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A
social, educational and campaigning group formed in
2002 Last updated 25 January 2021
The coronavirus is obviously affecting local cafes/shops/events, and the Swansea Vegan Festival last June had to be cancelled. The situation is forever changing, but up to date information can usually be obtained by clicking on the links down below.
Brontosaurus are open (Mon-Sat 9:30-4:30 but times may vary slightly), also they are still offering a delivery service (free for £30+ orders in Swansea area, or £3 charge for areas a bit over three miles away).
This page has a few minor problems - some links
are blue, some not, while some are underlined and some not! We're still trying to figure that out...
Our Information
Page includes details of Swansea Vegfest, eating
out in
Swansea,
local vegan businesses, getting vegan food in local
hospitals, plus
organisations, books, etc.
See
below for upcoming events, plus local vegan cafes and
Brontosaurus
vegan shop.
Our
History
Page explains how Swansea Vegans (and later
Swansea Vegfest)
developed.
We're
also on Facebook,
with over 2,300 members and much lively discussion.
Vegans,
vegetarians, or anyone interested in the vegan way of
life, are all
very welcome
at any meetings
or events, or in our Facebook
group.
If
you'd like to go on our EMAIL LIST to receive occasional
news of future
events
please email us
at
info@swanseavegans.org.uk
Recently added
See Cafes
& Shops
section
further down
the page
for
links and
opening hours - but some closed at the moment, see further below
The Swansea Vegan Mini Market, which had been taking place every two months, is on hold for now. Charlie from Brontosaurus explains (20th Sept): "I’ve
spent the last few months reviewing all possible aspects of how to
continue with the SVMM whilst creating a space that adheres to
government guidelines and keeps both customers and traders safe, but,
unfortunately, have found it impossible within our current space and
circumstances." See here for more.
Kind
Earth (a
new
vegan
supermarket in
Llanelli)
opened in
July 2019, but
need more
support. See
this
Wales Online
article
and also Kind
Earth's crowdfunding
appeal.
You can now
order from
them online
too.
The April 2020 edition of Viva's Vegan Podcast,
hosted by Helen Wilson, includes interviews at Swansea Indoor Market
with Charlie (Brontosaurus), Dominic (Vegan Viking) and Emyr (Mr Nice
Pie). The 13-minute segment starts at around 28:20.
George Barwick (who founded Swansea Vegans in 2002, see our history page) was interviewed by Sandeep Dinker at Canteen 18 in January 2019. The 12-minute interview is up on YouTube here.
Vegan
Actions Wales
(operating in
South & SW
Wales, see
Facebook link
at the top of
this page)
were featured
on That's
TV Swansea Bay
in November 2019 -
watch this 3-minute
video.
Events
2021
Swansea
Vegan Social
Club
Check
out their Facebook
group for
assorted small
events and get
togethers.
Carmarthen
Vegans hold
regular
meetings, and we
have close and
friendly links
with them. They
have lunchtime
meals/meetings
at the Waverley
restaurant in
Carmarthen on
the first
Saturday of
every month
(from
11:30am onwards)
- plus many
other social
events.
Details are
on their website,
and on their Facebook
group. NO EVENTS CURRENTLY
Cardiff
Vegans have a very
active Facebook
group,
with well over
3,000 members.
There's also a Cardiff
Vegan Meet-up
Facebook
group (holding
monthly
meetings).
Cafes,
shops, etc
Opening
hours (and
even days)
can often
change,
so best to
check
beforehand
via the links
below!
Brontosaurus
Vegan
Lifestyle
Store
(Swansea's
first 100%
vegan store)
opened in
January 2017
in Swansea's
indoor market
(stall 23B).
Selling food,
nutritional
supplements,
vegan sports
nutrition,
cosmetics,
toiletries,
household
products and
more. Photo
above right
shows Charlie
at the
shop. See
their Facebook
page. OPEN AND ALSO OFFERING A DELIVERY SERVICE (see top of this page)
Canteen 18 is
a plant-based
(vegan) cafe
at 18
Brynymor Road,
Swansea SA1
4JH,
see photo
on right.
Home-cooked
food to eat in
or take away.
Breakfast,
lunch, drinks
and coffee. See
their Facebook
page and their website or
ring 01792
555518. And
you can see a
short Wales
Online video
about the
cafe,
made just
after it
opened in July
2017. CLOSED FOR THE TIME BEING
Yogaya
(previously
Govinda's, at
8 Craddock
Street,
Swansea SA1
3EN)
re-opened in September
2019
as a
"not-for-profit
ahimsa vegan
cafe and yoga
studio". See
their
Facebook
page or
ring
01792-468489.
CURRENTLY CLOSED (and future of cafe uncertain)
The V Hub 100% plant-based health bar (32 Craddock Street, Swansea SA2 3EP). See their Facebook page or ring 07929-203653. MOSTLY CLOSED BUT DELIVERIES/COLLECTIONS ON FRIDAYS (order by Wednesday 2pm)
Vegan Viking sell
gourmet plant
based vegan
burgers, hot
dogs and
viking
balls in the
middle of
Swansea's
indoor market
every Thurs/Fri/Sat
from 11am
(and at the
Marina market
on Sundays).
Days sometimes
change so
check their Facebook
page. CLOSED FOR THE NEAR FUTURE
Grape
Tree
in Swansea
(selling nuts,
dried fruits,
etc) - which
closed in 2018
- has
reopened in a
new location:
4 Whitewalls
SA1 3AA (near
Primark). OPEN
Boo's
Kitchen
in Mumbles
(junction of
Woodville Rd
with Queen's
Rd) opened in
May
2018.
Plant-based
vegetarian
cafe with many
vegan options.
Open seven
days a week
8:30-5
(Sat/Sun 9-5).
See their Facebook
page or
ring 01792 447210. CLOSED FOR THE TIME BEING
Kind
Earth opened
a
small vegan
supermarket
in Llanelli
in July
2019 at Unit
3, Maes Y
Coed, Stradey
District
Centre, SA15
4EB. Open
Tues-Sat
10-6, Sun
10-4, but
closed
Mondays. More
details on
their Facebook
page or on
their website
(where you
can now order
online too).
See
also this
Vegan Food
&
Living article
about them
with photos. Online ordering now available too. OPEN
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Charlie
at
Brontosaurus

Canteen
18
- Swansea's
first vegan
cafe

Kind Earth -
vegan
supermarket in
Llanelli
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SWANSEA
VEGANS
Email:
info@swanseavegans.org.uk
Veganism
is a
philosophy and
way of living
which seeks to
exclude - as
far as
is possible
and practical
- all forms of
exploitation
of, and
cruelty
to, animals
for food,
clothing or
any other
purpose; and
by
extension,
promotes the
development
and use of
animal-free
alternatives
for the
benefit of
humans,
animals and
the
environment.
In
dietary terms
it
denotes the
practice of
dispensing
with all
products
derived wholly
or partly from
animals.
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