Free Festive Veggie Food Fair
Come and sample a huge variety of delicious festive veggie/vegan food for FREE. There`ll be everything from burgers, bhajis & biscuits to sausages, samosas & soup. Also nut roast, pizza, quiche, sausage rolls, dairy-free ice cream, a range of irresistible cakes, refreshments, and lots more. There are so many delicious alternatives to meat available these days - try them all for FREE at this event.
There will be cookery demonstrations at various intervals, to guide you through preparing a range of veggie/vegan festive meals(see times and details below).
A creche will operate in a seperate room throughout the day, so please bring the kids! There will be a range of activities to keep them busy including facepainting, a Fruity Faces Food Workshop and a Popcorn Making workshop(see times below)
There will also be various stalls selling a wide variety of cruelty-free goodies including badges, stationery, cards, vegan cosmetics/toiletries, chocolate, books, clothing and lots more. Leamington`s very own Gaia Wholefood Shop will have a stall selling a range of their products.
There will be a table with lots of literature you can take away, including recipe booklets, magazines, nutritional info, and loads of factsheets/leaflets detailing the many benefits of the veggie/vegan diets - ie healthier, helps stop environmental destruction, saves animals, prevents world hunger etc. Read more about the many benefits of the veggie/vegan diets on the Viva! website
Alternative therapists will provide various treatments including shiatsu, crystal healing, holistic massage, reiki, indian head massage etc throughout the day.
Cookery Demos
Liz Hughes(pictured) of Birmingham Veggies and Vegans will demonstrate just how easy it is to cook mouthwatering meals, without the use of meat or any animal ingredients.12 Noon - Starters
Lime & coriander stars
Avocado with smoked tofu
1pm - Main Courses
Mushroom & artichokes en croute(see pic)
Smoked tofu medallions with shiitake & walnut stuffing
Cider glazed root veg with cranberries
2pm - Desert
Soft caramel black cherry bombe with hot chocolate sauce
Kids Activities
All Day - Creche & Facepainting The creche will be open in a separate room throughout the event. Children will be supervised at all times by at least 2 people with childcare experience, allowing you to enjoy the event knowing they`re safe.
12 Noon - Fruity Faces Food Workshop Taking place in the creche room, this workshop will give children a chance to learn about, be creative with and eat various fruits. The picture to the right shows kids enjoying one of these workshops at the Coventry Free Food Fair in April 2005.
2pm - Popcorn Making Worshop Another fun worshop taking place in the creche room.
Groups Holding Stalls
The following groups and organisations will have stalls selling their merchandise and giving away FREE literature. Click on the logos to go to the groups website.
Similar events have already taken place during 2005 in Solihull, Coventry & Redditch. Click on each location to read a report with photos.
We guarantee you won`t be disappointed!! With FREE FOOD and FREE ENTRY you can`t go wrong!!
Helpers/Volunteers Needed
Leamington Veggies is only a small group, we can`t run this event on our own!! Many people from across the Midlands have already offered to help on the day, but we need more to make sure the event is a total success. People will be needed to hand out flyers/food outside the venue, help run stalls, serve food, wash up and lots more! Why not come along to enjoy the event and offer to help for a while - Even half an hour of your time on the day, will provide others with a well earned break! Please Contact Us
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