Guest guest Posted September 13, 2001 Report Share Posted September 13, 2001 I know they have a fab canoe club - which all old boys and girls as well as new ones go down to Sennen in cornwall first may bank hols every year. They go down with the climbers which is also supposed to be a fab gang! Brum is a fab city and has some good places to eat but aren't particularly vegan focused. They do have a few great indians and a Belle Pasta though Let me know if you go to Sennen, I'm part of the extended gang that tags along - though I have never been to Sennen, don't canoe and the most difficult thing I climb is the stairs! Jayne - natswadling vegan-network Monday, September 10, 2001 7:19 PM [100% veg*n ] amsterdam hello just to say i m in amsterdam at thew moment there are some really good shops for us vegan s here i m amazed at the range hope all is well any one going to london on sunday?! still debating i remember someone saying that someone went to aston uni i m starting there in 2 weeks and was wondering what s worth getting involved with things to know etc etc anyway bye for now tot zien natalia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2001 Report Share Posted September 14, 2001 It was me that went to Aston.... you'll have a great time there! They don't have any veg/vegan soc like a lot of places. An animal rights society started during my final year there, but I didn't get round to going to have a chat to them to see what they did. Its still around as far as I know though. Also a GreenSoc (or something), not sure what they did or if they're still around! I think societies fair is the first sunday in October.... it was last year cos I was there helping out. Places to eat are a bit restricted.... Warehouse Cafe on Allison Street, Digbeth is less than 10 mins walk away - run by Friends of the Earth. As far as I could work out after much questioning Royals in Corporation Street (other side of the ring road to Stafford Tower) was OK. Don't go to Manzils... people from Aston seem to have this inexplicable urge to go there - the food looks (probably is) and tastes like it has come out of a bucket, and it is not a particularly celibrious institution - they were banned from doing curry night in the Student Guild after giving some customers a kicking!! There is a vegetarian curry restaurant at Five Ways (top of Broad Street) - but I've not been to sample it yet, doesn't seem unreasonable to suggest it should be OK with vegans. Student Guild is fairly crap for veg / vegan food. Sandwich type place in the " Blue Room " (used to be called Monks, but changed name after an encounter with a blue tin of paint) actually did vegan baguettes. Climbers are indeed a fab gang.... my housemate is one of them!! They seem to go all over the place - over summer they went to northern Italy for a couple of weeks, Cornwall (as mentioned), Cheshire, Staffs, and, er, lots of places. They go climbing at the indoor climbing centre most weeks, which is just behind the university. Er, other things to know. Don't know really. Shopping - bull ring veg market is worth a look - it is actually there behind all the building site!! Don't go to Asda in Perry Barr cos to get the bus back means a choice of the subway under Birchfield Road - which is dodgy as hell (I was once chased by a nutter down there!), or taking a detour to cross at surface level by walking the wrong side of some railings. There is a 24 hour Tesco at Five Ways which is pretty good and you can get there on the #66 bus from Aston Street (road through campus) Can't think of much else. If you want to know anything else let us know! Dom vegan-network, " Jayne Blissett " <jayneblissett@z...> wrote: > I know they have a fab canoe club - which all old boys and girls as well as new ones go down to Sennen in cornwall first may bank hols every year. They go down with the climbers which is also supposed to be a fab gang! > > Brum is a fab city and has some good places to eat but aren't particularly vegan focused. They do have a few great indians and a Belle Pasta though > > Let me know if you go to Sennen, I'm part of the extended gang that tags along - though I have never been to Sennen, don't canoe and the most difficult thing I climb is the stairs! > > Jayne > > > > > - > natswadling@h... > vegan-network > Monday, September 10, 2001 7:19 PM > [100% veg*n ] amsterdam > > > hello just to say i m in amsterdam at thew moment there are some > really good shops for us vegan s here i m amazed at the range hope > all is well any one going to london on sunday?! still debating > > i remember someone saying that someone went to aston uni i m > starting there in 2 weeks and was wondering what s worth getting > involved with things to know etc etc > > anyway bye for now > tot zien > natalia > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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