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Local
NVW Activities 2007- West Midlands
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Shropshire : Staffordshire : West
Midlands : Worcestershire |
| HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Schools |
Herefordshire Healthy Schools Partnership
Unit 306, Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE.
Will be contacting our 83 primary, 14 secondary and 7 special schools to
let them know about the resources available for National Vegetarian Week. |
| Dorstone |
Haie Barn Vegetarian B&B
The Bage, Dorstone HR3 5SU. Tel: 01497 831729
Holding a coffee morning with sweet and savoury items to show the diversity
of foods which do not contain animal products. |
| Ledbury |
Cafe Sez
5 High Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1DS.
Food. We will be putting
on a special menu using the best of local ingredients, focussing on locally
grown, organic fruit and vegetables. We will also
be having a raffle with a vegetarian meal for two as the prize. |
| SHROPSHIRE |
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| Around the county |
Thank
Goodness Ltd (Seedling Symbol clients)
2 Granville Avenue, Newport, Shropshire TF10 7DX. www.nutroasts.co.uk
Thank Goodness make Veg Soc approved nut roasts which they sell from farmers'
market stalls. They will be displaying our NVW posters on their stalls. |
| STAFFORDSHIRE |
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| Blythe Bridge |
Forsbrook Primary School
Cheadle Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST11 9PW.
We're having a display of information for parents and children, and a discussion
with the school's healthy eating club. |
| Leek |
Fruits of the Earth
10 Westwood Terrace, Leek, Staffs, ST13 5EJ.
Information. Placing fliers in every organic veg box we deliver. We will
also be promoting the Week from an organic fruit and vegetable stall in
the
local
market. |
| Sneyd Green |
Holden
Lane School (specialist sports college)
Milton Road, Sneyd Green, Stoke on Trent, Staffs ST1 6LG.
We're having vegetarian food tastings in DT Food Technology lessons, to
include both pre-manufactured products and home-made ones.
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| Tutbury |
Avenance Catering at Nestle UK
Marston Lane, Tutbury, Staffordshire DE13 9LY.
We'll be advertising the Week in our canteen and promoting a different
vegetarian dish every day of the Week. |
| WARWICKSHIRE |
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| Stratford on Avon |
Macdonald
Alveston Manor
Stratford upon Avon, CV37 7 HP
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. |
| WEST MIDLANDS |
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| Birmingham |
Birmingham University Vegetarian Food Society
Edgebaston, Birmingham
Plan to raise awareness throughout the university by giving out information
to students, organising a social and either cooking a share dmeal or going
out to a vegetarian restaurant.
Birmingham
Vegetarians & Vegans (Affiliated Group)
May 16: Liz Hughes, BVV cookery demonstrator, will
be giving a talk to Wednesfield Townswomens Guild about the vegetarian
diet
and
giving
out NVW literature
- open
to TWG members only.
May 24: joining Leicester Vegetarians
for a social event, click
here for details.
International
School & Community College East Birmingham
Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, Birmingham, West Midlands B33 9UF.
Special assemblies and a science lesson focussing on healthy eating
for vegetarians.
Pheasey
Park Farm Children's Centre
Wimperis way, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 7LH. Tel:
0121 366 7639 / 07790328084
We will be running a workshop about vegetarianism for National Vegetarian
Week.
Pinsent
Masons (Solicitors)
3 Colmore Circus, Birmingham B4 6BH
Promoting NVW in Leeds, Birmingham and London - we will be serving
only vegetarian main courses for the Week. We are also organising a
"guess the vegetable" competition with a prize of a hamper of organic
vegetables.
Sibila's Restaurant
Canal Square, 100 Browning Street, Birmingham BB16 8EH. Tel: 0121 456
7634
Food. We will be featuring some very unusual vegetarian dishes, from
a different country each day we are open during the Week: Tuesday -Indonesia;Wednesday-Italy;Thursday-Thailand;Friday-Poland;Saturday-Balkans,
Greece and Turkey at lunch time. On saturday evening we will offer
the dishes which have proved most popular from the previous menus!
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| Dudley |
Dudley Library
St James Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 1HR.
Information. Display
Eurest at Dudley
Zoological Gardens
2 The Broadway, Dudley DY1 4QB.
We'll be doing a NVW promotion as usual! |
| Halesowen |
Halesowen
College
Whittingham Road, Halesowen, West Midlands B63
3NA.
