You may not have heard of Tim Barford, but you will have heard of the Bristol Vegan Fayre and nationwide Eco Veggie Fayres. Timbo is the driving force behind all these, bringing veganism and eco-conscienceness to the masses like no one else, so has been awarded the Activeg Unsung Vegan Hero Award 2010. The prize was two nights bed, breakfast and dinner for two people at the luxurious Lancrigg Hotel in the Lakes.

You may not have heard of Tim Barford, but you will have heard of the Bristol Vegan Fayre and nationwide Eco Veggie Fayres. Timbo is the driving force behind all these, bringing veganism and eco-conscienceness to the masses like no one else, so has been awarded the Activeg Unsung Vegan Hero Award 2010. The prize was two nights bed, breakfast and dinner for two people at the luxurious and warmly welcoming Lancrigg Hotel in the Lakes. They serve some of the most delicious meals in the UK.

"I was 11 and on a road trip with my family," she recalls. "I saw a truck with some baby calves on it and for about an hour I petted and kissed this one calf and he was kissing me.

"This man came up and I said 'Excuse me sir, what's this calf's name?' and he just said 'Veal, tomorrow morning at seven'.

Check out this story on www.thesun.co.uk.

Would you give up eating meat one day a week if it helped save the planet?

Here on Thames Valley Veggies' website we've got a festive recipe for you. Making your own Christmas pudding is well worth it with this one! It's vegan and delicious.

The Week before the fayre is very important for publicity.

We would like volunteers to help with door to door delivery of leaflets on the 12th December.

Plans are being made to fence Kingwood Common and allow cattle to be raised on it. The Kingwood Common Preservation Group has been formed to fight this attack on common land and the environment.

In a paper published by a respected US thinktank, the Worldwatch Institute, two World Bank environmental advisers claim that instead of 18 per cent of global emissions being caused by meat, the true figure is 51 per cent.

Check out this story on www.independent.co.uk.

The Vegetarian Society has a great new website exploring why we have some animals as pets and eat others. It's called the Butcher's Cat.

Even though the majority of those who use or live by Kingwood common, plans are still being pursued to fence the common in and opening it up for grazing.