Friends

We work with lots of different organisations who pledge their time and energy to help make The Big Lunch a success. See who they are below.

If you, or your organisation, would like to be involved with The Big Lunch please check out Become a Friend .

• The Abbeyfield Society

  

  The Abbeyfield Society is delighted to be supporting The Big Lunch initiative. Abbeyfield's mission is to enhance the quality of life for older people and alleviate loneliness and isolation. Supported by 20,000 volunteers and with a network of houses and homes across the UK, they provide care and support for around 6,000 older people, and work to ensure that everyone – no matter how old - still feels part of their local community.

  The Big Lunch is a fantastic way of encouraging people to find out about Abbeyfield’s work; or perhaps to become a volunteer supporting local older people; or simply to make new friends and join in with events up and down the country.

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• Age Scotland

  

  Age Scotland is the leading charity for all older people in Scotland. They work to improve the lives of all people in later life. Age Scotland celebrate ageing and believe it presents unprecedented opportunities and challenges at home and abroad. We challenge ageist prejudice throughout society.

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• Age UK

  

  The demand on Age UK services is ever increasing; by 2020 one third of the UK’s population will be over 60. Age UK works tirelessly to ensure that this important and growing segment of society is not overlooked, underrepresented or excluded.
  
  Age UK is delighted to be supporting The Big Lunch. Big Lunches can make a very real difference to the lives of older people.
  "Join us creating a world in which older people are not ignored but flourish."

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• Bag Lady Productions

  

  Bag Lady Productions identifies and promotes work that restores the damaged environment, gets rid of rubbish, and reduces harmful practices. Through Bag Lady events, film, the web and other media, they give publicity to good practices, and highlight those things that need to change.

  “We think The Big Lunch is a great way for neighbours to share and appreciate the people and place where they live – we are sharing Big Lunch facebook stories and we help out promoting it at events in Northern Ireland.”

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• The Big Tidy Up

  

  Run by Keep Britain Tidy, the Big Tidy Up is England’s biggest ever clean-up campaign. The Big Tidy Up runs right throughout the year and encourages groups and individuals to get together and clean up their local area by organising a litter pick in their community.
  
  The Big Tidy Up is the perfect way to get to know your neighbours better, clean up your local area and most of all have some fun!  “We are proud supporters of The Big Lunch. Following your Big Lunch why not have a Big Tidy Up and burn off all that food by helping to clear up your local community?”

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• Capital Growth

  

  Capital Growth is a partnership initiative between London Food Link, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, and the Big Lottery's Local Food Fund. Groups or organisations starting or running food-growing spaces in London can apply to be part of the network and receive support, including: Advice and expertise via a large support networkSupport with promoting the projects and finding volunteersNetworking events, discounted trainingAccess to discounted and free materials, plus opportunity to apply for funding or competitions

  “Capital Growth is delighted to support The Big Lunch as these events capture the spirit of many of our food-growing spaces, by providing a focus for local people to get- together and celebrate their neighbourhood over a delicious lunch. We hope this year these groups will be inspired to grow some of their own food to make the day even more special” Sarah Williams – Capital Growth.

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• Camping and Caravaning Club

  

  The Camping and Caravanning Club is the world’s oldest Club for all forms of camping and boasts almost 600,000 members and offers over 3,000 places to camp across the UK. The Club is proud to have 109 award-winning sites and 20 Camping in the Forest Sites as well as 1,500 secluded Certificated Sites, giving everyone the chance to experience the beauty of the great outdoors. With members choosing to spend over 1.5 million nights at our Club Sites every year, the Club certainly offers a huge variety of exciting experiences in secure, charming holidays locations for you and your family.

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• Chartered Institute of Housing

  

  The Chartered Institute of Housing is the independent voice for housing and the home of professional standards. Their goal is simple – to provide housing professionals with the advice, support and knowledge they need to be brilliant. Their work is driven by a passionate belief that their contribution as housing professionals is vital to making communities great places to live and work – and that everyone is entitled to a decent, affordable home in a thriving, safe community. CIH is a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation. This means that the money they make is put back into the organisation and funds the activities they carry out to support the housing industry. They are the professional body for the housing industry, with a diverse and growing membership of over 22,000 people who work in both the public and private sectors, in 20 countries on five continents across the world.

  This year alongside The Big Lunch, 24Housing and the PlaceShapers Group, CIH are backing The Big Lunch, encouraging the housing sector to get  a million residents out to lunch.

