VEGAN Campaigns, a local group which aims to encourage and support people who want to be vegan, is encouraging Londoners to pledge to go vegan - eliminating all animal foods from their diets - for a month between March and April 2011.

Participants pledging to be vegan for a month will be invited to two free events in central London, one at the start and one at the end of their vegan month: on Saturday, March 5 and Saturday, April 2 from 10am to 4pm.

These informative days will include a basic health check with a vegan GP and a registered dietician, cookery demonstrations, talks on nutrition, an information pack and some delicious vegan food samples.

Anyone who would like to register for the Vegan Pledge or find out more information can visit www.vegancampaigns.org.uk, or call 07890 136 663.

KELLY SLADE Pledge organiser Vegan Campaign