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In June 2012, Par Community Association organised a Big Jubilee Lunch with the aim of bringing people together to improve their sense of community. This Big Lunch was supported by The Department of Communities and Local Government and Sonia Clyne share’s their story. “Local groups embraced the event, bunting was made by a workshop for [...]
Emma Davies decided that holding a Big Jubilee Lunch street party was the perfect idea to get neighbours mixing on their new housing estate in Perthshire. Here she tells us about the success of their Big Lunch day and what has happened since in their community. “Balgowan is a new housing estate in rural Tibbermore, [...]
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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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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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Origami Crown This is a fairly easy introduction to the Japanese art of paper folding, or origami, that you can get the kids involved in. At this time of year, it’s particularly useful if you’ve forgone the Christmas crackers, made your own, or if you simply fancy sitting about looking like the Wise Men over the festive period. [...]
The harvest from my little garden plot this year was decidedly mixed. Peas were a disappointment, as runner beans gave me one harvest before the first frost killed them. My courgettes however went wild. What on earth could save us from Marrow Fatigue? There are only 2 and a half of us at home and [...]
Big Luncher, Rachael in Northern Ireland, had been knocking on doors in her home town for years collecting money for charity, but didnt know all the people she spoke to. That is until she heard about The Big Lunch, joined forces with a neighbour and organised a day to bring everyone together. Seeing how well food brought her [...]
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Students at Glasgow’s Strathclyde University attended a Big Lunch in the halls of residence gardens at the end of term in May 2012. Organiser, Costa Rican international student, Johana, wanted to encourage students to share food and time together, celebrating the friendships she had made and her time studying in Glasgow… “I thought it could [...]
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Veteran Big Luncher Emma Knight, from Neath in Wales, has held a Big Lunch since the very first one in 2009! Here she tells us how her community has been transformed over the years and shares her top tips for keeping the community buzz alive in your area. Our first Big Lunch was a [...]
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Catherine Walsh, project manager at Be Safe Be Well Foreglen Community Centre, Limavady Borough, Northern Ireland tells us about their first ever Big Lunch on Saturday 11th of August 2012. “Be Safe Be Well is made up of a range of community, voluntary and statutory organisations and provides services for older and younger ages, people with physical disabilities, [...]
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Big Jubilee Lunch 2012, an Eden Project
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