Women’s Wednesday 8&9 Welcome to the Vegan Festival

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Vegan brownies, Photo by: Mandy, VeganFest spokesman.

Fun as first jumbo-sized Vegan Fest comes to town

The village of Whitby welcomed VeganFest with open arms last weekend. The festival had many stores and stands offering a range of vegan foods, body cleansers, and more! Despite the strong winds the event still went ahead and exceeded expectations!

Mandy, spokesperson for VeganFest and the Artisan Network, believed the storms affected the turn out - however it was not stopping anything. She said, “Yes of course the storm did impact the event as on most of our VeganFests we embrace the outdoors with areas to relax, listen to music and shop with your dog.”

VeganFest has been running infrequently for around three years aiming to showcase their amazing vegan alternatives, as Mary said: “VeganFest is a specialist event. It is a great opportunity to choose gifts & sample foods that have not involved the use of any animal, for example no feathers or fur, no silk or wool. VeganFest showcases chefs that produce all the foods you love but with a twist!” Just a short drive from the UK’s biggest retail outlet the vegan festival was located near Cheshire Oaks. To enjoy the extra special food and beau-

The events have previously been hosted in Mellor, Parbold, Burscough and Ormskirk, which brought a lot of attention. But there is no need to panic if you have missed this one, VeganFest plans to make a dazzling return in Summer.

VeganFest is hoping to be back in the pretty village of Whitby in August.

tifully crafted gifts everyone headed down to the villages club between 11am-4pm.

Last Sunday, organisers Mary and her husband Larry, had a celebration of the fabulous food stalls and the unique handcrafted items as small independent businesses got creative with their vegan products!

The event ran smoothly, and people experienced an enjoyable day as Mary said: “We were delighted with the warmth & positivity shown towards our first Ellesmere Port VeganFest, we welcomed many families, friends & individuals, these included those who follow a plantbased lifestyle & those who received a leaflet, saw the banners & were just curious to see what the event was all about.”

There was a variety of handmade dairy free cheese, porkless pies, quiches, cakes, doughnuts, egg custards, lemon curds, chocolate, fudge and much more.

Hayley Rudland, a local resident went to the festival, said: “The weather did impact it slightly with the winds and floods but overall, a good array of stalls.”

Vegan drinks, Photo by: Hayley Rudland.

To find upcoming handmade markets, VeganFest date releases and trader information, visit the link below: www.artisannetwork.co.uk

If you wish to keep up to date with new date releases you can find information here: Www.Facebook.com/VeganFestNW

Vegan bath fizzes, Photo by: Hayley Rudland.

Vegan bags, Photo by: Mandy, VeganFest

“Producing amazing flavours & dispelling “Producing amazing flavours & dispelling the myth that vegans just eat lettuce!” the myth that vegans just eat lettuce!”