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• Chartered Institute of Housing NI

  

  Chartered Institute of Housing In Northern Ireland, works to shape housing and community agendas to support more than 500 members across Northern Ireland.

  “We see The Big Lunch as a fantastic, fun way for neighbours to make introductions and celebrate local life and are encouraging our housing sector contacts in Northern Ireland to share Big Lunch messages. Good neighbours can make all the difference when times are tough.”
  
  They are promoting The Big Lunch to their members through their communication channels and social media.  The Big Lunch has helped them reach new audiences with information about our Housing awards.

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• Children 1st

  

  Children 1^st, formally known as the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (RSSPCC), has been working to build a brighter future for Scotland's vulnerable children and families for over 128 years. Today in communities across Scotland, they support families under stress, protect children from harm and neglect and help them recover from abuse.

  “We are delighted to support The Big Lunch and its aim of bringing neighbours together in a fun and positive way to help strengthen and improve the communities we live in. At CHILDREN 1^ST we understand the enormous value in keeping families together in their local communities and how this contributes greatly to building brighter futures for the vulnerable children we support. We love The Big Lunch because it is a great way for communities to come together and have fun and raise funds for their favourite local cause or charity.”

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• Community Resources Network Scotland

  

  The Community Resources Network Scotland (CRNS) represents recycling and re-use organisations across Scotland on issues of sustainable community resource management. They support The Big Lunch as a great way to make community connections and create sustainable communities.
  
  Most members of CRNS are social enterprises managing waste resources at a local level through recycling, reuse, composting, waste reduction and waste education activities. They prevent tonnes of valuable product and materials from ending up in landfill, create local jobs and other economic opportunities, and typically work to help those on low incomes or who are disadvantaged.

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• Community Service Volunteers

  

  CSV enriches the lives of more than a million people in the UK every year.
  
  They create volunteering and learning opportunities that enable people to have a positive stake in society and tackle barriers to community participation.
  
  “Social justice is at the heart of what we believe and what we do. Last year, acting both locally and nationally we mobilised 160,000 volunteers and helped over 12,000 learners develop new skills.”
  
  

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• Ecomodo

  

  Ecomodo helps you discover and borrow everything you need directly from your neighbours, friends and colleagues and create a rich community resource as a lasting legacy of your day. From lawnmowers to tents; golf clubs to awnings, Ecomodo enables users to list their items to lend and see what others have on offer. Items can be lent for free or lenders are able to charge for an item, and keep the fee or make a donation to charity.
  
  Making people feel comfortable about sharing, Ecomodo hand-holds each party through the lend, provides loan agreements and manages any fees. Lenders can automatically restrict their lending to circles of people with whom they have a basis for trust (e.g. school PTA’s, workplaces, neighbourhoods) and choose deposits or insurance for extra peace of mind. Get your Big Lunchers sharing and grow your circle, to provide a wonderful resource for your community to keep The Big Lunch spirit alive, all year round.

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• FbRN

  

  The Faith Based Regeneration Network is the leading national multi faith network for community development, regeneration and social action. FbRN seeks to enable and facilitate the active participation of faith groups in local community development and build the capacity of the faith based sector to engage in civil society. They do this by focusing on faith based social action which happens when people of faith work together, often with others outside their faith tradition, in order to achieve real and positive change within their local community or wider society. The Big Lunch is a great way to demonstrate this.

  FbRN wants to encourage faith based social action projects to join in The Big Lunch, whether that is hosting a community lunch at a place of worship or joining in a street party.

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• FoodCycle

  

  FoodCycle is a national charity that combines surplus food, volunteers and spare kitchen spaces to create nutritious meals for people at risk from food poverty and social isolation.

  FoodCycle runs 16 volunteer-powered community projects that make use of perfectly edible food that would otherwise be wasted. Each week, FoodCycle volunteers cook this surplus food into tasty meals and then serve them to people in their community; bringing people from all walks of life together at the dining table over a three-course meal.

  The idea of The Big Lunch is right up FoodCycle’s street! If you would like to organise a Big Lunch of your own and donate the proceeds to FoodCycle then please get in touch - just £20 can provide a healthy three-course meal in a warm and welcoming environment for 8 people.

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• The Funding Doctors

  

  The Funding Doctors at Support 4 Community Projects are skilled funding advisers; helping grassroots community groups, schools, local councils, small charities, social enterprises and others to find funding faster for their projects. They do this through tailored funding mix strategies and by helping you to “speak the funders’ language” to secure funding successfully. They also offer free services for fund new play equipment for your park; through our partners in play.

