Hi John

Well done considering vegetarianism again. As you say, things have got better
over the years and you can now find alternatives for almost everything.
Shropshire has some great wholefood shops were you can stock up on veggie goods
- Shrewsbury has Wild Thyme Wholefoods and Church Stretton has a rather
interesting shop called Entertaining Elephants. I live in Shrewsbury which has
an excellent vegetarian cafe called Good Life. It's not open at night though
which is a shame as there is nowhere exclusively veggie round here to eat at
night.

For info on the health benefits of being veggie (and there are many), take a
look at the websites of The Vegetarian Society, VIVA and The Vegan Society.

It might be a bit far for you to travel but someone on here has just organised a
meeting of fellow veggies on the Welsh border in April. If interested, take a
look at the posting entitled 'New group' and contact Ann for the details.

Good luck and don't be afraid to ask for advice if you need it.

Julie