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The official opening hours are 11am till 6pm, however the venue have said people can hang around till midnight if they want to. With this in mind, Keith's film will start at 6pm, when the hotel bar opens. You are welcome to hang around as long as you want and some stalls open may stay beyond 6pm.
The following stalls either got missed off the list, or have confirmed last minute:
Friend Animal Sanctuary
FRIEND offers a permanent safe home for abused, unwanted, and orphaned farm animals for the rest of their lives. All donations go to helping the animals in our care by paying for feed, essential equipment and veterinary bills.
http://www.friendsanimalrescue.org.uk
MKS Distribution
A local trader selling healthy snacks such as nuts, and less healthy ones like Turkish Delight!
Magpie House
Cutting edge fiction with an animal liberation theme.
Movement for Compassionate Living
Cheap booklets packed with info about living lightly on the Earth by growing your own veg, buying local wholefoods etc.
There will also be a cake stall from the Earth Cafe, Turner Street, manchester.
Vegan Hiking Club (for info here - not a stallholder)
There are plans to set up a vegan walking group to go away on affordable weekends in the hills with all vegan food. If you're interested, sign up to our Wiki: www.veganhikingclub@wetpaint.com
The following stalls have sadly had to pull out: Bonobo TV, Dr Hadwen Trust
 Neil Lea, the Vegan Visionary who set up Realfood, Arcnews, Isitvegan, Vegan Buddies, and was behind so many succesful campaigns, died on the tenth of July, 2007. He was still planning and thinking of future campaigning ideas, right up to the end, and it is fitting that his legacy continues with an explosion of vegan activity right across the country and beyond.
There have been many tributes given to him, many kind words said... but the best tribute is the fact that there are food fairs and vegan events being held all over the country in memory of his life.
A major vegan festival will be held back in his home town of Manchester, to celebrate what would have been his fiftieth birthday. Mark this date in your diary... 26th of January, 2008, Sacha's Hotel, Tib Street, Manchester City Centre.
Realfood's first campaign was to run free food fairs in the West Midlands. Since their inception they are now being run in various cities in the UK and Ireland. See more info at Realfood Website
Neil Lea 1958 - 2007
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11am to 6pm at Sachas Hotel, Tib St, Manchester, M4 1SH, just off Piccadilly Gardens.
