Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) is an annual campaign celebrating the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make across the UK. It is coordinated in England by Volunteering England, in Northern Ireland by Volunteer Now in Scotland by Volunteer Scotland and in Wales by Volunteering Wales. Thousands of events will take place to celebrate the contribution of volunteers and inspire others to take [...]
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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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This year’s Big Lunch, which took place on Sunday 5th June, saw the largest number of Big Lunches ever. The best part of 2 million people got together with neighbours to share food, make friends and more importantly – have fun! People of all ages across the UK took part from neighbourhood streets, gardens [...]
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Big Lunch organisers and supporters from across Northern Ireland got together on Saturday 24th 2011 sharing ideas and stories, celebrating success in 2011 and looking ahead to encourage more activity in 2012. The special get together was held at Big Lunch ambassador chef Michael Deane’s restaurant in Belfast and we were delighted to be joined [...]
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