Having a display in the library promoting nutrition and green issues relating
to NVW. |
| Oldbury |
Jonathans Restaurant
16-26 Wolverhampton Road (upper end of Hagley Road), Oldbury, Birmingham
B68 0LH Tel: 0121 429 3757
Food. Offering large choice
vegetarian TdH menus for National Vegetarian Week plus a vegvegan friendly "set
menu" to include water ice. Price
TdH £13.50 lunch, £18.90 dinner. We
will also be running a competition for a Vegetarian/Vegan
friendly Murder Mystery laterf, Love and Let Die - Austin Powers, Friday
June
22nd 2007: "hey baby! It looks like someones been messing with
Austin's mojo, as he's feeling very droopy and powerless to prevent the
Murder of his boss, Basil Expedition". Arrival 7.00pm for a 7.30pm
3
Course vegetarian/vegan friendly dinner includes coffee
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| Solihull |
Bulls Head
7 Limekiln Road, Earlswood, Solihull, West Midlands B94 6BU
Information. Will be displaying NVW materials.
Red House
Hermitage Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 2LP
Information.
Will be displaying NVW materials.
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| Sutton Coldfield |
Three Tuns
19 High Street, Sutton Coldfield B72 1XS
Information.
Will be displaying NVW materials.
White Lion
93 Hill Village Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield B75 5HL
Information.
Will be displaying NVW materials.
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| Tipton |
Fresh School Meals in Sandwell
Unit 33, Coneygyre Business Park, Coneygyre Road, Tipton DY4 8XR. Tel:
0120 569 6706
We look after 50 schools and nurseries in the borough of Sandwell, looking
to promote the vegetarian option! |
| Walsall |
Barr Beacon Language College
Old Hall Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands WS9 0RF.
Displaying a range of lesser known and ethnic vegetables; offering free
samples of new vegetarian meals to students and having a questionnaire
for a prize draw for a fruit hamper and JJB sports voucher.
Bloxwich Library
Elmore Row, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 2HR.
Information. Display to highlight the library's collection of vegetarian
books.
Queen
Mary's High School
Upper Forster Street, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 2AE.
Currently completing our healthy schools audit so looking to improve
our dinging area by sending out the right balanced messages about food.
Many students are vegetarian. |
| Wolverhampton |
Wolves
Veggies & Vegans (Veg Soc local contacts)
May 19: Information. We'll be having a stall at the Wolverhampton Food
& Drink Fair, 10am-16.30pm. |
| WORCESTERSHIRE |
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| Blackwell |
Redditch
Vegetarians & Vegans (Veg Soc
Local Contacts)
www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk
May 26: Social Event. 7pm for 7.30pm, Meal, Quiz and Social Evening with
Friends of Hillfield Animal Sanctuary. 3 course vegan meal, followed by
quiz, entertainment,
raffle. A fundraising event for Hillfield Sanctuary. Cost £8. Booking esssential
- see our website for details including menu options. |
| Evesham |
Word of Mouth Cafe
19-20 Vine Street, Evesham, Worcs, WR11 4RL. Tel: 01386 422259
Food. Most of our food
is already vegetarian but for the Week we will be making new additions
such as chick pea burgers, puy lentil & walnut loaf,
aubergine & coriander cassserole, spinach and lentil bake. All our recipes
are also gluten and wheat free. |
| Redditch |
Redditch
Vegetarians & Vegans (Veg Soc Local Contacts)
www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk
June
2: Information. Food. We'll be having a stall at Redditch Green fair,
at St Stephens Church, Redditch Town centre, 10.30am-3pm. The Fair promotes
sustainable, eco-friendly living with many stalls offering green products,
fairtrade goods, organic produce and loads of information. Free admission,
all welcome. |
| Stourport on Severn |
Tenbury Youth Cafe
Youth Centre, 26 Heightington Place, Stourport on Severn, Worcs, DY13 0BE.
Food. Information. Will be offering vegan food to try, discussing alternatives
to meat, how being veggie isn't as hard as you think, the environmental
impact of eating meat, how even a small reduction can be of benefit, also
animal testing and viable alternatives. |
| Studley |
Redditch
Vegetarians & Vegans (Veg Soc Local Contacts)
www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk
May
19: Social Event. Ramble and meal out. Meet up at 10am outside the
Little Lark Pub in Studley. Circular walk of 5 miles partly along the River
Arrow, finishing back at the pub for a vegan meal at 1pm. All welcome,
booking essential for the meal. See our website for details. |
| Worcester |
Nunnery Wood Primary School
Prestwich Avenue, Worcester WR5 1SQ.
We have arranged our healthy living week to co-incide with National Vegetarian
Week. Lots of different activities including - cooking activitives for
all classes with our food advisor and yoga lessons. |
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