It's teatime! Get the
kettle on in Big Tea Week 1-7 October 2012 and help Independent Age
provide information, advice and support to thousands of older
people across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
As with the perfect cuppa, you can take your tea any way you
like! Pure and simple… with tea at home, in the office, a village
hall, garden, or with lashings of opulence and glamour… in a town
hall, stately home or Abbey. Just arrange a date, invite some
friends and get people to make a donation for their tea. It really
is that easy!
Simply request your free pack below, email tea@independentage.org or
phone Amy on +44 (0)20 7605 4287 and we'll send you everything you
need to make your Big Tea an infusing success.
What is The Big Tea?
The Big Tea launched in 2010 and since then your brews have
raised thousands for vulnerable older people across the UK and the
Republic of Ireland, on their behalf, Thank you!
Wherever and however you like to take you tea, every single cup
will help Independent Age give older people dignity and peace of
mind in their later years. Simply request a Big Tea pack and we'll
send you everything you'll need including recipe cards,
invitations, posters, balloons, a collection box and information on
the fantastic competition prizes up for grabs this year. Then just
arrange your favourite time for tea, send out the invitations and
get the kettle on!
Be part of something big!
Imagine giving an older person the opportunity
to combat their isolation by getting out and about with a
wheeled walker, or helping them keep warm during winter with advice
on fuel allowances, or making sure they have someone to turn to in
emergencies. The Big Tea gives you the chance to make a real
difference.
"I am so grateful for the immediate help you have
been to me during this huge upheaval and disaster." Judy, 94,
Independent Age member, helped during severe flooding
There is always time for tea so if you can't hold your Big
Tea during Big Tea Week 1- 7 October, don't despair, have it when
it's convenient for you!
This year we're hoping to make The Big Tea the
biggest and best yet. We're aiming to raise £20,000 to continue our
important work and we need your help…
This year we're offering some great prizes for Big Tea
participants with categories including:
- Best theme - last year we had a creepy crawly themed Tea and a
Mad Hatters Tea, so get creative and make your Big Tea completely
unique
- Most money raised
- Best teatime recipe - to be judged by our expert tasting panel
at Head Office
- Most outlandish venue - photo's required
- Best photograph - to be judged by staff at Head Office
- Biggest office based tea - number of people attending and money
raised (photo required)
Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall
We are thrilled that food writer, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall,
is heading up The Big Tea again this year. Jane said of the
event:
"When I was a child tea-time was special, whether it was
wafer-thin bread and butter at my Grandmother's table with a lace
cloth and bone china, or toasted crumpets at my Mum's
formica-topped kitchen table. This year I'll be inviting friends to
join in the 'Big Tea' to share their childhood memories - and their
delicious tea-time recipes. The Big Tea raises funds for
Independent Age, the organization that supports older people in
their own homes. Their work is so worthwhile, and they need our
support".
Jane has kindly offered us two of her recipes from her book
'The Good Granny Cookbook: Traditional favourites for modern
families'. Why not use them for your Big Tea?
Stuart Gillies
In a Big Tea first we are delighted to have the support of
world-renowned chef, Stuart Gillies. Stuart is currently Managing
Director of Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited and formerly Chef Patron
at London's Savoy Grill. Stuart has kindly offered us two recipes for you to try
out in 2012.
How to get involved
To order your free Big Tea pack, email tea@independentage.org
or call Amy on +44 (0)20 7605 4287. Or download all the materials
you need from the links below:
Big Tea event guide
Big Tea invitations
Big Tea
leaflet
Big Tea paying in
form
Big Tea recipe
cards
Big Tea postcards
Big Tea poster
Acrobat Reader is required
to view the Big Tea materials. Click here to download Acrobat
Reader.
Teapot image with kind permission of The London Pottery
Company.
