Links
Buying Ski & Boarding Clothes
- Sno Gear family-friendly and competively priced ski gear shop not far from Reading & Henley, with lots of choice, including helmets, excellent microfleeces and non-leather snow boots for kids and adults. They display a Veggie Snow poster. http://www.sno-gear.co.uk
- Snow & Rock Ski & boarding equiptment retailers. They have a no fur policy, so that none of the products they sell contain animal fur, and they have even persuaded a manufacturer to change to fake fur. They still use leather, but they are better than most. http://www.snowandrock.com
Eco-Friendly Skiing
- G-ForSE - Global Forum for Sports and the Environment The largest database on environmental action in sports, G-ForSE is a platform for sports federations, sporting goods manufactures, event producers and sports enthusiasts to determine their roles in increasing environmental action and awareness in sports. http://www.g-forse.com/index_e.html
- Green Resort Guide a unique and brand new online guide to eco-friendly resorts. Give feedback on how you'd like to see this developing. http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/resorts/greenresorts/default.asp
- Respect The Mountain The Ski Club of Great Britain has a RESPECT THE MOUNTAIN Campaign following the introduction of its Environmental Policy. They have great wristbands too. http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/theskiclub/respectthemountain.asp
- Save our Snow Dedicated to providing impartial information on how global warming is affecting our planet's snowfall, ski resorts, glaciers and polar areas, as well as what the ski resorts are doing ...and what you can do. http://www.saveoursnow.com/
Eco-Friendly Travel and Transfer
- AltiBus TransSavoie Bus transfer service to French ski resorts from many locations, including all the major train stations on most days. http://www.altibus.com/
- Eurolines Coach Travel Coach travel from the UK to ski resorts in France, run by National Express. http://www.eurolines.co.uk/eurolines/destinations/ski.cfm
- European Rail Can book rail transport to all sorts of resorts in the Alps, including the Bergland Express to Austria. http://www.europeanrail.com
- Eurostar Fast trains direct from London Kings Cross to the Tarantaise Valley, home of some of the most famous resorts in the World, such as Val Thorens, Meribel, Courchevel, La Plagne, Les Arcs, La Rosiere, Val D'Isere and Tignes. All in only 7-8 hours. http://www.eurostar.com
- Rail Canterbury Can book rail transport to all sorts of resorts in the Alps. You can sort it over the web/phone. http://www.rail-canterbury.co.uk
- Rail Europe Can book rail transport to all sorts of resorts in the Alps. http://www.raileurope.com
- Ski Meribel Sleeper Coach This modern coach offers the ultimate in passenger comfort and safety. Its climate control system ensures an even comfortable temperature throughout your journey. On board facilities include; hot and cold drinks, video films, WC, washroom area and sleeper. http://www.skimeribel.co.uk/
- Ski Weekends by Coach Ski weekends in France from the UK by coach - these may be tied in with accommodation. If so we have not checked it for veggie-friendliness, so please report back. http://www.skiweekends.com/pages/common/skiweekends.aspx?pg=1006&type=1
- SNCF French train services. http://www.sncf.com/index.php?LANG=en_EN
- Snow Coach Coach travel from the UK to ski resorts in France and Austria. http://www.snowcoach.co.uk/page.php?id=56&pid=7&mpg=traveloptions
Environmental Carbon Off-Setting
- Carbon Trust Carbon off-setting is what you can do after you have minimised your carbon use as much as possible. The Carbon Trust is a useful place to start learning about this, especially for businesses. http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/carbon/briefing/offsets.htm
- Trees for Life tree planting to compensate a little for even eco-friendly travel options. http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.contents3.html
- What you can do A useful guide to reducing your own impact on the environment, linking in to information on carbon-off-setting and recommending you choose Gold Standard organisations if you buy carbon offsetting. http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/What_You_Can_Do/
Insurance and Health Cover
- Application For European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) replacement for E111, which covers NHS reciprocation. You will need holiday and snow sports insurance on top of this. https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/home.do
- Ski Club GB Snowsports Insurance The most extensive snowsports insurance on the market, which can also cover you for other holidays. Whatever winter holiday insurance you buy make sure it covers you for all the kinds of skiing/boarding you'll do (eg off piste) and getting you home. http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/insurance/default.asp
Must have veggie merchanise
- Veggie Wristbands The home of vegan and vegetarian wristbands. http://www.veggiewristbands.com/
Other Vegan and Veggie Holidays
- Bicycle Beano Cycling and walking holidays in the UK with veggie catering. http://www.bicycle-beano.co.uk/
- Green Tara Tours Mongolian adventures. http://www.greentaratours.com/ Show email address.
