April Fool 2015

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World's Biggest Knickerbocker Glory for World Vegan Month

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World's Biggest Knickerbocker Glory for #WorldVeganMonth ?

World's Biggest Knickerbocker Glory for World Vegan Month Trafalgar Square London Midday Saturday 16th November 2013

Please help bring more ingredients for World's biggest Knickerbocker Glory attempt

Need more

• Vegan Ice cream
• Giant Cherries
• Hundreds and thousands
• Dairy Free chocolate
• Squirty Vegan Cream
• Vegan strawberry mousse
• Raspberry Syrup
• Chopped nuts
• Bananas

 Bring a spoon and a bowl so you can try the finished creation once we have photographed it!

Brighton Vegetarian and Vegan Festival

Vegfest Brighton Vegetarian and Vegan Festival // UK Vegan Festivals:

A celebration of ethical, healthy, sustainable Vegetarian Vegan living

The dates for Europe's biggest veggie events for 2012 are getting closer - and with Brighton already 80% sold and Bristol 40% sold, they are both looking like a sell out! Both events are FREE TO THE PUBLIC and see thousands of visitors pour in to sample the best veggie and vegan products on the market. Brighton is on March 17th & 18th, and Bristol is from 25th - 27th May There's still time to book a stall at either or both events, and there's also some very attractive marketing options available, including advertising opportunities on the website, in the event programmes and in our ebulletin. And there's a special 20% off all marketing options for Brighton too! And there's also opportunities for product presentations and product placements at both shows too For all the options for Brighton, click here http://brighton.vegfest.co.uk/price-information And for Bristol, click herehttp://bristol.vegfest.co.uk/price-information Feel free to contact the office on 0117 3079872or email info @ vegfest.co.uk for further information about these two great events - and remember, they are both FREE TO THE PUBLIC!  www.vegfest.co.uk www.facebook.com/vegfestukwww.twitter.com/vegfest.co.uk

Happy 30th Birthday Vegan Society NSW

Submission to a National Food Plan - Vegan Society NSW

30 years of promoting compassion in NSW

This weekend The Vegan Society of NSW will celebrate 30 years of spreading the vegan message of animal rights, compassion, sustainability and health to Sydney and the State.

“In our 30^th year of the Vegan Society, we have achieved a lot. We’ve held six highly successful vegan expos. We have so many enthusiastic and committed members. It’s been a real pleasure to witness the society growing over all these years,” said Greg Mc Farlane, President of the NSW Vegan Society.

The Vegan Society of NSW is of interest to people who care about animal rights, human health and the environment. Vegans refrain from using all animal products such as meat, dairy, eggs, leather and wool. They reject all forms of exploitation of animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.

“Australians deserve to be educated about the many benefits of plant-based diets and supported by government. Until this happens, people can count on the Vegan Society to provide this much needed education and information. We welcome everyone.”

Since Myer Samra and Bill Westerman formed the society in 1981, its many volunteers, presidents and committee members have continued to grow the society to become what it is today – a community of informed and compassionate citizens determined as ever to showcase, promote and celebrate the many benefits of the vegan lifestyle.

The strength of the society is its membership. Many hundreds of people have now benefited from joining the society. The society provides advice and support to help with the transition to a vegan diet. For committed vegans, the society provides social support, activities, and opportunities to be involved in vegan outreach.

Members receive a quarterly newsletter, a free subscription to Living Vegan magazine, vegan shopping discounts as well as opportunities to participate in a variety of social outings, events and festivals.

Media contact: Greg McFarlane: 0400 492 157

Massive event planned to celebrate - Here

http://www.vegansocietynsw.com/vs/html/events.html#event20111119a

1 World Day - Vegan is Cool Bitch!

1 World Day:

So here's the latest idea for the World Vegan Day world record attempt for healthy plant eating on Nov 1st - 1:11:11 - 11:11:11

One World Day. The more well seasoned vegan campaigners will recognise the shutting down of people's brains once you mention the word vegan a bit like when you stumble over one of those religious guys on the street with a big placard proclaiming the end of the world, hell , brimstone and the fury of God. Most of us haven't got any time or emotional energy left for more problems, more vexing and worrying imponderables.

If we are going to change the world we need to reach new people not just preach to the converted.

