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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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Mary from Millisle, a village on the beautiful Ards peninsula in County Down, describes how the groups in the village pooled their resources for their Big Jubilee Lunch. “Millisle Community Association heard about The Big Jubilee Lunch just as we were starting to plan for this special occasion. We approached other organisations in the village to come together to organise events over the [...]
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This year The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in Porthcawl organised their first ever Big Lunch as part of their Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The residential home invited local residents, relatives and neighbours to their buffet lunch which their residents helped to make. One of the organisers, Rebecca Timms, tells us how the day went and shares [...]
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The sun is shining in places and the heavens have opened in others, but we hope you all have a great time at your Big Lunches whatever the weather. We’d love to know all about your day – how it went, how you felt, any little anecdotes or special moments and how you feel about your [...]
At 12.30pm on Sunday, London’s Piccadilly Big Jubilee Lunch guests will sing the National Anthem to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. Fancy joining in? The Piccadilly Big Jubilee Lunch will be held along London’s historic Piccadilly, stretching from Piccadilly Circus to the top of St James’s Street. This unique event will highlight the very best of [...]
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Great news for Big Jubilee Lunch organisers everywhere… Carling has signed up as the official beer of The Big Jubilee Lunch 2012. To celebrate they’ll be providing 300,000 free bottles of Carling to Big Lunches so we can raise a glass to Her Majesty The Queen on Sunday 3rd June. All you need to do [...]
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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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Here at The Big Lunch, we’re excited to have created an advert to drum up even more support in these last few weeks before the big day. The film, which you can watch here on our YouTube channel, focuses on The Big Lunch’s theme for 2012: What will you bring to the table? A few [...]
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Mayor of Armagh City and District, Councillor Freda Donnelly welcomed The Duchess of Cornwall to the Palace Demesne Big Jubilee Lunch today, one of the first events to celebrate their award of Lord Mayoralty status as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee honours. The Duchess of Cornwall has recently become Patron of this year’s Big Jubilee Lunch, [...]
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