Mad Pride is committed to ending discrimination against psychiatric patients and challenging negative assumptions about 'madness'. Rather than medicalising it, we see 'madness' as a product of the shit society that we live in. Rather than try to fit into 'normality', which is a materialistic, sheep-like concept, we are trying to create alternatives. Where's SANITY got us anyhow??

Mad Pride Nottingham group plans to challenge people's assuptions about madness.

Demo Report from Farmed Animal Action

Hundreds of protestors from across the country descended on Dover Docks on Saturday February 1st to remember Jill Phipps who was tragically killed in 1995 whilst protesting against live exports in Coventry. Protestors arrived and immediately stormed the main terminal at Dover Docks.

Then followed impassioned speeches by Angie Petro, a message from Robin Webb, John Curtin, Nancy Phipps and Mel Broughton, who stood in for Keith Mann who unfortunately could not make it. Protestors learnt about the continuation of live exports through Dover and why it is so important to work together to end this filthy trade. The clear message from the day was let us not let this trade gain momentum - JILL DID NOT DIE IN VAIN - WE CAN AND WILL WIN, BUT WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!

A march to the Eastern Docks roundabout led to laying of tributes to Jill and was followed by a mass demo which blocked the main road leading to the port for around an hour sending a clear message to Dover Harbour Board that live exports have not been forgotten and protests like the one on Saturday will now become a regular occurrence in Dover. Live exports from Plymouth, Coventry, Brightlingsea and Shoreham stopped because people said enough is enough. Dover harbour board could easily make it difficult for exporters to ply their vile trade by increasing harbour fees and rigorously enforcing animal welfare regulations. Instead, they allow clearly ill animals to pass through the docks and aid and abet those who make their money from the suffering of animals. So now its time to let Dover Harbour Board know exactly how you feel about the live export trade and their role in it.

Please write, phone, email, fax them with your disgust. They have already expressed their displeasure at concerned people phoning about live exports as it stops them conducting their normal business, so keep it up!

Dover Harbour Board, Harbour House, Marine Parade, Dover CT17 9BU
Telephone: +44 (0) 1304 240400
Fax: +44 (0) 1304 240465
email: pr@doverport.co.uk
web: http://www.doverport.co.uk/index1.html

Many many thanks to all of you who travelled far and wide to get to the demo

For specific enquiries email or phone 07763 552627

• Within a matter of a few weeks Britain and the USA will almost certainly be attacking Iraq. When it happens an overwhelming degree of lethal force will be used - more than 3,000 bombs and missiles in the first 48 hours alone. We shall hear a lot in due course about so-called 'precision-guided' or 'smart' weapons - as we did during the 1991 Gulf War, but such weapons still kill indiscriminately. 50,000 to 80,000 Iraqis died in that war; men women and children blown to pieces.

• Animals are the forgotten victims of war. They are never reported or even mentioned in the casualty figures, despite the fact that the numbers killed must far outweigh the human dead. War is not only an assault on people, it is an assault on the whole of nature, on the fragile ecosystems that all living beings require for their survival.

• Moreover, even before wars are fought, animals are the victims of weapons' research. In places like the top-secret Ministry of Defence laboratory in Wiltshire, Porton Down, animals are routinely used in experiments to develop more lethal and efficient weapons of mass destruction.

Report from December meeting.

For more info nhsa@enviroweb.org

For more events against the war see www.nottmagainstwar.org.uk and Veggies Against the War

Indirect Report received by email:

"I met some of the Nottingham contingent to Menwith Hill after I got back from London, and heard of a good turn out numbering more than 1000. There was some fence damage and digging under. Police response was fairly hands-off but there was still 6 arrests, according to those present, including one from Nottingham. This person was last night being held for further interviews, and legal support is monitoring his progress. The Nottingham contingent left money for his travel costs home once released." (nb after staying over in Manchester, he arrived back the next day).

For more info see www.now-peace.org.uk or phone 07905 913139; Yorkshire CND:01274 730795 or email foilthebase@yahoo.co.uk . See also info about Menwith, including map, and this multimap view with photo of the base and a route planner.

Behind the Propaganda looks at places BP has operated, highlights the threats to people and the environment, ranging from militarisation to climate change, and looks at what we can do to stop their future pipelines. The war-oil agenda and their greenwash will be exposed.