  The Funding Doctors are delighted to support The Big Lunch. It provides an excellent opportunity to publicise the community project that you’re working on and get more people involved – and it’s the perfect excuse to celebrate your successes!

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• HOPE Together

  

  HOPE is a national Christian campaign to encourage churches to join together in order to work with and serve their local community better. It is about the Church, across the country, engaging in villages, towns and cities and sharing hope through both words and actions.  HOPE is often used as a banner for social action projects or community activities and a wide spectrum of Christian organisations and denominations are part of it.

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• Global Sharing Day

  

  The People Who Share, thecampaign to build a Sharing Economy andcreators of Global Sharing Day on June 2nd is delighted to partner with The Big Lunch to inspire people to connect and share with their neighbours. This year they'll be setting a world record for the greatest number of people sharing food in a single day. It's a chance to join over 60 million people in 147 countries andshow the magic that happens when people share in their communities. Be part of something massive.

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• Green City Events

  

  Green City is a not for profit social enterprise, making greener, more sustainable cities through interactive and accessible public events. By encouraging a greater awareness of the sustainability issues facing our future and communicating these in a practical, accessible way they aim to help create resilient and happy communities. Green City aims to achieve this by providing interactive and accessible events which engage the public in a participatory way, through workshops, demonstrations, activities and the arts.

  Green City Events activity support The Big Lunch across Cardiff by encouraging local residents, organisation and community groups to hold an event in 2013. They believe that by inspiring and motivating people to makes small changes in their lifestyles, such as getting together as a community it will lead to a more sustainable future.

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• Grow It Yourself Ireland

  

  GIY (Grow it Yourself) Ireland inspire and empower people to grow their own by bringing them together in community groups and online to share tips, ideas and produce.

  In line with the Big Lunch GIY hosted the Street Feast when 100's of folk came together, sat down and broke bread. “We continue to support The Big Lunch conceptas one fun way to encourage more sustainable, more connected society.”

   

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• The Inter Faith Network for the UK

  

  The Inter Faith Network for the UK works with its 200 member bodies to promote inter faith understanding and cooperation in the UK. Its members include national representative bodies of the Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and Zoroastrian faiths; national, regional, local and other inter faith bodies; and academic institutions and educational bodies concerned with inter faith issues. For more information and to learn how to get involved in building good inter relations visitwww.interfaith.org.uk

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• IVO

  

  ivo.org is a social network connecting people and organisations who want to change their world.

  Their aim is to inspire people to get involved in the community by making it simple to connect with others, share experiences, run groups or events, promote their work or ideas and exchange offers of help with help needed.

  ivo is also a leading network for and social activists, and any other professionals with an interest in community issues, to learn from and support each other in their work.

  Launched to the public as i-volunteer in September 2010, the site has re-launched as ivo.org

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• Keep Wales Tidy

  

  Keep Wales tidy believe that a clean and tidy Wales is likely to be a safer Wales. Areas that are traditionally no-go areas after dark are more likely to be poorly maintained, plagued by graffiti and abandoned vehicles, and the domain of fly-tippers. Reducing the fear of crime has a real impact on the occurrence of crime. Greater public confidence in using their local environments reduces the opportunities for others to damage those environments.

  Keep Wales Tidy support The Big Lunch as they believe people are at the heart of what they do and bringing local communities together for a day of fun can lead to much bigger changes where they live. When people begin to open their doors and collaborate, people invest more in where they live.

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• Landshare

  

  Landshare is an online network that connects people who want to grow with those who have space to share.Championed by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, it’s the ultimate landsharing resource, as well as a social hub for people who have a passion for growing their own food. Landsharers can look for land to grow veg on, offer their spare land, and connect with other Landsharers for help and tips. Landshare is really happy to support such a wonderful organisation as The Big Lunch because we share the same core values - community and collaboration!

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• Living Streets

  

  Living Streets is the national charity that stands up for pedestrians. With their supporters they campaign to create safe, attractive and enjoyable streets, where people want to walk. They support The Big Lunch as it’s an excellent opportunity for neighbourhoods to come together – a good party can inspire people to work towards streets that are permanently more sociable and safer.

   

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• Love Food Hate Waste

  

  Love Food Hate Waste raises awareness of the need to reduce food waste and provides hints, tips and recipes to help everyone waste less, save money and help the environment.

