North East Vegan Gathering

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Hi everyone, I'm new here, I live in Sunderland in the North East,

and have been vegan for nearly 5 years.

 

I wanted to let you know about a new non-profit making vegan event

that's happening in May in sunny Northumberland. It's a 3 day

gathering at Haggerston Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is a Haven

caravan park. This is the first time we have done it, so we hope it

will be a great success. I wanted to do a vegan event in the North

East as there are lots of us in the area, but we don't meet up

together very often. I'm hoping we will get many people coming from

Scotland and other parts of the UK too.

 

We will be staying in comfortable large caravans, each one has 3

bedrooms so there is plenty of room to share with friends, or to

accommodate families. You get lots of facilities included in the

price such as swimming, sports, and kids activities etc. There are

many other activities available for a reasonable price. The site is a

beautiful historic place with a big lake and woods, and is near

Hadrian's Wall, Holy Island, Alnwick Castle (or Hogwart's school to

Harry Potter fans), and the beach.

 

Non-vegans are very welcome, but we are asking people to be vegan for

the 3 days whilst they are there, otherwise it wouldn't be a vegan

event any more! The dates are Friday 16th to Sunday 18th May for 3

nights.

 

You can find out all about the site here:

 

 

http://www.havenholidays.com/Parks/scotlandNorthumberland/haggerstonca

stle/

 

We have reserved some caravans at a discounted price, and are

encouraging people to book as soon as possible because once the first

block of caravans has been taken, any more we book will be more

expensive. This is because Haven's prices fluctuate on a daily basis

according to demand. The later you book, the more you will expect to

pay, and we are allocating the caravans on a first come, first served

basis.

 

At time of writing it costs £150 for a 3 bed 8 berth luxury caravan,

or £50 for a 2 bed room if you are willing to share a caravan with

other people. The maximum no. of people allowed in any caravan is 8

for insurance reasons, so you could get together with friends if you

wanted to economise. Please note that we can't guarantee that you

will be offered this price, as it will be higher once the first block

of caravans has sold out.

 

We can offer lifts from the station from kind volunteers if you are

coming by public transport.

 

There will be 2 group meals, on Saturday and Sunday, when everyone

brings food to share. It is a self-catering event. We are hoping to

draw local vegans together who don't normally meet each other. This

project is run by volunteers and is non-profit making.

 

If you would like further details and a booking form, email me

fj.flanagan, put NEVG INFO. REQUEST (in upper case)

in the subject line, and I will send you the forms by email. Please

note that early payment is necessary to get the best prices, as once

our first block of caravans have been taken, it will almost certainly

cost more for the next ones that we book.

 

If you know of anyone who might want to go who does not use a

computer and therefore will not see this message, please let them

know. This is a new project and we would appreciate your help in

promoting it, so if possible, please tell your friends.

 

Frances.