CONTENTS Y O U W I L L HAVE N O T I C E D a couple of changes in this issue of The Vegan. Firstly, it is now in a clear plastic mail wrap. We are farming out the mailing to a specialist company, on a trial basis, and thereby saving a bit of money and a lot of staff time. The plastic wrap is totally animal-free, (unlike some kinds of brown envelope!) and is recyclable, so put it to your local recycling centre with your other used plastic.
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NEWS
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J D H00 Passport to paradise
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SHOPAROUND New vegan goodies
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DIET MATTERS Readers' questions
The other change, of course, is that the usual picture of editor Richard Farhall is missing from the top of this column. After more than ten years' devoted service to the Vegan Society, Richard has moved on, to face new challenges as the Town Clerk of Rye. At the same time as he got his new job, I was elected Chair of Council, and thrown in at the deep end, overseeing the selection process for a new ChiefExecutive.
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AND THEN THERE WERE TWO... little vegans
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IN DEFENCE OF ANGER Challenging the status quo
Since then, in mid-December, until now (writing at end of February), Council has been kept very busy, placingjob adverts, sifting through applications, drawing up and interviewing a shortlist, and finally appointing our new ChiefExec. Many Council members have also been helping out with some of the extra office work resulting from the departure of, first Richard and then Jenny Sawyer.
Printed by Geerings of Ashford on G Print chlorine-free paper Chief Illustrator Suzanne Whitelock
YOUNG VEGANS Clare's page
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MEGAN THE VEGAN Megan's latest antics
HILLSIDE ANIMAL SANCTUARY The quiet crusade that's changing minds
26 GROW VEGAN Spring is in the air 27
REVIEWS
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BRAMBLES GUESTHOUSE A fruitful venture
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LISTINGS
32 THE VEGAN PRIZE CROSSWORD 19 33 VEGAN SOCIETY LOCAL CONTACTS
George D Rodger, Chair of Council, The Vegan Society
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Exciting times ahead for veganism, folks!
Editor Gillian Egan
RAW FOODISM Keep it fresh and full o f life
21 SPRING GREENS Delicious recipes from Colin Spencer
Meanwhile, Gillian Egan has been putting together this issue o f the magazine, and asked me to write this column. With a little bit of niftyjuggling of deadlines, we have managed to make this column a 'Stop Press', so I can announce that the new ChiefExecutive of the Vegan Society is Terry Bevis, who has been a council member for many years, mostly as the society's treasurer. Full details will be in the next issue of your favourite vegan magazine. By then, Terry will have started in the job, and, hopefully, will take us forward to new heights — building, of course, on the achievements of Richard!
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