The West Dorset Magazine, May 6, 2022
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Vittles (food & drink) By Dan Goater newsdesk@westdorsetmag.co.uk
Meat eaters in West Dorset are being urged to step outside of their comfort zone and try something a bit different at an open-air vegan market. There will be more than 45 stalls selling vegan food, clothing, jewellery and other products at the Dorchester Outdoor Vegan Market in Maumbury Rings on Sunday, May 8. Market organisers Sheila Biddlecombe and Dave Clark say it is the perfect place to come and try some vegan fare for the first time. Dave said: “Most of our visitors are usually non vegans who are curious about it and we’re here to show them that vegan food is very tasty and it’s not just all about salads. “All of our stall holders are really engaging and love meeting people. Our jewellery and clothing stall holders will help you understand everything about the fabrics they use and why. It’s fun and engaging and we’ve got a bouncy castle for the kids because we wanted this market to have more of a fete or festival kind of feeling.” Sheila and Dave have been running the vegan market three times a year since 2018. Following the outbreak of Covid, the
OUT IN THE OPEN: An open-air vegan market will be at Dorchester’s Maumbury Rings
Meet up at vegan market & try something different
market became an openair event as of 2020. Dave said: “I think a lot of people are still more comfortable attending events outdoors, so we’ve moved over to doing it
this way. Our motivation for setting up the market is to try to protect animals and to show people that eating and living vegan is not as hard as they may think. “I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 17 – I’m now 55 and it’s only in recent
years I became fully vegan.” The market will run on Sunday, May 8 from 10am to 4pm at Maumbury Rings and entry is free. n For more information visit Facebook and search for Dorchester Outdoor Vegan Market.
