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Local
NVW Activities 2007- South East England
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Buckinghamshire : Hampshire
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Surrey : Sussex |
| BERKSHIRE |
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| School catering |
Accent Catering Services Ltd
59 Bishop House South, The Bishop Centre, Taplow, Maidenhead SL6 0NX.
Hoping to promote NVW in the five primary schools and two sixth form colleges
we cater for. In the primary schools there will be "guess the veg" and
"try something new today" and in the sixth form colleges, we'll be promoting
vegetarian choices on the menu and giving information about healthy eating. |
| Ascot |
Macdonald
Berystede House
Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 9JH
Food. Selected Macdonald's
Hotels are celebrating National Vegetarian Week with special Signature
dishes designed by some of the group's finest chefs, using only the
freshest, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. Examples include -
baked crisp tart of seasonal vegetables with tian of spicy cous cous,
griddled asparagus, plum tomato and basil dressing; Warm goats cheese & filo,
with walnuts, grapes and creme fraiche; courgette wrapped smoked haloumi
with pepper coulis and basil oil served on rocket salad with a roasred
pepper coulis. Average price for five spectacular courses is £35. |
| Reading |
Bridges Hall, University of Reading
Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 6BG
We will be trying to encourage people who are not already vegetarian to
take part in the Week by providing more choices of vegetarian goods and
fewer meat options, to encourage them to try the veg dishes - which include
pasta/quiches/bakes/wraps/nut roasts/stuffed bell peppers/pizza etc
St Patrick's Hall, University of Reading
Northcourt Avenue, Reading, Berkshire RG2
7HB
Planning to put on an extra veggie option (in addition to the one normally on
the mains menu) to see of more students are interested.
The
University of Reading will be promoting additional vegetarian menu
items at all its catering outlets on all three campuses to help raise
awareness and general appreciation of great veggie food and produce. |
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE |
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| Amersham |
Little Chalfont Primary School
Oakington Avenue, Little Chalfont HP6 6SX
We'll be holding a healthy Living event during the Week. |
| Aylesbury |
HMYOI
Aylesbury Education Dept.
Bierton Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1EH.
Trying to encourage the young prisoners to eat more vegetarian food. |
| Bletchley |
Veggie World Restaurant
150-152 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes. Tel: 01908 632288
Special
Offer. Veggie World Restaurant in Bletchley are offering
half price / 50% off evening meals (excluding drinks) on 22 & 23 May
(Tues & Wed)
to members of
the Vegetarian Society, Viva!, Vegan Society and Animal Aid with advanced
booking on 01908 632288. The restaurant is open 5 to 10pm and is located
at
150-152 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes. For non-members either pick
up
a voucher at the Restaurant or contact MKVEGAR on 01908 503919 / 07967
589663, e-mail: mkvegar475@fsmail.net or visit the Community Desk,
theCentreMK on Tuesday 15 May. (see entry below)
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| High Wycombe |
Brookwood
plc, contract caterers at Godstowe School
Shrubbery Road, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 6PR.
Promoting NVW on the menus all through the Week. |
| Milton Keynes |
Milton
Keynes Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights Group (Affiliated Group)
Peter Simpson: Tel: 01908 503919, mobile 07967 589663,
psimpson@vegcac-mkveg.fslife.co.uk web: www.mkvegar.makessense.co.uk
May
15 -
Information. Community
Desk booking in the CentreMK near the Market, theme National Vegetarian
Week. If you can help for an hour or two,
please contact Peter Simpson. Open 9am until 7pm approx.
Open
University - IIS Eaton (Contract Caterer)
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA. Tel: 01908 653390
We will be promoting vegetarian dishes across campus during the Week.
There will be a promotion to buy four vegetarian dishes and get the fifth
free, and in our shop, we will be promoting box salads during the Week.
Shenley
Brook End School
Walbank Grove, Milton Keynes, Bucks MK5 7ZT.
Holding a vegetarian week in the school library with quizzes based
on a vegetable/literature theme, plus a "name the exotic vegetable"
quiz, plus information on becoming/being a vegetarian, vegetarian trivia,
word searches, recipes, health benefits and so on.
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| Princes Risborough |
Princes Risborough School
Merton Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27 0DT.
Putting up posters in canteen, Food Tech rooms, corridors, staff room.
Hopefull we will get our caterers involved too. |
| HAMPSHIRE |
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| Andover |
Balksbury Junior School
Floral Way, Andover, Hants SP10 3QP.
Promoting NVW as part of our healthy eating plan. We offer the children
veggie options (green, as opposed to red for meat) and we'll have a display
highlighting the choice available for the Week. Staff will also discuss
the veggie options with the children. |
| Gosport |
Elso Junior School
Exmouth Road, Gosport, Hants PO12 4EX
Trying to get our Healthy School Award so hoping to use NVW materials to
link up all our work with fruit and vegetables; maths problem solving using
veg in the word problems; children to design menus and write instructions
for preparing their favourite vegetarian meals. |
| Southampton |
Solent
Vegetarians & Vegans (Veg Soc Affiliated Group)
Information
Display in Southampton
Central Library.
