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[TreeManEarthSteward]

Natalie is manchester.

[natalie]

yeah im in manchester. hi.

[spud]

Originally posted by XpandaXmirandaX
Hey, that's good to hear, I'm a vegetarian (soon to be vegan). What is the web address for London Vegans? sound like a good site! I'm living in Chigwell, Essex, so a train journey to London is easy!

http://www.londonvegans.freeserve.co.uk/

[London Vegans exists to promote veganism in the London area. We have various social events, such as monthly meetings, restaurant visits and walks . For information on the next London Vegans events please see below, or telephone our Info Line on (020) 8931 1904 (24 hours) for updates.]

and also see

http://www.veganessex.org.uk/

[We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month @ The Brentwood School Sports Hall]

and

http://www.rainforestdesigns.com/veganharlow/home.htm

[ You've come to the right place! We aim to provide a bit of help to vegans, vegetarians and dairy-intolerant people in Harlow and the surrounding areas. ]

[XpandaXmirandaX]

Originally posted by spud
http://www.londonvegans.freeserve.co.uk/

[London Vegans exists to promote veganism in the London area. We have various social events, such as monthly meetings, restaurant visits and walks . For information on the next London Vegans events please see below, or telephone our Info Line on (020) 8931 1904 (24 hours) for updates.]

and also see

http://www.veganessex.org.uk/

[We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month @ The Brentwood School Sports Hall]

and

http://www.rainforestdesigns.com/veganharlow/home.htm

[ You've come to the right place! We aim to provide a bit of help to vegans, vegetarians and dairy-intolerant people in Harlow and the surrounding areas. ] :D Thanx for that, I've been vegan now for nearly 3 weeks & it's great! :D
I been visiting the LondonVegan site for a litle while now, it's pretty cool, some great info on there!

[purplesnow]

new disscussion boards in UK

http://london.veganshoutout.com/forum.php

http://www.planetveggie.co.uk/phpBB2/

[TreeManEarthSteward]

Holy smattering of rescources, purplesnow, I have just found there's a link on that VeganShoutOut site which leads to the worldwide sites mirroring the same idea.. The link is at the top left which then takes you to here:
http://www.veganshoutout.com/mainsite/index.php which is the link from here: http://london.veganshoutout.com/forum.php

[Veggcore]

Originally posted by natalie
yeah im in manchester. hi.
Hey! :hi:
Manchester girl too.

[Coney]

Hey all,
I'm in New York City, but my husband and I want to visit Scotland real bad. Is Scotland veg*n friendly? are there certain cities that are better than others? We've got a friend in Edinburgh who we'd probably stay with. If anyone's got some info on that I'd appreciate it.
New York City says "hi".

[natalie]

off the top of my head i'd say that glasgow would be a good place to visit. I love it there. its not pretty in the same touristy way that edinburgh is, but it has a real energy about it. And some good veg*n places. I will try to find more info for you.

[natalie]

i actually came here (to this thread) to complain about how hot it is. Bring on cold weather!

[Louli]

I'm in rainy West Yorkshire!

[natalie]

hi there. Its hot and stuffy here in manchester. enjoy the rain.

[Syntax]

For some reason, I've missed this thread. Till now.

On the northerner - southener thing - yer all southners.. :D

I'm up in cold, damp St Andrews, Scotland - I think that makes me the most northen veg*n here?

In fact, I think I'm the only one north of the lake district...

Stuart, all isolated up here....

[natalie]

Hi Syntax.
St andrews - im thinking thats where theres a big golf course, and maybe where prince william is/was studying?
Very pretty place apparenty.

[Veggcore]

Hello? You gonna ignore my post?

[Syntax]

Originally posted by natalie
Hi Syntax.
St andrews - im thinking thats where theres a big golf course, and maybe where prince william is/was studying?
Very pretty place apparenty.

6 (or is it seven) golf courses. Yep, williams here. And it's a world reknowen Arts faculty.

Just the place for a golf hating, not a big fan of the royals scientist... oh well...

[natalie]

Veggcore - i wasnt ignoring you. I thought i said hello first. Hi again! :-)
Not sure if you ever went to V2Go in the *shudder* Trafford Centre, but apparently theres now one in the *shudder again* Arndale centre. I shall check it out and report back.

Syntax - ah well, theres definately worse places to be!

[Veggcore]

Yes, there's one in the Foodchain. Its not open yet though.

Im not a massive fan of it though, I never like anything they have!

[natalie]

Yes, there's one in the Foodchain. Its not open yet though.

Im not a massive fan of it though, I never like anything they have!


yeah, the 'menu' doesnt seem very extensive.

Do you go to the 8th Day? Its lovely there, especially now that theyve expanded it. I like to go there for soup. And i could spend ages (and lots of ££) in the shop!

[Veggcore]

Yes, its great in there. I end up spending too much though!

I need to stop. Im pretty bummed that Cafe Pop closed, it was super in there too.

[astra]

hello from south gloucestershire (not far from bristol) :)

born in north devon, i moved here 2 years ago due to hubs work :)

[Loomis]

All this talk of Manchester is making me miss it. I lived there for 6 months and just moved back to London from there a couple of months ago. The eight day does indeed rock as a store, though I never got around to eating there.

Has anyone eaten at the Greenhouse?

[Ariadne]

I've eaten at the Greenhouse! But you knew that...

jwnyc, Loomis and I were in Scotland last month -- in Orkney and Shetland, in fact, but foodwise they were pretty similar to what I remember of small-town Scotland. And it was haaard work eating out. Getting anything vegan was pretty difficult. If you can self-cater it's much easier.
If you're in Edinburgh or Glasgow you'll be fine, and even the smaller cities will have veggie places that are vegan-friendly. Have a good time!

[natalie]

shame on me, ive never eaten at the greenhouse. The menu looks amazing http://www.greenhouserest.freeuk.com/

[Ariadne]

I think the Greenhouse could actually do with cutting down its menu, though, because you just get the impression they have a huge freezer stuffed with things that they microwave when you order them. That's probably unfair, but large menus make me wonder.
The food was pretty nice but it need sprucing up, it's very 70s-veg.