If we can't even get our foot in the door or their brain just drops into screen-saver when we talk vegan then , for those people at least we need to put a different hat on. A new hat that doesn't come with all the baggage of veganism.

Skinny Bitch is a good example - "OMG like you mean like saving the planet and being kinder to animals means I can be like slim and beautiful??? OMG I never knew that! How kewl is that? Awesome!"

Suddenly Vegan is cool. How did that happen?

"A no nonsense tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous"

Do you think if it had said "The Vegan Diet" in big red letters on the front it would still have been a world best seller? Would Posh spice still have picked it up for it to be spotted in her handbag?

We are facing a Plantarian revolution my friends we just need to entice more of those naysayers onto the Plantarian road - 1 World Day seems another good stepping stone, another good tool to reach our goal, not instead of but as well as World Vegan Day

World Vegan Day - Vegan News

World Vegan Day: West Midlands Vegan Festival 2010

World Vegan Day: West Midlands Vegan Festival 2010:

Oyez!! Oyez!! World Vegan Day party UK - West Midlands Vegan Festival - Bigger than ever before - Be there or be a bowl of lumpy custard!

The World Vegan Day Poll suggests more people would go vegan if they were dragged around a slaughterhouse - Do you agree?

World Vegan Day Poll

World Vegan Day - Vegan News  - World Vegan Day: West Midlands Vegan Festival 2010:

World Vegan Day 2009

World Vegan Day - 65 Vegan Years

Days left until World Vegan Day 2009



Where will you be? What will you be doing?

www. World Vegan Day .org.uk

Chilli Cook Off - Brick Lane

Chilli Cook Off Competition Brick Lane- Bring a spoon FREE BEER!

Yours truly will be cooking up a vegan chilli in Brick Lane tommorrow.

In amongst all the ground Beef I'll be making a stand for meat free monday (Thursday?) at 95 Brick Lane in a Chilli Cook off Competition.

at least One for the environment and health!

They'll be supplying free beer for half an hour 1:30 - 2.00pm - after the judging andto toast the winner.

Looks like I'll be entering The Devil's Den It sounds sooooo 'Fay Maschler' - I'm a dead man walking.

National Vegetarian Week 2009

Tibits will be leading the celebrations for National Vegetarian Week in the City this year with a number of events.

MONDAY Tibits does 5 a Day 5 portions of Veg , more than 5 Times a Week is the message from Tibits this year and what a delicious way to get your 5 a day.



TUESDAY - DVD Launch - The Healthy Vegan starring the thinking man's answer to Delia Smith - Rose Elliot - author of over 60 vegetarian cookbooks and a Patron of The Vegetarian Society

WEDNESDAY It's A Lush Vegetarian Life Lush Covent Garden,10 The Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8RB May 20: Free fresh face mask workshop between 6 and 8pm. This promises to be a great, hands-on experience and an opportunity to try some fresh Lush products. There will also be complimentary refreshments. There are a limited number of places available, so if you would like to go please call 0207 240 4570 to book your place.

THURSDAY - Tibits - Traditional Big Breakfast Best Of British Competition - VIP's and Journalists are invited to vote on the best of vegetarianism and decide the top 10 of vegetarian excellence. The rest of us can nominate our favourites online in the Tibits guestbook
Swiss style restaurant Tibits will taste test challenge Stella McCartney to see if she still thinks her mother's pioneering vegetarian sausages are still the best tasting British Vegetarian Sausages. Tibits Book Tibits 5 a day Tibits Breakfast

FRIDAY - Cook Book Launch - The Complete Book of Vegan Cooking a new vegan cookbook by Vegetarian Society award Winning Cook Tony Bishop-Weston with Nutritional advice from London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston

SATURDAY & SUNDAY Hampton Court Palace East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU. May 23, 24, 25: Foodies at Hampton Court. The event, which is in it’s third year, celebrates food and drink with chefs demonstrations, food and drink masterclasses and a market of specialty producers. Cordon Vert Tutor, Chico Francesco will be demonstrating on each day, a selection of delightful dishes from the Cordon Vert’s new ‘Inspired by Linda McCartney workshop’.

Metropolitan Police Catering Service - Even the Metropolitan Police canteens are going to getting in on the action - encouraging coppers to try more fruit and veg during National Vegetarian Week.



