Call to hold street parties
PEOPLE in the Swaffham area and across Breckland are being urged to take part in a nationwide initiative called The Big Party by holding street parties this summer.
The idea is being promoted by the people behind the Eden Project, the gardens and conservation tourist attraction in Cornwall, who want members of the public to enjoy each other's company and food, entertainment and decorations that they have either grown, cooked or created themselves.
Breckland Council’s services director Mark Stokes is a big supporter of the scheme and he hopes to encourage friends and neighbours to organise street parties in the areas they live on Sunday, July 19.
He said: “The Big Lunch national programme is on July 19 and we are offering one street the opportunity to win 500 towards a community project if they hold a Big Lunch on this day or another day during July and August 2009.”
Breckland’s sustainable communities team wants residents to send in photographs of their Big Lunch, along with a letter explaining how they worked together to organise the event, whether they included locally grown food and live music, street art, games and competitions, and how they would spend the 500 to put even more pride in their community.
Anyone looking to organise a party in their street and needing help in getting started can visit www.thebiglunch. com website or contact community development officer Cat Lang on 01362 656870.
A council spokesman said: "You can register your street on website and download an organiser’s pack to help you.”
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