Ideas
Browse our ideas to find a wide range of fun things to do.
Recipes
School cake
Many of us will remember this classic cake (often served with custard) from our school days. Here's how to recreate…
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Strawberry & dark chocolate yoghurt bark
Get the kids involved with these summery and easy-to-make sweet treats - this yoghurt bark is sure to be a…
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Spring vegetable pasta by Joe Wicks
The crisp asparagus, the sweet burst of peas, the super-soft broccoli that coats the pasta almost like a pesto –…
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Eden Project’s Thai green curry
A delicious curry made using Eden-grown ingredients.
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Eden Project’s regenerative flour scones
These Cornish scones are perfect for a Big Lunch! We use local Cornish ingredients in this recipe - but we…
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Eden Project’s ‘Triple P’ Big Lunch salad
This recipe serves 6-8 people, it's cost effective, perfect for summer gatherings, super easy to make and is good for…
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The Hairy Bikers’ cherry Viennese whirls
Said to have been inspired by an Austrian filled biscuit, Viennese whirls are pretty little piped biscuits, sandwiched with buttercream…
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Matty’s lemon & poppy seed loaf with lemon mascarpone cream
Exclusive for The Big Lunch 2024, Great British Bake Off winner Matty Edgell shares his sumptuous recipe for a lemon…
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Sumayah’s butternut, chilli and cheddar scones
Exclusive for The Big Lunch 2025, Great British Bake Off contestant Sumayah Kazi shares her delicious recipe for butternut, chilli…
Arts and crafts
How to make paper pompoms
Making pompoms is easy, fun, and can be a very sociable activity. They can be used in loads of different…
Recipes
Salted toffee pretzel bark
This salted toffee pretzel bark is really easy - perfect for making and sharing!
Connecting with people
How to establish an inclusive community
The most interesting things happen when people from different backgrounds and with different ideas get to make something together.