For further info contact Rising Tides on 01865 241097 or see http://www.risingtide.org.uk.

J.I. Campaign Anti-Vivisection Media Conference

The Sumac Bar is open (for members) on Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 7pm - 11pm and Sundays 12noon - 5pm.

The Sumac Cafe is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 6pm.

Report from February meeting.

A week of action against the Peat Industry in the run up to the Easter Bank Holiday, to target and disrupt it at its busiest time.

Thorne and Hatfield Moors are the largest remaining lowland peat habitats in England. But this is not enough to stop them being ravaged by US multinational Scotts, extracting millions of tons of peat to sell to garden centres and farmers around the country. We want to stop the destruction. Resistance in the area has been increasing, but we're not going to stop until we've saved the moor.

More details at www.peatalert.org.uk. Phone 07812 745836 or c/o 0845 458 9595 (Nottingham).
Email: info@peatalert.org.uk

Afterwards Heather said: "It was a big turnout and we were pleased with it. There were a lot of new people and a lot of youngsters who give us hope for the future. This annual demonstration is important because it gathers everyone together against HLS and recruits new people for our cause."

Food by Veggies plus soup and hot meals from Vee, 'North West Veggies'.

Nottingham Friends of the Iraqi People / Aid Iraq Project is group of persons who are concerned about the humanitarian consequences of the war on the people of Iraq. Our main aim is to help mitigate the suffering of millions of ordinary Iraqi civilians who have been caught up in the hostilities through no fault or action of their own. Our meetings and activities are focused on humanitarian relief, and we welcome all those who want to work with us as volunteers.

If you would like to join, please email nottmnowar@nottmnowar.org with "Join Friends" as the subject line.

Nottingham Friends of the Iraqi People (NFIP)
6 Park Crescent, Nottingham, NG8 2EQ
Phone Ranjan: 07775 863750 . fax: 0115 875 4761
Email: nottmnowar@nottmnowar.org
Website: www.nottmnowar.org

During the service, Reverend Billy conferred 'sainthood' in the Church of No Shopping on Veggies' Co-operative. Read all about Rev Billy at the Nottm Chapel of Stop Shopping

Reverend Billy's Tour Info

Having clearied all the junk out of the old workshops in Sumac's yard, planning will soon start for their redevelopement (before they fall down!).
To help with this project email Jasmine.

See Veggies / Sumac tribute message and Kathleen Jannaway 1915-2003: A Life Well Lived by Harry Mather & Malcolm Horne, Vegan Views Spring 2003

“Let there be no doubt in anyone’s mind. We are winning. For those of us who have always had a gut feeling that animal experimentation is wrong because people and animals are so different from each other, or for those of us who could not accept the idea that God would make animal torture the only path to medical progress, your time has come.” Meet the author of those words, Dr. Andre Menache, and contribute to positive strategy against all animal experimentation. Catering by Veggies.

Contact as below for articles, links, forum, campaign letters, J.I. petition and info.

The Judicial Inquiry Campaign, PO Box 38552, London, SW1 9YQ
Email: magicat@dirtbiker.com
Website: http://www.vivisection.info

GeneWatch: http://www.genewatch.org/

This lively environmental and community festival only comes once every two years. It is organised by local volunteers in partnership with London Borough of Redbridge. The beautiful rinky-dink bike promotes cycle power - a fourteen-seater that generates energy for a roving pa system and blows bubbles while the 28 legs cycle! To find out all about life on Planet Earth and of course in Redbridge too, stalls are from local community groups, campaigning groups and appropriate traders. Also local performers who are willing to come along for free.
Contact: 0208 5545439
Email: greenfair@hotmail.com.

Kingston Green Collective
Heather Stewart: 020 8546 7795
Email: heathjs@hotmail.com.

• - his case
• - the ongoing campaign to clear his name
• - the prison struggle
• & other related topics...

"I have spent over 8 years behind bars, all of it in high or maximum security prisons, having had my life destroyed, and being punished further still for protesting my innocence. All this because I was not prepared to allow myself to be killed by a bunch of middle-class louts."

