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| Activists call for renaming of Pork Pie Roundabout in Leicester | Activists call for renaming of Pork Pie Roundabout in Leicester |
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| Campaigners said renaming the roundabout would "inspire choices that help the environment" | Campaigners said renaming the roundabout would "inspire choices that help the environment" |
| Animal rights activists have urged the mayor of Leicester to rename the city's Pork Pie Roundabout. | Animal rights activists have urged the mayor of Leicester to rename the city's Pork Pie Roundabout. |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have suggested calling the circular intersection Vegan Pie Roundabout instead. | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have suggested calling the circular intersection Vegan Pie Roundabout instead. |
| PETA said it would inspire healthier food choices and celebrate Leicester's connection to veganism. | PETA said it would inspire healthier food choices and celebrate Leicester's connection to veganism. |
| Mayor Peter Soulsby called any talk of changing the name of the roundabout "pie in the sky". | Mayor Peter Soulsby called any talk of changing the name of the roundabout "pie in the sky". |
| As well as campaigning for animal rights, PETA also promotes a vegan lifestyle. | As well as campaigning for animal rights, PETA also promotes a vegan lifestyle. |
| Kate Werner, a campaigns manager for the organisation, sent a letter to the mayor about the name of the locally-famous roundabout. | Kate Werner, a campaigns manager for the organisation, sent a letter to the mayor about the name of the locally-famous roundabout. |
| The roundabout gets its name from the unusually-shaped library nearby | |
| She said: "This timely name change would inspire healthier food choices that help the environment, celebrate Leicester's heritage, and prevent animal suffering. | She said: "This timely name change would inspire healthier food choices that help the environment, celebrate Leicester's heritage, and prevent animal suffering. |
| "Encouraging people to eat plant-based could also help lessen the burden on Leicester's already overstretched NHS." | "Encouraging people to eat plant-based could also help lessen the burden on Leicester's already overstretched NHS." |
| The roundabout is named after a building that sits between two of its six junctions. | |
| Originally called Southfields Library, it became known as the Pork Pie Library due to its cylindrical shape, and now officially bears that name. | Originally called Southfields Library, it became known as the Pork Pie Library due to its cylindrical shape, and now officially bears that name. |
| Leicestershire has a longstanding connection with pies. Less than 10 miles (16km) from the roundabout is the Pukka Pie headquarters in Syston, a brand that started in the county in 1963. | |
| And Melton Mowbray is famously associated with pork pies, and hosts the annual British Pie Awards. | And Melton Mowbray is famously associated with pork pies, and hosts the annual British Pie Awards. |
| Ms Werner said there was also a historical reason to support renaming the roundabout. | Ms Werner said there was also a historical reason to support renaming the roundabout. |
| She said: "The word 'vegan' was coined in Leicester by Donald Watson in 1944. | She said: "The word 'vegan' was coined in Leicester by Donald Watson in 1944. |
| "It would also be a great way to celebrate the city's vegan and pie-loving heritage." | "It would also be a great way to celebrate the city's vegan and pie-loving heritage." |
| Leicestershire has a longstanding connection with pies | Leicestershire has a longstanding connection with pies |
| Mr Soulsby called PETA's suggestion a "funny and quite clever way of drawing attention to themselves". | Mr Soulsby called PETA's suggestion a "funny and quite clever way of drawing attention to themselves". |
| He said: "There is no way we could change the name people have given to the library and the roundabout next to it. | He said: "There is no way we could change the name people have given to the library and the roundabout next to it. |
| "It has been known locally as the Pork Pie Library since it was built in the 1930s, thanks to its distinctive circular shape. | "It has been known locally as the Pork Pie Library since it was built in the 1930s, thanks to its distinctive circular shape. |
| "Any talk of changing its name is just pie in the sky." | "Any talk of changing its name is just pie in the sky." |
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