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A
social, educational and campaigning group formed in
2002 19 May 2020
The coronavirus is obviously affecting local cafes/shops/events, and the Swansea Vegan Festival
(scheduled for June) has had to be cancelled. The situation keeps changing, but
up to date information can usually be obtained by clicking on the links below. Brontosaurus are offering a delivery service (free for £30+ orders in Swansea area,
or £3 charge for areas a bit over three miles away). The shop itself is currently closed.
See their Facebook page also see here for their list of other vegan businesses
offering deliveries (or a postal service). This page has a few minor problems - some links
are blue, some not,
while some are underlined and some not! We'll try to sort that out soon (maybe).
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 2,200 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
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Recently added
See Cafes
& Shops
section
further down
the page
for
links and
opening hours -
many closed right now obviously
Canteen
18 and
Yogaya
(previously Govinda's) are Swansea's two vegan cafes - and Canteen 18
are now open additionally on Friday evenings 6-9pm.
Sadly,
however, Ezy
Vegan closed
just before
Christmas.
Vegan Viking
are selling
burgers and
more in
Swansea's
indoor market
every Thurs/Fri/Sat.
And Swansea's
Grape
Tree
store is back
but in a new
location.
Kind
Earth (a
new
vegan
supermarket in
Llanelli)
opened last
July, but
needs more
support if
they are to
continue! 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 -
watch this 3-minute
video.
Vegan
Adventurers
Wales is
a
new Facebook
group for
anyone
interested in
mountain
walking,
cycling,
camping,
offroad
running, etc.
So far most
members are in
the
Swansea or
South Wales
area. Details
here.
Events
2020
The
Swansea Vegan
Mini Market Saturday
11th July 2020,
10am-3pm, then
again on 5th September (and
approximately
every two
months
afterwards).
Hosted by
Brontosaurus
Vegan
Lifestyle
Store in
Swansea's
Indoor Market. Details here.
Swansea Vegan
Festival
Saturday
6th June 2020 at the
Brangwyn Hall. CANCELLED (will hold in Summer 2021 instead). See here.
Swansea Animal
Rights March
New date: Saturday 3rd October 2020
from
12-3pm, details
here. Up
to 100 people
attended last
year's event,
see this 7-minute
video. (There's also a Cardiff Animal Rights March, now moved to Saturday 26th September 2020 from 12-2:30pm, see details.)
NOTE NEW DATES
Welsh Vegan Festival August's
event in Cardiff has been cancelled (it will be held again in August
next year) but they are running a virtual vegan festival on
Sunday 9th August 2020, 10am-5pm. Details here.
The Welsh
Vegan
WinterFest Sunday
13th December
2020, 10:30-4
at Cardiff
City Hall. Details
here.
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.
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.
SHOP CLOSED BUT DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE (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.
Open 10-4
Wed to Sun
(but Fri 10-3 also 6-9, closed
Mon/Tues). 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.
CURRENTLY CLOSED (but catering services available)
Yogaya
(previously
Govinda's, at
8 Cradock
Street,
Swansea SA1
3EN)
re-opened in September
2019
as a
"not-for-profit
ahimsa vegan
cafe and yoga
studio", open
Tues-Fri 12-3
and Sat
12-4:30. See
their
Facebook
page or
ring
01792-468489.
CURRENTLY CLOSED
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.
CURRENTLY CLOSED
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).
STILL OPEN (Holland & Barrett also 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
366776.
CURRENTLY CLOSED
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. STILL OPEN
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Swansea Vegan Festival Sat 6th June 2020 unfortunately now cancelled
Mini Markets are held every two months
Charlie
at
Brontosaurus
Canteen
18
- Swansea's
first vegan
cafe
Yogaya
(previously
Govinda's) has reopened
Vegan Viking
are at
Swansea's
indoor market
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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