Map shows your nearest street party over the coronation weekend

Coronation Quiches at the ready, it’s almost time for this year’s Big Lunch.

A weekend of celebrations are approaching to mark the coronation of King Charles on May 6.

Communities have been urged to come together in true British style and hold street parties to celebrate the new monarch.

A special map has been created to find your nearest event.

Shetland is hosting ‘the most northern coronation lunch’ with events stretching down to the Isles of Scilly.

It’s not just the UK either, with ex-pats also getting involved.

The Big Lunch maps details celebrations across the rest of the world, with several planned in the United States and Canada.

A coronation coffee morning is scheduled for May 6 in Backnang, Germany which will see local students host a meal for their community.

Greece has plans for ‘village parties’ while ‘free flow prosecco’ is promised at a Big Lunch in Hong Kong.

Elsewhere, the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust is organising six separate events over the Coronation weekend.

These include an Afternoon Tea for members of the community who remember the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 – A Royal Fancy Dress Party for the youngest members of the community.

Similar to the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, you can soon expect sweet treats, Union flags and savoury snacks on large tables set up in streets.

You could even try your hand at creating the official Coronation Quiche.

Her Majesty The Queen Consort has been Patron of The Big Lunch since 2013.

Launched by the Eden Project, the Big Lunch aims to curb the loneliness epidemic sweeping the nation.

To find out more go to http://www.CoronationBigLunch.com or follow @edencommunities on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.

Big Lunch, Big Hearts

This week, with more than 500 heart-warming nominations received, the Eden Project, who are the people behind the Coronation Big Lunch, have announced their Coronation Communities rewards winner, three finalists and ten highly commended groups.

It was Food Share Wyre Forest that won judges’ votes for the top prize – a group of neighbours who give up their time to run a food sharing initiative in Stourport, which has now been crowned as the friendliest community in the UK.

Velda McMillan from Food Share Wyre Forest, winner of Coronation Communities, said: ‘The volunteers at Food Share Wyre Forest at The Walshes Community Centre are thrilled to have won this award.

‘We hope to be able to expand our activities to our wider community from young to old and to introduce outdoor seating and planting areas that will encourage even more participation.

‘It’s such an exciting project for all of our volunteers and we can’t wait to offer new experiences and opportunities to our community as a result.’

Three other communities have been recognised for their inclusivity, positivity and friendliness, and will receive funding towards their community ideas and a Coronation Big Lunch hamper.

They include Plant Pots and Wellies, Harlow Essex, Carnbo Village in Scotland and New Keith Thompson Centre Committee (TNKTCC) in Braithwaite & Guardhouse, the largest estate in Keighley, Yorkshire.

Peter Stewart LVO, Chief Purpose Officer at the Eden Project, which is behind the Coronation Big Lunch, said: ‘As we approach a momentous weekend for the whole nation, we’re proud to be honouring the streets, neighbourhoods and community groups that go the extra mile to make life better in their local areas.

‘From groups going all out to green up and clean up their streets, to neighbours supporting each other through the toughest of times and roads coming together for events reducing loneliness and isolation, these outstanding communities are a shining example of what can be achieved when we come together.

‘Whether it’s through organising a Coronation Big Lunch, an offer of a cup of tea or a knock on a door, we hope that these communities will inspire many more people across the country to get to know their neighbours better and see what can grow from that first spark of connection.’

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