The finale of National Vegetarian Week 2009 will as always be The Bristol Vegan Fayre the world's biggest vegan festival on the 30th and 31st May 2009. Great Bands, Ethical Shopping, family Entertainment and as always so much more!

Vegan Shop London - Opening this Mother's Day

SSOV Blog - Our Camden Shop - Opening this weekend!


OK You now have TWO choices this Saturday and Mothering Sunday/Mothers Day treat for Ethical Mums

1) Go to The Seaside - Britains biggest Vegan Festival hits Brighton in the Brighton Centre with vegan cinema, vegan art gallery, vegan cookery demos, vegan live music, Vegan Reggae, Vegan Talks, Vegan Celebrities, Vegan Penthouse Restaurant with sea view, Vegan shopping, vegan shoes, vegan cakes, vegan fish and chips, vegan hot dogs, vegan cosmetics, vegan nutrition,etc (See Croydon Guardian )

OR if you just totally screwed up your diary and you can't get to Brighton then

2) The opening of The Secret Society of Vegans (shhhh don't tell a soul) fantasmagorical new shop in Camden.

The choice is yours but you only have 2 choices OK? O'Kaaaay?

Vegan Month

Vegan Month and World Vegan Day Events



Sat 1st November - Croydon

Oasis Natural Products will be giving away 64 vegan food parcels - One for every year of veganism since 1944.
Free tasters and prizes available too.
96 High Street, Croydon CR0 1ND www.oasisnaturalproducts.co.uk

World Vegan Day - PIZZA

Foods for Life are Challenging Pizza restaurants to create a healthier vegan version of this most unhealthy fast food.
They have a devised a recipe with 64 healthy ingredients - one ingredient for every year of veganism. See Healthy Vegan Pizza
www.optimumnutritionists.com - www.news.foodsforlife.org

World Vegan Day - Glasgow - will you still feed me when I'm 64
The Underpendent collective of vegan restaurants in Glasgow (mono, Stereo, the 78) will be offering a World Vegan Day Tripper I've Got A Ticket To Ride meal ticket
Vegan breakfast , Lunch and Dinner all for only £10 on World Vegan Day 1st November.
See Vegan Cafes Glasgow - World Vegan day Glasgow

World Vegan Month - UK Off the Hoof - Magazine Launch
A new vegan magazine is being launched for World Vegan day. Called 'off the hoof' it is an irreverent look at life through vegan eyes. Recipes, product reviews, travel, celebrity interviews - it sounds normal but it's anything but.- See Ethical Pulse

World Vegan Day Festival

Vegans will be celebrating their 64th Birthday at the West Midlands Vegan Festival in Wolverhampton.

World Vegan Day LA - California

World Vegan Day Sydney Australia

World Vegan Day Melbourne Australia 2008

World Vegan Day Fashion Show Montreal

Lush Staff will go Vegan for World Vegan Day

World Vegan Day 2008 Celebrations - Festivals, Film, Pizza and a Magazine Launch on Nov 1st.

A US Survey of 3,200 adults (May 2008) suggests "The vegetarian and vegan market has the potential to grow to nearly six times its current size, which would bring the total number of such consumers to almost 18 million adults."

Vote in our World Vegan Day Poll

world vegan day

Vegans out Rock National Vegetarian Week

Vegan Greens will Rock UK in World's biggest Vegan Festival and Music Event



Bristol Greens and Vegans are set to out rock all the other events for National Vegetarian Week and National BBQ week with an awesome line up of Reggae, Rock, Ska, Pop and Jazz on the 31st May and 1st June.

It's not just vegan food and talks anymore - The annual Bristol Vegan Fayre event has morphed into a monster ethical party in Bristol harbour part green fair, part music festival, part food fayre, part vegan congress and rally - it's difficult to put your finger on the true essence of The Bristol Vegan Fayre apart from ethical fun and frollocks.

Check it out on www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk

Aswad, Dreadzone, Misty in Roots & Bad Manners head up Bristol’s premier Multi Cultural Music Festival May 31st June 1st 2008 for only £12 for the whole weekend!!!!

Reggae Stars head for Bristol Vegan Event

Vegans to Rock Bristol harbour in National Vegetarian Week Event

Vegan Display Bad Manners in Bristol

Green Vegan Event to Rock UK

Vegan Awards for a Christmas Without Cruelty

Vegan Awards at Christmas Without Cruelty in World Vegan Month Finale!