Mark Barnsley is a working class writer and father of three who stumbled into a nightmare whilst out for a quiet drink with a friend and his baby daughter on June 8th 1994. After some verbal abuse, a gang of around 15 drunk students attacked him, completely unprovoked. They chased him, kicking him on the ground and causing many injuries. During the attack, one of them pulled out a knife which, fearing for his life, Mark managed to grab and hold onto. Even though he didn’t brandish it, this ended up being the basis of his conviction for assualt. In a trial marked by contradictions & perjury on behalf of the students (who could afford good lawyers), a biased judge and a hate campaign by the local newspaper The Sheffield Star against Mark, he was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison - a ludicrous & unprecedented amount of time. None of the students were ever charged.

Finally freed from prison on 24th June 2002 after 8 years in high or maximum security prison (he was given extra years for protesting his innocence), Mark is currently involved with many supporters in a fight to clear his name.

Find out more about the case at http://www.freemarkbarnsley.com

Sessions Included:

• Imperialism: How the Middle East was Carved Up
• The Role of the United Nations - A Debate
• The Project for the New American Century
• How Palestine Can Be Free
• Information and Propaganda: The Media
• The Current Situation in Iraq

Food was provided by Veggies.
Phone Ranjan: 07775 863750 . fax: 0115 875 4761
Website www.nottmagainstwar.org.uk

To find out more, to relay your feedback, or to offer your support contact via email to jp1pope@hotmail.com.

Young Indian Vegetarians
Nitin Mehta, 226 London Road, West Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2TF
Ph: 020-8686-6931
Email: animalahimsa@yahoo.co.uk

Veggies Food - 24hours daily in Green Futures Field.
www.efestivals.co.uk and www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

About 400 people came from all over the country - north, south, east and west to the Gatecrasher's Ball at the American base at Menwith Hill calling for Independence FROM America. It was a very good day. The weather was kind - blue skies and sunshine. People rose to the occasion and came dressed in wonderful costumes including beautiful, imaginative ball gowns and masks (some men included!) and top hats and tails.

There was a wonderful line up of artists - musicians and poets which was hosted by Mark Thomas who also spoke in his unique way - a combination of humour and political satire. Food was provided by Veggies.

There was dancing in the road and later a drumming work shop facilitated by Steve Hill from Leeds. We reluctantly brought the demonstration to a close at about 7.30 pm.

Further details from www.caab.org.uk or email caab@btclick.com

Taking as its starting point the practical work currently being undertaken to support asylum seekers in Nottingham, this conference explored some of the local and global issues around asylum. The conference offered an opportunity for people involved in asylum support - as workers, volunteers, asylum rights / anti-deportation campaigners or as refugees and asylum seekers - to discuss their views on the global and local contexts of asylum. Veggies food.
Contact myra@fiveleaf01.surfaid.org or phone 0115 9603355 or 07958732450

Stop Primate Experiments At Cambridge

It is vitally important that as many people get involved; every individual is of equal importance and we will welcome all their suggestions and contributions. This is OUR campaign – our movement’s campaign – to send out a loud and clear message to both the government and Cambridge University that such a unit will NOT be tolerated. The decision to build it is a direct attack on democracy and on the philosophy of Animal Liberation and those fighting to achieve it. You have the power to stop it. This is a campaign that must be won.

Further details at Arkangel Website

For more information on Permaculture visit www.permaculture.org.uk

Freshfields Animal Rescue
Phone Ann: 0151 931 1604
Email: awalton@bun.com
Website: http://www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk

Phone Walt: 0115 970 2791 . Fax: 0115 970 2791
Email: djearthpipe@sweetpotato.i12.com
Website: www.sweetpotato.i12.com

Quarterly gathering of the network of co-operative groups promoting alternative ways of working & living. To be hosted in Cornwall by Keveral Farm. Representitives of the Sumac Centre and Neds Housing Co-op to attend.

Talks	Stalls
Chapter 7 Corporate Watch Dave (McLibel) Morris ‘Friends, Families and Travellers’ Generator X Seeds for Change World famous local farmer Mark Purdey Totnes Genetics group and other concerned individuals	Advisory Service for Squatters Corporate Watch Earth First! Ecotrip Fur-Free Generator X Hunt Sabs (Brighton) Keep Somerset GM-free Nine Ladies protest site Totnes Genetics Group Veggies Catering Campaign.

Vegan Camp
245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham, NG7 6HX
Ph: 0845 330 3918 or 07980 521271 from 6pm to 9pm.

