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Welcome to our website! We are a social & active group for vegetarians & vegans(and those aspiring to be) in Redditch and the surrounding area. Group activities vary enormously, and include our monthly meetings/socials which are open to all; regular meals out in the local area; and promoting the many benefits of the veggie/vegan lifestyles by holding information stalls at a variety of local events, mass leafletting and we stage food fairs which attract hundreds of people! 

We produce a regular newsletter which is available online, or you can subscribe for monthly mailouts. Also on this website, you`ll find details of veggie-friendly restaurants and local shops that cater well for us. You`ll also find interesting veggie news items and full details of our forthcoming events. Why not join our forum where you can get to know veggies and vegans across Redditch.

National groups we are associated with


RVV promotes ways of living free from animal products - for the benefit of people, animals and the environment. We are affiliated to The Vegetarian Society and we are local group contacts for both The Vegan Society and Viva! 


RAG logo 2 RVV is a member of the Redditch Alliance of Greens (RAG). The alliance comprises local environmental, ethical and social justice groups, all working towards a more sustainable town and planet.


West Midlands Vegan Festival - Sat 1 Nov

http://www.midlandsveganfestival.org.uk

News

Next Meeting - Kitchen Kosmetics

At our next meeting on Wednesday 6th August, there`ll be a demonstration and talk about making cosmetics from everyday kitchen ingredients. The meeting will show that there`s no need to buy expensive branded products when you can raid the kitchen instead! Read more 

Latest Newsletter Now Online

Our July newsletter is now online and includes lots of recent news and forthcoming events. To download the newsletter in PDF format, simply click here. Feel free to copy and distribute it to your friends, or amongst members of your community group, church, work colleagues etc

100`s Tuck in at Green Fair

Display exposing the ecological devastation caused by meat & dairy production
On Saturday 7 June, the 3rd independent Redditch Green Fair was the biggest and best yet. The eco extravaganza was like no other ever seen in the town. Vegan catering was provided on 3 separate stalls throughout the day. On the RVV stall, mountains of delicious free food was devoured by 100`s of fair goers. Many thanks to Redwood Foods and Beanie`s Health Foods for generous donations of their products. RVV members also served refreshments and our eco veggie posters were on display, leaving people in no doubt that plant based diets are the most eco-friendly! Read a full report and see 40+ photos on the event website www.redditchgreenfair.org.uk 

An Evening with Pat Reeves

Pat Reeves
At our meeting on Wed 4 June, we welcomed the nutritional therapist and world champion powerlifter, Pat Reeves. We listened to a fascinating talk about the power of living foods, how they can aid our health and may even save our life!
  • Massive Turnout for Indian Cookery Demo/Workshop Indian Cookery Demo / Workshop
    Our August get together attracted by far the most people ever seen at our meetings. Hardly surprising since it was an Indian Cookery Demonstration and Workshop! Anita Sharma-James of The Spice Trade showed us how to make vegetable pakoras, then everyone had a go themselves and spent all evening sampling the delicious results!

    Click here for a full report and see our gallery of photos from the evening.
  • RVV Review of 2007 2007 review logo
    Despite being a fairly small group, we have managed to stage(or take part in) approx 50 events of one kind or another during 2007 - everything from socials, group meals & speaker meetings to food sample stalls, leafletting and big environmental marches! Our activities have made many 1,000`s of people more aware of the benefits of vegetarian/veganism and we have no doubt that many people have changed their diet as a result.

    We have put together a Review of 2007 which is basically a summary of everything we`ve been doing in the last 12 months. Click the link above to read the review. If you would like to help us make 2008 even more successful, please come along to one of our meetings or     contact us.

    We wish you all a Happy & Healthy New Year!!
  • Stock-Free Organic Growing for a Sustainable Future Stock-Free Organic logo
    On Wednesday 5 March we hosted a talk and presentation about growing crops and gardening without the use of chemicals or animal products. It`s a myth that organic growing requires the use of animal manure to fertilise the soil. We learnt how Stock-Free Organic growing is better for human health, animals and the environment. Read more on the Vegan Organic Network website. 
  • Indian Group Meal Enjoyed by All Redolence Spice group meal 3
    On Wednesday 23 January, 9 members of Redditch Vegetarians & Vegans enjoyed our first group meal out of 2008. The recently opened Redolence Spice was the venue, an Indian restaurant in Redditch town centre. For a very reasonable price, we tucked into a delicious 3 course meal and we look forward to returning for more of the same later this year. See more photos here.
  • Pancake Flippin` Fun in February! Pancake Cookery Demo
    Our monthly meeting in February took the form of a dairy-free pancake cookery demonstration and workshop. Lots of us had a go at making dairy-free pancakes and we all sampled the mouth-watering results - it was great fun!! Click here to see a gallery of photos from the event.