  Food waste is a major issue. We throw away 7.2 million tonnes of food and drink from our homes every year - most of this could have been eaten. Wasting food costs the average household £480 a year, rising to £680 for a family with children, that’s around £50 a month. It’s bad for the environment too, if we all stop wasting food that could have been eaten, the benefit to the planet would be the equivalent of taking 1 in 5 cars off the road.

  Love Food Hate Waste is working in partnership with The Big Lunch to offer simple every day solutions and inspiration to those of us who want to make a difference

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• Lulabelle's House

  

  Lulabelle’s House makes an art of reviving furniture, reducing waste and encouraging people to have some fun at revamp workshops. Lulabelle’s has championed The Big Lunch since 2011 to all its customers. Hosting Big Lunch revamp workshops and community Big Lunch fundraisers and sharing info online and on the premises in Larne. Lulabelle’s said: “we have fun with The Big Lunch and and it’s making neighbourhoods more welcoming.”

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• NALC

  

  The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is the nationally recognised membership body representing the interests of 9,000 local councils and their 80,000 local councillors in England. Local councils work towards improving community well being and providing better services at a local level.

  NALC is proud to be a supporter of Big Lunch and encourages all local councils to get involved with this exciting community initiative. The National Association wants local councils to encourage as many people as possible to have lunch with their neighbours once a year for a few hours of local friendship and fun and hopes this will lead to more sustainable local community action.

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• Neighbourhood Watch

  

  The scheme’s activities are characterised by their diversity, taking in everything from home security improvements to youth workshops to neighbourhood clean-up projects. Through their website, their partners and their links with the police and local authorities, they give like-minded local people the resources they need to contact each other, share information and increase safety and social cohesion. In short, they help neighbours meet and to help each other.
  
  The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network is proud to work closely with The Big Lunch. Neighbourhood Watch believes everyone has the right to feel safe where they live. We promote that right by helping build strong, friendly, active communities where crime and anti-social behaviour are less likely to happen

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• NICVA

  

  NICVA, the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, is a membership and representative umbrella body for the entire voluntary and community sector of Northern Ireland. NICVA promote The Big Lunch as a friendly opportunity to raise awareness for the work of local volunteers and a means to recruit them.

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• One Voice Wales

  

  One Voice Wales is recognised by the Welsh Assembly Government as the national representative body for community and town councils in Wales. It represents the sector on the Local Government Partnership Council and has over 74% of the 735 community and town councils are in membership.
  
  They engage Councils across Wales via our 16 Area Committees who are supported by three regional development officers in North, Mid and West and South Wales respectively. As well as their representative role, they also provide support and advice to councils on an individual basis and, with Welsh Assembly Government support, deliver a modular training programme for councillors.
  
  One Voice Wales believe strongly that community and town councils are well-placed to develop the economic, social and environmental well-being of the areas they serve and, as such, are active and proactive in debating key issues such as strategic planning, partnership working and their role and place within the public sector generally.

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• PlaceShapers Group

  

  The PlaceShapers Group is a national alliance of nearly 90 community-focused housing associations. They own and manage 675,000 homes and provide services to more than two million people. The PlaceShapers group stands for customer focus, localism, collaboration and value for money. The PlaceShapers Group is proud to support The Big Lunch campaign for 2013 and hope other housing providers and community groups will follow our lead in promoting and organising events.

  “The campaign provides a fantastic opportunity for communities to come together, celebrate their diversity and shape future services.” For more on PlaceShapers visit: www.placeshapers.org or follow on Twitter @placeshapers

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• Plunkett Foundation

  

  Plunkett Foundation promotes and supports co-operatives and social enterprises in rural communities worldwide by helping them understand and implement practical solutions to the challenges they face. They support The Big Lunch by including information in delegate packs and newsletters because They see The Big Lunch is promoting collaboration among communities.

   

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• Pretty 'n' Pink

  

  Pretty ‘n’ Pink is the only registered Breast Cancer charity in Northern Ireland. Pretty ‘n’ Pink believes that The Big Lunch is a fantastic opportunity for local people to come together and share lunch in a show of community spirit:  They are very grateful to those who use their Big Lunch to help support and raise awareness for their breast cancer charity. “In 2012 we encouraged people across Northern Ireland to have Big Lunch fundraisers and teamed up with The Big Lunch to do a few profile raising fun events.”