Eden Festival
Manor Trust, 79 Gorsey Lane, Wallasey CH44 4HF
Ph: 0151 639 2121 . Fax: 0151 630 0090
Email: info@edenfestival.org.
Website: www.edenfestival.org

There was a beautiful site near Ripon, North Yorkshire, with 40 acres of meadows, ponds and woodland, a conservation site and focus for local wildlife projects. We are a diverse community with a wide range of approaches to our action, so there was plenty to interest and inspire everyone whether active for years or completely new to it all.

For further reports and a forum for debate see uk indymedia

EF!SG, 16 Sholebroke Ave, Leeds LS7 3HB
Email: summergathering@yahoo.co.uk
Website: http://www.earthfirstgathering.org.uk

R S P C A Woodside Animal Centre
190 Scudamore Road, LEICESTER, LE3 1UQ
Ph: 0116 287 7766

"For ten years now, there has been an annual residential gathering of vegans in late summer. This year, for the first time, it was near Swansea, in South Wales, 30 August to 6 September.

Several excursions were arranged throughout the week. I opted for visits to Carmarthen, and to Rhossili Bay & Worm’s Head, at the tip of the Gower Peninsula. I found the Gower inland countryside pleasant enough, but not outstanding. However the coastal scenery is mind-blowing - an alternation of vast sandy beaches and striking cliffs and rock formations.

There were a few evening meetings - the one I found most interesting was when Andrew Martin spoke about the new Veggies Centre in Nottingham, where he works."

Next years’ event, again at Mumbles will be earler in the year than usual: 5-12 June 2004.
For full details send sae to
Vegan Summer Gathering
c/o Malcolm Horne, Brynderwen, Crymlyn Road, Llansamlet, Swansea. SA7 9XT
Ph: 01792 792442
E-mail: vegancom@btinternet.com
Website: www.veganviews.org.uk/vsg

PDF version of the agenda
A personal vision has been prepared - to read it click here

Nottingham Green Festival co-ordinator
John Truscott, 7 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FB.
Ph: 0115 934 8458 / 07714 098424

A week long festival of action, protest and resistance took place, with food by Veggies - on the streets!

See http://www.dsei.org/; http://www.caat.org.uk and Indymedia reports at http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2003/dsei/

Contact Anisha: 01509 232094 or 07812 176748 (or Big Wheel Office: 0115 934 9582)
Email: anisha@lemonia.org
Website: http://www.thebigwheel.org.uk

For information on World Car Free Day (Sep 22nd) see Carbusters Website.

26th-28th Sept : Grassroots Anti-War Conference

See http://www.j-n-v.org/
email milanrai@btinternet.com
phone Milan Rai on 07980 748555

Veggies Against War: http://www.veggies.org.uk/news/stopwar.htm
Nottingham Stop the War Coalition: http://www.nottmagainstwar.org.uk
Stop the War Coalition: http://www.stopwar.org.uk or phone 020 7053 2155

Report from http://www.primateprison.org

Between 1,500 and 2,000 people took to the streets of Cambridge yesterday and delivered a stark warning to Cambridge University of the consequences should they try to build the primate labs.

As the crowds gathered around midday, there was a mood of positive determination as more and more coaches and minibuses arrived from all over the country. In a large marquee a big video projector showed various films of primate research, some of it quite shocking, including a new one put together by the campaign especially for the day. There were also many different info stalls and 3 different groups providing vegan nutrition for the hungry travellers. At the same time, campaigners were towing a giant advertising trailer round and round the streets of Cambridge, with a brilliant campaign billboard, with a picture of a primate undergoing experimentation, and the website address in huge letters.

Before the march, there was a rally with speeches, which were inspiring and helped to further motivate the crowds which were now swelling to more than any of us had expected. As we gathered in the street for the march, it became obvious that this was going to be something special. Groups and individuals had been busy making original placards, banners and costumes, and had brought along megaphones, whistles, horns and drums etc. The effect was an amazing sea of colour and noise. The atmosphere was almost carnival, though with an edge of anger, purpose and determination, and far from seeming threatening, the march was joined by dozens of passers by.