- VegiVentures Group holidays worldwide with vegetarian food. http://www.vegiventures.com/
Recipes
- 21st Century Food Natural, Wholesome, Tasty & Easy. http://www.jaydave.com/ Show email address.
- BBC vegan recipes recipes on the BBC food website using their special requirements search for vegan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/vegetarian_and_vegan/veganmenus.shtml
- Cherry's Recipes cake recipes from the Pasley Soup website - great variety. http://www.parsleysoup.co.uk/list.php?category=cakes
- Free From Recipes - Foods for Life Click on the "recipes" button at the bottom for amazing recipes from the incredibly talented chef, Tony Bishop-Weston. http://www.foodsforlife.co.uk/
- IVU Recipes International Vegetarian Union - Recipes. http://www.ivu.org/recipes
- Special Guests vegan and special diet catering advice and recipes. Includes charts to help you to change your existing recipes to be suitable for vegans. http://www.specialguests.co.uk/
- Vegan Family Cakes & Puds the website of a family with lovely cakes, biscuits, cookies, puddings and desserts. http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/cakes.html
- Vegan Fusion exotic site from an excellent Hawaiian restaurant. See the top menu bar for free recipes. http://www.veganfusion.com
- Vegan International Cake Engineers (VICE) cakes by the amazing Ronny & friends - new & growing resource. http://www.vegetarianguides.co.uk/campaign/VICE.htm
Sites featuring Veggie Snow
- The Vegan Forum An excellent independent vegan forum on all topics with a fair and sensible moderator who's not too strict. http://www.veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=438493#post438493
- Vegan Fitness Forum A website for meeting with everyday vegan-friendly fitness and sports people. http://www.veganfitness.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206698#206698
- Veggie Snow on MySpace blog run by us. http://www.myspace.com/veggiesnow
Local Veggie Web sites
- Aberdeen Vegan and Vegetarian Society Compassionate Living in Aberdeen. http://www.aberdeen.veggroup.org Show email address.
- AberVeg Aberystwyth. http://www.aberveg.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- ActiVeg - vegan inspiration, news & events for vegan and vegetarian information, support and networking. http://www.activeg.org Show email address.
- Ann's Pet Care dog and small animal boarding and walking. http://www.annspetcare.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Arun and Worthing Vegetarian Info Centre Arun and Worthing Vegetarian Information Centre. http://www.aw.veginfo.org.uk Show email address.
- Blackpool Vegans The Best veggie guide to Eating out, shopping and accomodation. http://www.blackpool.vegangroup.co.uk Show email address.
- Chester Vegetarians and Vegans A guide to Chester for Vegetarians and Vegans. http://www.chester.veggroup.org Show email address.
- ColombiaVeg.com ColombiaVeg: Vegetarianismo, Veganismo y Derechos de Animales en Colombia. http://www.colombiaveg.activeg.org Show email address.
- Coventry Veggies and Vegans Veggie and Vegan Awareness in Coventry . http://www.coventryveggies.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Croydon Vegans http://www.croydonvegans.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Croydon Vegetarians Veggie life in and around Croydon. http://www.croydonvegetarians.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Faceless Musik 100% VEGAN ELECTRO! http://www.facelessmusik.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Footloose vegan Information for Vegans who love to travel-still under construction. http://www.footloosevegan.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Galway Veggie Group A website for the galway vegetarian and vegan group, in Galway, Ireland. http://www.galwayveg.activeg.org
- Hastings Environs & Rye Bay Vegans/Veggies HERB VEG - Vegans & Animal Loving Kindred Spirits. http://www.herb.veggroup.org Show email address.
- HertsVeg A Vegan Guide to Hertfordshire. http://www.hertsveg.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Hounslow Vegans Vegan life in Hounslow. http://www.hounslowvegans.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Humanist Vegetarian Group Promoting secular vegetarianism. http://www.humanist.veggroup.org Show email address.
- Lancashire Vegetarians & Vegans Your guide to being Veggie in and around Lancashire. http://www.lancsveg.co.uk Show email address.
- Leamington Veggies & Vegans Promoting healthy, cruelty-free living in Leamington. http://www.leamingtonveggies.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Leicester Animal Concern Campaigns Against All Animal Abuse. . http://www.leicesteranimalconcern.veggroup.org Show email address.
- Leicester Vegan Fair 2008 Saturday 25th October. http://www.leicesterveganfair.co.uk Show email address.
- Leicestershire Vegetarian/Vegan Group Leicestershire Vegetarian/Vegan Group. http://www.leicesterveggies.org.uk Show email address.
