OxVeg Online News, 4/4/2009
Dear Member, Last month, we ran a cookery workshop in Oxford. Unfortunately, possibly due to the rain, the turn-out was low, although we did bake cupcakes to hand out on the street, and a few passers-by dropped in to pick up some leaflets, and try the delicious juices that Paul Freestone made. This month's highlights include a chocolate making workshop, and the Dining Out Club will be going Italian. I hope to see you all soon, Heather OxVeg Secretary P.s. a photo of our pancake day stall has finally been uploaded to the website, so if you've wondered what I look like, log on to www.oxveg.co.uk. ====================================================== FORTHCOMING EVENTS (* denotes events organised by OxVeg) Saturday 12th April, 10-12pm * OxVeg Raw Chocolate Cookery Demo, Barton (near Headington) To celebrate Easter, Heather will be showing us how to make our own chocolate, with nothing but raw ingredients and some hot water. Booking is essential to allow us to order ingredients. Please contact Heather on details on bottom of this email. Saturday 18 April, 10am - 4pm. Witney Green Fair, Langdale Hall, Witney, Oxon. Admission 25p, children and senior citizens free. As in previous years OxVeg will be running a stall at this event. Please contact us if you could offer an hour or two of your time to help on the stall. Saturday 18 April, 10am - 6pm. The Incredible Veggie Show, Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London, SW1. 100 stalls, talks, cookery demos, food samples, nutritional advice, vegan cafe, etc. Admission £4, £3 in advance (under 18s free). Organised by Viva! Further details, location map & ticket bookings at www.viva.org.uk/london . for details. Sunday 19 April, 10am-2pm. Gluten-free, vegan & raw Kitchen Buddy Culinary Workshop. St Ethelwold House, Abingdon, Oxon. Individuals £35, couples £60 (includes lunch). Further details at www.kitchenbuddy.eu or email Theresa Webb at Protected email address Friday 24th April, 7.30pm-10pm * OxVeg Dining Out Club, Gino's Italian Restaurant, Oxford. Please email Natasha to reserve a place: Protected email address. Saturday 25 April, 12 noon. World Day for Laboratory Animals March and Rally. Hyde Park, Reformers Tree (nr Speakers Corner), London (tube: Marble Arch). Join people from all across the country to say no to vivisection. A peaceful march is being organised through the streets of London. For more information, please visit the continually updated website: http://www.wdail.org. Sunday 3 May, 10am-2pm. Gluten-free, vegan & raw Kitchen Buddy Culinary Workshop. St Ethelwold House, Abingdon, Oxon. Individuals £35, couples £60 (includes lunch). Further details at www.kitchenbuddy.eu or email Theresa Webb at Protected email address Saturday 16 May, 9.30am-5pm. Levellers Day, Burford, Oxon. OxVeg will be running a stall at this event. Please contact us if you could offer an hour or two of your time to help on the stall. Full details at www.levellers.org.uk . Saturday 16th May Veggie Pride, UK. Birmingham An outdoor festival with food, stalls, live stage entertainment etc and a vibrant carnival procession through the city streets. See http://www.veganmidlands.org.uk/veggiepride for details. Monday 18 - Sunday 23 May National Vegetarian Week Oxveg will be organising the following events to celebrate the week: * 18th-23rd May: Library display, Oxford Central Library, Westgate, Oxford. * 20th May, 7.30pm-10pm: Dining Out Club, Greek Taverna, Summertown. Email Natasha on Protected email address to reserve a place. * 24th May, 12pm-3.30pm: OxVeg Picnic, Hinksey Park. Bring along food to share. Please contact us to let us know if you are attending in case we need to make provisions for wet weather. 30th May-1st June, 11am-9pm Bristol Vegan Fayre, Bristol The world's biggest vegan festival. Big bands, lots of family entertainment, talks, demos, raw food, mega shopping and free goodie bag for early bird shoppers. Visit www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk for more details. ======================================================= OxVeg Committee vacancy It is with regret that this month we say goodbye to Eileen Bourton, who has had to step down from being membership secretary due to other commitments. Thank you Eileen for all your help, and we know you will continue to be an active member of the group. We are now looking for someone to fill this post. Responsibilities include dealing with new membership applications, sending renewal reminders, and attending monthly committee meetings. If you are interested, or would like further details, please email Protected email address. ====================================================== Calling all Vegan Society Members The Vegan Society have asked us how many of our members are also members of the Vegan Society. As we don't hold this information, we would be grateful if you could send a quick email to Protected email address to let us know. ====================================================== Vegetarian Society news The Vegetarian Society have launched a new campaign aiming to make people think about farmed animals as