3 hour set of eclectic deep chill from Bristol-based chill-maestro DJ Mavin and long-term accomplice DJ Chris Cross. 

The Deep Chill lounge – so laid back it’s horizontal. The perfect way to unwind at the end of a long weekend’s partying.

Fruit Smoothie bike starts up meet the Pirate and selfie time (30 minutes)

What the kids learn: Why Eat  a 5 a day rainbow , essential fats, wholefoods, basic hygiene skills (45 minutes)

Learn how to toss a pancake from a champion Tosser 

What the kids learn: Wholefoods not half-foods, essential fats,  basic hygiene skills (45 minutes) 

Then if time make a banana and fruit chocolate wrap

Make your own mini pizza. Please wear non flamable clothing and avoid all flamable liquids (45 Minutes)

What the kids learn: Wholefoods not half-foods, 5 a day, eat a rainbow, essential fats, basic hygiene skills 

Fruit Smoothie bike starts up meet the Pirate and selfie time (30 minutes)

What the kids learn: Why Eat  a 5 a day rainbow , essential fats, wholefoods, basic hygiene skills (45 minutes)

Learn how to toss a pancake from a champion Tosser 

What the kids learn: Wholefoods not half-foods, essential fats,  basic hygiene skills (45 minutes) 

Then if time make a banana and fruit chocolate wrap

Make your own mini pizza. Please wear non flamable clothing and avoid all flamable liquids (45 Minutes)

What the kids learn: Wholefoods not half-foods, 5 a day, eat a rainbow, essential fats, basic hygiene skills 

Load up your v-guns with communication tips and more from Jeremy who found his voice for the animals. 

Media savvy vegans ‘Angels for the Innocent Foundation’ are bringing a supersonic, celebrity panel to VegfestUK to talk about how each of them has used their professional position in life in order to make a difference for animals and veganism.

Each of the panellists is in the public eye daily and has made life choices to shape their careers towards animal protection and a vegan lifestyle in order to influence others and make a difference. You too can be a positive role model – Come along and find out how.

The Save Movement in the UK has grown to more than 60 groups in just two years, joining a network of 350 worldwide. Learn about our origins in Toronto and the astounding growth that followed, to the work now underway to transform SMUK into a cohesive animal rights organisation.

What we eat and what products we buy can improve our world. This talk looks at Veganism in relation to sustainability, ethics, health and world record-breaking athletes to show how it’s possible. It will also reveal the power of individual and group activism, and show ways we can all plant seeds.

Samuel Silas Whitlock is a singer/songwriter from Bristol UK. In October 2016 he released his debut EP ‘Darker Shade Of Blue’, an original take on Americana and Alt-Folk. An eclectic mix of musicians from the Bristol music scene add extra instrumentation to the EP, supporting Samuel’s vocals and guitars with banjo, fiddle, bass, drums and vocal harmony.

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Conjuring up the mood of 1930s Paris, fused with the energy of a campfire jam session, The Schmoozenbergs bring bouncy rhythms, jaunty melodies and their own little bit of special sauce to create an irresistibly upbeat gypsy jazz sound.

Two duelling guitars, a violin and a double bass come together to make a lively show full of catchy tunes, intricate musical interplay and playful improvisation.

Since forming in 2012, this Bristol based band have been delighting audiences far and wide…from festivals (including Glastonbury, Green Man, Shambala), to neighbourhood bars, from arts centres to street corners.

Their timeless music is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step.

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Barney Newman is an exciting country blues and roots songwriter and musician from Oxfordshire who has been touring the UK for 20 years. Barney’s authentic Guitar, Banjo and vocal style produces an infectious up-tempo sound that has seen him get booked to play many festivals including The New Forest Folk Festival alongside “Show of Hands” and “Pentangle”.

Barney occasionally invites guest musicians, Tom Leary on Violin and Matt Watson on Double Bass, to perform alongside him at events and festivals.

Brejeiro will transport you to Brazil through the sunshine and sparkle of Brazilian Choro music.

An infectious and uplifting mix of mandolins, cavaquinho, flute and guitar, with samba, maxixe and polka rhythms, haunting melodies, skilfully improvised and exquisitely arranged.

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“Hugely entertaining….three guys who just light up a room….

…can’t recommend them highly enough….”

Dr Zebo's Wheezy Club is an acoustic  trio of guitar, fiddle and double bass, based in Wiltshire and the Bath area, playing good-time, foot-stomping, swingy, jazzy, folky stuff .

Dr Zebo music includes elements of 1920s/30s/40s jazz songs sung in close harmony, with original folky tunes by members of the band, together with quotes from well-known TV and film music - often played in a tongue-in-cheek way.  One minute you are in the 1930s with an old Ellington, Fletcher Henderson or Stuff Smith number and then you are listening to a Bob Wills fiddle tune (there may have been a Tom Waits' song squeezed in between)!

