Our wonderful team leader Ellen has been denied access to her email address book after her computer contracted a particularly virulent but fortunately non contagious form of Swine Flu which effects only computers and not humans. Our condolences. Please email your email address to ellenhoward@blueyonder.co.uk so that she can keep you in touch with all Bristol Vegans upcoming activities including our planned super doopa summer BBQ!!

Free entry, dosh, food and gratitude if you wish to help at this years BVF – please contact the yaoh office

VeggiePride is held in Birmingham from 10am till 6pm on Saturday May 16th and a bus is leaving from Bristol for this event.

The Saturday March 28th edition of The Bristol Evening Post carries a front page article protesting at plans for a new beef cattle farm run by the council – including quotes from Bristol Vegans, and as usual, completely misquoted. Makes a good story though....

On Sunday 26 April 2009, the Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation’s (VVF) senior nutritionist, Amanda Woodvine, will be running the London Marathon (26.2 miles!) in a bid to raise at least £5,000 for the VVF.

Zion Train, The Blockheads, Horace Andy, Dub Asante, SohoDolls, Macka B and the King Blues headlined Bristol Vegan Fayre May 30th and 31st 3,000 visited on saturday and 2,000 on sunday Thanks to everyone who helped – especially all the vegan Bristol peeps

Stunning!!! its a reggae sunsplash sunday May 31st at this year's BVF with top acts lined up including Horace Andy, Dub Asante and Macka B for starters – plus Ian Dury's band The Blockheads, SohoDolls and The King Blues headline on Saturday May 30th on the Main Stage, along with Zion Train Advance Tickets are on sale now from http://www.yaoh.co.uk/catalog priced £8 each day in advance Tickets also available on the day pay on the gate – £10 before 5pm and £12 after 5pm each day

Big thanks to everyone who came 27th June, it was lush, great food and excellent company, lovely upstairs room, and thanks to our hosts at The Lansdown. Now confirmed – All welcome at the next Bristol Vegans Gathering at The Lansdown Pub on Thursday 30th July from 6pm

Award-winning Bristol vegetarian restaurant Cafe Maitreya provided our latest recipe to feed a family of four for a fiver.

Check out this story on www.thisisbristol.co.uk.

The third issue of vegan lifetsyle magazine Off The Hoof, published by Yaoh, is out now!

BRISTOL JUNCTION 51 STOKES CROFT WEDNESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY.

Doors open 7pm – £4 entry (all door receipts go directly to Viva! who will have a representative there hopefully)