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On the front page of the first Guardian was an advert for the first vegetarian cookbook: “A NEW system of VEGETABLE COOKERY with an INTRODUCTION recommending abstinence from ANIMAL FOOD AND INTOXICATING LIQUORS.” The book was written anonymously by Martha Brotherton, wife of the campaigning minister of the Bible Christian Church, Joseph Brotherton, Salford’s first MP. They were later to become leading figures in the Vegetarian Society, which had its inaugural annual meeting in Manchester in 1848.
The Guardian attended the Vegetarian Society’s 1850 banquet and soiree, reporting in detail on the spread of mushroom pies, fritters, “omelets” and moulded sago, the floral arrangements, the philosophical beliefs of the guests that meat-eating led to aggression, and their disgust at the diseased meat on sale in London, Manchester, Oldham and Bolton. The 1874 soiree sounded lively, with a guest ranting about “blood lickers” and deman
Al fresco dining at The Grove, Hertfordshire
- Credit: Chris Tubbs Photography
Brits love nothing more than getting outside on a sunny day, so Herts Life has picked 21 great pubs and restaurants in Hertfordshire with pretty al fresco gardens and terraces
Words: Victoria Purcell & Julie Lucas
1. The Grove, Chandler’s Cross
There’s 300 acres of countryside and outdoor terraces overlooking magnificent grounds at The Grove hotel - which has just undergone a substantial makeover. With dishes from award-winning chefs, dine on The Glasshouse terrace with views of the formal gardens and enjoy the Estate to Plate à la carte menu; or overlook the golf course with a light bite and a refreshing cocktail on The Stables terrace. Alternatively find a place in the acres of grounds and relax in a sunny spot with one of the hotel’s picnic baskets. Afterwards walk off a few of the calories with a wander through the formal gardens, woodlands and kitchen garden.
Today’s schools are deprived of ‘hope, vision and investment’. Photograph: redsnapper/Alamy
Sonia Sodha’s article should be cut out and pinned up in every politician’s kitchen, where the day begins and ends (“The kids aren’t all right – and the government has stopped caring”, Comment). She establishes clearly how the 21st century began with hope, vision and investment, all three of which are now consigned to the dustbin by Boris Johnson’s so-called government.
During the 1970s, I was a deputy head in a comprehensive school in north Hackney, London, and remember how, under the Inner London Education Authority, we were resourced to have a school nurse on site, two independent learning centres for children in difficulties, a reading centre for pupils who needed extra personal tuition, a scheme of health and sex education tuition for all 14-year-olds, placements for students on work experience, and we built a car
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