Animal Aid's Christmas without Cruelty show will see a shower of awards as vegan organisations shower people, companies and products with awards in one of the most successful years for veganism ever.

As world Vegan Month draws to a close it seems vegan organisations are on target to double the number of vegans before the end of the year.

Although the membership of the pedantic, stick in the mud Vegan Society ironically lower than ever, Google trends, other vegan organisations such as Viva! and Animal Aid, feedback from UK vegan festivals, and sales figures from vegan manufacturers expose a rising tide of popularity for a vegan lifestyle.

Vegans are celebrating with a flurry of awards for people and products. The most prestigous of these vegan awards is The Arthur Ling Memorial Award sponored by organic Vegan chocolate manufacturer Plamil Foods. The Arthur ling Award celebrates Ling's innovative spirit and awarded annually to high achievers and projects that benefit the vegan lifestyle.

Rather more for for fun, the back patting Vegan Awards sponsored by Yaoh Hempseed and Hemp Oil products and Veggievision Free Online TV recognise innovative products, eye catching vegan campaigns and publications and leading lights in the independent health food industry

Meanwhile Activeg have initiated the UK Supervegan Awards in an effort to reward Veganism's unsung heroes.

Christmas Without Cruelty Show hosted by Animnal Aid will be at Kensington Town Hall on Sunday 2nd Dec Highlights include speech by Anthony Wedgewood (Tony) Ben and an auctioning off of some 2nd hand knickers from Pretenders icon Chrissie Hynde.

See also Christmas Without Cruelty Vegan Awards

Last Minute Holidays & Holiday Bargains

Are you looking for Last Minute Holidays ideas and holiday bargains? Short Breaks? Forget the last minute cheap flights and burdoning your carbon footprint! Get yourself along to one of the Vegan Festivals this summer !

The biggest one, probably the biggest vegan festival in the world will be in Bristol at The Bristol Vegan Fayre on the 9th and 10th June.

Download the programme here...



Destination Bristol has been in touch with all the local hotels to see which ones can accommodate people who are vegan. You can now book online from a wide range of accommodation that they have vetted, and if you go onto www.conferencebookings.co.uk , where it says 'New Reservation' you will need to enter the code BRSVEGAN2007.

Good value offered in a range of selected hotels kindly provided by Destination Bristol. See Bristol Events

This Weekend there is the Cruelty Free Festival in Southampton



Then there is The Vegan Festival in London on the 19th August



Great ethical opportunities for last minute holidays and holiday bargains for all the family.

Much simpler than www.lastminute.com don't you think?

See also Vegetarian Visitor activity holidays and courses

The Hundreth Monkey Syndrome

The Hundreth Monkey Syndrome: "Organisers of an international ethical living eco festival at The Eco chic greener than green, 5th Bristol Vegan Fayre plan to broadcast live on international TV channel www.veggievision.co.uk as they search for the hundredth monkey. Viewers will be encouraged to spot the person who will invoke the hundredth monkey principle and provoke spontaneous veganism in millions of people around the world.
"

See PR Leap Press Release Here

Super Vegetarian Paul McCartney at Bristol Vegan Fayre

Embargoed until 00.007 April 1st - Bristol Vegan Fayre



Super Vegetarian Sir Paul McCartney is to Head Line-up of Vegan Stars to Play at the 5th International Bristol Vegan Fayre

The World's most famous vegan, Ex Beatle Sir Paul McCartney (64) (sponsored by Red bull - gives you wings) is to headline a host of vegan stars (sponsored by supergreen vegetarian cosmetics company Lush) at the International ethical living festival at the 5th Bristol Vegan Fayre in the heart of Bristol on the 9th & 10th June. thanks to Harvey Goldsmith.

The World's most famous vegetarian, Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney (64) (sponsored by Red Bull - gives you wings) is to sing "We all live in a yellow aubergine" and "Hey Nude" and headline a host of vegan stars (some of whom plan to sing naked) at the International ethical living festival at the 5th Bristol Vegan Fayre in the heart of Bristol on the 9th & 10th June.

