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NVW Activities 2009 - East Anglia
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Cambridgeshire : Essex
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| Bedfordshire |
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Bedford
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Putnoe Library
Library Walk, Putnoe Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK41 8HQ
Information. Public display/exhibition highlighting national veggie week,
running all week
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Leighton Buzzard
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Milton Keynes Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal
Rights Group (Veg Soc Affiliated Group)
May 4: Information. stall at May Day Fair to promote vegetarianism and
National Vegetarian Week. |
| Cambridgeshire |
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Cambridge
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All Day Friday
22 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambs, CB5 8BQ. www.cafeproject.org/
May 22: Food. Competition. 11am-7.30pm. All Day Friday will be offering
a Hot and Spicy Chili Con Queso from 11am - 7:30pm for just £3! Come
and celebrate National Vegetarian Week with us. Bring in your favourite
Vegeatrian
meal
recipe
idea to be in with a chance of winning a free meal for two the following
week and your recipe idea being served in the cafe
'B' Bar
8 Market Passage, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3PF
Food. We are offering a vast range of special vegetarian dishes and promoting
the week to our customers
CUSU Ethical Affairs
Cambridge University Students' Union, Old Examination Hall, Free School
Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RF
Information. Publicity and awareness raising events as part of the
Real Food Campaign. Aimed at students of Cambridge University but open
to all!
Murray Edwards College
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0DF
We provide a Formal Hall
Dinner at the Murray Edwards College on every Tuesday night in Term.
Planning a complete vegetarian menu
for the Formal Hall Dinner to be served in our 'Dome' Dining Hall
on Tuesday 19th May. It will only be available to College students & their
guests (No Public), as we are an 'All Female' College we have a
High number of Vegetarians and Vegans along with other special dietary
requirements ie: Gluten Free, Wheat Free, Dairy free etc.
Queens' College Buttery, University of Cambridge
Silver Street, Cambridge
We will putting on additional vegetarian options to the buttery menu
all week as well as encouraging people to try going veggie through posters
and promo around college. There will also be a collection for the Vegetarian
Society and information available on going veggie. Additional buttery
charge for non-Queens' members. Strictly university members only
Rainbow
Cafe (Food and Drink Guild Member )
opposite Kings College Gates, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ. www.rainbowcafe.co.uk
Food. Special
Offer. 'Feast for a Tenner' any two courses for only £10
-please print and bring for offer. We celebrate NVW every year with the
Feast and it is immensely popular, giving everyone an opportunity to
enjoy the best of Vegetarian food at a fantastic price-so come early
The Boathouse
14 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 3AX. Tel: 01223460905
Food. To celebrate National Vegetarian
Week we will have a special menu with home made delicious dishes. There
will be a variety of exciting vegetarian options to cater for all tastes.
The daily specials will include: Veggie Sausage Casserole, Spicy Noodles
with Spring Vegetables and Peanut Sauce, Caribbean Stew, Mediterranean
Couscous Salad, Goats cheese and watercress quiche, Mixed Vegetable Curry,
Caramelised Balsamic and Red Onion Tart with Goats Cheese, Courgettes
and Tomatoes au Gratin, Spinach and Three Cheese Cannelloni, Pasta with
lentil and Red Pepper Sauce, Chickpea Burger and a Nut Roast on the Sunday.
Food served: Mon-Sat from12-3pm and then from 4-9.45pm. Sunday 12-7pm
Vegeteria
317 Histon Road, Cambridge, Cambs, CB4 3NF
Food. Information. Vegeteria
will be at the Cambridge beer festival during the whole of NVW providing
a range of their delicious healthy foods,
including falafel and houmous, filled with fresh salads and tahini. Vegeteria's
stand will offer NVW leaflets and promote vegetarian week, the beer festival
is open to the public from monday 18th of may to 23rd may, on Jesus Green
Cambridge, daytimes from 11-3 and evenings from 5-11pm.
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Coton
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The Plough
2 High Street, Coton, Cambridgeshire
CB23 7PL, Tel: 01954 210489, info@theploughcoton.co.uk, www.theploughcoton.co.uk
Food. Special menu for NVW |
| Essex |
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Barking
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LBBD Catering Services (School Meals)
Catering
Services, Room 115, Town Hall, Barking, Essex, IG11 7LU
We aim to promote National Vegetarian Week by having 1 or 2 days of having
Vegetarian-only menus during the week., With childhood obesity on the
increase, a good way of helping to reduce this would be promoting Vegetarian
food so we hope our schools will take part in National Vegetarian Week
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Canvey Island
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The
Cornelius Vermuyden School & Arts
College
Dinant Avenue, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 9QS
Year 9 Assembly talk and adverts in school fuel house (canteen) |
Colchester
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NESX
Vegans (Veg Soc local contacts)
May 6: Showing of the film "Meat the Truth". Friends Meeting House, Colchester
7.30pm.
May 16: We are taking part in the Veggie Pride carnival in Birmingham.
May 23: NVW Information stall in Colchester market.
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Feering
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Prested Hall
Feering, Essex, CO5 9EE. Tel: 01376 573300
Food. We will be providing a special vegetarian lunch time and evening
menu during National Vegetarian Wewek in our Health Club bistro. Lunch
12-3pm, evening 6.30 to 8.30pm. Saturday & Sunday Brunch 10.30am to
3pm will have vegetarian options as always. Open to the public. |
Rochford
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SAVeggies (Veg Soc local contacts)
Information. NVW 2009 display in Rochford
library with posters and leaflets.
The library also hopes to put out cookery/gardening books.