Overall, this bizarre, funny and quirky kaleidoscope of music is very difficult to get across in a 20 sec video or audio clip. You have to experience it in the flesh!  It’s all very jolly and guaranteed to keep everyone on their toes.

The band consists of Simon Taylor - guitar and vocals, Mike Fossett - fiddle and vocals and Ralf Dorrell - double bass. With a combined performance record of greater than 120 years, there is no lack of experience!

Simon and Mike go back a long way, having grown up together in Filton, Bristol. Both play together in the well-established pub and ceilidh band The Electric Lobsters who have been together for over 30 years and are still banging it out! Mike also plays in the Prog/Rock outfit, BlueDog.

Ralf is very active on the South West music scene as a composer, performer (double bass, bass guitar and trombone), bandleader, ensemble director, lecturer, teacher and workshop tutor. He has been leading workshops on improvisation, composition and jazz since 1984. His compositions have been performed on BBC Radio 3 and at venues including the Purcell Rooms, South Bank, London and St George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol.

Vegan for over 27 years, Andy Prince performs melodic neo-classical compositions on the Chapman Stick which is tuned to the healing frequency of A=432Hz. His music is meditative, healing and passionate, and his performances are enthralling, atmospheric and moving. Andy has released one beautiful album, “Band of Rain” and has recently been compiling material for a follow-up. His music has often been used to accompany meditation, yoga and alternative therapies and is perfect for creating a relaxed atmosphere.

Join the Club Yeyo Saturday daytime session on the Dance Stage with original Club Yeyo/XXX Posse DJ Chris Cross and VegfestUK presenter Karin Ridgers for a fun filled afternoon of music, interviews, special guests and novelty acts alongside some eclectic old school house cuts, a punk half hour and other genres, a live performance at 2pm from One Man and His Beard, and capped with a headline performance at 6pm from Ibiza legend Judge Jules. Full line up and times TBC shortly

A mixture of Dance/Punk music,wrote the Vegfest anthem "Come On Down To Vegfest "in 2015 ( https://soundcloud.com/onemanandhisbeard/come-on-down-to-vegfest ) and played Brighton Vegfest in 2015 and 2016. In 2015 I was featured on Radio 1 Newsbeat playing "Dont Close BBC3 On TV" outside BBC Broadcasting House and in 2016 was played on BBC2  Victoria Derbyshire show playing "Let Us Be Frack Free" during a Fracking documentary. These followed earlier campaigns to save 6 music in 2010, with another song and protest outside Broadcasting House; and Libraries, still ongoing, since 2011. You can see the We Need Libraries video here:

In last 4 years I have written four anti-Badger cull songs including "We Are The Badger Army": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgAI9RDhkG4&t=1s

2018 looks like it's going to be an interesting year with many animal campaigns gathering pace and a new double A side single will be released in June with no doubt more videos to come!

Karin is a presenter for VegfestUK and can currently be found presenting her radio show 6:00pm Friday on Phoenix FM. More details to follow shortly.

He’s one DJ that has been there, done that and done it all again, and for almost three decades Judge Jules has led the way in the world of dance music. Since hitting the decks in 1987, Judge Jules has influenced an entire generation on Kiss FM and Radio 1 and continues to be on the playlists of millions with his weekly radio show The Global Warm Up, which notches up 750,000 downloads every single week via his podcast and is broadcast on over 80 stations around the world.

As a pioneer of the club scene, passion and persona behind the decks coupled with crowd connection and unrivalled mixing has earned Judge Jules unforgettable sets at the world’s most iconic clubs and festivals including Gatecrasher, Ministry of Sound, Global Gathering and Creamfields.

In the studio, Judge Jules has released over 100 tracks of which ten have reached the top 40 in the UK national charts with countless more gracing the upper reaches of the dance charts. He’s mixed compilations for Ministry of Sound, Universal and Warner Bros, which have racked up over 3 million sales, and he’s currently in the studio gearing up to drop a whole host of new beats for 2017.

Earning his place amongst DJ legends, Judge Jules has received accolades such as #1 DJ (Mixmag), Best International DJ (Dancestar Awards), Best Radio DJ (Smirnoff’s Dancestars), and has consistently featured in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll, peaking at #3 in the world, alongside the industry’s greatest.

Jules’ presence and reputation in Ibiza is legendary, and his famous brand, Judgement Fridays (formerly Judgement Sundays) is the longest standing DJ residency in Ibiza history.  The night continues to pack out its Balearic home week in, week out over the summer season, totting up 16 years of events on the island.

Judge Jules is not planning on slowing down. Instead, he’s continuing to innovate and lead as he always has done taking the ‘Judgement’ brand to the next level in the form of a record label, and UK tour to influence a whole new generation of dance music lovers.

