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A local group to support and encourage a compassionate, cruelty-free, vegan lifestyle. We hold cooking sessions, tasting sessions, information sessions on everything from cruelty-free moisturisers to leather-free walking boots; vegan textiles to the best dairy-free cheese for cheese sauce!

New Year’s Day 2017 Magical Mystery Walk, #Todmorden

After a Christmas holiday full of food, your thoughts may well be turning to shaking off those extra pounds.  There’s no better way to do that than to join us for our New Year’s Day walk – a guaranteed tonic for any hangover too! We’ll be walking in the hills above Todmorden and absorbing some of the fantastic scenery (weather allowing). Starting at 11.30 am outside the Golden Lion pub in Rochdale Road, Todmorden.

Our magical mystery walk will be 5 to 6 miles long and we intend to return to Todmorden between 3 and 4pm. Please bring some vegan food to eat for lunch.

As we’ll be walking in the hills, it is vital to wear suitable clothing including walking boots.

Please email Elizabeth if you would like to attend: elizabethking@talktalk.net

(Image credit Stoodley Pike, by Loh93)

4 Feb: 3 Valley Vegans Fair, #Todmorden Methodist Church, 1pm-4.30pm

3 Valley Vegans Fair animation

3 Valley Vegans Fair 2017 poster 1.0
Poster and programme cover for the 3 Valley Vegans Fair, click for PDF [3 MB]

With support from the Vegan Society, we will show you how and why to go vegan for a monthfree goodie bag if you pledge!

  • What can I cook?
  • Where can I shop/eat?
  • How will I be healthy?
  • Why do it?

£1 entry, children free. Entry to the fair includes a hot drink and:

  • Free food tasting
  • Films and talks
  • Art and craft stalls
  • Health information
  • Children’s activities
  • …and more

When and where is it?

1pm to 4.30pm, Saturday 4th February 2017
Todmorden Methodist Church
(behind the market carpark)
Union Street, OL14 5AW

Facebook Join the event on Facebook or Adobe PDF file download the programme [PDF, 3 MB]

How can I help?

If you would like to volunteer even an hour of your time towards running this not-for-profit fair, we would love to hear from you! Please phone or email us on 01706 816848 or elizabethking@talktalk.net – thank you.

Edit 10 February: Did you come to our fair last week? We would really appreciate any feedback you may have, good or otherwise!

 

Petition: University of Sheffield – Reduce Your Testing on Animals

Quoting:

Freedom of Information requests discovered that the University of Sheffield killed 82,512 animals in tests during the 2015/16 academic year – an average of 226 animals killed each day.

In 2014/15, 67,236 animals were used and killed for testing purposes, with this figure going up 22.7% during 2015/16. The University should be cutting down not increasing the number of animals it uses in experiments!

With almost 90% of drugs that pass animal tests failing human trials, these animals are undergoing immense suffering for very limited benefit, undermining public support, social progression and current medicinal advancements.

We are requesting for the University to move away from testing on animals such as pigs, rabbits, mice, rats, gerbils and fish and to cruelty-free testing methods such as digital dissection software and human simulators.

Information provided by The Tab (2016)

Sign the petition to tell University of Sheffield to reduce their testing on animals

Can you help the 3VV stall at the Lamplighter Festival on Saturday? #Todmorden

Lamplighter Festival, Todmorden, Saturday, 19th November – have you got an hour to help?

Once again, we will take a market stall, sell hot vegan street food and provide information during the afternoon of the Lamplighter Festival.  The stall will be set up from 3pm, opening about 3.30pm, and continue during the Illuminated Street Festival. We will pack up when the parade starts at 7pm.

Would you like to make something for us to sell? We will reimburse ingredients costs (receipts please). Food that can be wrapped and easily hand-held. We will probably have hot dogs, sausage rolls and daal/chilli already.

It is usually a busy and fun day and we will need lots of help.  If you are willing and able to contribute some of your time in setting up, packing up, running the stall or providing tasters, even for an hour, please email Hilary at hils46@yahoo.co.uk.

PETITION: Put a VEGAN meal on every school, college, university, hospital and prison menu.

petition for vegan school meal menuOver 5% of the population is vegan and growing. A vegan diet is healthier, it conserves resources and protects the planet, above all it’s cruelty free.
United Nations has called upon us to consume more plant based foods.
Animal products are linked to the increase in cancer and heart disease.

PETITION: Put a VEGAN meal on every school, college, university, hospital and prison menu.

More information: http://metro.co.uk/2016/10/04/vegan-food-should-be-on-menus-at-schools-hospitals-and-prisons-6170683/

19 Sep: Vegan gourmet grains cookery demo #HebdenBridge

posterGrains represent the greatest nutrition for most populations all over the world. For vegans they provide amazing nutrition for strong minds and bodies… not to mention great creativity in meal planning. This 3 Valley Vegans cooking event aims to take you through the variety and simple basic preparation of grains that can be developed into delicious gourmet meals.

A limited number of places are available, book now: email elizabethking@talktalk.net

  • Monday, 19 September 2016
  • 7pm to 9pm
  • 1st floor cafe (Real Junk Food Project), Salem Mill
  • Salem Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HB

Suggested donation £3