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Bellenden Road has had a Big Lunch every year since 2009, here one of the organisers, Deborah Doane, shares her anticipation for their 5th Big Lunch! “Less than two weeks to go until our annual Bellenden Big Lunch and I can sense the anticipation in the air. Bellenden Road is a long road in South-East [...]
Read The Bellenden Big Lunch and Baking…
Halifax have been inundated with requests for the Halifax Big Lunch Box, but don’t worry if you missed out! Halifax have generously managed to create 1,500 mini kits, containing bunting and balloons. If you want one of these kits please email thebiglunch@lloydsbanking.com with your name and full address including postcode. These are available on a [...]
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…
“This is what I call ital – the Rasta term for food that’s good, natural and pure. Grill the tomatoes in the kitchen beforehand and eat these as a starter while the barbecue heats up. Or cook them over the coals and enjoy them with the rest of the meal. You could even eat them [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Chilli Tomato Toasts…
“Apart from meat, this is the thing most people think of when they hear the word barbecue. A barbie isn’t a barbie without sweet corn. If your barbecue is busy doing meat you can also cook your corn on a griddle – here I explain how to do it both ways.” Levi’s Big Lunch recipes [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Barbecued Sweetcorn with Flavoured Butters…
“These are really nice to eat with my X Hot Reggae Reggae Sauce while the barbecue heats up.” Levi’s Big Lunch recipes are based on dishes from his new cookbook, Grill It With Levi, published by Ebury Press, priced £18.99. Makes 8 skins Ingredients 4 baking potatoes Vegetable or olive oil, for brushing [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Hot ‘n’ Cheesy Potato Skins…
Eileen from the scattered rural Scottish community of Colintraive share’s the story of their first Big Lunch in 2012. “Colintraive (“the place of the swimming”) is a small village in Argyll at the narrowest point of the East Kyle of Bute. The rural community is scattered along a length stretching 20 miles and it is [...]
Read Colintraive’s Community Big Lunch…
Streetbank is a website that connects you with your neighbours so that you can find, share and give away anything locally. Need to borrow some cutlery for your Big Lunch? Want to give away some furniture you no longer use? Keen to learn a new baking technique so you can impress your neighbours on Sunday [...]
Read Find and share for your Big Lunch with Streetbank…
We really want to hear from anyone aged 16-25 that is involved in a Big Lunch this year. We’ve teamed up with youth agency Livity to see if we can get more young people kick starting things in their area, as The Big Lunch is a great way to make local connections , start projects [...]
Read Calling all 16 to 25 year olds!…
This year we think that together we can all try something extra special and a bit different. Each summer we produce a short promotional film with footage from Lunches right across the UK. This year we would love you and your community to help make the film. It’s a chance to share your Big Lunch [...]
Read Make your Big Lunch famous!…
Big Jubilee Lunch 2012, an Eden Project
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