Having spent plenty of time locked away in the studio, 2016 saw a serious return to form in terms of productions with the launch of his own ‘Judgement Recordings’ and releases on Coldharbour Recordings, Sirup Music and more. With tracks like ‘Turn On The Lights’, ‘Burn In The Sun’, ‘With A Song’ and ‘Te Quiero’ all gaining high profile support and on chart placements on Beatport, Jules is still very much at the top of his game both behind the decks and in the studio.

With his early ambitions earning him the name Judge Jules, the legal world has become something of a backbone throughout his entire career and having re-trained whilst on tour, during part of the week, in addition to his DJ travels, Jules is a music lawyer with Sheridans, advising labels, DJs, artists and a wide range of other music industry folk. Jules has also lent his expertise in the legal field to a regular ‘Industry Insiders’ column in Mixmag  offering advice to up and coming DJs and artists."Phases come and go, genres are born and laid to rest in the blink of an eye, but one thing is for certain… Judge Jules is here to stay.

Mark Devlin is a UK-based club and radio DJ, music journalist and author, specialising in R&B, soul, hip hop and other forms of black music.

His big radio break was on Galaxy 101 in Bristol in 1996, where he presented the Friday night urban show, The Swing Shift. His current radio venture is the The Sound Of Now on First Radio in Oxford, (which streams live Saturdays 6-8pm GMT at www.firstfm.uk)

Club-wise, Mark has played internationally, spinning in around 40 countries, from the USA and South Africa, to Japan and Australia.

In 2013, he started his conscious music podcast called The Sound of Freedom, showcasing non-corporate, meaningful message music from artists old and new. He has since become an author, publishing the two volumes of his book ‘Musical Truth’ in 2016 and 2018 respectively.

He has been a vegetarian for the past 30 years, and a vegan for the past five.

The full Sound of Freedom podcast archive can be found at:

https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-sound-of-freedom

On-line mixes and radio shows can be found at:

https://www.mixcloud.com/djmarkdevlin/

Paul was one of the founders of Soultrain who’s origins can be traced as far back to 1992 when Paul got together for a one off re-union with 70s Soul Jazz Funk Bristol Dj’s and clubbers from back in the day.

From a one off Re-Union which was full to capacity by 11pm the rest they say is history : we haven't stopped since . Launching Soultrain was a milestone and landmark that has resulted in Bristol's favourite Soul Institution and probably the longest running club night in the country. Let's face it how many clubnights have been running for 25 years+ and are still going strong? with roots and origins tracing back to the early 70's when Paul , Adrian & Steve were importing funk 45’s . Quoted by Massive Attack as ‘ early influencers on The Bristol Sound ‘ . (For additional source of reference see Author Chris Brown book Suited & Booted growing up in Bristol and the music scene in the 70’s and BBC Radio6 Documentary ) In 2001 Soultrain brought US funksters the Fatback Band to Bristol for the first time in 25 years, playing all their hits live at Soultrain. Hits like I found Loving,Wicky Wacky, Bus Stop, Backstroking and Spanish Hustle. This night lives long in the memory. Soultrain are still in direct contact with the Fatback band leader Bill Curtis, with whom we have become very friendly and once acted as tour managers to the band.

In the summer of 2004 Soultrain were invited to host the Dance Tent at the Glastonbury festival. In front of 10,000 funksters Soultrain held it down with the Fatback Band, Sister Sledge, Rose Royce’s Gwen Dickey and Jazzy B's Soul to Soul. Soultrain collective have hosted stages at Glastonbury and Love Saves The Day Festival as well as appearing at London’s famous Ronnie Scott’s.

Soultrain have worked with/ hosted Alexander O'Neal, Shalamar , Roy Ayers, Omar , Loose Ends , Light of the World , Nile Rodgers , Womack & Womack , Mica Paris , Beverley Knight , Shaggy , Heatwave , Cymande , Average White Band , Edwin Starr, Gil Scot Heron, The Real Thing , Blackstreet , Keith Sweat , Norman Jay, Odyssey , Martine Girault , Pee Wee Ellis, Maceo Parker ,Brand New Heavies , Rick Clarke , Don E, Craig Charles etc .

Soultrain have been awarded by The Soul Survivor Magazine As The Top Soul Night outside of London past & present and runners up in 2014. Also voted by The Guardian as the Top Club night out in The West.

Paul Alexander likes his rare groove soul and jazz funk ,retaining all of his original vinyl record collection from the 70's he has been an avid collector ever since, as well as catching US touring artiste when in the UK . He has seen Freddie Jackson, Luther Vandross, Lonnie Liston, The Blackbyrds, Roy Ayers, Al Green, Maceo Parker, Manu Dibango, Herbie Hancock, George Benson , Cameo , Leroy Hutson and Maze as well as many of the original Tamla Motown acts. One of his favourite all time records is William Devaughan's crem' de la crème.

