UK: Local contacts / groups / guides

[Lilac Hamster]

New group starting up, Twickenham/Surrey/Middx borders
Please contact myself or Martina if you are living in the area
www.twsurreyveg.net

Lesley

[Cherry]

How come there are so many vegans in Bristol? Couldn't a few of you move up North to balance out the numbers!? I feel all on my own here in Cumbria.

[SophieFP]

Hi Cherry,

I think Blackpool Vegans sometimes get as far as Cumbria, and aren't so far away from you:

http://www.blackpoolvegans.makessense.co.uk

I bet there are lots nearer you too, you just don't know they are there. How about setting up a local group, starting with a website of info to attract them? Running a group is surprisingly easy with Internet access, all you have to do is set a date and venue and ask people to email you if they are coming (that's what we do at http://www.tvvvs.makessense.co.uk )

Free veggie websites with no technical ability necessary at:
http://www.lvw.makessense.co.uk

(Vegan Bristol uses LVW too)

Sophie

[Cherry]

Thanks Sophie

Blackpool is miles away (am in North Cumbria) but yes, I guess I could try arranging something.

Thank you for the links.

[SophieFP]

Hi Cherry,

Good luck with arranging your own thing. If you want to become a Vegan Society Local Contact, or just use some of the ideas aimed at them, see the developing website:
http://www.lcat.makessense.co.uk/

we'll be putting some stuff there on the basics of setting up a local group.

Sophie

PS. I had a look at your recipes at your parselysoup site - they look lovely! Couldn't see the kids recipes though - I believe the file needs a .htm or .html extension, which the others have.

[Cherry]

Hi again

You know it hadn't crossed my mind before that I could become a vegan contact person. Thanks for the inspiration.

Yes, I'm having a few teething problems transferring website to new software. Quite large portions of it don't work properly, but hopefully it'll be all new and shiny very soon. Summer holidays coming up next week so will be able to spend some time on it.

[SophieFP]

Hi Cherry,

lovely you might think of becoming a local contact. We'd love you to share your cookery expertise, maybe on the L-CAT website or with a demo! And we can support you in growing a local group.

Sophie

[gertvegan]

Vegetarian/Vegan Guide to Yorkshire Now Available

Hi, after two and a half months hard work the new guide is ready. It costs two pounds plus 20p postage! All money will go to animal rights. It is the first guide to be produced for Yorkshire so make sure you buy one!

Contact: davidwbrown@onetel.com Thanks in advance - Mitzi Publications

[mnky]

Just moved to Borders (few miles north of Carlisle) and finding that even veggies are seen as extra weird here!

Cherry, are you far from Carlisle?

[Pob]

Don't suppose there are any groups in Kent (particularly Maidstone/Medway area). Although it would seem to be number of veg*ns is inversely proportionate to the number of Chavs :( , so I'd guess there are very few veg*ns round here.

[gertvegan]

Somerset Vegans (http://www.bumpkinbeans.makessense.co.uk/index.html) ( a Local Veggie Web (LVW) (http://www.lvw.makessense.co.uk/index.html) site ) is added to the list. See post 2. ;)

[gibby]

Stu

there is lots of support in Newcastle
although I only found it a few months back

North East

VegNE
Mike Casselden
tel: 0191 285 99 80, email: Mike@casselden.unisonfree.net
website: www.geocities.com/veg_ne

Cleveland Information Centre
Sophia Coulson: Tel: 01642 563730


Tees Valley Veggies & Vegans
Emma Chesworth, tel: 01642 640034 email:emma.chesworth@ntlworld.com



Northumberland
Richard Gebbie: Tel: 01670 367836



South Tyneside
contact Mark via email
live_life_now@fastmail.fm


North of Tyne Vegan group
contact Gordon at
gmforrest@tiscali.co.uk

I hope that helps


Gibby

[harpy]

Rob, the Vegan Society has several local contacts listed for Kent - see http://www.vegansociety.com/html/about_us/local_contacts/england.php . This doesn't mean there are groups, but you could ask them.

