Local NVW Activities 2007- East Midlands

Britannia Buffet Services (Caterers)
72 Oak Drive, Syston, Leicester LE7 2PX. Tel: 0116 2603664
We'll be creating a specialised menu of vegetarian themed dishes.

Leicester Vegetarians (Veg Soc Affiliated Group)
May 24: Social event, we'll be meeting up with Birmingham Vegetarians & Vegans to celebrate National Vegetarian Week with a meal at Mirch Masala, Market Street, Leicester. Meet 8pm, cost approx £10 for 3 courses - choose from new menu or, if we get more than 25 people coming - buffet style. Everybody welcome but please book your place first - sue@1sd.co.uk or phone 07786 175445
May 26: Information. Information stall in Asda’s,(Oadby,Leicester) foyer, all day.

Medway Community Primary School
St Stephen's Road, Leicester LS2 1SG.
Holding a special assembly for NVW.

Boston College of Further Education
Skirbeck Road, Boston, Lincs, PE21 6JF.
Planning a display in the learning resources centre to raise awareness of healthy eatinmg and non meat dishes.

Focus 1 Youth Centre
Mill Road, Boston, Lincs, PE21 0HF. Tel: 0120 5352744
Providing information to our young people.

Freshfields Health Foods Ltd
Unit 12, The Lindsey Mall, Heaton Street, Gainsborough, North Lincs DN21 2EA. Tel. 01427 811526
Food. Information. Special Offers. Offering our customers a selection of food tasting samples using a variety of vegetarian produce sold. Using Booklets, posters, info and recipes to highlight vegetarian diets. Also offer info about Greenhouse Gases, water conservation and the like. Having Special Offers on selected vegetarian Foods during that week.

The Castle Hills Community Arts College
The Avenue, Gainsborough, Lincs DN21 1PY.
We're hoping the school canteen will put on one very special vegetarian choice each day of the Week; will also feature information in science and food tech lessons.

Lincoln Art College Vegetarian Society
4213 Danesgate House, Grantham Street, Lincoln LN2 1BA.
We'll be giving ou samples that we have cooked and having veggie fun at our art college!

Lincoln Vegetarians and Vegans (Veg Soc Local Contacts)
May 26: social event. a vegan meal at the Friends meeting House, Park Street, Lincoln, 7.30-9.30pm.
Information. Display in Lincoln Library
Display at Whisby Nature Park & Natural World Centre, Lincoln, who will be putting on a veggie menu for the Week.
For more information about any of these contact Rosalyn 01522 576441, Christine 01522 720526 or Andy 01526 323712.

Holbeach Youth Centre
Boston Road South, Holbeach, Spalding, Lincs
Asking local produce suppliers to provide a range of fruit and vegetables for the young people to try and hopefully obtain some they haven't seen before!

Casterton Business & Enterprise College
Ryhall Road, Great Casterton, Stamford PE9 4AT
Planning to hold taster sessions of different vegetarian meals in the college canteen - two dishes each day for pupils to try free of charge.

Rutland & Stamford Mercury
Mercury House, Sheepmarket, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2QZ.
Information. Planning a feature page in the local newspaper - Rutland & Stamford Mercury - with local businesses such as fresh produce suppliers, veggie-friendly restaurants & pubs, recipes and much more!

Swaddles Organic (Home Delivery)
Austin Way, Royal Oak, Daventry, Northants NN11 8QY. Tel: 0845 456 1768. www.swaddles.co.uk
Special offer. 10% Discount on all vegetarian products from our online ordering system, or ordered by phone during the Week; leaflets in our delivery boxes and hoping to work with Rugby FM on some activity for the Week.

Veggies Catering Campaign (Veg Soc Local Contact)/Nottingham Vegetarians & Vegans
Information. Weather permitting, Nottingham Vegetarians and Vegans, together with the Animal Rights Group, will be distributing Vegetarian Info on street stalls on the Saturdays leading up to National Vegetarian Week. Local members are welcome to join in and help out!
Details at www.veggies.org.uk
May 26: Social event. On Saturday 26th May, (and any Saturday), the public are welcome to join us at the regular 'People's Kitchen' meal, at the Sumac Centre, the pure vegetarian social club at 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham, NG7 6HX. Details at www.veggies.org.uk
May 27: Food event. Veggies Catering Campaign will be running a catering stall on Sunday 27th May, 10am to 5pm at Nottingham Green Festival at the Arboretum Park, Waverley Street / Addison Street, Nottingham. Live bands, monsters, fun for children and sustainable produce. Stalls, including crafts, plants,
local produce, energy conservation demonstrations, wind and solar power,
social struggles and human rights issues etc and plenty of other organic,
eco-friendly activities.Help would also be welcomed with vegetarian / vegan information & book stall. Details at www.veggies.org.uk

A round up of Nottingham Vegetarian and Vegan projects may be found at
http://www.veggies.org.uk/nvvs/

Let us know what you are doing for National Vegetarian Week 2007!

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