In January 2017 Paul was instrumental in setting up Soultrain Radio DAB with Ricky Reid Bristol’s newest and only independent DAB Radio Station playing soul music 24 hours a day 7 days a week .

Paul’s last event was headlining Craig Charles Funk & Soul NYE Event which attracted 2,000 funksters to Celebrate The New Year at The Colston Hall.

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Mark Stewart has been performing as Elton John since 2010. Capturing Elton’s epic showmanship, powerful vocals and stomping piano-playing, Mark brings you all the greatest hits of this pop music icon, with classics such as ‘Rocket Man’, ‘Crocodile Rock’ and ‘Candle in the Wind’, plus many more you never knew you knew! Transcending generations, Elton’s songs are sure to get you singing, dancing and swaying along; delivered by Mark with true conviction and gusto, as well as plenty of light-hearted banter in between. More than just a tribute act, The Elton John Experience is an homage to one of the most unique and enduring forces in entertainment; high-energy, nostalgic and fun for all the family!

The After Hours have a real reputation for delivering stand out performances at festivals, fetes and functions across Europe.

With an artful mastery of technologies both old and new, the band manage to blend modern dance styles with the sounds of the original dance craze: Swing baby!!

'​'Fusing Jazz with funky bass lines, the Quintet come close to Electro-Swing without dipping their feet to deeply in the generic puddle, clearly encompassing a wide range of influences.. Hip-Hop, Funk, Reggae, DnB, House, Balkan... '' - Beat Herder Review

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Professional Swing Dancers, specialising in a variety of styles from Lindy-Hop, Blues, Charleston and Balboa. They run workshops across the country and have performed at countless festivals too. Perfect for any Vintage themed event.

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Professional Swing Dancers, specialising in a variety of styles from Lindy-Hop, Blues, Charleston and Balboa. They run workshops across the country and have performed at countless festivals too. Perfect for any Vintage themed event.

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The After Hours have a real reputation for delivering stand out performances at festivals, fetes and functions across Europe.

With an artful mastery of technologies both old and new, the band manage to blend modern dance styles with the sounds of the original dance craze: Swing baby!!

'​'Fusing Jazz with funky bass lines, the Quintet come close to Electro-Swing without dipping their feet to deeply in the generic puddle, clearly encompassing a wide range of influences.. Hip-Hop, Funk, Reggae, DnB, House, Balkan... '' - Beat Herder Review

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Join Nishma of Shambhu’s as she shares her tips and knowledge about spices. Nishma will show you how various spices achieve that exotic vibrancy of flavours, aromas and colours, and indicate their many healing qualities.  Nishma will be demonstrating a protein-rich, spice-enhanced, main dish in this session.

Learn about the fascinating world of ferments.  How they can improve our gut health, help boost our immune system and are feel good foods to lift our spirit.

• Introduction to fermenting veggies and making krauts

• Get started with fermented nut cheeses & raw crackers

From the more popular plantain chips, to the less-known donkwa (savoury peanut snack), discover bold and exciting vegan Nigerian snack recipes that are easy to make and unbelievably moreish!

Come and learn how to make a Raspberry Ripple No-Cheese Cheesecake – one of Elspeth from Elspeth’s Kitchen favourite fruity desserts using secret ingredients like Beetroot powder. Learn some top tips from a chef who has been running her successful vegan cake business for over two years. This recipe will be sure to put a smile on your face. 

Raw vegan / nut-free / sugar-free / gluten-free

Learn how to satisfy your sweet tooth without reaching for sugar.

• Learn which sweeteners & superfoods have a low impact on blood sugar levels

• Suitable for vegan, diabetic & paleo diets

Sophie Sparham is a spoken word artist and writer based in Derby. Her work has been featured in the People’s History Museum and UK Young Artists Festival. She has shared the stage with punk legends such as Crass’s Steve Ignorant, Subhumans, Inner Terrestrials and Alan Moore.  Sophie has also performed at various festivals such as Rebellion Festival, Y Not, Shambala and Bearded Theory.  She has also recently given a Ted X Talk at the University of Kent on how spoken word can expand our cultural awareness. 

Her poetry mainly focuses on political and social subjects, such as depression, LGBT+ and feminism. Sophie's debut poetry collection ‘Please Mind the Gap’ is available now and features a foreword from Benjamin Zephaniah. 