Other well known veggie stars (sponsored by Supergreen Vegetarian Cosmetics company Lush Cosmetics ) include Coldplay's Chris Martin singing sonny and cher number " I got you babe" with his wife Gwyneth Paltrow, M People Heather Small singing the UK Olympic bid anthem, Moby performing with David Bowie performing a vegan version of 'Old McDonalds had a Factory Farm', Bryan Adams in a duet with vegan rock chick Avril Lavigne singing 'Everything I do I do it for you', and Annie Lennox and Morrisey performing a disco version of 'Meat is Murder'. Legendary 80's political reggae rockers The Beat will also be playing no doubt singing "Stand Down Tony!" rather than their massive early 80's hit 'Stand Down Margaret '(Thatcher)

Following health problems legendary rock promoter and event manager Harvey Goldsmith has given his services for free to pull all these stars together for the vegan event of the year.

Bristol Vegan fayre organiser Paul D'Uverwun (69) said " When Harvey phoned offering free help to raise the profile of healthy vegan diets we just assumed it was someone impersonating him"

Tim Barford from Hemp food company Yaoh the main sponsor of the event said " I still can't believe all these stars are playing at our Vegan festival - We have doubled in size since last year and the Festival is in a better bigger location and over a whole weekend and have seemingly achieved what many considered to be the impossible. Despite all that I won't believe all these people are playing until I see them on the day."

Sir Paul McCartney's late wife's company Linda McCartney Foods, now owned by Hain Europe , is said to have offered free vegan sausages for all the expected 20,000 visitors, and a host of other top vegetarian companies are clamouring to be involved. But even vegans still need to make healthy choices, and the vegan food on offer will be vetted by leading Harley Street Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston who said "The theme of this show is about ethics, sustainability and health - unfortunately some leading vegetarian products are still currently made with hydrogenated fat which doesn't fit in with that theme."

A spokesperson from The Vegan Society Mr Joe King (35) said today " A line up of world class celebrity stars like this is sure to bring in the crowds and help us towards our target of doubling the number of Vegans by the World Vegan day 2007 on November the first"

Vegetarian Society representative from Bristol Miss Ida Nboleevit (16) " The vegetarian society has been trying to arrange a concert with a line up like this for over 150 years - we take our hats off to The Vegan Society who have done it in only 63 years"

Harvey Goldsmith is rumoured to have pulled off the star studded line up for this event by sending a hamper of the latest hype foods to catch celebrity favour including hemp oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein powder and a free hemp milk maker to all the stars involved generously donated by Yaoh Hemp foods.

Editors Notes

www.harveygoldsmith.com
www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk
www.redbull.co.uk
www.lush.co.uk/
www.yaoh.co.uk

BBC 2 Ethical Man Goes Vegan on Newsnight

BBC NEWS | Talk about Newsnight | Not on the label

Justin Rowlatt goes Vegan to reduce his Ecological footprint He says "I’m spending a month as vegan to see how cutting animal products out of my diet will affect my environmental footprint. It is surpisingly difficult to avoid animals; you'd be amazed how many foods contain animal products in some form or other."

Let's prove to him how easy and healthy it can be aswell as more environmentally friendly - send your practical solutions, ideas and favourite recipes to him at the BBC Newsnight Website

For people who wish to explore the solutions that veganism has to offer there's probably no better place than the Vegan Festival in Bristol this summer. Be there or be unaware !

World's Biggest Ever International Vegan Festival ?

Fancy an orgy of ethical and environmentally friendly Vegan-ness?

What are you doing on the 9th and 10th June 2007 ? - going to Bristol for the weekend? With live bands , an ethical fashion show, Hemp Expo, Speakers from around the world, vegan cooking and non cooking ( raw food )demonstrations, health and fitness zone, nearly 200 exhibitors, 007 awards, dance tent, floating bar, more vegan food than you can shake a stick at and all the major Vegan Charities this event in June will be one you better not miss.

It's shaping up to be a total orgy of vegan-ness - the likes of which that have never been seen before - invite your friends (especially the non vegan ones) bring your family, tell the world.

Yaoh the organisers are gearing up to welcome 20,000 people over the weekend which is about 10 times the number that usually visit The London Vegan Festival that inspired the first Bristol Vegan Fayre 4 years ago.

See more about the Vegan Festival at Bristol Vegan Fayre

For travel arrangements contact Vegetarian Travel Agents Green Earth Travel