sentient beings who deserve to be treated with respect and compassion, and not just as food. Details at www.butcherscat.com. The Society have designed postcards for you to hand out - just call 0161 925 2000 or email Protected email address. Hand them out to your family, friends and colleagues, or order a larger batch and distribute them to your local library, surgery and shops! WANTED -young vegetarians (aged 11-16) to share their stories with us. We are looking for stories about inspiring young vegetarians. If you know a young vegetarian who has achieved something, or has a talent to share, or a story to tell, then PLEASE get in touch. Contact Alice at Protected email address or on 0161 925 2000. This year's National Vegetarian Week takes place from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 May. Details of NVW events and activities can be found at http://www.vegsoc.org/nvw/2009/events/index.html and NVW recipes can be found at http://www.vegsoc.org/nvw/2009/recipes/index.html NVW action sheets for businesses, community groups and schools - designed to encourage people to get involved and do something for the Week, are also available from the Society. Call 0161 925 2000 to order a copy. ====================================================== Vegetarians 'get fewer cancers' So ran the headline of an article on the BBC website in mid-March (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7942479.stm) reporting the results of a comparative study of cancer incidence in vegetarians and non-vegetarians by researchers at Oxford University's Cancer Epidemiology Unit. The results, based on data from 52,700 participants in the EPIC-Oxford study, showed that both vegetarians and fish-eaters (who ate fish but not meat) had a lower cancer incidence rate than meat-eaters (the rates were lower by about 10% and 15%, respectively). The differences did not appear to be specific to any of the common cancers, and, paradoxically, the vegetarian participants had a higher bowel cancer incidence rate than the meat-eaters. This result was particular surprising as previous studies have suggested that a high intake of red and processed meat is associated with an increased risk for this disease. Cancer incidence rates in the study population as a whole were about half those of the population of England & Wales, reflecting the health-conscious nature of the study group, including a very low incidence of smoking. ====================================================== Recycle Your Old Phone and Raise Money For Viva! Viva! has teamed up with Greener Solutions to help save the planet and raise money to help save lives! They have freepost envelopes ready to send all old mobiles, whether working or not, to Greener Solutions, who will recycle the phones and give Viva! £2 per phone! Phone 0117 944 1000 or email Protected email address or Protected email address for your free envelope! ====================================================== VegiVentures Holidays Nigel Walker of VegiVentures writes: "In 2009 we celebrate our 20th anniversary with a range of exciting holidays. In the current economic climate, we have kept our rates as low as possible. - My aim has always been that guests should return from holiday feeling well. To this end, as well as healthy food, I introduced optional yoga classes. Now, all our UK holidays have optional yoga. Yoga weeks also feature strongly in our 2009 Turkey programme. Classes are accessible to everyone. If you are new to yoga, they offer a gentle introduction and a way to remain fit on holiday. - We are often asked, 'Is it ok to come on my own?' The answer is YES. On average 70% of our guests are individuals travelling solo. Meeting new people from all walks of life is part of the excitement of VegiVentures. Of course it's also fine to go as a couple, or with friends. Easter is nearly here! We have some space still on our two great walking holidays: 'The Lycian Way' 6 - 13 April in Turkey and 'Spring in Snowdonia' 9 - 13 April in Wales." For full details of VegiVentures holidays go to www.vegiventures.com ====================================================== And finally ... I would like to record my thanks to OxVeg members Marilyn Burt and Mary Puffett who chose to recognise my 25 years as group secretary by presenting me with a tie in March. Although I continue to serve on the OxVeg committee I feel that the time is now right for me to leave most aspects of the running of the group to others. Accordingly, this will be my last issue as editor of OxVeg Online News, for the time being at least. Please continue to send your contributions to the new editor - Heather Shepherd - at the email address below. Best wishes, Paul Appleby Editor - OxVeg Online News (OxVeg Online News is published on the first Sunday of the month and we welcome contributions from members. Please send your contributions to the editor at Protected email address .) OxVeg, c/o 20 Alden Crescent, Barton, Oxford OX3 9LT. Tel: 01865 765580 (Heather) Web site: www.oxveg.co.uk Email: Protected email address
Author: Heather Shepherd
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