March 2008 Bulletin

The first of our major acts are confirmed…original reggae rockers Misty in Roots will thrill all our reggae fans, whilst Dreadzone will get the crowd on their feet for the Saturday night session. Meanwhile, local ska dance legends Babyhead are confirmed as well as major Bristol jazz combo Smith and Willox for Main Stage appearances. But that's not all – we have several more major acts to announce in April!!! Click here for more info.

Acoustic Stage
Jazica (semi acoustic rock), Caroline Martin (alternative/folk), Yvonne Waigo (singer) Superhighway Blues (Blues band), Master of None (folk) and Unearthed (folk) together form some of the superb acts booked for the Acoustic Stage. Find out more about them all click here.

Kids Area
Big welcome to the wondrous Robbie and Sally McMagic, who will be performing magic shows, face painting etc both days. And a warm welcome too to Creative Kids (Saturday only) with their amazing UV underwater interactive den – great for the nippers, endless fun and amazement. More to be announced... including the reappearance of vegan cartoon superhero Wonderpig, back for the second year. Click here for more info.

Talks and Demos
The BVF 08 extends a warm welcome to all our talkers this year who once again are sharing huge amounts of knowledge and expertise about every aspect of the vegan lifestyle. Several speakers from both Viva! and The Vegan Society will be joined by many more in our 5 main areas, the Nutrition Talks Room, the Campaigns Talks Room, the Cookery Demos Area, the Raw Food Prep Zone and the Living Raw Talks Room. Click here for more info.

Stalls and Advertising
The deadline for the programme is looming (April 1st) – there are still stalls and advert space available for the BVF 08, with stalls starting from as little as £131.25 + Vat for a small campaigners stall, as well as all size pitches and catering pitches available. Fabtastic advertising deals are also available – see here for more details.

New Sponsors
Big shout to all our supporters and sponsors, including several new ones – Shakeaway and Yagga join us as Regular Sponsors, and our marquee crew Attwoolls are on board with a Supporters deal. See here for more details.

Show Specials
The BVF 08 has some absolutely marvelous special offers available and these are listed on our Show Specials page, where you can find out just how much money you can save on your fave vegan products, including some stunning Half Price and Buy One Get One Free deals, with lots more to come. Click here for more info.

Online Advance Ticket sales
Buy your tickets for the BVF 08 online in advance – and get a chance to win one of 500 free goody bags! Details to be announced in April...

Please Help Promote the BVF 08
Banners are available from the BVF website – please feel free to help promote the show by adding to websites, Myspace, emails etc – Thanks! Click here to download them.

In fact the question and theme proved so popular that we have decided to run another footie comp. Don't worry if you don't know anything about footie, the answer is very likely to be A but we wouldn't want to give anything away or make it too easy at this stage.

So – for this month's competition – to win one of 6 FREE Yaoh Hemp 500ml bottles of organic Hemp Seed Oil (worth £10.95 each!) please answer the following question.

Recently, Liverpool were completely humiliated once again in front of the whole nation live on TV when they were knocked out of the FA cup in front of a stunned and somewhat disgusted Anfield crowd when a team way below them battered them in the last minute and dumped them unceremoniously out the cup. Everton manager and worldwide internationally respected guru and inspiration Davey Moyes' former right hand man Simon Davey is the manager of the aforementioned 'giant' killers (although many would question the word giant) – so is that:

A) Barnsley
B) Bristol Rovers
C) Easton Cowboys (Downs league)
D) Everton reserves
E) Rafas '5 points' Beneathus Rejects

Answers by email please to info@yaoh.co.uk – don't forget your name and address in case you win!

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Ethical shopping just got easier! Animal welfare organisation Naturewatch has launched the 11th edition of the Compassionate Shopping Guide.
The 80 page handbag size Guide shows how consumers can choose beauty, personal care and household products that have not been tested on animals. It clearly lists which products have been developed using animal testing, and covers most personal and household brands in the UK.
The Compassionate Shopping Guide costs £3.00 including p&p and is available from Naturewatch's web site www.naturewatch.org or by phoning 01242 252871.

Vegan BodyBuilders new blog

The marvellous VeganBodybuilders go from strength to strength with their revamped website and now their new blog – keep up to date with all the latest in the world of training and dieting as well as general all round vegan nutrition and sports tips. Click here to visit the blog.

VeganHealthandBeauty new website

A great new vegan website from the Green Valley Trading Company, focusing on vegan Bodycare and other items, including of course the whole Yaoh range! Some excellent products and bargains available from this really excellent family firm – and everything vegan, naturally.

www.veganhealthandbeauty.com

Everything you ever wanted to know about going, being or staying veggie/vegan. A brilliant family day out, there will be food tastings, cookery demonstrations, talks, free diet and health advice, stalls, competitions, beauty products, books, vegan food products, information and campaign news. For more details of this and other Veggie Roadshows for 2008, click here.

Southampton Vegfest

Saturday 29th March 2008. 10am – 3pm. Edmund Kell Hall, Bellevue Road (off London Road), Southampton, SO15 2AY Fully wheelchair accessible Entry by donation. Stallholders include Puja Sweet Mart, October Books & Southampton Animal Concern. Funds raised will go partly to charities Free veggie food and information, raffle. Click here for more information.