Sports & Leisure

Local Contacts for The Vegetarian Society

The Vegetarian Society has a two-tier system of local representatives: Affiliated Groups and Information Centres. Information Centres marked with a * are trying to grow into groups, and those marked ** are actually small groups, so please contact them if you are interested in joining. Business Display Info Centres have our literature and information available for their customers and visitors but do not usually put on events
Please remember that all groups and information centres are run by volunteers and are entirely self-funded. If you contact any, please include a stamp for return postage.

Vegetarian Cycling & Athletic Club (Affiliated Group)
Steve Coote, Tel: 07930235215,
web site: www.vcac.vegfolk.co.uk

• A national club that publicises the benefits of a vegetarian/vegan diet in a sporting arena both competitively and to improve fitness. Members meet at open events in running, cycling and multisport. Affiliated to sports governing bodies
May 21: National Vegetarian Week. Ten mile open cycle time trial hosted by VCAC, Racers start from 7.00pm, cost £7.00, The event is an open event for cyclists whether vegetarian or not. The VCAC, which has a long and distinguished history in cycling, is hosting and organising the event, so we will of course be taking the chance to plug the vegetarian message. We will be looking for helpers between 6.00 and 9.00 to marshal the course. More information from Steve Coote, 07930 235215, email: maximillvcac@fsmail.net www.vcac.vegfolk.co.uk

Veggie Snow Club (Affiliated Group)
Sophie Fenwick-Paul. Tel: 0118 9464858 web: www.veggiesnow.org

• This is an informal worldwide Veggie Snow Club, to link vegan and vegetarian skiers and snowboarders together. We also have special vegan/veggie snow trips. All ages and abilities are welcome, including singles, couples and families, from novice to expert skiers. The aim of the website is to pool information about veggie-friendly places to stay and eat on the slopes, and to arrange exclusively veggie and vegan chalet stays. We have organised exclusively vegetarian & vegan catered chalet trips in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and are heavily booked for 2008, though check with us whether we've got any extra places, and put your name down for notification about 2009 and beyond. We raise large sums of money for veggie and eco causes by giving away the group leader discounts rather than keeping them for ourselves. We work with ski holiday companies and provide useful online and email advice for them to help cater well for vegetarians and vegans.

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