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NVW Activities 2009 - West Midlands
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Birmingham
Vegetarians and Vegans (Veg Soc
Local Contacts)
May 10: Information. stall
at the Spring Event, Metamorphosis at the Martineau Gardens, 27 Priory,
B5 7UG. 11am-3pm, open to the public,
see www.martineau-gardens.org.uk
May 16: Information. We're
having a stall at the Veggie Pride event in Birmingham, Victoria square
(in front of the town hall and
a short
walk
from New Street
Station). 10a-6pm. The event includes many stalls,
a parade 1-2pm, and entertainment from 11am.
May 26: 7.30 pm. "
You're a vegetarian - so what do you eat?" Cookery demo by Liz Hughes.
Carrs Lane Church Centre, Birmingham, B4 7SX
Details Tel/fax: 0121 353 2442
Eversheds LLP
115 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AL
The Commercial team at Eversheds in Birmingham have pledged to 'go vegetarian'
for one week! Pledgers are: Mark Carey and fiance, Katie Lote and fiance,
Andy Fordham and wife, Gina Margaroni and husband, Matt Woodford and
Brian Hession. The team are very excited about it - particularly Matt
and Mark who can't wait to try a puy lentil recipe
Kingstanding Library
Kingstanding Road, Birmingham B44 9ST.
May 18-23: Information. Display for NVW. OpenSat, Mon, Fri 9am-5pm, Thurs
12noon-7pm. In conjuntion with Birmingham Vegetarians and Vegans. |
Wednesbury
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Surestart
Children's Centre
Priory Family
Centre, Dorsett Road, Friar Park, Wednesbury, Birmingham, West Midlands,
WS10 0JG
Food. Special Offer. The centre cafe will have daily vegetarian specials
- with an incentive: if they buy 2 meals during that week, they will
receive a free 4th hot meal etc.
Also planning a food demo with recipes. |
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Dorstone
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Dorstone Front Room
Dorstone, Herefordshire
Food. In our village we have converted what used to be our village shop
and Post Office into a meeting place called Dorstone Front Room. Here villagers
can borrow books and tapes, use the computer and fax and have a cup of
tea or coffee and home made cake. The proprietor of Haie Barn (vegetarian
B&B) is hosting a Vegetarian Brunch to show what can be done with limited
facilities to
produce
vegetarian
goodies
which all can enjoy. Money donated for the food eaten will be given to
WhizKids, an organisation which provides custom made wheelchairs for young
people |
Leominster
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Kingsland School
Kingsland, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 9QN
Our school is holding a healthy
schools week and our class have been given the topic of vegetables |
| Staffordshire |
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Burton on Trent
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Avenance
Catering at Nestle Ltd UK
Marston Lane, Tutbury, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9LY
promoting Vegetarin food for the whole 2 weeks. The veggie choice will be the
first choice on the menu, followed by the meat choice (usually the other way
round). By having posters etc and bookelets available for the customers, we hope
this will help advise the customer of what we are doing and give them some new
ideas too. Hope to introduce 1 or 2 new dishes as well throughout the 2 weeks |
Newcastle under Lyme
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Keele University Students Union
Keele University, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 5DY
We will hold a stall during the week on vegetarianism, taster sessions
depending on whether the Union will provide some food, give away free food
if any
is sent, advertise vegetarian options around Keele. Why staff and students
go vegetarian and the benefits and disadvantages. |
Leek
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The Roebuck Hotel
18 Derby Street, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5AB
Food. We are currently looking at new dishes to be introduced under a vegetarian
and healthy options menu. We hope to launch this additional menu for NVW
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Atherstone
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Amitayus Wellbeing
189 Long Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 1AH
May 18: Food. Information. 7-9pm. Vegetarian food tasting evening. We
will be creating lots of veggie food for people to try as well as giving
a talk
on the benefits
of a vegetarian diet. £5.00 per head entry fee. Places to be booked
in advance of the evening. www.amitayus-wellbeing.co.uk |
Coventry
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Coventry
Vegetarians & Vegans
May 23: benefit gig for Green Garden Cafe and Midland
Vegan Campaigns with stalls and vegan food. The Tuns, Bull Yard,
Coventry. 7.30 till late. £3 entry.
Stoke Community
Library
Kingsway, Coventry, West Midlands CV4 2EA
Information. A display of library
books about vegetarian cookery and nutrition. Open 8.5.09-3.6.09. 9.00-7.00
weekdays & 9.00-4.00 sat, 12.00-4.00
sun. |
Kenilworth
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Sundial
Group
Woodside, Kenilworth. www.sundialgroup.com
Food. Sundial will be launching
an all vegetarian table d'hote menu to run alongside their customary award winning
evening menus, in their three residential conference centres. Every evening between
(and inclusive of) 18th - 22nd May. The menu is available to our residential
conference guests, but will also be offered to members of the public wishing
to book a private party. The other two centres are: Barnett Hill, Surrey and
Highgate House, Creaton, Northants. |
Tiddington
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Tiddington Community Centre
Touchwood,
Beeches Walk, Tiddington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,CV37 7AT
Promoting NVw with a display of information at the Bishop's lunch. |
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Rowley Regis
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The Bell and Bear
71 Gorsty Hill Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 0ha
Food. compiling a Vegetarian special menu for the week
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Solihull
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Solihull Animal Aid
May 23: Information. A information stall in Solihull Town centre (Mell
Square) offering advice and free recipes to promote a vegetarian diet.
10.30am-4.30pm |
Wolverhampton
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Wolves
Veggies Info Centre (Veg Soc local
contacts)
Organising information displays at Wolverhampton
Central Library; Shree
Krishnan Temple, Penn Road; and Merridale Primary School, Aspen Way. |
Worcestershire
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Bransford
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The Fold Eco Cafe (CIC),
The Fold, New House
Farm,Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JB
Food. The Fold is an eco cafe where the ethos is local, seasonal, organic,
menu mostly vegetarian/vegan. We are planning a Vegetarian Banquet cooked
by
David McCaw the Slow Food chef for Worcestershire. We will be asking local
Vegetarians and Vegans to bring along their carnivorous friends and family
and invite them to sample our delicous food.
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Bromsgrove
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Wildmoor
Oak Pub and Restaurant
Top Road, Wildmoor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B61 0RB
Food. During national vegetarian week we will be promoting our vegetarian
dishes,
sunday
lunches and adding some new ones to the menu. We are a country resturant with
traditional british classics and international cusine specials board, of
which our west indian
dishes are the most popular and well known. we also have at least six vegetarian
dishes on at any time and can cater for vegans as our food is freshly cooked
and we keep a supply of dairy alternatives in stock to enable us to convert vegetarian
dishes to vegan where possible. |
Redditch
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NEW College Redditch
Hospitality Department, Peakman Street, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8DW
Eden Cafe - staff/students restaurant on site - doing a promotion
for Vegetarian Week |
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