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Asda stores across the UK are lending their support to The Big Lunch 2013. Sharing information with customers, local schools, charities and community groups Here’s just a little taste of the support their Community Life Champions offer. A team of willing When ASDA Portadown’s CLC Elaine Livingstone was asked by her customer – Geraldine Foley to support a litterpicking [...]
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The prestigious Big Lunch Community Awards ceremony took place at Clarence House yesterday, hosted by our patron Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall. Our five winners were selected from the 35 nominees that were shortlisted earlier this month. The judging panel, including a representative from our funder The Big Lottery Fund and celebrity [...]
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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 [...]
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Last night we released a summary report of the social impact research that has been conducted for The Big lunch over the past 4 years entitled ‘Feeding Community Spirit’. A lively and thought provoking debate was chaired by Broadcaster and Presenter Fi Glover, with contributors: Tim Smit, CEO of The Eden Project, Jonathan Carr West, [...]
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We’re very pleased to announce that 35 communities have been shortlisted for the prestigious Big Lunch Community Awards which recognise the positive transformation that has taken place since the residents held their Big Lunch event. Five communities will be selected from the shortlist as finalists, with two residents from each winning community invited to attend a [...]
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Did you know that you can use your Young Scot card to earn reward points? Even more exciting – you can get Young Scot Reward card points for having a Big Lunch! So if you’re between 11 – 26, live in Scotland and are thinking about taking part in or arranging a Big Lunch, check [...]
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Congratulations to Bonnie Evans Hills, winner of the Big Lottery Fund ‘Communities in Focus’ photo competition. Bonnie’s photo won the ‘Inspiring Communities’ category and was an instant hit with the judges who chose the picture from a shortlist of 300 entries. Bonnie’s submission shows residents of Oadby, Leicestershire sharing a Big Jubilee Lunch together in [...]
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In the past week The Big Lunch team has taken giant green doors to cities across the UK encouraging you to get knocking and meet your neighbours and to launch this year’s event on Sunday 2 June. From Glasgow to Newcastle, Manchester to Leicester, Wolverhampton to Birmingham, Chelmsford to Portsmouth, Plymouth to Bristol, Cardiff to [...]
The Big Lunch team have been busy over the winter months creating shiny new 2013 materials to help you organise your best Big Lunch yet! And so the time has come for us to show them off our Big Lunchers! Our free Big Lunch Packs are now available to order from the website. All you need to do is [...]
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The Big Lunch provides a great opportunity for young people to connect with the people and places around them. It’s the perfect chance for your school to say ‘hello’ to parents and the community, activate a bit of fundraising – perhaps for a growing space for the kids, celebrate pupil achievement or just taste [...]
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Big Jubilee Lunch 2012, an Eden Project
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