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As well as writing, Sophie produces radio documentaries. Her documentary, 'St Pancras Pianos', was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

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Expect killer stand-up, storytelling and characters from this Melbourne-born, London-based comedian. As well as playing comedy clubs and festivals all over the UK, Ireland and Australia, Sarah is also a stalwart of BBC Radio, plus hosted her own radio show on Dalston's NTS Radio "Sarah Bennetto's Mix-Tape", as well as at her cult favourite annual show from backstage at Glastonbury Festival. Sarah is the brains behind Storytellers’ Club, which tours internationally, and guests regularly on huge UK podcasts like Global Pillage, all the great comedy panel shows.

Sarah Bennetto’s past solo comedy shows for Edinburgh Fringe, Adelaide, Perth Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival include: a sitcom about office temping, the true story of having lunch with Prince Charles at the Palace, a hour-long ode to boardgames and Victorian parlour games, a study of her insanely good luck (she’s won a car, holidays, the lottery), staging her own funeral live, and this year: every mistake she’s ever made, presented in list form.

Steve Bennett, Chortle UK "A generous serving of sterling gags and astutely witty observations."

★★★★ The Skinny, Edinburgh "In sharing her litany of mistakes, Bennetto covers huge, emotive topics with the lightest of touch and a lightning-fast wit, rattling through stories and quips so quickly that they don't have the opportunity to land too heavily. She’s also in perfect command of the pacing, so when she does want to touch hearts as well as minds… it keeps the audience spellbound.”

★★★★ One4Revew, Edinburgh "With much glee, delight, and wonderfully evocative imagery, Sarah is an excellent performer, frank and genuine, telling relatable stories which are fun and funny. The last mistake is totally unexpected and unheralded – and all the more powerful for being so.”

★★★★½ The Advertiser Newspaper, Adelaide “Self-depreciating, dark, honest and genuinely funny. One of the most enjoyable and original shows I’ve seen this year. It had me laughing out loud more times than I could count. A solid hour of laughs, it culminates in a truly epic finale.”

★★★★ The Age Newspaper, Melbourne "Bennetto delivers effervescent, confident and well-structured stand-up. Her tales of outrageous fortune are suffused with urbanity and wisdom, and buoyed by a lightly rendered sense of nostalgia"

★★★★ Fest Magazine, Edinburgh “A sophisticated mix of stand-up and character comedy, Bennetto succeeds in harnessing the full power of an instinctive comedic mind.”

★★★★ Rip It Up Magazine, Adelaide “A fantastically original concept. She is bright, funny and fast on her feet, with a wonderful collection of silly characters. A vivid package of silly, clever and sometimes self-deprecating humour that stands out amongst the mass.”

★★★★ ThreeWeeks, Edinburgh "Superb. Devastating. Edges towards perfection.”

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Kahn has a cat, MS, a girlfriend and a hatred of Trump. Sometimes these things get talked about on stage. Other times he goes for the easy option and talks about being vegan…

When he’s not on stage, he runs www.sleazyvegan.co.uk, www.unsaltedpopcorn.blogspot.co.uk or sleeps.

Unsweetened soya milk, as you ask. No sugar. But cake. Always cake.

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Local comedian Sami Stone fell into Comedy through her work as a Storyteller in schools & literature festivals in the UK and overseas, learning that humour is universal. As a Stand-Up of 10 years her work is largely autobiographical, peppered with some social commentary.

Sami was a committed vegetarian from the age of 7 and converted to veganism in 2017, on a well overdue wave of change. She is thrilled to be back at Vegfest.

“Wickedly talented and darkly wonderful” – TIME OUT, LONDON “Intelligent yet wonderfully silly” – MONTREAL GAZETTE “Shows a deft touch at combining truth with humour. Well crafted jokes touched with poignancy” – FRINGE REVIEW “A natural performer. Candid and relaxed.”  – THE AUSTRALIA TIMES “Brilliant Woody Allen type truisms” – THE LATEST “She delivered an erudite and dark set exploring the unseen avenues of comedy” – ARTS AWARD VOICE “Set the room alight with a unique kind of carelessness” – VOICE MAG “She went down a storm, so much so the next person struggled to follow her. A very dry kinda Fleabag. Good vibe. Good set. Get her back” – THE STAND

Ryan Dalton, whose quick-witted, cheeky, and sometimes naughty stories are performed with an aggressive charm. Ryan brings his frustrations to the audience, whether it be a story of an uncomfortable hangover in St Lucia or tales of the tricky guests during his time working as a zoo keeper, he tells his stories with the pent-up anger of a criminal yet the voice of an angel.

Alasdair is a legendary comedian, in that there is little historical evidence that he exists. But he does exist. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017, Alasdair has featured on BBC radio as a comedian and sketch writer, and performed stand-up across the UK, at Glastonbury, Citadel Fest, the Udderbelly Southbank and at the Edinburgh Fringe. He knows quite a lot about 19th century magicians. Tourists often ask to have their photo taken with him, presumably impressed by this.

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How long have you been vegan?

I have been vegan for around two and a half years.