Window display in October Books, Southampton. |
| Southsea |
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
Taswell Road, Southsea PO5 2RG.
Vegetarian teacher grows vegetables with her class. For National Vegetarian
Week they will be making their own sandwiches using cress they have grown
themselves, and fruit salads. |
| KENT |
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| Broadstairs |
Broadstairs Library
The Broadway, Kent, CT10 2BS
Information. We will be having
a display in the library foyer. Also a guest speaker, Mr Gerard Bane,to
talk about the history of vegetarianism in Ramsgate
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26 May, 2.30-3.30pm, tickets free but space is limited so book early. |
| Canterbury |
Simon Langton Grammer School for Boys
Langton Lane, Nackington Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7AS.
Adding more vegetarian dishes to our menu and decorating our counters. |
| Dover |
Skullys Masonic Caterer
105 Melbourne Avenue, Dover, CT16 2JH.
producing an entirely vegetarian Masonic meal. |
| Maidstone |
Hilton Maidstone Hotel
Bearsted Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5 AA. Tel: 01622 734322
Food. Running a special NVW menu in the restaurant, cafe and bar areas
- hoping to use some local produce. |
| Sandwich |
Compass (Contract Caterer) at Pfizer
Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ.
We cater for 5,500 employees in two restaurants and nine shops/coffee bars.
We are planning to do a bigger than usual promotion of vegetarian choices,
fully "dress" the counter and make information available to our customers. |
| Sittingbourne |
Iwade Primary School
School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8RS.
In our Reception (Foundation Stage) classrooms, we will be celebrating
National Vegetarian Week by offering children the chance to sample many
exciting vegetarian products. We will be discussing veggie food and the
benefits of a vegetarian diet as well as carrying out fun tasks associated
with our celebration of National Vegetarian week, all week long. We will
also be having a staff 'Veggie Day' where a varied and delicious
vegetarian lunch will be provided to all members of the teaching staff.
This will allow those who follow a heavily meat-based
diet to sample the wonders of vegetarian cookery and will hopefully serve
to encourage people to include more veggie food in their daily lifestyles
and diets. (staff meal £2 a head - for staff only)
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| OXFORDSHIRE |
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| Oxford |
Darwin's
Cafe (Oxford University)
Dept of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxxford OX1 3PS.
We'll be cooking vegetarian speciality dishes from around the world to
serve in our cafe and try to tempt meat-eaters into trying something new!
Macdonald
Randolph House
Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LN
Food. Selected Macdonald's
Hotels are celebrating National Vegetarian Week with special Signature
dishes designed by some of the group's finest chefs, using only the
freshest, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. Examples include
- baked crisp tart of seasonal vegetables with tian of spicy cous
cous,
griddled asparagus, plum tomato and basil dressing; Warm goats cheese & filo,
with walnuts, grapes and creme fraiche; courgette wrapped smoked haloumi
with pepper coulis and basil oil served on rocket salad with a roasred
pepper coulis. Average price for five spectacular courses is £35.
Oxford
Vegetarians (Veg Soc affiliated group)
May 21-26: information. Organising a display in Oxford Central Library,
Westgate.
Uhuru Wholefoods
48 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HZ. Tel: 01865 248249.
Food. Special Offer. We will have free sampling during the week.
May 26: we will have some cooked vegetarian foods for people to taste
using
ingredients like seaweed, quinoa, tofu etc. Members of The Vegetarian
Society usually receive 5% discount from our shop when they spend £10
or
more. For Vegetarian Week we will offer 10% off on purchases of £10
or
more.
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| Twyford |
Arujo Organics
The Old Butchers Shop, 39a Rochester Way, Twyford, Oxon OX17 3JU.
Tel: 01295 811140 web: www.arujo-organics.com
May 25: 7-9pm. Food event.
Vegetarian Cooking Demonstration by local cook and author of "Going
Green-Big Flavours without Meat",
Ali Templeton. Alli will be interacting with
the audience and demonstrating how to prepare and cook some of the delicious
recipes that are featured in her book. Signed copies of Alli's
book will be available at this event. Free but places are limited so
you need
to
contact Arujo Organics
to book your place.
Special
offer: Members of The Vegetarian Society will qualify
for 10% discount on all food and drink products during NVW 2007.
Offer not applicable to household products or organic vegetable boxes.
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| Wallingford |
Just Trading of Wallingford
80 High Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8EX. Tel: 01492 824778.
Information. Window display. |
| SURREY |
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| School Catering |
The Brookwood Partnership
Brookwood House, Churchfield Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 2TW. Tel:
01932 233299
We plan to promote the Week in all the schools we cater for. Vegetarian
option take-up is increasing and we would like to increase awareness
at all of our counters. |
| Banstead |
Parameals at S.E.C.
Ambulance Service
NHS Trust, The Horseshoe, Banstead, Surrey SM7 2AS.
