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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 [...]
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We spoke to Lorna from Living Streets on the upcoming National Walking Month and how to get involved… What’s Living Streets about? Living Streets works to create safe, attractive and enjoyable streets across the UK. This May it’s the charity’s third annual National Walking Month and we are encouraging everyone to get talking about walking and discover [...]
Read National Walking Month: 60 seconds with Lorna from Living Streets…
Residents of Aberystwyth’s Gerddi’r Ffynnon and Gerddi Rheidol came together with the help of Cantref and Mid-Wales Housing to throw a Keep Wales Tidy Tea Break to warm up for their The Big Lunch this June. Local families of both housing estates came together to enjoy some tea and cakes with each other at Gerddi’r [...]
Read Aberystwyth residents throw a Tidy Tea Break to warm up for The Big Lunch…
Fancy going on an Easter egg hunt? Don’t just carry round your prized chocolate findings in a boring bucket – why don’t you make your own Easter egg boxes! It not only recycles things you might want to throw away such as egg boxes, sweet wrappers and old birthday cards but it also entertains the [...]
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This year, The Big Lunch are teaming up with Waste Awareness Wales to encourage Big Lunchers in Wales to be waste aware by being creative in the ways they resource their Big Lunch and clear up after the party! Enter our competition now! We want to hear YOUR ideas on making The Big Lunch a waste aware [...]
Read Be Waste Aware in Wales and win an Eden hamper!…
This year The Big Lunch has once again joined forces with our friends at Love Food Hate Waste to help everyone to have a waste free Big Lunch and make the most of the food you already have at home. Wasting food that could have been eaten costs the average family with children about £50 [...]
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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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Mr Burns’ birthday is coming up on 25th January. Traditionally at Burns Suppers there’s tales, poetry, dancing and of course, in true Big Lunch style, a tasty morsel for the community to share! Here are a few simple tips from our Scottish friends and partners, Love Food Hate Waste to help you enjoy the Burn’s supper [...]
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Local green spaces are really important, whether you want somewhere for the kids to stretch their legs or you’d like to have your Big Lunch on a field! Unfortunately its becoming harder to protect fields from development. Fields in Trust is the only independent UK wide charity dedicated to protecting and improving outdoor space for sport, [...]
Emma Nicol is part of a campaign group called Save North Kelvin Meadow. This year they organised a Big Lunch on the local green space in Glasgow, in collaboration with the local community council. Here she tells us a bit about their campaign and their Big Lunch day. “Since 2008, North Kelvin Meadow has become [...]
Read A Big Lunch in North Kelvin Meadow, Glasgow…
Big Jubilee Lunch 2012, an Eden Project
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