What’s the most important reason for you to be vegan?

Initially, I was motivated by environmental reasons but as I’ve learnt more about the meat/dairy industries over the past couple of years I would say that my most important reason is to avoid harming & exploiting animals.

What are some of your main musical influences?

I’m influenced by a wide range of music – some of my favourite artists include Bon Iver, Frank Ocean & Kanye West.

Who is your favourite current vegan personality/celebrity/activist, and why?

In terms of a favourite famous artist I would say Stevie Wonder as I love his music. And other vegans I’m inspired by include James Aspey, Earthling Ed, Tim Shieff, Klaus from Plant Based News & Avant Garde Vegan as well as many more.

If you could pick one musician to go vegan, who would it be? Don’t forget to include why!

Let’s go with Kanye West – his music has always been forward-thinking & has pushed the boundaries so it’d be cool if this tied in with him being vegan.

Whats your message to people thinking about going vegan?

Going vegan is one of the best things I’ve ever done. There have been so many benefits; my health and overall fitness have improved and I feel more connected to nature & animals, as well as believing that my actions are more aligned with my morals. The myths & misconceptions you might hear about veganism are not true at all – if you were curious I would say just try it for a few weeks & see how good you feel!!

In 1988 clubs, cafes and bars across the nation began tuning into a track that would help define the next 16 years of British dance music. 'Anyone (who had a heart)', a Bacharach and David cover, done in a style that used the lyrics but resembled little of the original, introduced 'Smith and Mighty' to the U.K. dance culture's consciousness. The tracks heavy synthesised dub bass, tight production, mid-tempo b-drum heavy and sharp snare beat, set off with piano, strings, a couple of well placed samples sat magnificently behind Jackie Jackson's sublime vocal. This track presented a new mix template for dance music which had been hinted at by the Wild Bunch's version of 'The Look of Love' the year before. The duo of Rob Smith and Ray Mighty perfected this style with their own unique vision as they went on to release another instant classic 'Walk on By' (again a Bacharach and David cover), produced a top ten single for Fresh Four (Wishing on a Star), produced Massive Attacks first single (Any Love) and a sublime album for Carlton (The Call is Strong) on London records who had pulled out the cheque book to sign the act.

Smith and Mighty continued to produce, remix and DJ across the world and worked on an album that would not see the light of day due to record company short-sightedness. During this time they worked with Neneh Cherry and Fine Young Cannibals amongst others before they left London in 1994. One 12" they did release before leaving London was the 'Steppers Delight EP', tracks on this anticipated the 'Jungle/Drum and Bass' scene and kept S&M's reputation riding high. After they left London they set up their own 'More Rockers' label and set the standards even higher with the 'Bass is Maternal' album. Rob and Ray then provided K7 with a DJ kicks album and signed to the German Label for a series of Smith and Mighty albums. With Rob and Peter D Rose also linking up in the drum and bass act More Rockers the 1990s were a hectic and busy period.

Rob Smith has now entered a new phase in his recording career and has released his debut 'solo' album on Manchester's Grand Central Records. 'Up on the Downs' has all the elements of classic Bristolian creativity. You can hear Rob's many influences from Punk and New-Wave, Reggae and dub to heart wrenching Soul. There are collaborations with a range of vocalists who provide gorgeous compliments to Smiths compositions. Smith has consistently championed the independent, DIY philosophy of punk and has always produced music that speaks to the emotions as well as the dance floor. He is presently writing a second album for Grand Central, DJing all over the world and continuing to produce music of the highest quality.

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Dr Meaker are one of the hottest Live UK Dance act right now.

They started their journey as a Bristol based sound system comprising of electronic and acoustic musicians. The band soon built up a strong following and quickly gained the attention of the BBC resulting in a play of their popular track ‘Rubber Gloves’ on Rob da Bank’s BBC Radio 1 show. Clive Meaker then successfully won funding from the BBC’s Urban Talent Bursary award scheme, which he used to fund the making of the bands debut album ‘A lesson from the Speaker’.

Following this funding triumph, Dr Meaker entered the Glastonbury Festival Unsigned Competition and were the outright winners of the Dance Music category. This gained them an interview with Huw Stevens on BBC Radio 1, a nod from the mighty Zane Lowe on his show and a prime time slot in the Dance village at Glastonbury Festival. The biggest achievement for the band, who are keen fans of the Glastonbury Festival, was to have Michael Eavis himself comment on how much he enjoyed the bands performance at Glastonbury.

“Fantastic!” – Michael Eavis 

After winning the prized Glastonbury slot a flurry of gigs and festivals followed as the band released their first single 'Moving And Grooving’.The song featured vocalist Lorna King and was mixed by Howie B at Miloco Studios, London. The track was released both on vinyl and digital.

