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Veggies is Hiring – Join our Co-operative

Fri September 22, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Veggies Catering Campaign is hiring! 

Picture of Veggies Garden superimposed with text "We are hiring"

We are a workers co-operative, promoting veganism and supporting campaigns for human and animal rights, environmental protection and social justice since 1984. We produce our own ethical burger mix, which we use to sell burgers at events and festivals. We offer private catering, as well as supporting protests and campaigns with food at the front line. We are non-hierarchical and supported by a team of volunteers. 

The role:

  • 8 hours a week 
  • Pay is £10.89 per hour
  • Flexible schedule
  • Based at the Sumac Centre, Forest Fields, Nottingham
  • The main part of the role is admin based – keeping the finance records up to date, putting money in the bank, making purchases of stock and equipment, and any other relevant admin tasks. 
  • The second part of the role is loading the van for events as and when required, and also take a share in driving.

The ideal person:

  • Vegan
  • Interested in environmental, social and animal rights issues
  • Able to use Gmail, Google Sheets and Google Documents effectively. 
  • Some experience of book keeping would be nice but not mandatory as we can train you.
  • Some experience of manual handling
  • There are many opportunities to additionally volunteer at festivals (Glastonbury, Green Gathering, etc), and represent Veggies at protests and rallies. It would be a bonus if the successful applicant had an interest in going to these events. 

To apply:

  • Email at us at info@veggies.org.uk, with ‘Veggies is hiring’ as the subject line. 
  • Tell us how you fit the criteria, and why you want to work for Veggies. 
  • Apply by 24th October

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Lush Launch for Glasto Vegan 2017

Tue June 6, 2017 / / 0 Comments
Lush UK (Nottingham)  invited us to do vegan campaign outreach with them as an opportunity to launch our Veggies Catering Campaign Food for a Future plans for #GlastoVegan. However Glastonbury preparations and other factors mean that this will now happen after our return!
 
food for a future

Lush are enthusiastic about Vegan Free Food Giveaway activities both in-store & on the streets, together with vegan information & recipes etc right alongside the till. Proceeds from #CharityPot sales & will go to support our campaigns, as they have done every since our Lush Plan for Glastonbury in 2010.

We have Nakd goodies to revisit the amazing 40 cake /1600 sample cake giveaway from Bristol Vegfest, in addition to sampling of Veggies burgers, pre-glasto, to test preferences between regular (aka ‘classic’) and new ethically improved Event Burgers (40%hemp 60%veggies mixes).

If you would like to support our campaign team please contact us.

If you miss us in Nottingham, find at Veggies at Glastonbury Festival and follow Food for a Future on Facebook.

We are interested in forming stronger links with the Vegan Society and a  new Campaigners Network that they are launching. It would be a dedicated sub-group – a focused group of vegan outreach campaigners, perhaps modeled on Food For a Future &/or Leicester Vegan Campaigns. This could achieve better organised link-ups with people like Lush, Sneinton Vegan Market, School Visits etc, than Veggies is able to do alongside the 70 events that Veggies already attempts to do.

Please contact us if you are interested in helping with Vegan Outreach activities in & around Nottingham.

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Nottingham Green Festival

Wed February 24, 2016 / / 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that the Nottingham Green Festival will return on Sunday 11th September, following its hugely successful relaunch in 2015.

The event is organised by grass roots, community based volunteers, with no statutory funding, so your help would be most welcome. Whilst we are only a small part of the organising team, Veggies is pleased to provide support by facilitating planning meetings, hosting the NottmGreenFest.org.uk website and, of course, providing Food by Veggies on the day!

Due to the withdrawal of funding the event did not happen in 2014, but Veggies covered essential up-front expenses and the Nottingham community rose to the challenge of making it happen in 2015, regardless of the tight budget. However these funds will need to be recouped and recycled long before 11th September to fund this year’s event, so your support is invited:

Show support for the event by making a small donation. Click the button to donate with PayPal or credit/debit cards; send a cheque to “Nottingham Green Festival”, c/o Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX; or transfer directly to: Nottingham Green Festival, Unity Trust Bank, sort code 08-60-01, a/c no 53110426 …more…

Nottingham Green Festival Ethos

Inspired by the decision by Shambala Festival to be the first mid-scale commercial festival to declare a meat free policy – a position established by Nottingham Green Festival over 30 year ago – we welcome a debate about whether to stay ahead of the game by taking the next logical step, aiming for vegan catering, whilst sharing info inviting other stall holders to leave animal products at home on this occasion.

“Shambala HQ is a mixed bag, with vegans, veggies and meat eaters co-existing harmoniously together, but the whole team agrees that it is important to be bold with our environmental stance, and encourage this debate.”

