Join the party that’s right up your street. Eden Project Communities invite any residents and local groups that are planning Coronation celebrations or June community events to come and join their workshops or just pop in to meet them and collect resources at an event near you.
If you’re planning to host a Big Lunch during the Month of Community or you’re hosting a Coronation celebration, come along to the roadshow and collect your free resources including a letter from the King. You’ll receive craft workshop ideas, green thinking ideas, money saving and fundraising ideas. There’s also professional photography and voucher giveaway opportunities.
Coronation Roadshow events are taking place at:
Bangor: in association with Ards and North Down Borough Council on Friday 14 April from 10am until 2pm at Hamilton Road Community Hub, Mills Road, Bangor.
Ballymena: in association with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council on Tuesday 18 April from 5pm to 9pm at Ballykeel Community House, Lewis Park, Ballymena.
Larne: in association with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council on Wednesday 19 April from 5pm to 8pm at Larne Market Yard, Station Road, Larne.
Coleraine: in association with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council on Thursday 20 April from 4pm to 6pm at Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Civic Headquarters, Cloonavin, 66 Cloonavin Green, Coleraine.
Derry~Londonderry: in association with Derry and Strabane District Council on Friday 21 April from 2pm to 4pm at Cathedral Youth Club, 96-98 The Fountain, Derry~Londonderry.
Antrim: in association with Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council on Monday 24 April from 5pm to 7pm at Stiles Community Centre, 11 Fountain Hill, Antrim.
Ballynahinch: in association with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on Tuesday 25 April from 10am to 2pm at Market House, The Square, Ballynahinch.
Lisburn: in association with Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council on Wednesday 26 April from 2pm to 4pm at Bridge Community Centre, 50 Railway Street, Lisburn.
Dundonald: in association with Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council on Wednesday 26 April from 6pm to 8pm at Enler Community Centre, Unit 8 Enler Complex, Craigleith Drive, Dundonald.
Bessbrook: in association with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on Thursday 27 April from 10am to 2pm at Bessbrook Community Centre, 8 Mill Road, Bessbrook.
Newtownabbey: in association with Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council on Friday 28 April from 2pm to 4pm at Mossley Pavilion, Newtownabbey.
To register your attendance at your nearest roadshow, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/TheBigLunchNorthernIreland/posts/pfbid0zq5dQCSHEi8U3vMcguvrjFXnZUzPGTyVUWkn2KTnr5S8iESLSS5nyX3v8buyTfiQl
Grainne McCloskey, Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional Manager, said: “We’re excited to meet representatives of community groups, individuals planning to get together with neighbours, school teachers, youth leaders and anyone getting ready to organise a Big Lunch this summer.
“It makes sense during this cost of living crisis to keep costs down and give Big Lunch organisers the option to collect their resources directly and it gives Eden Project Communities representatives a great opportunity to meet people face to face who have registered to host a Big Lunch on their doorstep, in their street or in their local community. They can come along and collect their Big Lunch resources and share details of their Big Lunch plans with us over a cup of tea.”
There are so many ways to come together and celebrate people of all ages who support each other and shape better futures together where they live this year with a range of activities from The Eden Project Communities.
The Coronation Big Lunch will form part of the celebrations for His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort’s Coronation Weekend between 6-8 May 2023. Tens of thousands of events are expected to take place across the United Kingdom, bringing neighbours, communities and the nation together in celebration and friendship, and raising community spirits as part of this historic occasion. To register a Coronation Big Lunch and receive a letter from His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort, please visit: www.CoronationBigLunch.com
For children aged 16 and under, there is a fun way to get them talking about the Coronation and the King’s love of environment and positive action. A photo competition which they can get involved in at home, school or in a childrens’ setting. They can share photos of homemade wild crowns, made using items found in nature, for a chance to win commemorative Pawprint Coronation Big Lunch badges and a Big Lunch food voucher for the child’s community. For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/photo-competition-go-wild-for-the-coronation
Month of Community runs throughout June and people can host a Big Lunch at any time during the month. Last year, a whopping 20 million people took part in Month of Community to cheers volunteers, connect with their neighbours, welcome refugees, support carers, raise awareness of loneliness, or simply to say thank you. To register, please visit: https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/month-of-community
Her Majesty The Queen Consort has been Patron of the Big Lunch since 2013.
The Big Lunch is funded by National Lottery and is the UK’s largest annual community celebration for neighbours and communities bringing millions of people together in a nationwide act of community friendship since 2009 and will again this year kick off the Month of Community in June, a time to come together to celebrate everything that makes our communities great!
It’s an idea from the Eden Project made possible by The National Lottery and is supported by PG Tips, Iceland and The Food Warehouse and the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust.
If you would like to host your own Big Lunch, please register at www.thebiglunch.com.