Le Big Lunch Foodbank Collection

Please see the following link for more info about the foodbank collection we are doing.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qvgrcv7jlfu4fc0/QR%20Le%20Big%20Lunch%20Food%20Bank%20Collection.docx

The Queens Road Big Lunch QR Code

You’ll see the above QR (Quick Response) code displayed at Le Big Lunch and it allows you to quickly navigate to this blog site to see all of the updates, photos and links related to Le Big Lunch 2013. (Free QR code reader required)

The Twitter hash tag for use on the day is #lebiglunch – searching on this will show you all tweets related to the event.

Le Big Lunch tunes

Check out the link above to listen to a range of French music put together for Le Big Lunch

A view of the street

Here is something interesting from the planning meetings. There are still some tweaks to make and some extra attractions to add in, but his will give you a flavour of the way the street will look on
Le Big Lunch day.

All you need to know about Le Big Lunch 2013

Bonjour ! Over the next few days, members of the organising team will be going door to door talking to residents and giving them a hard copy letter with all of these details but in case you mislay them, here they are to refer to.

Click to access Communication%20to%20Residents%20June%202013.pdf

Any questions? Let the team know.

5 weeks and counting to Le Big Lunch 2013

Here are some ideas for what to wear, do, eat, drink at our 5th Anniversary Big Lunch Street Party

http://pinterest.com/biglunchqnsrd/ideas-for-le-big-lunch-2013/

Keep checking back for updates !

 

The Big Lunch Community Awards

 

Well we in Queens Road made it to the last 35 in the UK http://www.thebiglunchers.com/index.php/2013/03/7254/ but unfortunately we didn’t make the last 5.

See the following link to find out about those 5 fantastic communities that did make it to the last 5 plus a great piece from This Morning where one Big Luncher explains how it has changed her community for the better.

http://www.thebiglunchers.com/index.php/2013/04/the-duchess-of-cornwall-presents-the-big-lunch-community-awards/

 

Le Big Lunch Big Quiz – un grand succès !

So, Tuesday 30th April, saw the latest installment in the Queens Road Big Lunch Quiz series (our 4th I think), Le Big Lunch Big Quiz.

Due to some marvellous artwork on the posters and flyers from Dewi Thomas and some hard work leaflet dropping and publicising the event via Pinto Lounge, on social media and by word of mouth, we were almost over-subscribed but we managed to squeeze everyone in, a lovely problem to have.

It was great to see multiple teams from Queens Road but also some local Banbury teams who had seen the flyers in Pinto Lounge and of course our friends from the Banbury Twitterati who always support us.

Antony Goodman, our ever-present quiz master, challenged both himself and us all by putting together 6 rounds of French-flavoured brain teasers which included food, drink, film, music, pictures, logos, mash ups and historical events – one to remember: the last place the English gave up when leaving France to the French was…… CALAIS, so a bit like we do today then !

Well, after 6 challenging rounds with 5 different round winners the results were announced and “QuizTeamAguilera” were pronounced winners, just 8 points ahead of last year’s victors.

Embarrassingly that was the team which 2 of the organising team were in (including me !) but we humbly accepted victory and put ourselves up f0r being knocked off our perch at next year’s event – as if everyone wants to do it all again, Becky the Manager of Pinto Lounge has offered her support to us and given we raised £201 after costs from the event towards the funds for Le Big lunch Street Party, we no doubt will be looking to hold a Queens Road Big Lunch Big Quiz in 2014 !

Thanks again to everyone who came along, donated time, effort and resources to make it such a successful and fun evening.

Here’s to the next event !

Le Big Lunch Big Quiz 2013

Please see the details for this year’s fundraising quiz – all are welcome please come and support!

Thanks in advance

http://db.tt/4PTvQqWe

Winter wander-land

Well, it has been a little while since the blog was updated and even though no one replied to my tweet the other day to volunteer to maintain this source of news and info about Queens Road Banbury activities, I thought it should be resurrected.

We had a successful, if very cold and damp, “Queens Road Jubilee Big Lunch” as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations back in June. Everyone exhibited the very best of British grit to stay outside when the elements were suggesting we did otherwise.

I will get around to doing a proper blog post about the 4th annual street party before we launch the ideas for the 5th Anniversary Queens Road Big Lunch (already entitled Le Big Lunch QR 2013). It will be on Sunday 14th July 2013 which is Bastille Day and hence will be a French theme.

BUT, in the meantime, a number of get-togethers have been taking place, a BBQ back in August for anyone interested in organising events, a monthly social since September and as part of all that interaction a marvellous idea was born, that of the Queens Road Front Garden Winter Market.

A cross between a Christmas Market, a craft sale, a food fair and a boot sale, the Front Garden Winter Market is just that; Queens Road residents will host a stand in the front garden of their house and will be selling a plethora of items, from home baked food to arts and crafts, toys, bric-a-brac, hot drinks and standard boot sale items. The poster attached gives an idea of just what will be on offer.

We are advertising this both inside and outside of Queens Road in order to generate interest from a wide range of people and at the time of writing we estimate 30-40 stands will be out on the day.

Unlike for the street party, we are not closing the street and hence we will all have to take great care to keep to the pavements and to stay safe. We will be putting up signs at both ends of the street to encourage traffic calming but everyone will have to remember this is a street sale and take care.

However we really want to encourage folks to come, have a wander around our lovely street, browse and buy !

If you have any questions then Liz at No1 and Tina at No 14 are the main organisers so please see them.

There is no obligation for stall holders to donate any money to the street party or to any specific charity but any donations made will be greatly received into the coffers for follow-on events and the charity we support in 2013.

Two final points – firstly, if you are planning to attend please come on foot as there is no available parking. We are just the other side of People’s Park from Horsefair, near to Woodgreen Leisure Centre & the open air pool.

Secondly, for Queens Road residents, we will be doing our collection for the Banbury Food Bank on the day so please look out for the flyer coming through your letterbox very soon.

Hope to see you on the day