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• PTA UK

  

  PTA-UK is delighted to be supporting The Big Lunch once again.PTA-UK will be recommending to its 13,500members that they run a Big Lunch as one way of marking this milestone and celebrating the achievements of PTAs up and down the country. David Butler Chief Executive ofPTA-UK said: “PTA-UK is encouragingas many schools and PTAs to get involved as possible. Schools are at the heart of every community and what better way to celebrate this than by holding a Big Lunch. PTA- UK is very proud to be associated with such an important event.”

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• Rotary International

  

  Rotary clubs are across Great Britain & Ireland and they’re always looking for enthusiastic people of all ages and backgrounds to join and use their time, talents, professional skills and energy to improving the lives of people in their local communities and others around the world. And, in the process, you can enjoy the benefits of business networking, personal development, meeting new friends, hearing inspiring speakers, having a great deal of fun and experiencing that special sense of fulfilment that comes from achieving something really worthwhile.

  Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI) support The Big Lunch because Rotarians love working with communities, bringing people together and making a difference whilst having a great time in the process and The Big Lunch helps to do just that.

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• Scrapstores UK

  

  ScrapstoresUK’s is a national charity that supports and promotes 90+ scrapstores who provide creative reuse resources for 74,000 community groups so that 6 million children get to have extraordinary creative play and education opportunities. This amazing bounty of scrap materials is also a brilliant way to make your Big Lunch even more beautiful not least of which is the Big Lunch schools bunting competition.

  Their local scrapstores will once again be on hand to make sure that entrants to the competition are able to access a wealth of materials in all shapes, colours and textures that include fabric, foam, paper and plastic. “ScrapstoresUK member scrapstores are all community based organisations who will no doubt joining in with their own Big Lunches all over the country together we look forward to once again celebrating and supporting our communities with their Big Lunch preparations.”

   

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• Start

  

  Start is an initiative by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2010, to inspire people to start living more sustainably and create a movement of people who “do more, with less”. At Start, they believe that sustainability is about all the brilliant things we can start doing and not what we have to stop. They comb the UK to seek out the sustainable living ideas – things that anyone could try. Start also believe that even one simple step makes a difference, so they’re sharing what they find with as many people as they can, at events and online, and encouraging everyone they meet to take a simple sustainable step – and another, and another! If you’re inspired to get started on sustainable living, visit www.startuk.org and be a part of something really good.

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• Streetbank

  

  www.streetbank.com is a website that enables you to lend, give away and share skills and items with your neighbours, creating a local network that acts like a giant garden shed, tool-kit, fancy-dress chest, DVD library and skills bank all rolled into one. Streetbank believes that sharing lies at the heart of thriving communities and is delighted to be supporting The Big Lunch, a perfect example of bringing neighbours together to get to know one another and have fun using the local resources they have to make it a resounding success.

   

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• Streetlife

  

  streetlife.com, the local social network, has a simple aim: to help people make the most of where they live by connecting with their neighbours. The website provides a free and easy place to share local news, views, recommendations and resources, and enables people with busy routines or reduced mobility to keep in touch with their community.
  
  Conversations started on streetlife.com have helped unite lost pets with owners, expose doorstep scammers, save threatened public services and recall local history. The site is also encouraging real-world friendships, with neighbours sharing gardening equipment, IT advice and dentist recommendations, organising craft groups and book clubs.

  Big Lunches are all about talking to your neighbours and building stronger, friendlier communities… streetlife.com provides a practical place to suggest and discuss your event, and to keep the conversation going all year round. Join in where you live at streetlife.com

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• Supporting Communities NI

  

  Supporting Communites NI is enhancing skills, knowledge and expertise of new and existing community groups in NI to enable full participate in matters impacting on their communities. They communicate Big Lunch messages to all the community groups on our database because The Big Lunch fits their ethos of encouraging sustainability and partnership working.

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• Sustrans

  

  Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable. They are a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day. They work with families, communities, policy-makers and partner organisations so that people are able to choose healthier, cleaner and cheaper journeys, with better places and spaces to move through and live in.

  They are working with The Big Lunch to help give children the freedom and confidence to play outdoors. Find out more about our Free Range Kids campaign at www.sustrans.org.uk/freerangekids

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• Swish Kids

  

  SWISH KIDS are specialists in school fundraising and offer unique products that will capture your child’s artwork forever. “We love The Big Lunch and are raising awareness through our communications at events and our Facebook page, encouraging more schools across Northern Ireland to join the fun and help build strong, happy & safe, communities.”

