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Ancoats	May 24: the BBC's Big Yellow Bus will be at Wing Yip Chinese Grocery and Restaurant, Oldham Road, Ancoats. Veg Soc staff member, Alex Connell, will be there too from 11.30am - 2pm, to solve your veggie problems and hand out literature.	information
Ashton under Lyne to Manchester	Loving the Land, Walk with Laurence Main May 25: 2pm ‘Loving the Land’, National Vegetarian Week Canal Walk and Talk with Laurence Main.Laurence Main - lecturer, vegan, Arthurian and Earth Mysteries Researcher, is walking the 2,700 mile length of Britain! Join him during National Vegetarian Week for the 6 mile stretch along the canal from Ashton under Lyne to Manchester, the birthplace of the modern vegetarian movement. Meet 2 pm at Guide Bridge station, Guide Lane, (Ashton under Lyne / Audenshaw border), arrive in Manchester at Deansgate Station then head to The Square Albert for drinks. The walk will be followed by a free talk about Laurence’s epic journey and his relationship with the land. 6.30 pm Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester City Centre (opposite the Central Library). The walk and talk are both free
Ashton under Lyne	New Charter Housing Trust Group Cavendish 249, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne PL6 7AT. Tel: 0161 331 2131 May 26: 12.30-1.45pm, we'll be having an exhibition stand in the street for our staff of 800, with sample menus, leaflets, stickers and sample foods to try for lunch. (This event will also be repeated on June 18 when there's a staff wellbeing exhibition). Not a public event.	information
Bolton	Wellbeing Vegetarian Information Centre (Local Contact) May 24-28: National Vegetarian Week will be featured at the Esporta Health & Fitness Club, Bolton with a veggie menu plus information, leaflets advice etc. More details from Alwynne on 07050 256916 email: alwynne@wellbeingworkshopsworldwide.com (The Wellbeing Info Centre is also involved with organising a veggie retreat in the Brecon Beacons - see Mid-Wales entry for details)	information
Chorlton	Unicorn Grocery Albany Street, Chorlton National Vegetarian Week materials on display.	information
Manchester	Chetham's School of Music Long Millgate, Manchester M41 May 24-30: We will be increasing the number of veggie choices (from 1 in 3 to 2 in 3) on offer in the school dining room for every meal. (For pupils/staff only - not open to the public)	extra choices
	The People's History Museum Left bank, Bridge Street, Manchester May 22: 11am-1pm, Family-friendly fun and veggie adventures, launching National Vegetarian Week in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibition, FROM BUTTIES TO BHAJIS – Working people’s Food in Great Britain. Visitors to Saturday’s event will be able to try their hand at two popular veggie food challenges – juggling five portions of fruit and veg (literally) and making something interesting out of dried pulses (an artwork in this case)! Veggie food-themed craft activities, a stilt walker, free jam butties and onion bhajis will also be on hand throughout the morning. Everyone welcome - entry to the museum galleries is £1 for adults, free for children and concessions.	official National Vegetarian Week launch event
	Waterstones Bookshop St Annes Square, Manchester Will be doing a National Vegetarian Week display	information
	Morrissey is performing at the MEN on 22nd May, and he's banned the sale of meat at the venue during his gig.
	The following schools and colleges in Greater Manchester have National Vegetarian Week information to display: Canon Williamson Church of England High School, Northfleet Rd, Peel Green M30 7PQ Saddleworth School, High Street, Upper Mill, Oldham OL3 6BU Saint Mary's Catholic High School, Manchester Road, Astley M29 7EE. Trinity CE High School, Cambridge St, Hulme M15 6HP Winton Early Years School, Brindley Street, Winton, Eccles
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