Isle of Wight Vegetarians & Vegans
www.iwvv.org.uk

IWVV Update

March 2010
(UPDATED 17TH May)

 

 

 

           

 

NEXT MEETING

 

Thursday, 20th May
An easy evening walk to coincide with the Island’s Walking Festival
Meet at our usual Shanklin venue*
at 6.30pm
ALL WELCOME

( * for further details please contact IWVV at the email address given on the registration page)

 

NATIONAL VEGETARIAN WEEK 2010
will be from Monday 24th to Sunday 30th May

IWVV’s information display will be in Lord Louis Library, Newport
(closed on Wednesdays)

 

Provisional dates for the rest of 2010, to be confirmed

Thursday, 17th June – Business Meeting
Sunday, 18th July – Walk & Picnic
Thursday, 16th September – Business Meeting
Thursday, 21st October – Quiz Night
Thursday, 18th November – Annual Gathering
Saturday, 18th December – Christmas/Winter Solstice Party

 

NEW ORGANIC SHOP IN BEMBRIDGE

 

There is a new organic shop in Bembridge.  May Contain Nuts is a small independent family run business with a view to greener living.
May Contain Nuts is the only stockist of "Essential Trading" products on the Island.
May Contain Nuts sells mainly organic and fairtrade products with much of the stock being suitable for vegans and those with various food intolerances.
Tel:  01983 872840      Web site coming soon!

 

There is 10% discount for IWVV members from March through to end of May.

 

 

EATING OUT ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT

 

Sadly the Island is, as far as we know, still lacking any exclusively vegetarian eateries. There are generally vegetarian options available on the menus of most restaurants, pubs and some cafes, but many veggies are wary of eating from ‘mixed’ kitchens due to the risks of cross-contamination from utensils, errors with ingredients and such like.

 

If you know of any places on the Island that are specifically vegetarian please let us - and the rest of IWVV  - know! Or if you can recommend any ‘mixed’ outlets that have a good understanding of vegetarian cooking and can provide some attractive vegetarian or vegan options, we can pass on your recommendations.

 

Hope to hear from you – many thanks!

 

Our last business meeting was held in January and time was mostly used to decide on what meetings and events we wanted to have for the rest of 2010. The meeting was held shortly after the Haiti earthquake, so it was decided to send a timely donation of £100 from IWVV, to go to the Disasters Emergency Committee.

 

We now have good stocks of our two IWVV recipe books, Meals Without Squeals and More Meals Without Squeals. These are both available by post at £3.50 each including p&p, from Sally & David Burnett, 5 Arthurs Hill, Shanklin, IW, PO37 6EW  (please make cheques payable to IWVV).

 

 

News and appeal from Wildlife Victoria in Australia (IWVV previously donated to their bush fire appeal)

Jan Mattrow, the new President of Wildlife Victoria, writes:

“I love fruit bats. In fact, I’m batty for them. They can get some bad press, but that’s because people don’t know much about them. The more you know about them, the more you’re hooked. Fruit bats are smart, funny little creatures. They’re affectionate too. They know when you are caring for them and greet you with excited squeaks. They’ll even fly to you to be cradled and cuddled!

Sadly, fruit bats can easily get injured and damage their delicate wings on nets and other man-made structures. They’re also prone to heat stress through summer, and that’s why we are still caring for so many bats right now. Many are little orphaned bats that are so vulnerable.

Luckily, there are wonderful people who are prepared to turn their own lives upside down to care for bats. People like Bev and Terry Brown who run a wildlife rescue centre from their home. At the moment they have twelve bats to care for, but there are often more. Then there are the other animals they care for - a kangaroo joey, a wombat joey, and other native wildlife.

But there’s no government funding for shelters like Bev’s, and food bills are enormous.

Please support Wildlife Victoria to help carers rescue the growing numbers of wildlife that need our life-saving care.”

Please visit www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/ to get information, make donations, and help injured fruit bats survive – and thrive.

 

 

 

IWVV car or window sticker – available from
 IWVV c/o David & Sally Burnett, 5 Arthurs Hill,
Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6EW
 please send £1.00 per sticker, which includes postage – please make cheques payable to IWVV.

 

 

The IWVV Update is provided by email free of charge, or by post if you provide a supply of stamped-addressed envelopes –
visit the IWVV website at www.iwvv.org.uk and check out the registration page for further information.

 

Postal subscribers will be reminded when they need to provide further SAEs.

 

Email subscribers can unsubscribe by sending “Remove” in a reply email
or to the email address given on the registration web page of the IWVV website.

 

All subscribers - please remember to provide IWVV with any changes to your postal or email address. Thanks!

 

Alan Garrett, IWVV

 

 

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