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Not sure what foodie treats to bring to your Big Lunch table? Get some expert help and inspiration from our long-standing supporter, Levi Roots, who has created five tasty, easy to prepare dishes costing just £5 each! The recipes, based on Levi’s new cookbook, Grill It With Levi (published by Ebury Press, price £18.99) are ideal for sharing [...]
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Scotland’s girl next door, Michelle McManus, is supporting The Big Lunch 2013! The singer and presenter says she really identifies with what The Big Lunch is all about and wants to encourage the same sense of community spirit she felt when growing up. “I grew up in Glasgow in a very big family and was [...]
Read Scots singer, Michelle McManus, shows support for The Big Lunch 2013!…
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is pitching support for The Big Lunch this year, by urging rugby clubs across Wales to hold a Big Lunch this June; to create stronger communities and encourage more people to walk through the doors of their local rugby club. Wales and Scarlets’ centre Scott Williams, lends his support to [...]
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In June 2012, Nicholas Okwulu organised a Big Lunch in Peckham with the aim of bringing people together to promote a stronger sense of community and improve the lives of people in the community. In December 2012, his local community welcomed Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall when they [...]
Read Onwards and upwards in Peckham…
Tuesday 18th December was a very special day for two of our champions and their communities. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited two Big Lunch locations in London to meet and celebrate the work of Big Lunch organisers, local residents and volunteers, running Christmas events for their communities. The engagements highlighted [...]
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Suffering from post-Olympic blues? We’re certainly feeling a bit lost here in the London office following all the excitement of the past two weeks! Well now it’s time to bring the celebrations back to where they began for every Team GB athlete – their local sports club. Join In Local Sport is a national celebration [...]
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We’re delighted to now be able to announce that a record-breaking eight and a half million people across the UK sat down for a Big Lunch this year. The independently verified* figure is two and a half million more than we predicted and six and a half million more people than took part in last [...]
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As a brand dedicated to putting the fun back into lunch, Big Lunch partners Kingsmill are always on the hunt for inventive sandwich ideas. This year they launched a nationwide competition encouraging children across Great Britain to come up with their own dream sandwich and enter them into a competition for a chance to win a street party [...]
Read Fun lunch recipe book showcases childrens’ dream sandwich creations…
Day three’s recipe is chef Galton Blackiston’s British twist on a Niçoise salad – replacing Tuna with some delicious fillet of beef. This is a really good salad, with a classic vinaigrette that can all be prepared well in advance – the vinaigrette will keep for several days in an airtight jar in the fridge. Galton [...]
Read Recipe week Day 3: Fillet of Beef Niçoise salad…
Dozens of celebrities from all over the UK have expressed their support for The Big Lunch this year by revealing what they would bring along to a lunch with their neighbours. The different answers ranged from food; like pork pies and a homemade Big Nutty Mango Salad to ideas; like optimism and hope, happiness [...]
Read What will you bring to the table? 60 celebrities reveal what they would bring to The Big Lunch…
Big Jubilee Lunch 2012, an Eden Project
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