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NVW Activities 2008 - East Anglia
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| Bedfordshire |
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Bedford
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Organic Apoteke Ltd
80 College Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LU
We are offering a gift with
purchase at stores that stock our range of skincare products
Putnoe Library
Library Walk, Putnoe Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 8HQ
May 14-26: Information. A display highlighting vegetarian lifestyle and
cooking, with books with recipes and tips for vegetarian living, all available
to borrow. |
Leighton Buzzard
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Milton
Keynes Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights Group (Veg Soc
Affiliated Group)
May
5: Information.
Stall at the Leighton Buzzard May Day Fayre to publicise NVW. 10am – 4pm |
Luton
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Balti Nights
32 Wellington Street, Luton
LU1 2QH
Food. Information.
veggies specials and NVW display materials.
Ferrars Junior School
Lewsey Road,
Luton, Bedfordshire,
LU4 0ES
Will be promoting NVW in the
school's lunch time Food Clubs. |
Sandy
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RSPB
The Lodge, Coppen Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire,
SG19 2DL
Information.
Display of NVW materials. |
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| Cambridgeshire |
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Cambridge
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New Hall University College catering
New
Hall, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DF
As a University College we have
Formal Dinner every Tuesday evening.We intend to plan a total vegetarian
menu for the dinner on Tuesday 20th May. It is only open for students
of New Hall and their guests, but as we are a 'Female only' college we
have a high number of vegetarians & vegans.
Rainbow Vegetarian Cafe
9a Kings Parade,
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1SJ
Food. Special
Offer. We are offering our regular 'Feast for a Tenner'
three courses for £10
-this may be the the last year we can do it! No restrictions-soup,
main course and dessert all a la carte.This event has been incredibly
appreciated
and popular for the four years we have been running it. Voucher required
or print this page
Vegeteria (Mobile
caterer)
317 Histon Rd, Cambridge, CB4
3NF. telephone:
01223 571734 www.vegeteria.co.uk
May 20-24: Food. Information. Will be at the 35th Cambridge Beer festival
with NVW literature. |
Cottenham
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Les
Wards Fruit and Veg Shop
25 Bullfinch Way, Cottenham, CB248AW. telephone:
07817010688
Food. instore tastings exotic fruit and veg as well as a local lady
cooking up some dishes for customers to try. |
Sawston
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Mary's Green Grocers
34 High Street, Sawston,
Cambridgeshire CB2 4BG
Information.
Display of NVW materials. |
Stretham
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Gullivers Family Diner
Cambridge Road, Stretham
CB6 3LU
food. Information.
veggies specials and NVW display materials. |
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Basildon
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Basildon Library
The Basildon Centre,
St Martins Square, Basildon, Essex SS14 1EE
Information.
Display of NVW materials.
Nutri Centre
Off Station Lane, Pitsea, Basildon,
Essex, SS13 3JU. telephone:
01268 581 764
Food. We will be providing tasters in the shop. |
Clacton on Sea
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Terraza Restaurant
6-8 Rosemary Road, Clacton
On Sea, Essex CO15 1NY
Food. Information.
veggies specials and NVW display materials. |
Colchester
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Prettygate library
Prettygate Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4EG
Information. We will be having a display of books in our cookery section
and
hopefully a prime position wall display. |
Leigh on Sea
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Cafe
Pulse
80 Leigh Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex SS9 1BZ
May 22: Food. we will be holding "vegetarianism for meat eaters" event
where we're inviting non veggies to come and try a selection of traditional
dishes. There will be selection of pies, sausages, rissotos, pastas and
currys availble.. all made by our excellant team of chefs. |
Shenfield
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Manning
Ltd (Grocer)
168 Hutton Road, Shenfield CM158NL
Information.
Display of NVW materials. |
Southend on Sea
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South East Essex College
Luker Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 1ND
Will be doing different veggie dishes every day.
Southend
Animal Aid (Veg Soc Affiliated Group)
May 24: Information. Stall with leaflets and recipe books and possibly
free samples of vegetarian food. 11am-4pm, High Street, under railway
bridge.
Southend
Area Veggies (Veg Soc local contacts)
May 23: Social event. Food. Pudding Night at the Butcher's
Arms, Dunmow Road, Ford End, Great Dunmow CM6 3PJ - you have already
seen
the menu.
2
courses
@ £12.50 and each pud @ £1.25 - eat as many of the seven
desserts as you can! There will be awards for the 'Pig of the Night',
Mystery Ingredient and the Best name for 'No name Dessert'. Arrival
between 7 and 7.45 pm. Make sure you ring to reserve a seat 01245 237481
May 23: Food. The Salvation Arm, Home Farm, Castle
Lane, Hadleigh, is holding a veggie meal from 7.30 pm, 3 courses £15
with tea/coffee (no alcohol). You must book in advance on 01702 552963
and don't forget
to mention where you
heard about this!
May 24: Information. One of our members is co-ordinating
a veggie display at the Southend Library, Victoria Avenue from 1-4pm
- why not
drop by to say
hello
and show your support - there may be tasters?
SAVeggies are also distributing fliers and putting up posters in their
workplaces.
Southend Central Library
Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex SS2
6EX
Information. Display of vegetarian
and vegan cookery books during the Week.
May 24: veggie drop in/taster session from 1pm till 4pm giving out
info from The Vegetarian Society and samples of veggie/vegan food and
also info on where to buy non leather goods and animal friendly toiletries
etc; the local Animal
Aid group are coming along too, to highlight the cruelty involved in
eating meat and fish and we're showing a short
film about
how it’s green to go veggie.