“The research available clearly demonstrates that overall, a meat-free diet has about half the carbon impact of a meat diet, and a dairy-free vegan diet has a third of the impact.”

Please, see the full meat-and-fish-free-for-2016 discussion.

As Shambala say: “We’re certainly not trying to tell everyone they should become vegan overnight. We are simply not serving meat for [4 days at] the festival to reduce the festival’s impacts, to take a stance, and to encourage an important debate.”

Please let us know what you think: info@NottmGreenFest.org.uk

Nottingham Green Festival Gallery

Veggies is also hosting a mailing list for announcements, news and information about Nottingham Green Festival. (Note: You may get a ‘security certificate‘ warning! Fear not; this is because the list is provided by The Riseup Collective, an activist internet group that doesn’t tick all the corporate boxes). You can safely click through. Honest. Please do subscribe.

Nottingham Green Festival LogoYour support will make all the difference in ensuring the success of Nottingham’s own Green Festival, the place for the whole family to learn, explore and try the latest in everything environmentally friendly and ethical, whilst also having lots of fun in the beautiful setting of the Arboretum Park, Waverley Street / Addison Street, a couple of minutes from Nottingham’s Old Market Square.

With your help, the event will have over 100 product, information and food stalls, kids rides, workshops, natural therapies and sustainable technologies, performers and entertainment throughout the park and live music from the bandstand.

Visit the Nottingham Green Festival website for more event details.

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Light Night Nottingham

Sun February 7, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Vegan Catering at Light Night in Nottingham

Kim asked

“Will you be partaking in Nottingham Light Night on 5th Feb? With craft, food and art stalls in the galleries of Justice and surrounding courtyard and streets? It would be so nice to see a veggie food stall there, as the Christmas Market in Nottingham was so dismally full of German Sausages and Ostrich Burgers xxx”

Thanks for your interest Kim

Whilst we weren’t catering at Nottingham Light Night, we hope that you found ‏Pie-eyed Kitchen at the Galleries of Justice, Numinums Pop-Up Cafe at Om Studios (which we enjoyed) or Good Mood Food in Hockley.

Both Numinums, Good Mood Food and Vork Pie Joined us on Sneinton Vegan Market the next morning too, so they most have been very busy baking through the night!

VeganFoodPornNotts report that there was also vegan pizza by Mansfield’s @TheRusticCrust, and we stumbled across Peterborough-based vegetarian caterers strEATfresh for the first time.

Next year we may give serious consideration to getting out there ourselves with Veggies all-vegan Catering & Vegan Outreach!

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Latest News Tweets

Sat January 3, 2015 /

Veggies Twitter Account includes news of Veggies Events and other activities, and substantial items from like-minded friends.

As we are busy people, and expect that you are too, we do not tweet too often. We do not intend to document the trivia of our daily lives! Likewise we tend not to follow others on twitter who tweet too often.

Follow our news at http://twitter.com/veggiesnottm or on Facebook.

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The Vegan Side of Twitter

Twitter co-founder, Biz Stone, went vegan in 2001 after visiting Farm Sanctuary.

Biz Stone is also lobbying for vegetarian meals in school lunches. He sent a letter to Rep. George Miller, chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, writing: “Hundreds of thousands of students across the country don’t eat meat, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. However, these young vegetarians often can’t find healthy, meatless meals in the school cafeteria.”

Biz Stone obviously believes in the power of lunch, because Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters provides free vegan lunches to its employees.

…more…

See also Interview at Farm Sanctuary on YouTube.

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Veggies Summer Tour

Tue July 15, 2014 /

Between now and the end of August, Veggies has eight weekend camping events, as well as several single day events.

Veggies Action CateringWe recommend you to check out all these events with view to attending / supporting them.

Even better, if you are attending any of these events you might like to help with Veggies Campaign Catering.

Please contact us if you might help in any way.

Warmest wishes and motivational ‘Go Team Veggies!’

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July
Peace in the Park – Oxfordshire

A Buddhist event at the Global Retreat Centre with a mix of music, talks and meditation pavilions. Events and activities will include ‘Mindset Talks’, new ‘One Question’ events, woodland activities for children and adults, story-telling from ancient lands, an open air chill-out meditation lounge, sacred music in the grounds, and the hugely popular ‘Meditation & Music for the World’ event.

See: http://peaceinthepark.globalretreatcentre.org/

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July
and Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July
Goddess Camp – Bestwood Park, Nottm

Women, men and children are welcome for a weekend of celebration, ritual and workshops at the Goddess Camp at Bestwood Country Park.