We will be using range of recipes from the www.vegsoc.org website to promote
healthy eating amongst our meat-eating customers as well as encouraging
our vegetarian customers to be more adventurous with their foods. |
| Bramley |
Guildford
Vegetarian Society (Affiliated Group)
May 15- 26: Information. Display at Bramley Library. |
| Croydon |
Stanley Technical High School
Davidson Road, Croydon CR0 6DD
We will be introducing vegetarianism in lessons in Citizenship and English.
Also getting the school canteen to offer a wider vegetarian menu. |
| Egham |
ACS Egham International School
Planning a display in the staff room. |
| Godalming |
Guildford
Vegetarian Society (Affiliated Group)
May 25: Information. 11-4.00
Street Stall for National Vegetarian Week in Godalming (High Street/Crown
Court area) with chocolate tasting.
WWF UK
Panda House, Cattershall Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU7 3TD.
Just letting people know that it is National Vegetarian Week!
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Guildford
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Guildford
Vegetarian Society (Affiliated Group)
May
21-26: Information table display in Food for Thought healthfood
shop, Haydon Place, Guildford.
Rushes Restaurant, University of Surrey
Stag Hill, Guildford GU2 7XH
We mainly do sandwiches, filled rolls and baguettes in our restaurant
so for National Vegetarian Week, we will be promoting a vegetarian breakfast,
a vegetarian sandwich and a vegetarian baguette. Always interested in
new ideas for sandwiches!
The
Keystone (Pub)
3 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 4BL. Tel: 01483 575089.
Details to be finalised but will focus on vegetarian dishes on the
specials board and some kind of event or competition.
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| Purley |
Thomas More Catholic School
Russell Hill Road, Purley, Surrey CR8 2XP.
Hoping to promote NVW and offer some vegetarian meals throughout the Week,
both in the secondary school and the primary school next door. |
| Woking |
Animals
in Need (Veg Soc Local Contacts)
May 27: Social event. 8pm, we're holding a celebration NVW meal at Pizza
Express, Goldsworth Road, Woking. Please contact David Rainford in advance
if you wish to go - 07771646193, email: david.rainford@ntlworld.com
Knaphill Junior School
High Street, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, GU21 8QH.
Running a competition in conjunction with our school canteen.
Woking
Veggie & Vegan Group (Veg Soc Local Contact)
May 26: 9am-noon, Information. We will be having a National Vegetarian
Week info stand in the town suare. |
| SUSSEX |
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| Brighton |
Roedean
School
Roedean Way, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 5RQ
Promoting the vegetarian options we provide within the menu, featuring
vegetarian foods available in the supermarkets by displaying them
on the counters, providing
a 'try me table', posters around the dining rooms, quizzes & holding a
competition for the best vegetarian recipe which we will put on the menu.
The George Pub
5 Trafalgar Square, Brighton, East Sussex fBN1 4EQ. Tel: 01273 681055.
Food. Experience the
'Around The World' cuisine with The George. We are offering a daily
special menu for each day of the National Vegetarian
Week (as
well as our regular food offer) according to which country is the day
dedicated. We have a special theme night for Friday which is Caribbean
Beach Party and Saturday (dedicated to Australia) we are organising a
'veggie' BBQ. Please find out more from our web site www.georgebrighton.co.uk
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| Crawley |
Barclaycard
Portland Building, High Street, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1BG.
Our Support & Wellbeing Group will be trying to get as many employees as
possible to go vegetarian between 21-27th May. We will be handing out recipe
ideas to help them. |
| Hastings |
HempGarden
91 St Georges Road, Hastings, TN34 3NF.
Information. Look out for National Vegetarian Week literature on our two
stalls out and about on the South Coast.
Trinity Wholefoods
3 Trinity Street, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1HG. Tel: 01424 430 473
Food. Information. Planning a window display of the veggie and vegan
cookbooks we sell instore, and we'll be giving away free recipes and
leaflets to customers.
May 26: Staff will be preparing a selection of free tasters for customers using
fresh veg supplied from our local organic farm. We hope to encourage ustomers
to buy local veg and give suggestions on how to serve local produce.
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| Littlehampton |
Summerlea Community Primary School
Windsor Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton BN16 3SW.
Having a big display in the library during NVW - encouraging the children
to have healthy snacks at school and to join in our "piece of fruit a day"
scheme. |
| Southwater |
RSPCA Headquarters
Oakhurst Business Park, Wilberforce Way, Southwater,
RH13 9RS. (Catermasters
caterers)
This year we are going to introduce the "go veggie for a week" challenge,
handing out loyalty cards to be stamped every time a customer chooses
the vegetarian option, which will earn free products at the end of the
week. At the same time they will also be entered into a draw for a cookery
pack with a vegetarian cook book.There will be an increase in veggie
options with 3 days of only vegetaian & vegan main meals avaiable,
all soup to be vegetarian for the week and added veggie options in our
new deli bar.
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