We stopped for speeches at two strategic points en-route. Firstly the Senate House, where the university officials are based, who will take the final decision about the primate centre. Later we stopped at the animal labs in Downing College, where the speech was followed by 2 minutes silence in memory of the animals. Finally we made our way slowly back to Parker's Piece, the crowds even bigger than when we left an hour and a half earlier. There we gathered for another hour of networking, planning, speeches, stalls, eating...... ( Food by Veggies) Most agreed the day had been a big success. It was a lively and noisy day, though very peaceful, there were no arrests and no major incidents of conflict with the police or the public. At the same time, it was generally agreed that things will be very different if they try to go ahead with their plans.......

For photo's of the demo click onto www.primateprison.org

Stop Primate Experiments At Cambridge (SPEAC)
PO Box 6712, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6XR

International Week of Protest called for by Global Network Against Nuclear Weapons and Power in Space

Report from Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases

This was the fourth year running that CAAB, and this year in conjunction with Yorkshire CND, had organised the protest at Menwith Hill for 'Keep Space for Peace' week. Menwith Hill - crucial with Fylingdales to the American Missile Defense System.

It was a beautiful warm Autumn day. The Yorkshire Dales looked stunning - but rudely interrupted by the perimeter fence, coils of barbed wire, CTTV cameras, radomes and an excess of police and police horses. Welcome to Menwith Hill - the reality of the US militarism of the Dales.

People of all ages came (approx. estimate 160/70) dressed in the theme of a 'celestial body' - wonderful costumes. Sheffield Samba Band arrived with energy, colour and fantastic rythms. People who had not been to Menwith Hill before came - a children's space was set up with wonderful paintings which were hung on the fence.

It was a moving moment at the start of the demonstration when Christine Dean (Treasurer of CAAB) invited us to turn our backs on the base for a minutes silence - remembering all those killed and injured because of the continuing violence in Iraq.

Chris introduced Dave Webb (Convenor of GN) and Chris Davies (North West England MEP) who spoke about the weaponisation of space and the fact that the UK gave away sovereignity to the US authorities many years ago.

Steve Hill facilitated a brilliant drumming workshop. Veggies of Nottingham provided the yummy food.

Lindis Percy (Joint Co-ordinator of CAAB) and Dave Webb (GN Convenor) took people on a guided walk round the base. This time we actually managed to get round the whole base (over policing prevented the walk on 4 July).

We stopped at various points round the base to give information about it and what it does. The two Space Based Infra Red System radomes which will be crucial to AMD were pointed out. There was a heavy police presence blocking access all round the base.

Thank you to everyone who came and made the day so good. We are even more determined than ever to stop the American Missile Defense System from becoming a reality.

In Peace ... Anni Rainbow and Lindis Percy, Joint Co-ordinators
Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB)
8 Park Row, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1HQ, England, U.K.
Tel/fax: 01943 466405 or 01482 702033
email: anniandlindis@caab.org.uk or caab@btclick.com
Website: http://www.caab.org.uk

Pictures from the October Work Day are at http://www.veggies.org.uk/sumac/workday2-1.html

However due to the change of venue Food by Veggies was not to be at the bookfair itself (for the first time since the late '80s), but 'out on the streets', just where you'd expect to find us!

Anarchist Book Fayre
84b Whitechapel High Street, London E1
Ph: 020 7242 8032 . Fax: 07092 151350
Email: mail@anarchistbookfair.org
Website: http://www.anarchistbookfair.org

Food by Veggies

Turning The Tide aims to advance the understanding of active nonviolence and its use for positive social change, using the experience of previous nonviolence movements.

Alice Lynch / Steve Whiting
Quaker Peace & Social Witness
Friends House, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ
Ph: 020 7663 1064 / 020 7663 1061
email alicel@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk

- action against the New Tribes Mission (NTM), an international fundamentalist christian organisation bringing the ‘good news’ to the last remaining truely free tribal peoples on this earth.
- in solidarity with the tribal peoples of the West Papua who have named missionaries as one of the four main threats to their survival.
For over 30 years, the tribes of West Papua have been resisting the destruction of their land and peoples by Indonesia, its colonial ruler, and by corporations exploiting the country’s resources. Missionaries contacting tribes is the first step in this terrible process.

