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Stories from The Big Lunch Northern Ireland
Paul Kerrigan, Big Lunch Community Awards finalist, tells us how getting involved in The Big Lunch has helped his local community reconnect and how the good ideas discussed at their event have gone on to develop into some great community action. “Ballycastle is a lovely picturesque sea side town located in North Antrim however due [...]
Read A Big Lunch in Ballycastle Bringing Local Ideas to Life…
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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Raquel and Conor are a young couple from Charlotte Street in Warrenpoint, Co Down who gave us a wee taste of their Big Lunch last year, when they entered The Big Lunch Community Awards and were one of six Big Lunch stories short listed from Northern Ireland. This is their story. “Charlotte Street is a [...]
Read Memories from Warrenpoint’s Big Lunch…
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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When Janette Myles moved to Shaw Street she knew she wanted it to be more than a street she lived on, she wanted it be home, not a place where strangers pass each other by on their way to work. A space where friendships would form and lives could be shared. And so she ordered a Free Big Lunch pack and the rest [...]
We received word this week that The Big Lunch has been shortlisted down to the final three as Best Housing story 2012 in The Northern Ireland Housing Awards from the Chartered Institute of Housing Northern Ireland (CIHNI) This awards celebrates all that’s good about Housing in Northern Ireland. Head of Operations at CIH NI Jim Dennison [...]
Read The Big Lunch Award winning sucess…
The fifth annual Big Lunch will take place on Sunday 2nd June and to celebrate one Northern Ireland Big Lunch will win £1000 to spend on improving life in their neighbourhood or wider community. The Big Lunch is a one-day get together for neighbours, an idea from the Eden Project made possible by the Big [...]
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In December I attended Incredible Edible workshops run by Cloughmills Community Action Team sharing tips and ideas on how to be a bit more sustainable in our approach to health and beauty. This was run as part of an attempt to encourage people to think differently about how we live, providing practical opportunities to learn new skills.Double act, husband and [...]
These are lovely treats for family, friends and neighbours – or just to help your lips get through the chilly winter! Its really easy to make yor own Lip Balm, and children can have a lot of fun helping you. The great thing about making it, is that you know exactly what you are putting [...]
There are always a few leftover cooked potatoes at Christmas and New Year, so here’s another recipe to help you use them all up. Potato Bread Anyone with Irish connections will have heard of potato bread or as some would say “Fadge”. It’s really easy to make and lovely as part of a cooked breakfast. Serves [...]
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Big Jubilee Lunch 2012, an Eden Project
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