- Local Veggie Web (LVW) Building Veggie Communities. http://www.lvw.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Manchester Vegan Society A guide to vegan life around Manchester. http://www.manchester.vegangroup.co.uk Show email address.
- Manchester Vegetarian and Vegan Group Manchester Vegetarian and Vegan Group. http://www.mvvg.co.uk Show email address.
- Medway Veggies & Vegans A veggie guide to the Medway. http://www.medway.veggroup.org Show email address.
- Midsummer House Midsummer House - Cambridge Animal Cruelty. http://www.midsummerhouseshame.makessense.co.uk
- MKVEGAR Milton Keynes Vegetarians Vegans & Animal Rights. http://www.mkvegar.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- NESX vegans (North-East Essex) for vegans and vegetarians. http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Nottingham Hunt Monitors Nottingham Hunt Monitors and Hunt Saboteurs. http://www.notthunt.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- NottsVeg Nottingham-based vegan/vegetarian social group. http://www.nottingham.vegangroup.co.uk Show email address.
- One Voice For Veggies Organisation of the veggies info stall at WOMAD 2005. http://www.womad.makessense.co.uk
- Peace for Animals Peace for Animals. http://www.peaceforanimals.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- PinkLogik Intelligent Femmetronica. http://www.pinklogik.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Prison Vegetarian Project Supporting people in prisons. http://www.pvp.veggroup.org Show email address.
- Redditch Vegetarians & Vegans Promoting compassionate, healthy, eco-friendly living in Redditch. http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Shropshire Veggies and Vegans Veggie and Vegan info in and around Shropshire. http://www.shropveg.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- South East London Veggie Group A Vegan and Vegetarian Guide to South East London. http://www.southeastlondon.veggroup.org Show email address.
- South West Veggie Info Southwest Vegetarian and Vegan information centre. http://www.southwest.veginfo.org.uk
- Southend Area Veggies A veggie guide to Southend. http://www.saveggies.veggroup.org
- Special Guests vegetarian, vegan and special diet catering guide & recipes. http://www.specialguests.co.uk Show email address.
- Super Vegans Dedicated to Super Fit, Super Smart, Super Creative Vegans. http://www.supervegans.org Show email address.
- T3V - Thames Valley Vegans and Vegetarians How to make the most of being veggie in and around Berkshire. http://www.t3v.veggroup.org Show email address.
- The Lucky Cow Description required. http://www.theluckycow.com
- Veg Is Nice All about animal welfare and going vegetarian. http://www.vegisnice.veginfo.org.uk Show email address.
- Vegan and Vegetarian Essex Great places for Vegans and Vegetarians in Essex. http://www.essex.veginfo.org.uk Show email address.
- Vegan Bristol Where to eat, drink, shop, stay and Bristol Vegan Fayre info. http://www.bristol.vegangroup.co.uk
- Vegan Christians Vegan Christians. http://www.veganchristians.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Vegan guide to Manchester Vegan guide to Manchester. http://www.manchesterveganguide.makessense.co.uk
- Vegan Lewes A guide for Vegans in Lewes. http://www.veganlewes.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Vegan Nutrition http://www.vegannutrition.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Vegan Pirates Vegan Pirates - Veganising non vegan things for a healthy sustainable future. http://www.veganpirates.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Vegan Runners UK Vegan Runners UK. http://www.veganrunners.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Vegan Sheffield Vegan and Veggie guide to Sheffield and Rotherham. http://www.sheffrothveg.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Vegan Wiltshire A vegan guide to Wiltshire. http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk Show email address.
- Vegetarian and Vegan Hampshire A Vegetarian and Vegan Guide to Hampshire. http://www.hampshire.veggroup.org Show email address.
- Veggie Snow Great snow, Great food and Great places. http://www.veggiesnow.org Show email address.
- Veggie Somerset Vegetarian and Vegan Guide to Somerset. http://www.somersetveggies.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Veggie Suffolk Vegetarian and vegan life in Suffolk. http://www.veggiesuffolk.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- VeggieStuff VeggieStuff. http://www.veggiestuff.makessense.co.uk
- VegNI The online meeting place of Vegetarians and Vegans in Northern Ireland. http://www.vegbelfast.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Woking Veggie and Vegan Group Veggie and Vegan Life around Woking. http://www.wokingveg.veggroup.org Show email address.
- Wolverhampton Vegans & Veggies Promoting an animal friendly lifestyle in Wolverhampton. http://www.wolverhamptonvegansandveggies.makessense.co.uk Show email address.
- Yorkshire Animal & Environmental Protection veggie, vegan, cruelty-free Yorkshire. http://www.yorkshireveggievegan.veginfo.org.uk Show email address.
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