The debut album 'A Lesson From The Speaker' and the single “Bad Boy Calling” (Flightcase Recordings) were both released on 17th November 2008. The album was distributed by Absolute Distribution, the subsidery of the Universal music group.

"Oozing quircky funk from every corner 4/5" - iDJ magazine

The album received critical acclaim and was played on many Radio stations including BBC Radio 1, 1XTRA, BBC6, XFM and Jazz Fm. Music from the album was also featured on several TV programmes including Skins (Channel 4) and Come Dine with me (Channel 4).

"A vibrant, promising debut" - Clash magazine

Dr Meaker remixed a track for  William Orbit  in early '09 for his Optical Illusions album. They remixed Mr Fogg’s Moving Parts and The King Blues single “Headbutt”. Dr Meaker was then asked back to the King Blues camp and co-produced “We are Fucking Angry” and “Futures”for their 2011 album “Punk & Poetry” and remixed their single “Set the World on fire”.

Releases and remixes then followed on:

Sludge Recordings, Ramajam Recordings, 3 beat (Preditah), Ministry Of Sound, Spinnin Records (Fox Stevenson), Sony (The Dealer) Exceptional Records (Submotion Orchestra), New State Music (Don't Think It's Love ft. Romaine Smith) and the legendary V Recordings (Music In the Night & Fighter) gaining the band BBC radio playlisting and gigs across the World.

The band were asked to play a BBC Maidavale live lounge session for Trevor Nelson and their cover of Adele's Skyfall was featured on the UK number 1 selling album 'BBC Live Lounge'.

The band followed this with a hugely successful single release on Circus Records in 2014 which then led to a full album record deal.  "Right Back ft. Sian Evans" took then band into the mainstream arena with BBC radio and commercial radio play listing and a UK top 40 dance hit.  'Right Back' was featured as Annie Mac's most played track on her BBC Radio 1 show.  The track is a firm favourite at Festivals throughout the UK.

A flurry of major record label offers and remixes flowed through 2014-2016 culminating in the release of the bands second studio Album entitled "Dirt & Soul", which was released in July 2016.  The album went straight to number 3 in the iTunes Electronic charts and was the number 1 selling Drum & Bass album in the World on it's release.  

The band have toured both the U.K and Europe with their infectious sound, mixing beautiful Soul vocals with heavy production and a raw energy that is extremely rare to find.  They have played many of the biggest and most prestigious festivals across europe including Glastonbury, Bestival, Isle Of Wight Festival (UK), Colours Of Ostrava (Czech Republic), Outlook Festival (Croatia) and the European Snowboarding Championships (Switzerland).  Their fanbase continues to grow and gig offers continue to roll in from across the World.  The band are set for huge success in 2018-19.

Dr Meaker have just won the "Best Live Act 2017" award at the Bristol Pride awards.

The band have a new album "Dirt & Soul - Collaborated" coming out in March 2018 on Circus Records.

Dirt & Soul.  Made In Bristol.

Queen V sculpts beautiful and powerful melodies around candid lyrics, creating songs that simply cannot be ignored. She shares the vegan message through both humour and sincerity, with one truth shining through: love is the way. Winner of VegFestUK FxEctive Factor 2018, you don't want to miss your chance to hear this fervent and gifted artist.

Don Letts’ reputation has been firmly established in both the film and music world by a substantial body of work from the late 70's through the 80's, 90’s and well into the millennium. His work has been exhibited in The Kitchen N.Y.C, The Institute of Contemporary Art, The N.F.T in London and was honored at Brooklyn’s BAM festival and The Milan Film festival.  In March 2003 he won a Grammy for his documentary ‘Westway To The World’.

He came to notoriety in the late 70's as the DJ that single handedly turned a whole generation of punks onto reggae. It was whilst as a d.j at the first punk club 'The Roxy' in 1977, that Don adopted the punk D.I.Y ethic and begun to make his first film 'The Punk Rock Movie'. Shot on Super-8mm it is the only documentary on the U.K punk scene w/ Sex Pistols-The Clash and many others. This led to a period directing over 300 music videos for an eclectic mix of diverse artists ranging from Public Image to Bob Marley. He then moved into documentary work covering the likes of Gil Scot-Heron, The Jam, Sun Ra, George Clinton and most recently Paul McCartney. Dancehall Queen (co-directedby Rick Elgood) shot in location in Jamaica 1997 was his first feature film.

Don continues to D.J nationally and internationally playing strictly old and new school dub reggae. His set is in the spirit of his time as DJ at London’s legendary Roxy club back in ’77.

From the days of Punk Rock to present day Don has always been drawn towards musical projects. After d.j’ing at the Roxy and whilst directing videos for many other acts he created the band Basement Five, released a single with members of John Lydon’s P.I.L, managed the Slits and collaborated with members of Trouble Funk. He recently recorded a reggae version of the London Calling!

