National Vegetarian Week (NVW) is the annual awareness-raising campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian food and the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle. Celebrated by the Vegetarian Society since 1992, the Week is now an established event that gets bigger and better every year.

A huge range of organisations from small businesses to big corporations, schools, community groups and individuals all across the UK get involved and everyone is invited to join in and make the Week a success.

» Read more about the history of National Vegetarian Week

www.nationalvegetarianweek.org

Thanks to Rach who left a comment on the Eating Out page about a recommended venue in deepest Lancs, if you ever find yourself over that way.

This entry updated. As per Colin’s comment below – The Coven Cafe at Wallgate has closed but the Deli is still open.

» Visit their Facebook Page.

UPDATE: Another photo – the above picture taken by Matt. Cheers for this !

Jane, one of the organisers of ScouseVeg recently moved to Switzerland. This means that she obviously can’t attend any more of the the Monthly Meetings at The Egg Cafe. So at the last get-together I asked if someone could take some photos so that Jane can see what she’s missing !

Thanks to Carrina from Nature’s Boutique who attended the last meeting last Friday for these pics which she posted on our ScouseVeg Facebook Group. Mirrored here:

» View more pics in the Gallery

The ScouseVeg meetings take place on the first Friday of every month and everybody is welcome !

Bollocks to Blood Sports!

30TH April 2010

Sharon Osbourne, Peter Kay, Al Murray and a host of other celebrities have joined Queen guitarist, Brian May, to say ‘Bollocks to the Economy’ in a bid to force the issue of fox-hunting and blood sports onto the political agenda in the run-up to next week’s election.

The wide range of celebs – from the world of TV, music and comedy – have all played a part in the tongue-in-cheek video that pokes fun at the three Party leaders’ failure to get to grips with the economy and calls on the public to use their vote to support the fox-hunting ban.

‘Bollocks to the Economy’ – available to view now on Youtube [below] – forms part of Brian May’s ‘Save Me’ campaign to prevent the return of legalised blood sports in the British countryside.

» Link to video

Brian May said: “This video is meant to be fun, but of course there is a very serious message behind it. If the Conservatives are elected to power, fox-hunting, hare coursing and stag hunting will soon again be legal. These barbaric blood sports have no place in today’s society, and the Save Me campaign urges everyone to make their vote count – for our native animals. Save Me says – For God’s sake, don’t give David Cameron the power to bring back this cruelty.”

Link:
http://www.save-me.org.uk/

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/SaveMe2010

Additional – via The Guardian:

Hunting ban should be repealed early in Conservative government, says Tory MP

“Tory credibility would be shot to pieces if party does not fulfil bloodsports pledge quickly, Daniel Kawczynski claims in video”

The ban on bloodsports should be repealed in the early months of an incoming Conservative government, according to a Tory MP featured in a pro-hunting video.

The comments by the Conservative candidate for Shrewsbury and Atcham, Daniel Kawczynski, suggest the issue should be given greater priority than is official party policy.

His remarks, made in a video for the pro-hunting group Vote OK, have emerged as the organisation mobilises thousands of supporters to deliver leaflets backing MPs who favour the return of hunting wild mammals with dogs.

» Link to article

- Lots more articles.

Hello ! QueerVeg is a social group for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, transgendered and/or Queer) Vegans and vegetarians in Merseyside! We meet on the second Saturday of each month, at 8pm in the Egg Cafe, to eat, drink and be merry, in a nice chilled out Queer atmosphere. For more info: email on: Queerveg@live.co.uk Phone on: 07859 208 599 Or find us on Facebook! Just search “QueerVeg” and Look for Gus the super-Asparagus! See you at dinner!

Their Facebook page is here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=241196176881&v=wall

On Saturday April 24th 2010 campaigners from across the country, as well as many from overseas, will be gathering in London to mark World Day for Animals in Laboratories. April 24th is a UN recognised date to remember the many millions of animals worldwide who are tormented and killed in experiments each year.

The day will begin with a rally in Cavendish Square, near Oxford Circus, in Central London. Here there will be speeches, info stalls and vegan food and refreshments. Later at around 1.30pm the march will set off through the centre of London, past some of the busiest places in the world such as Oxford Circus, Regent St, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square, taking the anti-vivisection message to tens of thousands of people. Then onto Whitehall, and past Downing St and to the Houses of Parliament where we will be calling for an end to all animal experiments once and for all.

More info:

www.wdail.org

A date for your diary, we hope you can attend.

A Spring Ball is being held on Saturday 17th April at the Formby British Legion in aid of Freshfields Rescue Cattery.

This will be a full tie and tails (!) affair which you’ll dress up to the nines to dance away the night to the cool swinging sounds of Martin Taylor as he covers The Rat Pack with tunes from Nat King Cole, Sinatra and others.

Tickets cost £15 each and for that you get a gourmet buffet, charity raffle and live cabaret entertainment with a disco until midnight. All proceeds will go to the Freshfields Rescue Cattery.

You can buy tickets directly from the Freshfields charity shop locations listed below:

Links:
- Formby Times news article

- Freshfields Rescue Cattery

- Click to view the full poster