[gertvegan]

Redditch Vegetarians & Vegans website is added to the list (post 2) of vegan groups with websites. :)

[catmogg]

Vegetarian/Vegan Guide to Yorkshire Now Available

Hi, after two and a half months hard work the new guide is ready. It costs two pounds plus 20p postage! All money will go to animal rights. It is the first guide to be produced for Yorkshire so make sure you buy one!

Contact: davidwbrown@onetel.com Thanks in advance - Mitzi Publications

Wow, i want this!!! I didn't know about it. thanks so much!!!

[Kiran]

It is a nice guide.. I got mine from Beano Foods in Leeds. They have a very extensive list. Quite a useful publication.

[Kevster]

Hmmmm, not really a guide more a directory. Fairly useful.

[gertvegan]

From www.veganvillage.co.uk

Vegan Guide to Wales

We have just produced our latest 'Eat Out Vegan Wales' guide. It is a free guide to places vegans can eat out in Wales. We have around 130 restaurants, cafes, take-aways, B&B and hotels which serve vegan food. To our knowledge this makes it the largest vegan guide outside London.

It is updated every month so if anybody wants a copy please e-mail us with a postal address. If anyone has information on anywhere providing vegan food in Wales please e-mail us. eatoutveganwales@yahoo.co.uk

[Pob]

Sheila McCrossan (the Vegan Society contact for Medway area of Kent) is starting a group in Rochester. There is a meeting planned for Saturday 28th February at noon.

I'm gonna have to juggle stuff around, but I WILL be there.

[RockyRaccoon]

From www.veganvillage.co.uk

Vegan Guide to Wales

We have just produced our latest 'Eat Out Vegan Wales' guide. It is a free guide to places vegans can eat out in Wales. We have around 130 restaurants, cafes, take-aways, B&B and hotels which serve vegan food. To our knowledge this makes it the largest vegan guide outside London.

It is updated every month so if anybody wants a copy please e-mail us with a postal address. If anyone has information on anywhere providing vegan food in Wales please e-mail us. eatoutveganwales@yahoo.co.ukThe next issue will include over 200 places. Any comments, amendments or places you'd like added, please supply them before 1st February, as this is the time when they send it to the printers.

[Pob]

Second meeting of the Medway Vegans and Veggies was today. :)

There were nine of us. We partook of the vegan food, had some lively debates, and are all descending upon an unsuspecting Sittingbourne for a demo in a few weeks. :D

[lozza]

yipeee! i've not come across any veggie/vegan groups in glasgow before. :D but ive just sent off an email to one. :D

[StevieP]

Some newer ones which I've not spotted on the list so far:

AberVeg in Wales
http://www.aberveg.makessense.co.uk

Arun and Worthing:
http://www.awveg.makessense.co.uk

Coventry:
http://www.coventryveggies.makessense.co.uk

Croydon:
http://www.croydonvegans.makessense.co.uk

Nottingham:
http://www.nottsveg.makessense.co.uk

Shorpshire:
http://www.shropveg.makessense.co.uk

Southend:
http://www.southendanimalaid.makessense.co.uk

[Tiggerwoo]

New group starting up, Twickenham/Surrey/Middx borders
Please contact myself or Martina if you are living in the area
www.twsurreyveg.net (http://www.twsurreyveg.net)

Lesley

Have bookmarked that one, thanks to have a look at as I'm in that area myself, nice to see something starting up in my side of the world.... Yay:)

[StevieP]

Second meeting of the Medway Vegans and Veggies was today. :)

There were nine of us. We partook of the vegan food, had some lively debates, and are all descending upon an unsuspecting Sittingbourne for a demo in a few weeks. :D


I see you guys have a web site now:

http://www.medwayveggies.makessense.co.uk

you just need to put something in it. Sheila has the log in details but I can issue other accounts if any others of you want to lend her hand.