More than 50 of the UK’s largest community groups, membership organisations and charities have pledged their support for The Big Jubilee Lunch taking place on Sunday 3rd June. This is part of the celebrations for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, as announced by Buckingham Palace. Organisations, groups and charities – including the Scout Association, Rotary International [...]
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We’re pleased to announce that we now have 100 Champions signed up across the UK, helping us spread the word about The Big Lunch far and wide. With the backing of our Street Party Ambassador Barbara Windsor and continued support of The Mayor Boris Johnson, London is steaming ahead with over 50 confirmed Champions, but all corners [...]
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On this day, 60 years ago, Princess Elizabeth received the news of her father, King George VI’s death and her own accession to the throne. The young princess was staying in a remote part of Kenya at the time, and was immediately flown back to Britain to become Queen. Her coronation took place on 2nd June 1953 [...]
Wondering how you’re going to have a successful Big Lunch without a big pot of cash? Fear not, The Big Lunch team have put together 5 handy tips for how to make your Big Lunch fabulous without a big price tag. And there are lots more ideas on our website. And if you have any [...]
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Excitement here in the London office soared sky-high this week when we received a special message of support from none other than Her Majesty, The Queen! The official letter from Her Majesty states that she is ‘delighted’ that The Big Lunch team are encouraging people all over the UK to hold celebrations in honour of [...]
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As the sun shone gallantly over the Thames this week, The Big Lunch team joined forces with Team London and the Mayor’s office, and headed to City Hall to bring Londoners together to find out how they can contribute to what is set to be the biggest year yet for The Big Lunch. We decided [...]
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The Big Lunch is excited to announce a special endorsement from the Church of England for 2012’s The Big Jubilee Lunch. You can read all about it on Christian Today, Inspire Magazine, New Statesman and the Church of England’s
Do you have a treasured object at home with the Queen’s picture on it? Do you want to take part in an exhibition at the Museum of London? The Museum of London is marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a new exhibition called At Home with the Queen, which opens in May 2012. Celebrating the [...]
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