CRUELTY-FREE CHRISTMAS FAIR
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in Kings HeathWhat you can expect to find at our Xmas Fair:
- Up to 20 Stalls (see list below)
- Free Recipes, Nutrition Factsheets & Healthy Living Magazines
- Cookery Demos
- Vegan Cafe offering hot festive food throughout the day
- Healthy living & animal rescue talks
- Christmas gifts & eco-friendly products
- Vegan Tombola
- Info re Local Vegan Shops, Restaurants & Cafes
- Refreshments
- And masses of Free Festive Vegan Food
Please help to promote the event - download, copy, distribute and display the event leaflet and poster
You can pledge to attend, discuss & promote the event on Facebook
Vegan Cafe
The scrumptious vegan food & refreshments will be provided by Green Garden Cafe, a not-for-profit catering service and social enterprise based in Coventry. www.greengardencafe.co.uk Any cafe profits will be split between Midlands Vegan Campaigns and local hunt sabs.Cookery Demos & Talks
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11.30am - 12.15pm - Why Vegan & Going Vegan
A talk about veganism, the various reasons why people are increasingly adopting a vegan diet/lifestyle and lots of advice for anyone seeking to go vegan.
With Dean Bracher, member of Midlands Vegan Campaigns and Wolverhampton Vegans & Veggies
12.30pm - 1.15pm - Christmas Food to Savour!
Cookery demo with Dean Bracher.
1.30pm - 1.55pm - Green Meadow Animal Sanctuary
A talk about the work of this wonderful sanctuary near Wolverhampton, home to hundreds of sheep, horses, goats, rabbits, chickens etc.
With Daphne Wain, founder of Green Meadow Animal Sanctuary
2pm - 2.50pm - Raw Xmas Dishes to Delight!
To prepare raw vegan food is fun, simple & great for your well-being. Your body, mind and soul will love it! Learn how to bring the radiant energy, superhealth and delicious tastes of raw vegan food to your Xmas dinner table! With Rachael Xarri.
3pm - 4pm - Christmas Food to Savour!
Another cookery demo with Dean Bracher.
Stallholders
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The following companies, campaign groups, sanctuaries and organisations will have stalls at the event. If you would like a stall, please contact us
Moseley Vegans - A FREE vegan food sample stall run by this group for vegans and the vegan curious in and around Moseley, see
www.facebook.com/groups/109363345804581/
Brackencraft - Natural handmade soaps, bath bombs, moisturiser, lip balm & lots more, see
www.brackencraft.co.uk
Lakeside Ethical Treats - A vast array of chocolate, sweets & snacks incl advent calendars, choc Santas, gift boxes, marshmallows, cinder toffee, vegan 'Mars', 'Snickers', 'Milky Way', savoury snacks etc, all sold in aid of the event organisers, Midlands Vegan Campaigns, see
www.ethical-treats.co.uk
Animal Freedom - A not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the abolition of nonhuman animal slavery and exploitation, and the recognition of their equal rights and freedom, see
www.animalfreedom.eu
Tasker's Takeaways - Authentic takeaway vegan food supplied frozen for your freezer, see
www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/locations/1453.html
Ethical Pets - Ethical pet store selling everything your pet needs from bowls and food to leads & toys, see
www.ethical-pets.co.uk
Birmingham Hunt Sabs - Local group who take direct action in the countryside to save hunted wildlife, see
www.huntsabs.org.uk
The One Earth Shop - Situated on Allison Street, Digbeth, this is the longest running purely vegan shop in the country and a range of their goodies will be on sale on this stall, see
www.facebook.com/TheOneEarthShop
The Farm Animal Sanctuary - This was Britain's first ever farm animal sanctuary, located near Evesham, and is now home to over 500 animals, see
www.thefarmanimalsanctuary.co.uk
Solihull Animal Aid - Dedicated to campaigning against all types of animal abuse, see
www.solihullanimalaid.org
Chocolate Wendy House - Small Birmingham based company selling gorgeous cream eggs, truffles, orange segments & lots more, see
www.chocolatewendyhouse.co.uk
SOS for Serbian Animals - Cake stall in aid of the charity. Serbia is a country that has gone through the turmoil of war and unrest and still has a very long way to go. What suffers most in a country like this is the animal population, see
www.serbiananimals.plus.com
ChangeKitchen - ChangeKitchen is a not-for-profit community interest company based in Birmingham which provides catering for events across the region and beyond, see
www.changekitchen.co.uk
Birmingham Vegetarians & Vegans (BVV) - Local information, newsletters, advice etc from this social & support group, see
www.bvv.org.uk
Birmingham Green Party - The only parliamentary party committed to forwarding animal rights & encouraging plant based diets, see
www.birmingham.greenparty.org.uk
Green Meadow Animal Sanctuary - This sanctuary near Wolverhampton provides a safe haven, and the chance of a new life, for animals rescued from slaughter, abandonment or neglect, see
www.greenmeadow.org.uk
Artisan Preserves - a fabulous array of specialist vegan goods, including their best-selling Luxury Vegan Mincemeat and a rather delicious Boxing Day Chutney, see
www.artisanpreserves.blogspot.com
Free Vegan Food Samples
Many thanks to the following companies for very generous donations of their products which will be available to sample on a free food table, which will be run by Moseley Vegans.Beanie's Health Foods - www.beanieshealthfoods.co.uk
Bute Island Foods - www.buteisland.com
Geeta's Foods - www.geetasfoods.com
Kara Dairy Free - www.karadairyfree.com
Meridian Foods - www.meridianfoods.co.uk
Montezuma's - www.montezumas.co.uk
Nairn's Oatcakes - www.nairns-oatcakes.com
Natural Balance Foods - www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk
Provamel - www.provamel.co.uk
Soyfoods - www.soyfoods.co.uk
The Organic Seed & Bean Company - www.seedandbean.co.uk
Vegus Juices - www.vegusjuices.com
Vegusto - www.vegusto.co.uk
Venture Foods - www.venturefoods.com
Location, directions & car parking
The church is located in the centre of Kings Heath, at the Junction of the A435, Alcester Road and the B4122, Vicarage Road. Buses: 11, 35, 50 and 69 pass the church.
No parking is available at the church hall. We regret that stallholders will have to unload and then park in one of the pay and display car parks marked on the map. Anyone who parks in the hall car park risks a £70 fine! Click the map to see a larger version and details of the very reasonable car park charges.