meatless food products available in high street shops and supermarkets. And it needn't be expensive, especially with the help of Animal Aid's new FREE recipe booklet – Meat-Free! Feed four for under a fiver. The booklet offers easy-to-make, tasty, nutritious, family sized, meat-free meals for less than five pounds. As well as keeping costs down, the meat-free diet can help individuals live longer and healthier lives, reduce your carbon footprint and, of course, help to end animal suffering.

• Order a copy of Meat-Free! Feed four for under a fiver
• Download a copy from our website
• Visit the Meat-Free Month website for more information

Incredible Veggie Show April 09

Large veggie show in London with celebrity cookery demos and lots of shopping and information – http://www.viva.org.uk/roadshows09/veggieshow.html

National Rally for Animal in Laboratories, London Saturday 25 April 09

To mark World Day for Laboratory Animals, campaigners from all over the UK and beyond will be gathering in London on April 25 to call for an end to animal experiments. This is just one day after the official date of 24 April, a UN recognized day to remember animals who suffer and die in laboratories all over the world.

Following a march from Hyde Park through the centre of London, where we intend to take the anti-vivisection message to large numbers of shoppers, tourists and residents, we will hold a rally at Parliament to protest against the government’s pro-vivisection policies.

For more details e-mail info@wdail.org or visit www.wdail.org

Veggie Pride UK May 16th 09 – Birmingham

A celebration of vegetarian and vegan diets/lifestyles. It`s an opportunity for everyone following these lifestyles to come together for a fun, carnival style event whilst also raising awareness of the many benefits.
Veggie Pride UK will consist of a festival with food, stalls, live stage entertainment etc and a colourful, vibrant procession with local steel band, samba band, super hero/vegetable costumes, banners, flags etc. The event website is currently being built www.veggiepride.org.uk

Bristol Vegan Fayre May 09

Confirmed for May 30th and 31st 09, this huge 2 day outdoor extravaganza remains the biggest event on the vegan calendar – see www.veganfayre.co.uk for the 2009 show – Horace Andy and Dub Asante, Macka B, The King Blues and SohoDolls all confirmed! Plus loads more to come