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Scotland’s girl next door, Michelle McManus, is supporting The Big Lunch 2013! The singer and presenter says she really identifies with what The Big Lunch is all about and wants to encourage the same sense of community spirit she felt when growing up. “I grew up in Glasgow in a very big family and was [...]
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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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The All The Bells project is encouraging thousands of people across the UK to ring a bell to celebrate the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. On 27th July 2012 at 8.12am, Work No. 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three [...]
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Following the success of last year’s nine-day campaign, our friends at the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network are running their National Neighbourhood Watch Week between 16th-24th June, to encourage England and Wales to help bring their local communities together to reduce crime and make their neighbourhoods a better and safer place to live. This year’s [...]
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Community Secretary Eric Pickles has announced extra funding to help 20 communities get involved in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations this summer and organise their own street parties and events. The Big Lunch team are working closely with community volunteers and leaders in the selected areas, from St Blazey in the south to Gateshead in the [...]
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Walking home last night, it struck me that the thing I find most dispiriting about where we live is all the grey concrete and tarmac. This evening the children solved that problem for me. A neighbouring child called round, and had to almost drag my children out by the hair, so goggled-eyed and lethargic were [...]
The Duchess of Cornwall has agreed to become Patron of The Big Jubilee Lunch. Today a group of six young organisers from a local school met Her Royal Highness to discuss their plans with her. The children, from St Peter’s Eaton Square primary school, with their faces painted in Union Jack colours, knocked on the door [...]
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With only 81 days to go until the big day, we wanted to remind you to make sure you get your road closure applications in on time. Most councils will require up to 12 weeks’ notice in order to process a road closure application, but this can vary. The best way to find out is [...]
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If you have begun 2012 in need of a big clear-out, why not make use of your old clutter and do some community sharing? As they say ‘One persons junk is another’s treasure!’ Here are 5 ways you can recycle unwanted items through community sharing: 1) Give it away There are some great websites [...]
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This blog is written by The Big Lunch guest writer Lucy Pearce, one of our Big Lunch Champions. I have always hated the idea of living on a housing estate. Too many neighbours, too close for comfort, identikit houses, and not our sort of people. No siree, not for me. And certainly not for my kids. [...]
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