See: http://peakspirit.wix.com/goddesscamp

Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th July
Northern Green Gathering
Derbyshire Dales, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire

A small volunteer-run environmental/educational gathering, a 4 day event on a beautiful new site, focussed around sustainable living and green campaigns. There will be environmental workshops & campaigns, permaculture, organic veggie cafes, stalls, healers & alternative therapies, kids space, theatre & circus workshops, and a showcase of environment living in action, including solar power and wind power.

See: http://www.nggonline.org.uk/

Thursday 31st July to Sunday 3rd August
Green Gathering – Chepstow, Wales

At the Green Gathering you can rediscover ancient skills and explore
pathways to future sustainability; talk with key speakers from the Green movement and engage in lively debate at the Green Forum venue and inform yourselves about current issues and causes with groups in the Campaigns area, which will include a Co-ops Camp, co-ordinated by Radical Routes.

See: http://www.greengathering.org.uk/

Thursday 31st July to Monday 4th August
Peace News Summer Camp 2014 – E.Suffolk

Event to help build a radical movement for the future by building a living community today, with local activists – top trainers – revolution – non-violence – learning from other movements – community – glorious countryside.

See: http://peacenewscamp.info/

Thursday 7th to Monday 11th August
Animal Rights Gathering – Notts/Derbys

The Animal Rights Summer Gathering exists to promote cooperation and to spread information between the various groups and individuals working throughout the UK to stop animal abuse.

See: http://www.argathering.org.uk/

Thursday 14th to Wednesday 20th August
Reclaim The Power – location TBA

August will see thousands ‘Reclaim the Power’ and stand in solidarity with communities opposing fracking. Camp will be a hub for skillshares, workshops, entertainment and direct action. There will be a probable Veggies Cafe space & action catering.

See: http://www.nodashforgas.org.uk/

Thursday 28th to Monday 1st September
Earth First Summer Gathering

The Earth First! Summer Gathering is the place where people involved in radical ecological direct action – or those who want to be involved – get together for five days of time and space to talk, walk, share skills, learn, play, rant, find out what’s going on, find out what’s next, live outside, strategise, hang out, incite, laugh and conspire. The workshops, networking and planning of actions at this low impact eco-living camp is organised non-hierarchically.

See: http://efgathering.weebly.com/

During this period we also have these one day events:

Community Circle

Tuesday 22nd July &
Tuesday 19th August
Details from http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=555

Cycle Mania

Friday 8th August
Details from http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=994

Brinsley Animal Rescue Open Day

Sunday 10th August
Details from http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=423

London Vegan Festival

Sunday 17th August
Details from http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=269

Much more on Veggies Events Diary

More on Veggies Catering for Gatherings

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Veggie Accommodation Notices

Mon June 30, 2014 /

Veg ComVegCom is a free accommodation listing service for vegetarians and vegans looking for somewhere to stay or offering somewhere to stay.

Veggies co-ordinates listings for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

Accommodation Offered

Room In Vegetarian/vegan House in Thorneywood

Medium sized room for rent in a comfortable semi detached house. The room has spacious, modern built-in wardrobes and a south-facing large window overlooking the garden (patio, lawn and gravel area). There are two living rooms in thee house, one with a multi-fuel stove. Parking is on the road, outside. Ideally, the house would suit a vegetarian/vegan female who would be friendly with the two cats, who also live there. Rent: £360 pcm (inc bills). Current household = 1female.

Contact: Debra on 01158478928
Email: remove@d.helme [at sign] ntlworld.com@remove  (Please remove surplus “@”s when replying to e-mails – anti-spam device)
Area: Thorneywood

Entry Date: 03/10/14

Vegan House Share, Carrington Nottingham

Room available in shared furnished Vegan house in Carrington Nottingham. The room is modestly sized in a large 3 bedroomed house which would accommodate any furniture you wished to bring along.

Currently occupied by two friendly males aged 26 and 45, involved in vegan and social justice campaigning, we`re open to companion animals dependent on type and number.

House has regular bus routes 3 minutes away, close to local amenities, vegan bakery and vegan social centre. No driveway but parking outside.

Contact: Richard
Telephone: 07955994289 or 07955994289
Email: richard-redmore [at sign] hotmail.com

Entry Date: 8/11/13

Sumac Flat

There are room at the Sumac flat from time to time, waiting for a new person to fill it with their life, habits, routines and furniture, if you like the room, the room likes you (is a criteria as well!) and you and the flat seem to be a good combination to have.

To check current status, for more details, enquiries and all other sorts of questions related to a soon-to-be-empty-and-available room, please email sumac@riseup.net.

