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Events, products, special offers etc mentioned may well no longer
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Local
NVW Activities 2007- East Anglia
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Essex : Cambridge : Hertfordshire
: Norfolk : Suffolk |
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Tastes
of Anglia
The Barn, Burnt House Farm, Wash Lane, Witnesham,
Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 9JE. Tel: 01473 785883 Fax: 01473 785894 Web: www.tastesofanglia.com
Tastes of Anglia's role is to promote the fine food and drink
produced in the six counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex,
Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. We provide trading opportunities
and a comprehensive service package to support our members and help increase
awareness of the region's products. They will be promoting National Vegetarian
Week to their members and using the logo in their newsletter |
| CAMBRIDGESHIRE |
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| Cambridge |
Arjuna Wholefoods
12 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 2AD Tel: 01223 364845
We'll be providing vegetarian wholefoods to sample and try during the week.
Pea
Souk
Ross Street Community Centre, Ross Street, Cambridge.
May 26. Social Event. Food.
7pm. Pea Souk is a new vegetarian cafe which will be opening in Falmouth
later this year, but for NVW they
are hosting a delicious middle eastern meal to raise money for Veg
Soc and Viva! It's a 3 course vegetarian meal with vegan and wheat-free
choices, there's no alcohol license but you can bring your own! Pea
Souk is run by Cordon Vert graduate Nicola Willis; music by DJ Records
and Paul Shapes. Price £7.50 - open to everyone, you can buy
advance tickets at Indigo Coffee House, St Edwards Passage or just
come on
the evening. Arjuna Wholefoods have kindly agreed to sponsor this event;
Revital Health Food Shop is also kindly helping to advertise it. More
information on foodislife124@yahoo.co.uk, ring 078662 15963 for reservations.
Rainbow
Cafe (Food & Drink Guild Members)
9a Kings Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ. Tel: 01223 321551 www.rainbowcafe.co.uk
Special Offer. May
22 - 26: "Feast
for a Tenner in National Vegetarian Week 2007" -
offer includes soup, main course and dessert for only £10. Selection
includes dishes like Andalusian Shepherd's Cazuelito, exotix West Indian
I-Tal Curry, Champignon Torsade and items on a daily changing specials
board. Bring along a print-out of the offer to claim or look out for
details in the
local press.
Vegetaria (Food
& Drink Guild members)
59 Akeman Street, Cambridge, CB4 3HE. Tel: 01223 571734
Vegetaria mobile caterers will be at The Cambridge Beer Festival. Jesus
Green Cambridge, all through National Vegetarian Week - look out for
their falafels, houmous and NVW info!
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| ESSEX |
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| Brightlingsea |
Steve's Greengrocers
22g Victoria Place, Brightlingsea, Essex CO7 0BX.
We'll be promoting fresh vegetables and wapping recipes. |
| Great Dunmow |
SAVeggies
- Southend Area Veggies (Veg Soc Local Contacts)
May 25: Food. Social
event. Vegetarian/vegan night at The Butchers
Arms, Dunmow
Road, North
End,
Great Dunmow CM6 3PJ from 7.30pm, Three course meal about
£17.50 per head, please phone the Powell family on 01245
237481to book. Everyone welcome.
May 26-28: Food. Social event. A veggie/vegan friendly beer festival is
being planned for this weekend at our favourite pub The Butchers
Arms, Dunmow
Road, North
End,
Great Dunmow CM6 3PJ. Open to the public. Watch this space for more details
or phone the Powell family on 01245 237481 nearer the day. |
| Leigh on Sea |
Eastwood High School
Rayleigh Road, Leigh on Sea, SS9 5UU
Key Stage 3 students will be looking at why people become vegetarian and
the benefits of a vegetarian diet.
SAVeggies
- Southend Area Veggies (Veg Soc Local Contacts)
May
26: Food. Social
event.
Our regular drop-in meeting at Cafe Pulse, 80 Leigh Road,
Essex SS9 1BZ.
