NATIONAL Vegetarian Week is almost upon us and people are being urged to be brave about broccoli and adventurous about asparagus.

The Vegetarian Society's promotional week will run from May 22 to 28 and is a bid to dispel the belief that vegetarianism is a restrictive way of eating.

There will be an information display at Stockton Central Library, in Church Road, throughout the week with recipe booklets and information leaflets. Tees Valley Veggies and Vegans meets socially each month for meals out, events and walks. To find out more about the group and future events, e-mail tees_veg@yahoo. co. uk