In the mid 80's he formed the group 'Big Audio Dynamite' with Mick Jones (ex-Clash). He went on to perform and co-write four albums with B.A.D achieving several hits on both sides of the Atlantic including the top ten hit E=Mc2. The band recently reformed for a world tour to sell out shows and critical acclaim.

In the early nineties Don left B.A.D to form ‘Screaming Target’ their debut performance at The Transmusical Festival in France received rave reviews. They released one critically acclaimed album  ‘Hometown Hi-Fi’’

Don d.j’s nationally and internationally, sets include Glastonbury – Bestival - Lovebox – The Big Chill – Stussy 25th Anniversary - Adidas –- Doctor Martins - Latitude - The Rough Trade 25th Anniversary - Lee Perry’s Meltdown –Rizzla -Island Records 50th anniversary - Massive Attack’s Meltdown – Vintage At Goodwood -  Womad and Festival No.6 to name a few. He was recently asked to d.j for both Arcade Fire’s soid out London gigs at The Roundhouse.

Nadia will be doing mitt-work with Omowale holding and hitting, and will also be illustrating self defence techniques. Nadia will also be performing fitness routines aside me showing women they can accomplish the routines at home.

There will also be time for a Q&A with Omowale and Nadia.

Are you thinking about going vegan? Have you tried being vegan before but come across some challenges? Are you a new vegan? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then please join us at one of our Vegan Approach workshops. During the workshop we outline our 10 simple steps to start you on your vegan journey including what to buy, where to eat, and how to deal with family and friends. We will also answer any questions you have about going vegan.

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Is what you eat really that important in improving your wellbeing and mental, physical and emotional wellbeing and optimising performance?  Neil shares his story of lifelong omnivore to overnight Vegan – half way through training for an Ironman Triathlon, and the siginificant benefits and performance gains he experienced as a result.  Helping to understand how to ensure your lifestyle is supporting you in optimising your wellbeing and how to change your relationship with food to increase your resilience to cope with the ever increasing demands of modern life. 

Exploring how veganism has become established within the mainstream, how it is viewed by others, and the different forms of advocacy/activism we are choosing to use and what can be strategically more effective.

This talk will include a brief history of football freestyle, my transition to veganism, the benefits of a plant based diet on athletic performance and the power of social media to spread the vegan message.

The moment I decided to become vegan, I had no clue what I was getting ready to put myself through. I found myself having to get rid of this, get rid of that, can’t eat this, can’t eat that but however it never stopped me from finding solutions… Now I’m here to share my experiences with being a plant-based eater.

After years of struggling with emotional battles around food Chef Day went on a three year journey to discover how to make peace with food. Combining the compassion that sparked her veganism with shifts in mindset, knowledge of nutrition and having fun with food she let go of chaotic eating. 

Pro cyclist Christine Vardaros shares all the knowledge she’s collected over the last 18 years while competing as a vegan at the top level. She’ll teach you everything you need to know about intermittent fasting and ketogenic diet so you can transform yourself into a fat-burning machine.

Paul will discuss how much of what we’re told about sports nutrition (especially relative to strength sports) is complete misinformation which he discovered when he switched from a meat heavy diet to eating completely plant based. He puts forth the case that a vegan diet is not just viable for athletes but is in fact optimal. He also speaks of the latest developments in nutrition science that will highly benefit athletes and non-athletes alike. Includes a Q&A session to finish.

Both Vivo Life ambassadors, fitness coach Bianca Taylor & personal trainer Izzi Von Kohler are on hand to answer your questions in this 45 minute Q&A session!

Nimai Delgado (IFBB professional bodybuilder) & Jon Venus (Youtube star & bodybuilder) share their personal experience and knowledge in regards to how to build muscle as a vegan.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity to ask these experts your personal questions on how to apply their knowledge!

This will be a presentation on plant protein nutrition, discussing BCAA’s, “complete proteins”, and the importance of micronutrients and phytonutrients. 

There seems to be a misconception that changing our diet and/or lifestyle must always be a radical process. This is not necessarily so. Plant based living foods can make an immediate difference by Adding gradually to our current diet and lifestyle, rather than restricting it.

Jill will explain why plant based Living Foods are such a powerhouse of Nutrition; how they benefit us directly; how they impact our health and longevity in such a positive way and why the gradual “One Step at a Time with Guidance” approach works so well.

Join Jill to learn some of the simple things that you can do in your own home, to start or continue on your way!

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Tim offers 11 simple changes for you to think about in everyday life that could make you feel healthier and more human. How to sleep, breath, what water to drink amongst other tips.

The talk will provide vital information on how to prepare appropriate vegan food that will resolve specific discomforts, and will cover what we need to eat daily to perform at our best, as well as so much more.