There will also be a display in Rochford Parish Council Rooms, West
Street, Rochford, which are open to the public Monday to Friday 9.30
am - 12.30 pm |
Southend
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Southend
Animal Aid (Veg Soc local contacts)
May 24: Information. Food. Southend Animal Aid is holding an information
stall with free Veggie samples for the public to try and lots of information
on going
vegetarian.
It is being held in Southend on sea High street from11.30am-2.30pm
under the railway bridge in the town centre. |
Wivenhoe
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NESX
Vegans (Veg Soc local contacts)
May 25: leafletting in costumes at the Wivehoe May Fair. |
| Hertfordshire |
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Barkway
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Barkway V.A. School
High Street, Barkway, Herts SG8 7DU
We are hoping to hold a vegetarian day at Barkway school, including food
tasting, cooking and a vegetarian school lunch for the whole school |
Brookmans Park
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Brookmans
Bar & Brasserie
Bradmore
Green, Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire AL9 7QW, Tel: 01707 664144, info@brookmans.org,
www.brookmans.org
Food. Special menu for NVW
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Hertford
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Baroosh
76-78 Fore Street, Hertford, Herts, SG14 1BY
Food. Competition. Throughout Vegetarian Week we will be offering some
great dishes on our 'Daily Specials' board. Do you have any great Vegetarian
Recipes?
If so, and if you can share the secret!, please send it in to us, and
our Head Chef will choose a winning recipe that will go onto our 'Specials
Board' for the duration of the NVW. In return the winner will win a free
meal for 2 in our Bar!* Simply send your recipe to the bar for the attention
of 'The Manager' re: NVW, by 16th May and we will select and notify
the winner on the 17th May., *Terms and conditions will apply. |
Letchworth Garden City
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North
Herts Vegetarians and Vegans (Veg
Soc Local Contact)
Library Display - Royston library. 1-2 stalls promoting NVW week - dates
to be announced. |
Potters Bar
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Bartlett
Mitchell at Canada Life Place
High Street, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 5BA
We will offer a different veggie protein each day eg Monday cheese, Tuesday,
Quorn, Wednesday Pulse, Thursday Nut, Friday Bean. The facility is solely for
the use of canada Life staff. We hope to run a veggie competetion with a veggie
hamper as prize. |
St Albans
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The Peahen
14 London Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1NQ
Food. We strive to always offer a wide range of Vegetarian meals both with
our core menu as well as our Daily specials. For the National Vegetarian
Week
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will be running special menus on a daily basis and we will be hopefully
running a feedback competition to win a prize of some sort. |
Ware
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The
Vine Pub & Dining Rooms
22 High
Street, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 9BY, Tel: 01920 462462, info@thevineware.co.uk,
www.thevineware.co.uk,
Food. Special menu for NVW |
| Norfolk |
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Norfolk
Vegetarian and Vegan Society (Veg Soc local contacts)
Information. We are organising Library information displays with information
about National Vegetarian Week and recipes alongside Vegetarian cookbooks
at Aylsham, Sheringham, Wymondham and Hellesdon libraries |
Aylsham
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Norwich
Vegetarian Info Centre (Veg Soc local contact)
May 16: Information. 11am
start. will be having a stall at car boot sale (known as The Late
One, Burgh Road, opposite Alysham Bath & Kitchen centre)
and
half
the stall will be dedicated to NVW. Details from Phil on go-veg@fsmail.net |
Norwich
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Debut Restaurant
Hotel School CCN, Ipswich Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR 2 2 LJ
We will be highlighting vegetarian choices on our menus in the 3 restaurants
we operate throughout the week. Student chefs will be encouraged
to get involved with developing new menu dishes as part of their studies
during the week.
Easton College
Easton, Norwich, Norfolk NR9 5DX
As a college that teaches agriculture we take an interest in food days/weeks
and like to change our menus from that period to suit. During NVW we
would be looking to promote a more extensive vegetarian range.
Pulse Cafe Bar
The Old Fire Station Stables, Labour in Vain Yard, Guildhall Hill,
Norwich, Norfolk NR2 1JD
May 20: Food. Information.
6pm. An indoor mini fete in collaboration with our local business
including: crystal healing, natural toiletries,
cooking
demonstration
(organic fruit & veg), cake demo (vegan & gluten free), soft
drink stall (fresh fruit, organic, preservative free), pilates & yoga
demonstration, £5 per ticketincluding veggie tapas. Tastings
of cakes & drinks, food demo & sample of crystal healing & toiletries.
bring a friend & have a girlie night out (don't be shy, men allowed
too), call 01603 619961 and ask for Helen or Richy.
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| Suffolk |
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Bungay
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Bungay Country Market
May 21: Information. We will highlight any vegetarian items at our weekly
Country Market, held in the Community Centre, Upper Olland St,
Bungay,
9.30-11am,
and display
your booklets and the poster
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Eye
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Swan Inn
Low Street, Hoxne, Eye, Suffolk, IP21 5AS. Tel: 01379 668275
www.hoxneswan.co.uk
Food. The Swan Inn is promoting a delicious and extensive Vegetarian
menu for the full week to run along side our existing menu. Both
vegetarians
and vegans will be catered for. Jo-Ann Rye, proprietor, is a fond
believer in offering a wide selection of vegetarian dishes, so there
is always (not just during Vegetarian Week) a range of options for
those who prefer not to eat meat. |
Ipswich
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NESX
Vegans (Veg Soc local contacts)
May 3: NVW stall at Ipswich TUC May Day Fair, Alexandra Park, Ipswich.
From 12 noon. |
Lowestoft
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Suffolk County Catering
Veggie light lunch deals in the public coffee shop
in the Lowestoft Library Building - open Monday - Saturday, 09.00 -
16.00hrs |
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