A Big Lunch in the Community
The Big Lunch is a new initiative from the Eden Project with the idea that once a year, starting on Sunday 19 July 2009, as many of the 61 million people in the UK as possible will simultaneously sit down to lunch together, with their neighbours, in the middle of their street, as a simple act of community.
The Big Lunch has support from a range of political figures including the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Hazel Blears MP and Mayor of London Boris Johnson; from campaigners including Jamie Oliver, Esther Rantzen and Rosie Boycott and from organisations including Arts Council England, The Big Issue, Google and The National Trust.
The Big Lunch will bring people together through a unique range of activity: growing food and flowers for the occasion; creating street music, art and theatre stories; dressing the street and, of course, cooking and eating together.
With convenience stores right at the heart of their communities, The Big Lunch is a great way to encourage active, sustainable communities, improved environments and reduced crime, as well as encouraging communities to shop locally.
For more information visit http://www.thebiglunch.com/latest-news
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