Star Councils 2023
Council support, to encourage participation in The Big Lunch and help events run smoothly, remains as important as ever.
We are delighted to have worked with so many authorities, of all levels, across the UK this year and to recognise them with a list of Star Councils 2023.
In 2022, we recognised those supporting The Big Jubilee Lunch with this list of Platinum Councils.
Star Council criteria
To be listed, councils must have provided at least one of these types of support.
Promoting The Big Lunch
Promoting the Coronation Big Lunch or The Big Lunch through communications.
Organising events
Organising council-led events for the Coronation Big Lunch or The Big Lunch.
Supporting communities
Support communities in their area to take part or hold their own Coronation Big Lunch or Big Lunch. This could include:
- providing grants or in-kind support
- waiving road closure fees
- streamlining road closure processes
- covering costs of Public Liability Insurance
Star Councils
East Anglia
East Midlands
- Bottesford Parish Council
- Daventry Town Council
- Derbyshire County Council
- Earl Shilton Town Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- Higham Ferrers Town Council
- Hinkley and Bosworth Borough Council
- Leicestershire County Council
- Mansfield District Council
East of England
- Dacorum Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Milton Keynes Council
- Norfolk County Council
- Ware Council
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Sandy Town Council
North East
North West
- Adlington Town Council
- Bolton Council
- Burnley Borough Council
- Cheshire East Council
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- East Preston Parish Council
- Liverpool City Council
- Manchester City Council
- Marston Parish Council
- Morecambe Council
- Oldham Council
- Preston City Council
- Rochdale Borough Council
- Salford City Council
- St Helens Borough Council
- Trafford Council
- Wigan Council
- Wilmslow Town Council
- Wirral Council
- Wyre Council
South East
- Adur and Worthing Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Aylesbury Council
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Burghfield Parish Council
- Burnham on Crouch Town Council
- Charlbury Town Council
- Cherwell District Council
- Cranleigh Parish Council
- Ducklington Parish Council
- East Sussex County Council
- Haywards Heath Town Council
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- London Borough of Islington
- London Borough of Barnet
- London Borough of Bexley
- London Borough of Bromley
- London Borough of Croydon
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Enfield
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- London Borough of Hounslow
- London Borough of Newham
- London Borough of Richmond
- London Borough of Sutton
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- London Borough of Westminster
- Medway Council
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Kent County Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Shanklin Town Council
- Surrey County Council
- Sway Parish Council
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Thanet Council
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Warfield Parish Council
- Wendover Parish Council
- Winchester Council
- Woking Borough Council
- Wolverton and Greenley Town council
- Wooburn & Bourne End Parish Council
- Lymington and Pennington Town Council
South West
- Bere Regis Parish Council
- Bodmin Town Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
- Devon County Council
- Dorset Council
- Fordingbridge Town Council
- Freshford Parish Council
- Hemyock Parish Council
- Holsworthy Town Council
- Kingkerswell Parish Council
- Lyme Regis Town Council
- Marlborough Town Council
- Okehampton Town Council
- Tiverton Town Council
- Todenham Parish Council
- Westfield Parish Council
- Wotton-Under-Edge Town Council
- Torbay Council
- Wincanton Town Council
West Midlands
- Berkswich Parish Council
- City of Wolverhampton Council
- Coventry City Council
- Dudley Town Council
- Endon with Stanley Parish Council
- Sandwell Borough Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Telford and Wrekin Cooperative Council
- Walsall Council
- Warwickshire County Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
- City of York Council
- East Riding Borough Council
- Elloughton-Cum-Brough Council
- Home Valley Parish Council
- Sowerby Parish Council
Wales
Apply to be a Star Council
We are delighted to be working with so many authorities across the UK this year. Contact us to share details of your support and we’ll add you to our Star Council list.
Email: kgroves@edenproject.com
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