Street parties have long been associated with national celebrations, and the Platinum Jubilee was no different.
To help events run smoothly, we came together with partners Playing Out, Sustrans, Neighbourhood Watch and Street Party to send a letter ask the Department of Transport to make road closures free and easier for the Jubilee year – and beyond.
The good news is that lots of councils across the UK were already supporting The Big Lunch by waiving fees for road closures, running public Big Lunch events, encouraging communities to take part and even making funding available in some places.
We want to say a great big thank you to all those that backed The Big Lunch 2022, with this special recognition list of Platinum Councils.
Platinum councils
England
- Adur & Worthing Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- London Borough of Barnet
- London Borough of Bexley
- Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council
- Bodmin Town Council
- Bolton Council
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- London Borough of Bromley
- Broomhaugh & Riding Parish Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Burnley Council
- London Borough of Camden
- Cherwell District Council
- London Borough of Croydon
- Derbyshire County Council
- Devon County Council
- Dudley Council
- Durham County Council
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Enfield
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
- Kent County Council
- Liverpool City Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Macclesfield Town Council
- Medway Council
- Milton Keynes Council
- Newquay Town Council
- Oldham Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Preston and Morecambe
- Reading Council
- Redditch Council
- London Borough of Richmond
- Sanford Parish Council
- Suffolk County Council
- Surrey County Council
- London Borough of Sutton
- Telford and Wrekin Cooperative Council
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Thurrock Council
- Torbay Council
- Walsall Council
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- London Borough of Westminster
- Wigan Council
- Wolverton and Greenleys Town Council
Scotland
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Clackmannanshire Council
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- The City of Edinburgh Council
- City of Glasgow Council
- The Highland Council Homepage
- Welcome to North Lanarkshire Council | North Lanarkshire Council
- West Lothian Council – West Lothian Council
- Moray Council – Moray Council
- Shetland Islands Council – Shetland Islands Council
Wales
- Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Conwy County Borough Council
- Pembrokeshire County Council
- Powys Council
- Swansea Council
Northern Ireland
Councils across Northern Ireland had Platinum Jubilee programmes, many of which included public Big Jubilee Lunches. The Northern Ireland councils all enabled community-led celebrations, provided council community grants and advertised The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All funding, which provides grants of £300 to £10,000 – in addition to the Platinum Jubilee Fund.
- Mid and East Antrim
- Antrim Newtownabbey
- Lisburn Castlereagh
- Belfast City Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Newry Mourne and Down Council
- Mid Ulster
- Fermanagh
