Email address:
info*AT*solentveg.org.uk
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Solent Vegetarians & Vegans (SVV)
Who are we?
We're a UK group formed to encourage people to adopt a veggie or vegan lifestyle and to enjoy ourselves too! Our members come from the South Hampshire, East Dorset and South-East Wiltshire area, which includes Southampton, Romsey, Lymington, New Milton, Ringwood, Salisbury, Fareham, Gosport, Locks Heath, Portsmouth, Petersfield, Hedge End, Waterlooville, Eastleigh and Winchester.
For the benefit of anyone who doesn't live in the UK who has surfed their way onto this web site, the Solent is a geographical area in the South of England centred on the city of Southampton. If you don't live in or near the Solent area, look at Vegetarian Society Local Network to find your nearest local UK veggie/vegan group. If you live outside the UK, go to the International Vegetarian Union (IVU) website and click on the region you are from on the world map.
What we do and how to join
We have an occasional e-newsletter that we email to our members. Membership is completely free - Here's our sign-up form. Our e-newsletter has local veggie/vegan news and events, and new shops/cafés of interest to vegetarians and vegans.
We don't pass on your email address or other details to other members of the group (only the people running the group have access to it) or to any other group. We don't send out spam. If you want to be removed from this list, let us know, and we'll do that. You're unlikely to get an email from us more frequently than once a month, so there's no need to worry about getting an excessive number of emails from us! And, we have a Privacy Policy
Take a look at our Facebook page: SolentVeg.
Also, have a look at our neighbours:
Isle of Wight Vegetarians and Vegans
Bournemouth Vegetarians and Vegans
Southampton and Portsmouth Vegans
Fareham & Gosport Vegan Group
Isle of Wight Vegans
New Forest Vegans
Vegan Southampton
Portsmouth Veggie and Vegan Alliance
Vegan, Vegetarian and Ethically Conscious Southampton
Salisbury Vegans, Wiltshire UK
Salisbury Vegans
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Vegan Meetup Group
Student groups:
University of Southampton VegSoc
Veggie & Vegan Society (Winchester University)
And here's a local Facebook group for veggies and vegans bringing up young childen:
Hampshire Vegetarian and Vegan Families
If you have stuff to sell/buy/swap/give away vegan friendly and cruelty free products, here's a local vegan version:
Solent Vegan Facebay
Recent changes to our website
August 2019 Farplace Animal Rescue's vegan charity shop has moved to Woolston. Details on our Shopping page
September 2019 Peach cafe has recently opened in Newport, Isle of Wight. Details on our Eating & Staying Out page
October 2019 Vegan pop-up cafe opens on Mondays only in October Books, Southampton. Details on our Eating & Staying Out page
October 2019 Southampton University opens The Plant Pot, a vegetarian cafe. Details on our Eating & Staying Out page
December 2019 Baboo Ji Vegetarian Kitchen opens in Portswood, Southampton. Details on our Eating & Staying Out page
Thanks to Ruth for this coloured pencil drawing.