Local Veggie/Vegan Contacts

Vegetarian Society Local Contacts
East Hampshire Ziggy Woodward, 023 8023 1770. Email: ziggwoo*AT*googlemail.com
Portsmouth Mike Maybury, 023 9275 3956.
Isle of Wight John Langley, 01983 407098. Email: iow*AT*ivu.org

Vegan Society Local Contacts
Hampshire Ziggy Woodward, 023 8023 1770. Email: ziggwoo*AT*googlemail.com
Hampshire Graham Cole, 01489 896471. Email: veganrainbows*AT*tiscali.co.uk
South Wiltshire Margaret Vacha, 01722 335586.

IVU (International Vegetarian Union) Local Contacts
Isle of Wight John Langley: 01983 407098. Email: iow*AT*ivu.org

Neighbouring Veggie/Vegan Groups

Isle of Wight Vegetarians & Vegans John Langley, 01983 407098. Web: www.iwvv.org.uk. They have a very informative website - take a look. They have published two cookery books: Meals without Squeals, and More Meals without Squeals. You can buy them directly from them at £2.50 each (i.e, £5 if you want to buy both) which includes p&p for UK locations. Make your cheque payable to 'IOW V&V', and send it to David & Sally Burnett, 5 Arthurs Hill, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6EW. Tel: 01983 868261 or 568984.

Vectis Vegetarians (Isle of Wight) R Berrisford, 01983 529353.

Bournemouth Vegetarians & Vegans Harry Mather, 01202 555712. Web: www.solentveg.org.uk/bvv.

Swindon Vegetarians & Vegans Marilyn, 01793 644796. Email: denisvegan01*AT*tinyonline.co.uk

Thames Valley Vegans and Vegetarians Tel: 0118 9464858. Web: www.t3v.makessense.co.uk. Covers and area following the River Thames between London and Oxford, including Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Henley, Bracknell, Reading, Newbury, the Chilterns and even Basingstoke.

Guildford Vegetarian Society 01483 425040. Varied diary of events, go to www.vegsoc.org/network, click on 'South East', then on 'Surrey' and scroll down".

Lewes & Hastings Area Vegetarian and Vegan Group Julia Jarrold: 01435 830150. Fax: 01435 830744. Web: www.ivu.org/lhveg. An very active group that has a monthly Dining Club, organises local Guided Walks, Complimentary Health practitioner 'taster' sessions, Farmers Market Stalls and hosts occasional vegetarian and vegan events in conjunction with other local groups from United Nations Association, Adopt-a-Minefield, Friends of the Earth, etc.

Berkshire Animal Rights Coalition Penny Noakes, 01753 543466 (eves). Email: noakespv*AT*globalnet.co.uk

National Veggie & Vegan Groups

For an information pack on any of the following groups, send them a stamped self-addressed envelope.

The Vegetarian Society Parkdale, Dunham Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 4QG, 0161 925 2000. Web: www.vegsoc.org
The Vegetarian Society is a charity which provides many free information sheets. Examples are Basic Nutrition, Pregnancy, Infant Diet, Vegetarian Nutrition for Children, Vegetarian Wines, Footwear & Alternatives to Leather, and Gardening for Vegetarians. They will send you up to four free if you send them a stamped self-addressed envelope. You get the Vegetarian magazine, which you can't buy in the shops, free four times a year if you join. [SVV send regular donations to the Vegetarian Society.]

The Vegan Society Donald Watson House, 21 Hylton Street, Hockley, Birmingham. B18 6HJ. 0121 523 1730. Web: www.vegansociety.com
The Vegan Society is an educational charity which provides many free information sheets. They publish several vegan books covering nutrition and cookery. They also produce a guide that's invaluable for veggies and vegans - The Animal-Free Shopper. You get the Vegan magazine (otherwise only available from some alternative book shops and a few healthfood shops) free four times a year if you join. [SVV send regular donations to the Vegan Society.]

Viva! 8 York Court, Wilder Street, Bristol BS2 8QH. Tel: 0117 944 1000. Web: www.viva.org.uk
Viva! is a vegetarian and vegan group with a strong emphasis on animal campaigning. It is especially good for teenagers and young people. You get the Viva!Life magazine (not available in the shops) free four times a year if you join. Under 18s get Viva!Active magazine instead, which is aimed at teenage veggies & vegans. [SVV send regular donations to the Viva!]

Veggie/Vegan Information in Local Shops & Libraries

Southampton Central Library (Civic Centre, Southampton) has the Vegan Magazine. They have the Vegetarian, Viva!Life and Ethical Consumer magazine donated to them. They are kept in the magazine racks in the bottom floor. They also have free access to the Internet with email (Hotmail) facilities and an online catalogue. Also, check out their website for the on-line catalogue! library.southampton.gov.uk.

Portswood Library (Portswood Rd, Southampton) has the Vegan Magazine.

Portsmouth Central Library (Guildhall Square, Portsmouth) has the Vegan Magazine. They have the Vegetarian magazine donated to them.

October Books (243 Portswood Rd, Southampton) sell magazines including Lifescape (veggie/organic/fair trade, alternative therapies), The Vegan, Vegan Views and Growing Green International (vegan organic agriculture). They also sell a few environment magazines such as Green World, The Ecologist, Permaculture, Green Parenting and Car Busters, as well at the ethics magazine Ethical Consumer - see www.octoberbooks.org/magazines.htm. They sell a vegan food chart, and vegetarian and vegan books including Animal-Free Shopper and Vegetarian Britain, and have a vegan mail-order catalogue. Web: www.octoberbooks.org.

Other cool websites

Vegan Village gives free publicity to small organisations in the UK which are run by vegans on vegan principles. They also have a noticeboard, with several new notices appearing every day. Start sending them in!

Vegfam is a charity which provides relief to victims of drought, flood, war and other emergencies. Vegfam promotes the advantages of a plant-based diet and lifestyle for feeding the world in an environmentally friendly way. They are a sort of veggie Oxfam. [SVV send regular donations to Vegfam.]

Plants for a Future is a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. They practice vegan-organic permaculture with emphasis on creating an ecologically sustainable environment and perennial plants. They have two pieces of land, in Devon and Cornwall, where they demonstrate their agricultural principles and carry out research into interesting plants.

VEGA (Vegetarian Economy and Green Agriculture) is a research, information and campaigning organisation focusing on farming, food, health and the land.

Vegan Organic Network is a charity that has developed a worldwide membership and aims to promote the growing of food without the use of any animal manures or slaughterhouse by-products whatever and without the use of artificial chemicals or genetically modified material. This is the basis of growing food vegan organically. [SVV send regular donations to Vegan Organic Network.]

Movement for Compassionate Living, 105 Cyfyng Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea SA9 2BT. Working non-violently for change, promoting lifestyles that are possible for all the world's people, sustainable within the resources of the planet, environmentally friendly and free of all exploitation of animals and of people.

Vegan Views is a quarterly UK magazine available from a few radical bookshops, and also available on subscription. Their entire magazine can be downloaded for free, including many back-issues.

www.isitveggie.com has a very comprehensive listing of UK products that are suitable for vegetarians & vegans.

www.isitvegan.info has a very comprehensive listing of UK products that are suitable for vegans.

www.vegcom.org an accommodation free listing service for vegetarians and vegans looking for somewhere to stay or offering somewhere to stay.

www.ethicalsingles.com an online dating service specifically for singles that care about animal welfare, human rights and the environment. Vegetarians, vegans and animal lovers can meet other like-minded singles in their local area. Free sign-up! All members of the Vegetarian Society can get 10% discount off premium membership by quoting the promotional code 'UKVS93X74T' when upgrading.