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note that the 2007 National Vegetarian Week diary is archive material.
Events, products, special offers etc mentioned may well no longer
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Local
NVW Activities 2007- South West England
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Devon : Dorset :
Gloucestershire : Somerset : Wiltshire |
| CORNWALL |
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| Carbis Bay |
The
Bean Inn,
Coast B&B, St Ives Road, Carbis
Bay, TR26 2RT
Tel: 01736 795918 web: www.coastcornwall.co.uk
Special offer. We will be offering
a 20% discount throughout the Week at The Bean Inn. Open: Weds-Sat eves
5.30-10.30pm, and Sun lunch 12-3. We will also be launching our summer
menu during the Week. |
| Looe |
Monkey Sanctuary
Looe, Cornwall
Special Offer. 50% discount for veg Soc members in the cafe during National
Vegetarian Week. |
| Penzance |
Archie Browns
Old Brewery Yard, Bread Street, Penzance TR18 2EQ
Competition. Offering free entry into a prize draw to every customer who
spends £25 or over. The prizes include a luxury hamper of gorgeous vegetarian
goodies
and one of our favourite cookbooks. The draw will take place at the end
of National Vegetarian Week. Upstairs in the cafe, there will be a short
quiz for diners to complete if they wish. All correct entries will be put
into a draw and a winner selected at random. The prize for this draw will
be a meal for two at Archie Browns. |
| DEVON |
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| Bideford |
Grenville College
Having a veggie BBQ with veg, fruit kebabs, baked bananas, vegiburgers,
loads of salad to introduce healthy veg food to young people. |
| Budleigh Salterton |
Otterton
Mill (Craft/Art Gallery, Resatuarnt, Bakery)
Otterton, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon EX9 7HG. Tel: 01395 568521.
Food. We'll serving and highlighting our favourite and new vegetarian meals
at lunch time, using locally sourced vegetables, organic where possible.
Also
possibly a gourmet evening meal -still to be confirmed. |
| Exeter |
Exeter College
A Level Learning Centre, Tower Building, Exeter College, Hele Road, Exeter
EX4 4JS.
We shall be promoting the vegetarian lifestyle to students and staff.
The Plant Cafe-Deli
1 Cathedral Yard, Exeter, Devon EX1 1HJ. Tel: 01392 428144.
Food. Special offers. We will be offering free tastings every day between
12-3pm, special offers and discounts, a competition to win a hamper of
local, organic and vegetarian goodies, and promotional information about
National Vegetarian Week. Open 9-6 Mon-Thurs and Sat, 9-9 Fri, 10.30-5.30
Sun. |
| Ottery St Mary |
Joshua's Harvest Store
Gosford Road, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1NU. Tel: 0208 1336686
Food. 11.30am
- 1.30. Daily samplings of Joshua's own cooked vegetarian ready meals
made in our
kitchen on site using local ingredienst where possible and no additives
or preservatives - simply delicious convenient meals. |
| Sidmouth |
Sidmouth College Sixth Form Centre
79 Manstone Avenue, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 9TG
Promoting vegetarianism within the sixth form commonroom and highlighting
the environmental implications. |
| Tiverton |
Blundell's School
Blundell's Road, Tiverton, Devon EX16 4DN
We'll be encouraging students and staff to think about their diet and hopefully
getting the kitchens to go veggie one day a week.
East Devon College
Bolham Road, Tiverton, Devon EX16 6SH
We'll be havign a display of posters, leaflets, recipes etc on in the library
for the whole Week.
Riverbank
Hotel & Vegetarian Restaurant
45 Gold Street, Tiverton, Devon EX16 6QB
Tel: 01884 254911 web: riverbankhotel.co.uk
May 25 & 26: Food.
We will be opening Friday and Saturday evenings of National Vegetarian
Week for a special veggie feast and food
quiz. 7pm onwards.
Cost - approx £12 for 3 courses.
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| Torpoint |
Torpoint Community College
Trevol Road, Torpoint PL11 2NH.
promoting National Vegetarian Week in the canteen with new recipes and
possibly having an assembly. |
| Totnes |
Cranks
Cider Press Centre, Dartington, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6JB. Tel: 01803 862388.
Special Offer. Food. Around the World in Seven days! Come and enjoy a variety
of meals inspired by countries from Mexico to Italy, free strawberries
and local ice cream with every main meal purchased during National Vegetarian
Week. Open every day from 9.30am, serving hot food until 3pm. |
| DORSET |
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| Bournemouth |
Bournemouth
Vegetarians & Vegans (Veg Soc
Local Contact)
May 28: 12.30 onwards. Social
event. Picnic in Shelley Park, Beechwood
Avenue, Boscombe, Bournemouth. All welcome - please bring vegan food and
drink to share. Details from Harry on 01202 55712.
The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, Student Advice Centre
Wallisdowne, Poole, Dorset BH12 5HH. Tel: 01202 363 031
Display on notice board.
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| Broadstone |
Broadstone Centre of Complementary Medicine
11, Dunyeats Road, Broadstone, Dorset BH18 8AA. Tel: 01202 692493
Information. We will be having a prominent display in our window and leaflets
available in our reception area. |
| Christchurch |
The Bay Tree Health Store
24 Saxon Square, Christchurch
Information. Food. Window display and in-store display. We will have recipes
available to try at home and also food demonstrations in-store and samples.
