Sports & Leisure

Local Contacts for The Vegetarian Society

The Vegetarian Society has a two-tier system of local representatives: Affiliated Groups and Information Centres. Information Centres marked with a * are trying to grow into groups, and those marked ** are actually small groups, so please contact them if you are interested in joining. Business Display Info Centres have our literature and information available for their customers and visitors but do not usually put on events
Please remember that all groups and information centres are run by volunteers and are entirely self-funded. If you contact any, please include a stamp for return postage.

Vegetarian Cycling & Athletic Club (Affiliated Group)
Peter Simpson, Tel: 07967 589663,
web site: www.vcac.vegfolk.co.uk

• A national club that publicises the benefits of a vegetarian/vegan diet in a sporting arena both competitively and to improve fitness. Members meet at open events in running, cycling and multisport. Affiliated to sports governing bodies
~The Vegetarian Cycling & Athletic Club is marking its 120th anniversary this year with a series of meet-ups and you are welcome to join us at the
following events. Apart from the Richmond Park cycling event, you will need to enter in advance via the organising club:
10 August - Bearbrook Joggers 10K run, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Entry form via http://www.bearbrookjoggers.co.uk/Bearbrook.html . Starts at
10am from the Rugby Ground, Weston Turville. Followed by a walk in the
Wendover Hill Woods and end at the café.
21 September - Anglesey Marathon, Gwalchmai starting at 10am. For more details including other running events on the day, visit
http://www.angleseymarathon.com/ . Club contact Steve Coote as above.
21 September - Richmond Park (London) cycle ride. Meet near the Bike Hire shop & café between 1030 & 1100, a short distance south of Roehampton Gate. Riding from 11am to 1pm, meeting back at the café (starting point) for lunch 1-2pm. Afternoon riding session on the trails from 2-4pm. No entry fee, all welcome to join us on the day. Contact Peter Simpson 01908 503919 / 07967 589663, email vegcac325@talktalk.net
7 December - Luton Marathon & 3-stage relay where each runner completes 8.7 miles. Our focus is forming teams of 3 runners in the relay. Marathon runners can enter direct otherwise the Club is arranging entry of veggie teams through Steve Coote. For more information visit
http://www.lutonmarathon.org.uk/ .

Veggie Snow Club (Affiliated Group)
Sophie Fenwick-Paul. Tel: 0118 9464858 web: www.veggiesnow.org

• This is an informal worldwide Veggie Snow Club, to link vegan and vegetarian skiers and snowboarders together. We also have special vegan/veggie snow trips. All ages and abilities are welcome, including singles, couples and families, from novice to expert skiers. The aim of the website is to pool information about veggie-friendly places to stay and eat on the slopes, and to arrange exclusively veggie and vegan chalet stays. We have organised exclusively vegetarian & vegan catered chalet trips in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and are heavily booked for 2008, though check with us whether we've got any extra places, and put your name down for notification about 2009 and beyond. We raise large sums of money for veggie and eco causes by giving away the group leader discounts rather than keeping them for ourselves. We work with ski holiday companies and provide useful online and email advice for them to help cater well for vegetarians and vegans.
vegan/veggie snow trip March 2009 now booking!

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