Hi  

It's time for the 3 Valley Vegans newsletter! Sorry we've not been in touch for a few months. We have been busy enjoying all the new vegan products available and planning some new events. Read on for more on those events, particularly of interest to people who have just finished Veganuary.

This issue:

• 16 Feb: Street activism 'Down with Dairy' 
  
• 19 Feb: Film and talk night ‘Plant-basing the future: Your diet for our planet’
• 20 Feb: Market stall in Todmorden, call for volunteers
• 18 Mar: Health talk night 'Good nutrition as your super power'
• Video: 'Plate Up for the Planet', go vegan for a week
• Mini review on the Cube of Truth in Hebden Bridge
• Recipe: pancakes
• Video: 'Those Vegan Guys' find great products in Morrisons

Phil and 3 Valley Vegans

(Image by Ivan Hall via Geograph, CC BY SA 2.0)

Street activism helping people to go dairy free. We’re going to hand out free samples of dairy alternatives and give out leaflets. We might wear some masks too. If anyone wants to help with the technology we might show video footage too! See the Surge website for more information about the realities of dairy.

If the weather is awful then we might just hand out leaflets and shorten the event.⁣

• 11am to 3pm, Sunday, 16 February 2020
• St George’s Square, Hebden Bridge

We are hosting a Veganuary film and talk night called Plant-basing the future: Your diet for our planet featuring a guest speaker from Extinction Rebellion (XR).

Film clips, talks, workshop and refreshment. For ages 11 to 111.

• 7pm-9pm, Wednesday, 19 February 2020, free!
• Roomfield Baptist Church, Todmorden (near Lidl)

Come and explore with us the climate change and other environmental impacts of diets based on meat, fish and dairy. We’ll also discuss claims that some forms of animal-based agriculture are still compatible with climate change mitigation.

We are hosting another information and tasting stall on Todmorden Market on Thursday, 20 February. It's nearly Shrove Tuesday, so look out for pancakes! Are you around to help out?

You are invited to a 3 Valley Vegans talk/food/drink event:
Good nutrition as your super power

Hosted by Sally-Anne Wilkinson from True To Your Health Personalised Nutrition
Registered Nutritional Therapist dipCNM mBANT mANP
Registered Nutritionist rCNHC rGNC

• 7.30 to 9pm, Wednesday, 18 March 2020
• The Todfellows Space, (Near the centre of Tod)
• Suggested donation: £3

Healthy food and drink samples will be offered with gluten-free options.

Climate change is the greatest threat to life on Earth. But what can we do about it? Plate Up for the Planet! Go vegan for a week and see what impact merely changing your diet can have. Take a free seven day challenge at www.vegansociety.com/plateup now.

On Saturday 25 January, Cube of Truth came to Hebden Bridge for the first time. Cube of Truth is a form of street activism devised by Anonymous for the Voiceless in Australia and now takes place all over the world.

It was a very interesting day and many conversations were held with people who had viewed the footage from the film “Dominion” shown on the screens held in the Cube.

We couldn't pass up the opportunity to share our pancake recipe with you in February!

YouTube sensation 'Those Vegan Guys' take a quick look around a branch of Morrison's, with some great and exclusive news of their latest vegan offerings (February 2020). Their channel includes trips in other supermarkets in the UK.

We would like to remind you that 3 Valley Vegans have a Facebook page, a Facebook group and our own website...

Our Facebook page is open to the public and is updated with lots of  events both local and national, interviews, videos, information, news and tips from the wider vegan community. 
To like, or visit this page please click:

Facebook Public Page

The Facebook group is a closed group and is a good place to air and vent any local vegan issues.
Information relating to local shopping and/or eating out can be posted by members of this group and also if any businesses in the local area would like to promote any vegan products or offers then this is the group to use.
If you would like to join then please click:
Facebook Private Group

On our website you will find local eating guides, recipes, up coming and past events, blogs and lots of vegan articles.
What our group is all about is detailed on this side and our location and contact details. 
To visit the website please click on link:

Website

Eating out and shopping can be tricky when you're vegan, especially when just starting out. To make things a little easier, we have compiled a list of vegan-friendly eateries and shops in Calderdale:

View our Guide to Eating Out in Calderdale

View our Vegan Friendly Calderdale Shopping Guide

Have we missed anything off these lists? Please send your suggestions to tech@3valleyvegns.org.uk