Tel: 01702 719222. 11.45am to about 1.15pm. Everyone welcome,
an excellent opportunity for meat-eaters to try veggie food. Cafe
Pulse has also launched an online discussion forum in the run up
to National Vegetarian Week. It will be live on their website from
1st May. www.cafepulse.co.uk
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| Pitsea |
Nutricentre, TescoExtra
off Station Lane, Pitsea, Essex SS13 3JU.
Food. We will be providing tasters for customers for the whole week. |
| Rayleigh |
Cheryl Gibson, a child minder in Rayleigh,
is planning a whole week of vegetarian foods for the children to try for
lunch and evening meals. She's going to get the children to try different
recipes, tell them why people become vegetarian and give them some colouring
and educational activities to do. |
| Tilbury |
Riverside Youth Development Centre
Quebec Road, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7RA.
We visit seven local secondary schools in the area, working with two health
nurses, attempting to make young people aware and encouraging them to make
good choices in life. |
| Wivenhoe |
North
East Essex Vegans (Veg Soc Local
Contacts)
May 28: Information. we'll be holding a NVW promotional stall at the Bank
Holiday WIvenhoe Street festival at Wivenhoe Quay. |
| Woodford Green |
Caterlink at Woodford County High School
High Road, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 9LA.
We'll be featuring a veggie menu with a display of vegetables and taster
sessions and, hopefully, a quiz and fancy dress! |
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See also the Essex postcodes in London |
| HERTFORDSHIRE |
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| School Catering |
Hertfordshire
Catering (County Council)
Mundells, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1FT
We cater for 430 primary schools and 50 senior schools, 36,000 meals a
day! We will be highlighting a vegetarian meal every day during the Week
with an introductory special offer to students, and promoting the benefits
of a veggie choice. |
| Elstree |
Aldenham School
Aldenham Road, Elstree, Herts WD6 3AJ.
Discussing vegetarianism as a personal choice with pupils. |
| Watford |
Bhaktivedanta Manor Hare Krishna Temple
The Manor, Hillfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire
WD25 8EZ. Tel: 01923 854270. www.vedalifestyle.co.uk
May 28: Food. Social event. Open day at the Manor, we will hosting a
veggie food fair with different types of veggie food to taste and buy;
also free workshops on how to be a happy and healthy vegetarian; ox cart
rides; hatha yoga etc. Free admission, open 11am to 4pm. |
| NORFOLK |
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| Norwich |
City of Norwich School
Melrose Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7PW.
We'll be looking at the vegetarian diet, talking about the variety of food
available to vegetarians; its health benefits, vitamins & minerals etc.
Each student will put together a vegetarian menu for the Week, we will
select the best dishes on these, make some at school and try to encourage
parents to make them. Also doing artwork with vegetables and seeing what
creative things we can do with them- papier mache, symmetry-and some maths
too! |
| SUFFOLK |
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| Bungay |
Bungay
Country Market (formerly WI market)
Honeypot Centre, Upper Olland St, Bungay
May 24: (our market day) Food. we will be aiming to
promote vegetarian dishes and fresh vegetables (the market sells home
baked
savouries, preserves,
vegetables and eggs) |
| Lowestoft |
Lazydaze Vegetarian Guest House
361 London Road South, Lowestoft NR33 0DY. Tel:
01502 533842 web: www.lazydazeveggie.co.uk
Special offer: Offering
a 15% discount (normally 10%) to Veg Soc members on stays of 2 nights
or more - accommodation only for NVW - Mon 21st -
Sun
27th May 2007. (The proprietor is also a Veg Soc Local Contact)
May 19: Proprietor
will be doing an interview on BBC Suffolk Radio about their guesthouse
and Veg Info Centre tied in with National Vegetarian Week, and they will
be offering a prize of a 3 course evening meal for 2 meat-eaters on 30th
May via the interview. |
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