Roll up roll up - free fruit and veg in Covent Garden today

[RosieH]

Hi all,

I have sought permission from Admin to post on here about an event that's taking place in Covent Garden today.

I'm working with the Eden Project to build the world?s biggest ever invitation in the piazza in Covent Garden this morning. We're announcing the launch of The Big Lunch, an initiative that aims to encourage all 61 million people in the UK to get together on 19 July and eat lunch in the street with their neighbours.

The invite will be created from forty-three thousand pieces of fruit and veg (including eleven thousand parsnips, nine thousand cauliflowers and seven and a half thousand apples) and at the end of the build, the we'll be giving away all the ingredients to passers-by and local charities.

So if you'd like some free fruit and veg and are in the Covent Garden area around lunchtime, stop by the West Piazza (in front of the church) between about 12 and 1.30pm. I currently have 8,000 cauliflowers, 11,000 parsnips, and 80 bananas amongst many other things...

[Huguenot]

What a great idea! Last street party we had was '77. It was fab. Since then everyone stopped talking to each other!

I hope my enthusiasm doesn't limit your support base ;-)

[SeanMacGabhann]

Depending on workload this morning I will aim to get along to this at lunchtime - sounds grand

[Asset]

Oooo, grab me some bananas Sean!

[Moos]

What a great idea, well done RosieH (and compadres)

[SeanMacGabhann]

You looking for green ones Asset, or one "on the turn"?

[Asset]

Yes, I'm quite particular about my bananas as you can imagine. Musn't be too green but most certainly not edible once they've gone sweet. Ugh.

I hope it all does get taken - the fruit and veg that is - it would be a shame for it to go to waste. I'm tempted to get my shopping bag and whip up there myself. Will there be any aubergines?

[RosieH]

Well for bananas you've gotta get in quick - we only have 80 of those (the ingredients were selected by colour to create the overall design).

But apples I can do you - many many apples!

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Great idea Rosie!..just like "The Good Old Days"...;-)

Get Yer Cauliflowers 'ere....

Sorry, that should have said "Get Yer Cauliflower ear..."

[RosieH]

Tony, you so funny - I've been to street parties that weren't even in the 50s ;-)

(think yourself very lucky young man - I don't do winky faces for just anyone, but I'm in a very good mood today)

[Tony.London Suburbs]

RosieH Wrote:

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> Tony, you so funny -

You funny too Rosie..winky face...

[Tony.London Suburbs]

So how did the day go Rosie?

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So who is going to eat pizza with Louisa on the 19th?

[RosieH]

Man alive I'm fricking knackered. Half four start and just got in now but it was worth it because the whole thing was mighty purty, if I do say so myself...

if you'd like to have a look at what the invite looked like, and I mean, come on, why wouldn't you..? you can have a look here - invite in progress

I'm hoping that some of the papers might pick it up tomorrow, but bloody G20 may confound us.

Meantime, I've got a chinese ordered, feet up and waiting for Stewart Lee. Hope some of you guys will do a Big Lunch on your streets though - reckon Tony can show us how it's done (I did have a particularly fabulous jumpsuit for the Silver Jubilee as I recall, may be time to resurrect the occasion outfit...)

[Moos]

Good job, well done - I'll be knocking on my neighbours' doors.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

*swiftly applies on-line for sandbags*

[Moos]

Well, YOU'RE not invited to the Party of the Year, then, miseryguts. ;-)

And after what you said about me at the swings!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

You're having a swing party? Are you growing pampas grass in your front garden?

[Moos]

No, PGC, that's so 70's. The 21st-century swinger has a new and subtle set of signs, I've reproduced a couple below:-

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Moos: Are any old swingers allowed like me?

Haven't been to a Swingers Party for yonks..

Yonks=Never,sadly.:(

[Tony.London Suburbs]

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