What a scorcher, Bank Holiday Monday hottest day of the year so far!
With temperatures hovering around the lower to mid 20’s and hitting 26C on Monday, the late May Bank Holiday proved to be a real and most welcome scorcher with BBQ’s being held across the length and breadth of the UK. No figures yet, but if coverage was anything to go by, the media was buzzing […]
The wettest May on record – hardly Barbi time!
The UK has had its wettest May on record, with lots of heavy rain throughout the month. According to figures from the Met Office’s national climate information centre, Wales has already recorded 129% (110.6mm) of its average rainfall for the whole of the month, while the UK as a whole has had 88% (61.1mm). All […]
11 million BBQ’s held over Easter
With some reasonably decent weather over this year’s Easter Bank Holiday weekend, around 11 million BBQ’s were held, whilst less than 2020’s 15 million BBQ occasions, as there were only two pretty sunny days as opposed to last year’s wall-to-wall sunshine, it was still very good going! And as long as we have good summer […]
Boris goes Big on Barbi’s
As the 24th National BBQ Week draws to a close the Prime Minster has added his bit to helping us through the Lockdown and social-distancing; Groups of up to six people from different households will be able to meet outside in England from Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced. They can meet in their gardens – in […]
Everyone is BBQ’ing in Lockdown!
We’re in the third day of the 24th National BBQ Week and with the sizzlin’ sunny weather, it seems as if everyone, well at least at least half the nation has gone Barbi-mad. Even with the Lockdown and social-distancing, walk down any street and you’ll bound to hit by the awesome aroma of BBQ’ed food […]
We’re now supporting FareShare
We’re delighted to be working with charity FareShare who are dedicating to fighting hunger and tackling food waste on BARBI for BRITAIN initiative. FareShare believe that no good food should go to waste and redistribute surplus food to charities that turn it into meals. Every week they redistribute enough food to create a million meals […]
We may be apart for now, but we can say thank you together!
Friday May 8th marks VE Day, a pivotal point in WWII. We all owe so much to the Wartime Generation, so we’d like to Remember and Salute their Heroism and Sacrifice and say a huge Thank You! What we are all today, you enabled us to become!
Barbi for Britain – Bank Holiday Monday, May 25th
The Biggest Backyard BBQ Bash on Bank Holiday Monday May 25th to Salute & Support NHS, Frontline & Supermarket Staff! Kick-starting the 24th National BBQ Week on Bank Holiday Monday, May 25th will be the UK’s biggest ever on-line shared BBQ event; Barbi for Britain which is being held to Salute & Support NHS, Frontline […]
Britain’s Biggest Backyard BBQ Bash – Bank Holiday Monday – May 25th
National BBQ Week has unveiled a new logo as part of the launch of it’s new Britain’s Biggest Backyard BBQ Bash initial to support the NHS and Supermarket Staff. Set to open the 24th National BBQ Week on the Bank Holiday Monday, May 25th Britain’s Biggest Backyard BBQ Bash will encourage everyone who has a […]
Revised Status – 24th National BBQ Week!
All RoadShow activity in 24th National BBQ Week cancelled! Following the on-going national emergency and Lockdown status resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic, the format of this year’s 24th National BBQ Week will change! So we’ve decided to cancel all RoadShow activity and in line with UK Gov’s direction to ‘Stay at Home’ we’ll be focusing […]