Neds Housing Coop (Nottingham)

Neds is a Housing Co-operative in the Forest Fields/Basford area of Nottingham, formed in 2002, at the same time as the nearby Sumac Social Centre. Based in and around a mid-1800’s house, there are 11 residents, one of whom is moving on in June. Neds is a vegetarian & vegan household and members have a strong commitment to working for positive social change, with respect, co-operation, non-hierarchy and mutual aid in their everyday lives and within the co-op.

There may be vacancies from time to time.
To check current status please contact nedshousingcoop@riseup.net or call 0115 978 0019.

Applicants would be invited to tour the house and have a discussion with existing members about Neds commitments and the joining process.

Accommodation Wanted

Post your Accommodation Wanted Advert Here at Vegcom

To seek or offer accommodation, or to see existing offers in all parts of the country visit VegCom UK

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Frack Free Nottinghamshire

Fri February 28, 2014 /


April 26th
Frack Free Fun Day
Ducks not Drills

Daneshill Road,Sutton-cum-Lound,nr. Retford, same road as Daneshill lakes

*Come and see the Drill and site where they are drilling for coal bed methane
*Get information to make your own mind up.
*Have fun- bring family and friends
*Meet the campers trying to protect this lovely place
*Enjoy beautiful Daneshill Lakes and woodland

ACTIVITIES so far
Face Painting
Natural arts and crafts
Tree climbing with harness
Tight rope walking
Rebel Clown Army fun
Spiral Dance
Inspiring songs
Decorate the Gate with pictures of the future we want…happy children beautiful countryside etc,
Painting

BRING YOUR SKILLS. BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
… and bring
*food and drink to share,
*acoustic instruments, poems, songs, dances,
*all the things you need for any activities you want to run.
*water bottle (no running water at camp)
*camping gear if you want to stay

Transport from Nottingham 11am from back of Fade Cafe, Mansfield Road.
Must contact jeanniethompson2@aol.com to book.

Let Helen know if you want to organise an activity: hvm76@hotmail.com

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‘Come Dine With Me’ seeks vegan couple

Sun January 19, 2014 /

Channel 4’s hit show Come Dine with Me is coming to NOTTINGHAM with a new twist, looking for COUPLES to take part in the series!

Emma asks for our help finding a vegan couple to show how great vegan dining can be.

Do you know any great cooks, good hosts & vegan advocates?

In 2006 Nikki O’Leary from Scouse Veg was on “Come Dine With Me,” trying to convert four meat eaters vegan. She did a great job persuading people to go vegan, creating a sudden influx of new vegans.

Watch Again via scouseveg-teevee, with a meat-eating contestant admitting that “The arguments around veganism are compelling … Going vegetarian or vegan? I certainly don’t discount it”.

Check out the recipes, including Baked Avocado On A Bed Of Aparagus With Vegan Bacon In A Cream Sauce, that Niki used for her vegan menu on Come Dine With Me.

In December 2008 Viva! co-founder Tony Wardle attempted “to convert his carnivore guests to the joys of tofu and show them that vegan food can be just as tasty as meat…”

In December 2010 Vegan-activist Donna Thomas hoped to impress her guests with her Japanese-themed vegan meal. Watch again online at Channel4.

On Fri 10 January 2014 the show featured Jhon Cosgrove, comical guitarist of the Petersfield based UK pop-punk band Mike TV. Jhon made vegans proud, sharing a table with three meat eaters, making a splendid vegan meal that even slightly older male citizen Anson couldn’t argue with (and they in turn had to make a vegan meal for Jhon).

Read how he got on and watch the program at
http://www.saveascream.com/jhoncosgrove.htm

More people in the UK are Googling info about veganism and vegan recipes than ever before, and with Nobel prize winner Alvin Roth predicting that veganism will become the norm, not the exception, the time couldn’t be better to give vegan cooking another push.

The Guardian says “Relax, it’s no longer weird to be a vegan”, noting that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi held a vegan wedding, but unfortunately they don’t (yet) live in Nottingham.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Leonce, Emma
Subject: COME DINE WITH ME COUPLES- A NEW TWIST IS COMING TO NOTTINGHAM!
To: nvvs@veggies.org.uk

Channel 4’s hit show Come Dine with Me is coming to NOTTINGHAM with a
new twist, looking for COUPLES to take part in the series!!

Do you and your other half host the best dinner parties in town?
The winners at the end of the competition win £1000 cash!

We are currently looking for contestants for this new series of the
show and we would like YOUR help to spread the word around Nottingham
area, to any local characters, couples or people you know within the
community that you think would be great on the show!

We would be grateful if you could pass this information to any COUPLES you think may be interested in being on the show!

We’d love to hear from anyone interested in taking part.
Email emma.leonce@itv.com
or call 0207 147 4555 to get involved now.

Many thanks for your co-operation.

Kind Regards,

Emma Leonce

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