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• Team London

  

  Team London is the Mayor’s ambitious programme to mobilise an army of volunteers across the capital to improve life in London through programmes that will reduce crime, increase opportunities for youth and improve quality of life by cleaning and greening London and building stronger neighbourhoods. Since 2008, the Mayor's programmes have galvanised tens of thousands of Londoners into action. Please visit www.london.gov.uk/teamlondon for more information, to find and post volunteering opportunities, and to nominate your volunteering heroes for a certificate of recognition from the Mayor.

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• TPAS Scotland

  

  TPAS Scotland is the national tenant and landlord participation advisory service for Scotland. They promote good practice in tenant participation throughout Scotland. They support The Big Lunch as a great way to get conversations started and of involving some of the tenants that Housing Associations and Councils might not always reach.

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• Triangle Housing

  

  Triangle Housing develops, manages and maintains a range of high quality supported housing and general family accommodation sometimes in partnership with other specialist agencies.

  "We support The Big Lunch as a way to motivate social inclusion and good neighbourhood relations."
  

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• Volunteer England

  

  Volunteering England is an independent charity and membership organisation, committed to supporting, enabling and celebrating volunteering in all its diversity. Their work links policy, research, innovation, good practice and programme management in the involvement of volunteers.

  The focus of the campaign calendar is Volunteers’ Week, which takes place on 1-7 June every year. During Volunteers’ Week hundreds of events and activities take place across the country to celebrate the contribution of volunteers.

  The Big Lunch wouldn’t happen without people freely donating their time to their community, so it’s a great way to mark Volunteers’ Week whilst having some fun with your neighbours.

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• Volunteer Now

  

  Volunteer Now works to promote, develop and support volunteering across Northern Ireland.  They are delighted to support The Big Lunch campaign as part of Volunteers' Week.  They believe it recognises and promotes volunteering by enabling neighbours and local communities to come together.  Community spirit is at the heart of volunteering and their work which is about connecting with individuals and organisations to build healthy communities and creative positive change.

   

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• Waste Awareness Wales

  

  Waste Awareness Wales (WAW) is a national consumer campaign designed to promote behaviour change. Funded by the Welsh Government since 2002, WAW promotes the ‘actions’ that people can take to help manage our natural resources in a more sustainable way.

  Their campaign messages cover the importance ofwaste reduction,reuse, recyclingand recovery.
  
  They also deliver the national ‘recycle forWales’ campaign which blends national media advertising with ‘grass-roots’ support for local awareness campaigns.

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• Young Advisors

  

  Young Advisors is a network of 1,300 young people across 55 socially franchised projects who improve communities and services through an enterprise model. Young Advisors work with local councils, the police, education, health services, private companies and third sector organisations to help adults understand what young people need and want.

  Young Advisors are typically young people who are under-represented in other participation structures, so have access to a unique network of diverse peers and communities. They help to lead change in their communities.

  The Young Advisors charity services the needs of the movement, helping teams to develop and share learning across a network.

  The Young Advisors charity promotes the Big Lunch to the movement as well as the hundreds of organisations that support it as an opportunity to bring people together and break down barriers.

   

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• Young Scot

  

  Young Scot is the national youth information and citizenship charity. They provide young people, aged 11 - 26, with a mixture of information, ideas and incentives to help them become confident, informed and active citizens.

  Young Scot supports The Big Lunch as a way for young people in Scotland to get involved in their community.

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• Your Square Mile

  

  Your Square Mile is a social action network that provides people with the tools and resources they need to bring positive change to their community. It is a movement for citizens by citizens. They exist to promote inspirational ideas, projects and organisations that change communities across the UK and Northern Ireland.

  They have launched the first Citizen’s Mutual. For £10, people get access to a range of benefits that will help them make the changes they need to their community. This includes FREE Public Liability Insurance, discounted Street Party Insurance and access to a free legal helpline.

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• Zero Waste Scotland

  

  Zero Waste Scotland is proud to support The Big Lunch in Scotland, helping people to make the most of their food, save money and reduce their impact on the environment, by wasting less.

  Scotland throws away 556,000 tonnes of food and drink from their homes every year, most of which could have been eaten. This waste of good food costs £430 for the average household. They work with businesses, individuals, communities and local authorities to help them reduce waste, recycle more and use resources sustainably.

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