Background info:

• http://www.westpapua.net
• http://www.eco-action.org/ssp
• http://www.ntm.org

Pictures from the October Work Day are at http://www.veggies.org.uk/sumac/workday2-1.html

Follow-up info:

• Palestine Solidarity Campaign: http://www.palestinecampaign.org
• International Solidarity Movement: http://www.palsolidarity.org
• Palestine Monitor: http://www.palestinemonitor.org

Click here for report on the campaign: http://www.veggies.org.uk/news/bayer031113.htm

Stop Bayer’s GM Crops Campaign: http://www.stopbayergm.org
Phone: 07092 036 576
Email: contact@@stopbayergm.org
Spam filter: delete one of the '@' signs in the address field.

For more information about the Movement for Compassionate Living see http://www.MCLveganway.org.uk

For more information about Treesponsibilty see http://treesponsibility.gn.apc.org

"Later, many more turned out, heard speeches and then went of for a march around town to gather yet more support and show our feelings for this visit and policy."

These protests in Nottingham, were just a small part of the huge international effort. President Bush is a focus of concern not just for people campaigning against imperialist war but those concerned with other important issues such as arms, the environment, world poverty and civil liberties.

See reports at http://indymedia.org.uk

Thursday: National Demonstration in London. 150,000 people show Bush what we think of him and reduce Bush's state visit to a state of chaos. Thanks go to those helping Veggies distributing Samosas for Social Change and Bhajis not Bombs to raise £50 for Nottingham Friends of the Iraqi People.

See also http://www.veggies.org.uk/news/stopwar.htm

Veggies

See website http://www.animalaid.org.uk for more info.
Phone: 01732 364546 x26
Email: info@animalaid.org.uk

Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest growing revolutionary movements active in North America today and is gaining momentum all over the world, with hundreds of autonomous chapters sharing vegetarian food with hungry people and protesting war and poverty throughout the Americas, Europe and Australia.
Food Not Bombs works in coalition with groups like Earth First!, The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Anarchist Black Cross, the IWW, Homes Not Jails, Anti Racist Action, In Defense of Animals, the Free Radio Movement and other organizations on the cutting edge of positive social change and resistance to the new global austerity program.

Folowing visits to Milano, Budapest, Belgrade, Bratislava, Wien, Prague, Genoa, Milano, Turin, Florence, Roma, Köln, Duesseldorf, Utreht and Amsterdam, and one week after George W's visit to the UK, the tour reached Nottingham, before continuing to London, Brighton, Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Göteborg, Pozan, Gliwice, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and Milano.

Tour website : http://www.foodnotbombs.net/europe_tour.html

Plans are afoot to form a Nottingham Food Not Bombs group. Contact c/o the Sumac Centre.

See also Veggies Against The War

Join the discussion forum at enrager.net
For further details email: g8@@veggies.org.uk

Despite negative media coverage and letters of protest from caring members of the public, John Lewis still refuse to do the decent thing and remove these rugs from their stores. Reindeer are gentle, social animals who want to live as much as you and I, and it contradicts John Lewis' fur-free policy to sell these rugs - especially at this time of year.

To keep up the pressure on John Lewis (Jessops in the Victoria Centre in Nottingham) tell them that you, your friends and family will not be shopping at their stores until reindeer-skin rugs are pulled off the shelves forever

Sir Stuart A. Hampson, Chair & CEO, John Lewis Partnership plc, 171 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5NN
Ph: 020 7828 1000; Fax: 020 7592 6333

National March and Rally in Huntingdon with Coach From Nottingham, Loughborough and Leicester and Food by Veggies

Nottingham campaigners to attend Leicestershire Vigil - Meet from 1pm outside the gates of Hillcrest Ltd (formerly Harlan UK) - animal breeders for the vivisection industry at Dodgeford Lane, Belton, Leicestershire . [map] . Food by Veggies

Contact Loughboro A.Concern:01509 415024 or email close_harlan@hotmail.com.

See further details in Nottingham Alternative News

Nottingham Campaign Report at http://www.mydadsstripclub.com/wilkos.htm

Further information at www.againstprisonslavery.org.

Stop Press : At today's demo a call was received from French Dressing's head office, pledging that they would not be buying in any fur in the future. However we await confirmation of this in writing, and as they intend to continue selling existing stock, they may continue to be the target of future protests.

The other local fur trader Encounters, also conveniently located in the same Flying Horse Arcade, also indicated that they would withdraw fur sales, but again confirmation is need.

If you would like to support future campaigning contact Nottingham Animal Rights c/o Sumac on 0845 458 9595 or email nar@veggies.org.uk