Following a demo by a group of campaigners at Midsummer House Midsummer House in Cambridge due to its sale of Foie-Gras on last Friday, (See http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/383596.html)

Another domo has been called for this Saturday (20th) at 12 noon.

Please come and join in! Please bring banners, placards, whistles and shouting voices, if possible. It is our intention to make our presence known whilst remaining non-violent at all times.

If you can’t make the demo please contact Midsummer House as well as The Crown Group who own both the Midsummer House Restaurant in Cambridge and The Headley Restaurant in Essex, both of which have Foie Gras on their menu!

Please call Midsummer at the time of the demo if at all possible! You can contact Midsummer on 01223 369299

The following is a list of Crown Group businesses as well as Crown Group itself, please contact them (in a lawful manner) and ask that the Crown Group implement a Foie Gras free policy. Demonstrations at these addresses would also be greatly appreciated.

The Crown Group itself:

Head Office

236 London Rd, Romford, Essex, RM7 9EL Phone: 01708 711200 Fax: 01708 742480 E-mail: mail@crowngroup.co.uk

City Marketing Office

13 Bishopsgate, Londan, EC2N 3BA Phone: 020 7334 3900 Fax: 020 7334 3901 E-mail: enquiries@crowngroup.co.uk

Human Resources

43 London Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9PJ Phone: 01277 363 262 Fax: 01277 366 847 recruitment@crowngroup.co.uk

Media Enquires

13 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 3BA Phone: 01277 363 262 Fax: 01277 366 847 (Phone and Fax same as HR number) Email: media@crowngroup.co.uk

Crown Group companies:

Midsummer House Restaurant

Midsummer Common, Cambridge, CB4 1HA Phone: 01223 369299 Fax: 01223 302672 E-mail: enquiries@midsummerhouse.co.uk

The Headley

Headley Common, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3HS Phone: 01227 216 104 Fax: 01227 264 063 E-mail: enquiries@theheadley.co.uk

Venue Reservations

13 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 3BA Phone: 0207 33 43 922 E-mail: enquires@venuereservations.co.uk

Seasoned Events

13 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 3BA Phone: 020 7334 3990 Fax: 020 7334 3901 E-mail: enquiries@seasonedevent.co.uk

Look Digital

43 London Road, Stanford Rivers Ongar, Essex, CM5 9PJ Phone: 01277 363262 Fax: 01277 365162 E-mail: enquiries@look-digital.co.uk

Kudos Hospitality

236 London Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 9EL Phone: 01708 711200 Fax: 01708 711248 enquiries@kudoshospitality.co.uk

London’s Flying Chef

38 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0UE Phone: 020 7633 0099 Fax: 020 7633 0999 enquiries@flyingchef.co.uk

Piggotts

43 London Road, Stanford River, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9PJ Phone: 01277 363262 Fax: 01277 365162 E-mail: enquires@piggotts.co.uk

Missing Ingredients

Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Lver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NH Phone: 01753 785960 Fax: 01753 651113 enquires@missingingredients.com

The Event Hire Company

43 London Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9PJ Phone: 01277 364447 Fax: 01277 366880 E-mail: enquiries@eventhireonline.co.uk

Jobs 2 Go

9 Artillery Passage, London, E1 7LJ Phone: 0207 247 7500 Fax: 0207 247 5070 E-mail: enquiries@job-2-go.co.uk

Creative Workhouse

The Old Workhouse, 43 London Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9PJ Phone: 01277 366858 Fax: 01277 366359 E-mail: enquiries@creativeworkhouse.com

VIP Attention

43 London Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9PJ Phone: 01277 366021 E-mail: enquiries@vipattention.co.uk

Leisurextra

Restdale House, 32 Foregate Street, Worchester, WR1 1EE E-mail: enquiries@leisurextra.co.uk

Casa Monte Cristo

E-mail: enquiries@casamontecristo.co.uk

Omniforce (Web Marketing and Design)

13 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 3BA Phone: 0207 334 3935 Fax: 0207 334 3901 E-mail: enquiries@omniforce.co.uk

Email list:

mail@crowngroup.co.uk, enquiries@crowngroup.co.uk, recruitment@crowngroup.co.uk,media@crowngroup.co.uk, enquiries@midsummerhouse.co.uk, enquiries@theheadley.co.uk,enquires@venuereservations.co.uk, enquiries@seasonedevent.co.uk, enquiries@look-digital.co.uk,enquiries@kudoshospitality.co.uk, enquiries@flyingchef.co.uk, enquires@piggotts.co.uk,enquires@missingingredients.com, enquiries@eventhireonline.co.uk, enquiries@job-2-go.co.uk,enquiries@creativeworkhouse.com, enquiries@vipattention.co.uk, enquiries@leisurextra.co.uk,enquiries@casamontecristo.co.uk, enquiries@omniforce.co.uk

Sample Communication –

It has come to my attention that members of the Crown Group are selling Foie Gras. Foie Gras is a so-called delicacy, the production of which commonly involves the force-feeding of birds by shoving tubes down the animals’ throats. The animals’ liver then swells painfully. In the UK force-feeding birds is not legal, but the government claims EU/international rules mean they cannot ban its sale. The process can cause suffocation and injuries to the birds’ throats. Many birds die in this process even before being sent for slaughter.

The continued sale of this product, dubbed ‘torture in a tin’, is simply not acceptable. It is time the Crown Group moved into the 21st century. A number of other businesses are now Foie Gras free, don’t let the Crown Groups image be left behind!

Please contact the person responsible for Crown Group policy on my behalf and ask them to put a permanent end to the sale of this product.

Regards,

(Your Name)