The Winged Spur public house in Ullenhall, near Henley in Arden, was the setting for RVV`s first group outing recently. The food and the evening was enjoyed by all.

On Friday 20th Jan 2006, Landlord, Clive Minshell, a trained chef, offered our 15-strong party a choice of five mouth-watering main course options and two desserts, all specially designed to please both palate and eye. The animal-free entrées ranged from spicy vegetable rogan josh through stuffed peppers and potato longboats to a colourful and crunchy mixed vegetable and bean salad, all accompanied by lemon rice, boiled potatoes and chips, whilst for dessert iced fruit salad with Cointreau or mixed spice pudding were on offer.

Mr Minshell took over the Winged Spur two years ago and prides himself on providing an innovative menu and using only the freshest of ingredients in his dishes, He plans to build a conservatory extension onto the restaurant area shortly, in order to expand the catering side of the business, which is his own personal passion. He took on the challenge of catering for our party because his mother is a vegan but also because he believes that, as a musician is expected to read any piece of music, so a chef should be able to interpret and re-create any recipe.

We would be delighted to hear from restaurants/pubs who would like to cater for us in the future, particularly any within Redditch.

The report above is an edited version of the article that appeared in the `society news` section of the Redditch Advertiser on 8-2-06. The full article can be found here