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Growing your own veggies can feel like a daunting venture, especially if you’re not green fingered or have little or no outdoor space at home. But knowing how to grow vegetables can not only save you money, but it’s also a really fun activity that anyone can get involved in. To show just how easy [...]
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Jubilee honours for our Big Lunch champions Peter Stewart and Rita Broe It’s all smiles here at Big Lunch HQ today as we’ve received some royally amazing news! Our very own Eden Project Directors Peter Stewart and Rita Broe have been honoured by Her Majesty The Queen for [...]
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At The Eden Project, from where The Big Lunch is seeded, the experience of walking around the biomes aims to promote messages about being more mindful and understanding our relationship and current dependency on the world’s plants and crops. Coming together on these issues, you can also find an extra exhibition at Eden this summer, [...]
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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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More than 50 of the UK’s largest community groups, membership organisations and charities have pledged their support for The Big Jubilee Lunch taking place on Sunday 3rd June. This is part of the celebrations for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, as announced by Buckingham Palace. Organisations, groups and charities – including the Scout Association, Rotary International [...]
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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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As the sun shone gallantly over the Thames this week, The Big Lunch team joined forces with Team London and the Mayor’s office, and headed to City Hall to bring Londoners together to find out how they can contribute to what is set to be the biggest year yet for The Big Lunch. We decided [...]
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The Eden Project will be hosting a free evening of astronomy as part of the BBC’s Stargazing Live between 6pm - 9.30pm on Tuesday January 17 2012. Visitors can find out about the stars of our galaxy by using a variety of professional telescopes, taking a virtual visit to distant corners of the universe in a [...]
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Ever wanted to have a go at designing your own neighbourhood? Ever felt that you and your neighbours know best where the extra bike lanes should go, where you could do with some extra parent-child parking spaces? Or that your community could run the recycling services better than the council does? Mother and child in [...]
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Its liftshare Week again and we wanted to remind you of this great initiative. liftshare Week is all about giving car-sharing a try. If you haven’t given it a go before, you haven’t discovered the financial, social, environmental and stress-reducing benefits that come with it! Sharing your car with three [...]
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Big Jubilee Lunch 2012, an Eden Project
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