We will be offering advice on how to achieve a well-balanced vegetarian
diet
and which food supplements may be beneficial too. Check our website for
more details: www.baytree-healthstore.com |
| Dorchester |
The Diabetes Centre, Dorset County Hospital
Bridport Road, Dorchester DT1 2NQ.
Information. Putting up a display in the hospital canteen and there will
also be additional vegetarian/vegan dishes. |
| Ferndown |
The
Bay Tree Health Store
15 Penny's Walk, Ferndown.
Information. Food.
Window display and in-store display. We will have recipes
available to try at home and also food demonstrations in-store and samples. We
will be offering advice on how to achieve a well-balanced vegetarian diet and
which
food
supplements
may be beneficial too. Check our website for more details: www.baytree-healthstore.com |
| Southbourne |
Number
4 (Licensed cafe)
4 Southbourne Grove, Dorset BH6 3QZ.
New management only just taken over but has a strong interest in organic,
free range and fair trade - hoping to develop some NVW ideas with their
chef. |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
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| Longhope |
Dick
Whittington Farm Park Restaurant
Little London, Longhope, Gloucestershire GL17 0PH.
Children are our main customers so we'll be trying to make them more aware
by providing them with fun veggie alternatives as well as educating them
a little about the foods they eat. Our restaurant will be refurbished by
National Vegetarian Week! |
| Stroud |
Rodborough Youth Project
129 Bath Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3LL
Hoping to celebrate NVW with free tasters - fruit cocktails, easy dips
with veggie sticks, vegetable crisps etc. Also a vegetarian recipe competition
for the young people to make with their friends and give the rest a taster!
prize will be a voucher for the organic fruit and veg stall at local farmer's
market. Finally, we will also have an article in the local "Commoner". |
| Tewkesbury |
Queen Margaret Primary School
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5BH.
May 24: Veggie food tasting for the children in Blackbirds class. (pupils
only) |
| SOMERSET |
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| Bath |
Harvest (vegetarian natural grocer)
37 Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BN.
Still planning but probably a window display and an internal promotional
display.
The
Link (school)
Frome Road, bath, Somerset BA2 5RF.
Year 8/9 will be considering the "what no meat" idea and exploring
all the advantages and disadvantages of veggie/vegan food.
University of Bath Vegetarian Society
Conygre 3, 8, Westwood, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7JY.
We'll be setting up an information stall to spread awareness of vegetarianism
in the university. We are also planning a veggie barbecue. Dates have
yet to be confirmed so please check our website for details: www.bathstudent.com/club_homepage.asp?clubid=7231 |
| Bristol - school catering |
Palmer
& Howells (Contract Caterers)
18 North Court, The Courtyard, Woodlands, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 4NQ.
Tel: 01454 625252.
We run 12 school contracts and want to promote NVW by featuring veggie
dishes more prominently on our menus, and in some schools having completely
vegetarian days - up to 3 a week. |
| Bristol |
Dulseigh Pomerance-Trifts, Child-Minder
Bristol
Letting the kids explore new and interesting vegetables - eating them,
painting with them, learning about where and how they grow, lots of veggie
fun. |
| Ham Green |
St Katherine's School
Pill Road, Ham Green, North Somerset BS20 0HU
We'll be providing a Chef's Special Dish of the Day in addition to daily
vegetarian options; cooking demonstrations; culinary quiz; tasters; article
in our parents' newsletter. |
| Hewish |
Little Farm Childcare & After School Club
Hewish, North Somerset.
Having food tastings, doing a group collage, planting vegetables, having
a trip to the local farm shop, cooking with vegetables. |
| Nailsea |
Nailsea School
Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, North Somerset BS48 2HN
We'll
be providing a Chef's Special Dish of the Day in addition to daily vegetarian
options; cooking demonstrations; culinary quiz; tasters; article in our
parents' newsletter. |
| Yeovil |
Ceres Natural Foods
9-11 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1EN Tel: 01935 428791
Food. We'll be doing
lots of sampling and tasting of veggie and vegan goodies in store that
week. Also competition to win a veggie hamper. Our aim is to make educating
people on the benefits of vegetarianism fun and tasty! |
| WILTSHIRE |
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| Swindon |
Eurest (Contract Caterer) at Motorola
Thamesdown Drive, Groundwell, Swindon SN25 4XY
We usually have one veggie dish/3 meat dishes main course options, for
NVW we will swop that ratio around and also have our main "World Marche"
theatre cooking as vegetarian.
Swindon
Veggies & Animal Concern (Veg Soc
Local Contacts)
May 19: information. stall in Swindon Town centre.
Also having some stalls at the Swindon festival of Literature throughout
May and doing a display in West Swindon Library. |
| Trowbridge |
Grove Primary School
Hazel Grove, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 0JG.
We are having a healthy theme week from 21-24 May and will be looking at
all aspects of keeping healthy including diet and exercise. There are vegetarian
children and adults here and it will be a nice opportunity for them to
share their views with their peers, and hopefully more people will then
think more about what they eat and where it comes from. |
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