 Dinner in beautiful Bath
Join us for Christmas in one of the world’s most magnificent cities
Bath Guildhall’s beautiful banqueting suite is again the venue for our Christmas 2007 fundraising dinner. You will be able to soak up its full historical splendour by night as staff, supporters and some well-known faces meet and enjoy themselves.
The date is Saturday 15 December and you are invited for pre-dinner drinks at 6.30pm. The three-course meal which follows will be a vegan feast with wine, followed by stimulating speeches, an auction and raffle. As usual, Viva! merchandise will be on sale for last-minute Christmas shopping! The evening will end at 11pm.
Tickets cost £65 – to book click here or contact the Viva! office on 0117 944 1000 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm), write to 8 York Court, Wilder Street, Bristol BS2 8QH or email justin@viva.org.uk for further details.
TIMETABLE FOR THE EVENING
From 6.30pm Guests arrive for drinks and opportunity to purchase Viva! merchandise
7.00pm Presentation by Juliet Gellatley, Founder and Director of Viva!
7.30pm Dinner – see menu
9.00pm Celebrity speakers – TV presenter Wendy Turner Webster, Michael Mansfield QC, model Kelly Bell and Editor of Viva!LIFE Tony Wardle
10.00pm Raffle and auction (tickets for raffle to be sold during dinner) – details here
10.45pm Last opportunity to purchase merchandise
11.00pm Guests leave
Menu (100% animal-free)
Starters
Primavera Vegetables (Asparagus, Broad Beans, Green Beans, Pine Nuts, Lemon, Garlic and Soft Herbs) with Organic Wild Rye bread OR
Butternut and Spaghetti Squash Soup with Toasted Almonds and Basil
Main courses
Celeriac and Garlic Tart with Port and Shallot Marmalade OR
Forest Mushroom Wellington with Truffle Sauce
Served with:
* Butterbean Stew with Garlic and Thyme * Snowpeas with Lemon and Mint * Potatoes, roasted in Olive Oil, served with Mustard Lentils, Chives and Capers * Plus Organic Bread and Soya Spread
Desserts
Roasted Figs with Pernod Syrup and Chocolate Florentines OR
Chocolate and Armagnac Mousse with Fresh Raspberries and Redcurrant Coulis
Auction and Raffle
Auction items (auction to take place at 10pm)
 1. Two night stay for two people at the Lancrigg Vegetarian County House Hotel & Vegetarian Restaurant, Grasmere, in the heart of the Lake District
To include four course dinner in elegant Georgian dining room, bed and breakfast. Excludes Christmas and bank holiday weekends.
2. The Sixth Sense gold disc, personally signed by Bruce Willis
Complete with signed Certificate of Authenticity and Valuation Certificate.
3. Photograph taken on the evening with Viva! patrons Wendy Turner Webster and Michael Mansfield, founder Juliet Gellatley and Associate Director and Editor of Viva!LIFE Tony Wardle (to be presented framed and signed by all four )
 4. Memories of Spring oil on canvas painting by artist Lorraine Platt (90cm x 90cm)
 5. Batman Returns gold disc, personally signed by Michael Keaton
Complete with signed Certificate of Authenticity and Valuation Certificate.
Raffle prizes (draw to take place after the auction) – tickets £1/strip
1st prize: A two night stay for two people at Yew Tree Farm Apartments
2nd prize: A Bubble wrap bag and a Small plastic bags bag from Greenhouse – green chic!
3rd prize: A gorgeous gift set from Lush
4th prize: A 'Spirals' silver and onyx necklace from Chandni Chowk
Each guest on the evening will receive a Viva! goody bag containing: The Green Stationery Company recycled pad and pen, Lush bath bomb and soap, Montezuma's Specialty chocolate bar, Plamil Snack Pot (chocolate drops with fruits and seeds) and Weleda Citrus Creamy Body Wash, all packaged in a Natural Collection gift bag.
All of the above items are suitable for vegetarians, vegans and everybody else!
Visiting Bath?
Then don’t be without Viva!’s Vegetarian & Vegan Guide to Bristol & Bath, packed with over 300 places to eat, stay and shop. Priced at just £2.99 the guide gives full contact details, opening times, veggie rating, average costs and more. Perfect for your handbag or back pocket, make sure you don’t leave home without it. Click here to order.
Our thanks go to the following who are supporting the event through product donation:
Chandni Chowk (www.chandnichowk.co.uk), Festival Wines (www.festivalwines.co.uk), Greenhouse (www.greenhouseonline.co.uk), The Green Stationery Company (www.greenstat.co.uk), House of Dorchester (www.hodchoc.com), Lancrigg Vegetarian Country House (www.lancrigg.co.uk), Lorraine Platt (www.lorraineplatt.co.uk), Lush (www.lush.co.uk), Montezuma's Chocolates (www.montezumas.co.uk), Natural Collection (www.naturalcollection.com), Our Price (www.ourprice.co.uk), Plamil Foods (www.plamilfoods.co.uk), Weleda (www.weleda.co.uk), Yew Tree Apartments (www.yewtreeapartments.co.uk)
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