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Thorpe-le-Soken
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The Bell
High Street, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Clacton
On Sea, Essex CO160DY
Food. Information. veggie specials and display of NVW materials. |
West Thurrock
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Waterstone's Lakeside
Unit 69, Lakeside
Shopping Centre, West Thurrock, Essex, RM20 2ZG
Information. We are having a themed display in store with promotions
on
bestselling titles and a range of lots of other vegetarian books available.
The display will be in store in the lead up to the week and for the whole
NVW |
Witham
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Wickham Bishops Health Foods
12 The Street,
Witham, Essex CM8 3NN
Information.
Display of NVW materials. |
Wivenhoe
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NE
Essex Vegans (veg Soc Affiliated Group)
www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk
May
26: Information. Information stall
for National Vegetarian Week, Wivenhoe May Fair, Wivenhoe, Colchester. |
Woodford Green
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Woodford
County High School
High Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 9LA
We'll be trying out new veg meals and taster sessions and holding a raffle for
students buying a veggie meal |
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Bishops Stortford
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The Natural Way
15 Florence Walk, North Street, CM23 2NZ. telephone: 01279465850
Food. in store tastings and free samples through out the week |
Hemel Hempstead
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Baxterstorey
Ltd at Steria
Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
HP2 7AH
vegetarian
option of our daily menu will be offered as the “meal
deal” to promote our new recipes based on this week and to offer
extra value for money. New vegetarian sandwiches and salad bowls for “grab & go” customers
Three Tuns
Belswain Lane, Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire HP3 9XB
Information.
Display of NVW materials.
Waterstone's bookshop
20/21 Marlowes Centre, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1DX
Information. Table display.
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Hertford
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Natural Health
4 Old Cross, Hertford, SG14 1RB
Food. Tasting sessions all week.
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Hitchin
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North
Herts Vegetarians and Vegans (Veg
Soc Affiliated Group)
May 19-24. Information. display in Hitchin library. |
Letchworth
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Fairhaven Wholefoods Ltd
27 Jubilee
Trade Centre, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1SP
Information.
Display of NVW materials.
First Garden City Heritage Museum
296 Norton Way South, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 1SU
web: www.letchworthgc.com/placestovisit/history/gardencityheritagemuseum.html
May 17-July 5: Small exhibition on the history of
vegetarianism in Letchworth Garden City, from the pioneers in 1903
onwards, with vegetarian-themed kids activities for half-term week.
50p for Letchworth residents, £1
for non-residents, 50p for students, Under 16s free.
North
Herts Vegetarians and Vegans (Veg Soc Affiliated Group)
Social
event. Pub social for our members-please see our website for
details. www.nhvegetariansandvegans.org.uk
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth, Herts, SG6
3QA
We
are going to use KS3 and GCSE Food Technology and Catering Lessons
to inform students that being a vegetarian isn't "freaky" and
designing interesting and nutritious vegetarian recipes can be fun. |
Potters Bar
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Bartlett
Mitchell (Contract Caterer)
Canada
Life Place, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 5BA
We are a staff restaurant and Deli Bar. We will be preparing a Vegetarian
Meal every day, a vegetarian soup and a veggie protein salad item. We will
also display some more unusual veggie ingredients and prepare some fact
sheets. Our sandwich of the week will be Veggie option and we will feature 3
veggie
fillings in the Deli Bar. We will do a quiz on veggie food at the end of the
week
and the winner gets a veggie dish to take home. |
Rickmansworth
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Roberts Fruit
305 Baldwind Lane, Coxley
Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 3LE
Information.
Display of NVW materials. |
Royston
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Barkway V.A. First School
High Street, Barkway, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7DU
doing veggie food tasting and cooking in veg week |
Stevenage
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Roots and Fruits
13 The Oval, Stevenage,
Hertfordshire SG1 5RA
Information.
Display of NVW materials. |
Watford
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Harwoods
and Harebreaks Adventure Playgrounds and Junior Clubs
c/o Play Department, Leisure and Community
Services, Town Hall, Watford, WD17
3EX
All
foods on offer at the Playgrounds and clubs for this week will
be vegetarian, and we'll have free vegetarian cooking activities and
a healthy eating promotion. |
Welwyn Garden City
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Natural Health
36 Wigmores North, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6PH
Food. Tasting sessions all week. |
| Norfolk |
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Aylsham
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Norfolk
Vegetarian & Vegan Society (Veg Soc affiliated group)
organising information display
in Aylsham library |
Drayton
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Norfolk
Vegetarian & Vegan Society (Veg Soc affiliated group)
organising information display
in Drayton library |
Norwich
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Norfolk
Vegetarian & Vegan Society (Veg
Soc affiliated group)
organising information displays in Tuckswood and Colman libraries |
Sheringham
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Norfolk
Vegetarian & Vegan Society (Veg Soc affiliated group)
organising information display
in Sheringham library |
| Suffolk |
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Bungay
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Bungay Country Market
Bungay
Community Centre, Upper Olland St, Bungay, Suffolk
Food. Open every Thursday, 9.30am-11am, in National Vegetarian Week we'll
be promoting our home made vegetarian savouries and fresh vegetables to
our
customers. |
Bury St Edmonds
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The
Fox Inn & Restaurant
1, Eastgate
Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1XX
Launching new summer menu, all soups and desserts are suitable for veggies
and all menus (lunch, evening and sunday) include genuine veggie dishes,
also every day we have three veggie chef's specials. Proprietors are Veg
Soc members and will be promoting the Week in local papers. |
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