Sun 21st Sep 2008
RVV member runs half marathon in aid of 3 good causes
RVV member Kevin White is running the Birmingham
Half marathon on Sun 26 October, in order to raise funds for 3 good
causes. To read more, click the link above.
Thu 21st Aug 2008
Kitchen Kosmetics
At our August meeting, there was a demonstration and
talk about making cosmetics from everyday kitchen ingredients. We learnt
that there`s no need to buy expensive branded products when you can raid
the kitchen instead!
Tue 29th Jul 2008
Next Meeting - Sea Shepherd
At our next meeting on Wednesday 3rd September, there`ll
be a talk and film showing about the fantastic work of the Sea Shepherd Conservation
Society. This organisation takes direct
action at sea to save the lives of persecuted marine life.
Sea Shepherd have hit the headlines quite often recently as
they put themselves between the whales and the Japanese whale
hunters. Read more
Mon 14th Jul 2008
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
Mon 14th Jul 2008
100`s Tuck in at Green Fair
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
Thu 22nd May 2008
An Evening with 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!
Sun 13th Apr 2008
Films Screened at April Meeting
At our meeting on Wed 2 April, we screened 3
films on assorted issues. Firstly, we showed a film titled Safer Medicines produced by Europeans for Medical Progress
which focused on the many state-of-the-art methods of testing new
medicines that don`t involve animals. Secondly, there was a short
film about last year`s green fair in Redditch. Finally, we showed a very moving film
about the work of the Animals Asia
Foundation, rescuing Moon
Bears from bile farmers in China.
Thu 21st Feb 2008
Stock-Free Organic Growing for a Sustainable Future
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.
Thu 21st Feb 2008
Pancake Flippin` Fun in February!
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.
Thu 24th Jan 2008
Indian Group Meal Enjoyed by All
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.