I adore creating events that give the vegan community fun opportunities to socialise while supporting vegan businesses at the same time.

You knew that, right? Well, check this out.

I am thrilled to announce the first ever Fat Gay Vegan day trip. It is a Vegan Coach Trip!

This is your opportunity to spend a day with a coach load of compassionate people, get in some last minute Christmas shopping, eat delicious food and support vegan businesses.

Here are the details.

Vegan Coach Trip will start at 9:15am on Sunday December 21, 2014 as we gather and board the coach at Holborn in central London for a 9:30am departure.

Our 2 hour journey (approx) will be broken up with an on board quiz with prizes and you will have time to look through your vegan goodie bag. (1 bag per passenger with contents to be announced)

Once we arrive at the Hatton Shopping Village and Christmas Village, you will have approximately 5 hours to shop, eat and mingle.

Will will then reconvene for our coach trip back to central London, leaving at approximately 5:30pm (TBC) to be dropped back at Holborn a few hours later.

What is the attraction of heading to Hatton?

The incredible vegan-owned and run The Vegan Grindhouse will be on hand to sell their delicious plant-based creations. Their menu on the day will include:

• Grindhouse Burgers
• Chicken Style Burgers
• Christmas Burgers
• Hot Dogs
• Chilli Dogs
• Mac Dogs
• Mac n Cheese (soya free)
• Chilli and Rice (gluten and soya free)
• Fully Loaded Nachos (gluten and soya free)
• Mince Pies
• Mulled Winter Punch (gluten and soya free)
• Christmas Cake
• Cookies
• Death Proof Burger Challenge
• Planet Terror Hot Dog Challenge

As this is the final Sunday before Christmas, it is also a great chance to purchase last minute gifts for friends and family from the 100% vegan soap and skincare shop, The Blue Lemon.

The Blue Lemon is full of great gift ideas including handmade soaps, lotions, gift sets, face wash, skincare products and much more. All products are cruelty-free with no animal ingredients. You can check out the full range online.

Passengers on the Vegan Coach Trip will be given an exclusive 20% off voucher to use in The Blue Lemon on the day (discount applies if you spend more than £20) so this will be the perfect place to pick up something for your friends, family and yourself.

On top of the opportunity to support these two amazing vegan businesses, you will have ample time to browse the Christmas market, the Fashion Outlet store selling heavily reduced clothing plus many other traders featuring crafts and jewellery.

The management of the shopping village are making sure the cafe on site will have plenty of soya milk for our cups of tea and of course The Hatton Arms (20 minutes by foot through the Hatton Estate) will sort out any alcohol-related concerns you have.

The Goodie Bag

Every passenger will receive a goodie bag absolutely packed with tasty treats. The contents of the bag are valued at more than £30, that is more than double the price of the ticket!

The bags will include:

• One mini cheesecake by the wonderful Tickled Tastebud - get your hands and lips on your very own cruelty-free passionfruit cheesecake - follow Tickled Tastebud on Twitter
• One sample of compassionate skincare products by glorious vegan business Premae Skincare - you can visit their new flagship store in the Whiteleys centre, follow on Twitter and like on Facebook
• Our friends at Moo Free Chocolates have donated one Mini Moo bar featuring vegan honeycomb for each bag - follow them on Twitter and like on Facebook
• Pulsin' are part of the goodie bags with inclusion of their Orange Choc Chip bars - a tasty inclusion - you can follow them on Twitter and like on Facebook
• Each bag will receive two samples of Orzo Coffee - the caffeine free barley coffee - follow them on Twitter and like on Facebook
• Brand new magazine Vegan Life is making sure each goodie bag will contain the latest issue of their compassionate publication - follow them on Twitter and like on Facebook
• Vegan Tuck Box deliver boxes of vegan treats all over the country and they have kindly donated packs of Ten Acre crisps for our goodie bags - follow Vegan Tuck Box on Twitter and like them on Facebook
• A goodie bag wouldn't be complete with sweets from Goody Good Stuff - surely the most-loved vegan sweets in the UK - follow them on Twitter and like on Facebook
• Veganuary are helping people go vegan for January and want our passengers to have one of their chunky charity bands to wear or share with a friend - follow them on Twitter or like on Facebook
• Ombar is joining the Vegan Coach Trip party by supplying delicious chocolate for the goodie bags. You can follow them on Twitter and like on Facebook
• Chai tea specialists Happy Happy Chai Tea are including mini bags of their secret chai mix so passengers can make their own delicious cup when they get home - check them out online
• Rebel Kitchen are going to have delicious, irresistible samples of dairy-free mylks in the goodie bags - you can follow them on Twitter and like them on Facebook
• Each bag will contain a 10% discount voucher for London's only vegan boutique and grocery store, Vx - you can follow them on Twitter and like them on Facebook

Wanna come along on the first ever Vegan Coach Trip?

You need to book and pay for your ticket online. The cost per ticket is £13 per person plus booking fee.

The ticket entitles you to a seat on the coach and a goodie bag. All other purchases and expenditure during the trip will be your responsibility.

Get involved. Book now!

Have a fun day out with a coach load of compassionate people and help independent vegan businesses.

Please note: ticket sales are non-refundable but of course you are welcome to re-sell to friends if you are unable to make it. Coach seating is unreserved. The departure time will be strictly adhered to and it will be your responsibility if you miss the coach.