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Resourceful Big Lunch Week is here!
All this week we’re teaming up with Start UK to bring you everything you need to know about being resourceful in your community. From growing your own food and sharing ideas or resources, to making...
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Resourceful Big Lunch week Day 2: Food
For day two of resourceful Big Lunch week we are talking food; from growing your own food and buying locally, to feeding your neighbourhood using up the leftovers! Check out our 5 top tips for...
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Resourceful Big Lunch week Day 4: Make it
Its day four of Resourceful Big Lunch Week, so today we are sharing some creative ideas for making your Big Lunch colourful and welcoming; including a fantastic idea from Jen Gale from My Make Do and...
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Morph animation winner revealed! The official Big Lunch film for 2014
Last month The Big Lunch launched a competition with Aardman, in search of the next big animator. We asked children between the ages of 7 and 15 to produce a short Big Lunch film starring Morph, using...
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Frittata with summer veg and goat’s cheese
A traditional frittata is a lovely way to celebrate the arrival of early summer veg and great for sharing with your neighbours. This recipe from River Cottage chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is the...
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A passion for sustainable communities
Passionate about creating a more sustainable, equitable and joyful world; Big Luncher Amelia lake, from Cornwall, is currently studying for a master’s degree in learning for sustainability. Here she...
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Puddle Jump at your Big Lunch!
BBC Weatherman and The Big Lunch ambassador Derek Brockway has given us the scoop on the weather this weekend: “The forecast looks fairly settled for the UK this weekend, so Big Lunchers across the...
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A Snapshot of Big Lunch Day 2014!
“Exhausted. Wiped Out. Proud. Bit Emotional. Lucky (weather).” These were Big Lunch veteran Matt Tamplin’s feelings after his Big Lunch of 250 people on Sunday, and here at The Big Lunch we felt...
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Portadown Big Pink Lunch
Northern Ireland is recognising the value a Big Lunch can bring to a local neighbourhood community. The support of Big Lottery Fund NI and our sponsors has been invaluable to me as representative for...
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5 Ways to keep community spirit alive after your Big Lunch
Over a month has passed now since the big day, but there are plenty of ways to keep the community spirit alive after your Big Lunch. From starting a street association, to simply sharing your story;...
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Grow Wild Community Funding
We invited Grow Wild to come along to our recent Big Lunch Extras Community day in Northern Ireland where Stephanie their local contact shared lots of useful tips. Since the project is UK wide we...
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What a street party means to you…
I’ve just had the opportunity to get out and meet lots of Big Lunchers. I’ve been travelling round the country facilitating feedback groups on The Big Lunch and what you think about it. I knew it would...
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Answers and updates on your Big Lunch questions
I recently wrote a blog on our feedback groups – the write up of which you can find here. During these, participants were given a chance to make requests and put forward ideas. We’ve been working...
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Notes from a Tudor Court / Straeon o’r Llys Tuduraidd
Just over a month ago I left the comforts of my own home and cut all ties with the modern world to experience and survive daily life as a Tudor in the year 1525. I was one of the lucky few to be part...
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Award winning Welsh Big Lunchers
We were extremely pleased and proud to hear that two of our long-standing Big Lunchers in Wales had recently won awards for their hard work and ongoing commitment to their local communities. Irene...
View ArticleThe Big Lunch is looking for interns!
We’re looking for 2 lovely interns to help our team during the busiest time in the campaign year. We’re a small and friendly bunch based across the UK; this position will be in our bright London office...
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Local Giving FREE Memberships
New to her role as Northern Ireland Coordinator for Local Giving, Julieanne Skillen told us why UK groups and charities should be using Localgiving.com if we want to take control of the future and how...
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Win a Healthy Big Lunch Workshop
Whether you are a community group or neighbours planning a Big Lunch in Northern Ireland during 2015, you can enter our competition to win a healthy cooking workshop. This workshop and demo will be...
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Discounted Festival Tickets
Sunflowerfest - “A festival for Everyone” 120 acts 12 Realms, 1 brilliant weekend Discount for you Big Lunchers here’s a great discount on a laid back festival that appeals to all tastes. Weekend...
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Use Project Dirt to be a great Big Lunch Blogger
Last month, we were really excited to announce our new program, encouraging Big Lunchers to give blogging a go, as a way to help spread the word and get more communities involved this year. We have...
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