National Family Week is an annual event in the UK which celebrates family life. During National Family Week, supporting organizations including

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, sports clubs, charities, community and religious groups organize separate events such as family fun days, picnics, story times and sports days. Funding for the initiative comes through commercial sponsorship and the event is endorsed by but does not receive funding from the

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. National Family Week was founded in 2009 by Nick Henry and Jane Nethersole of Henley Media Group and was previously run by Family Week Limited, a company that dissolved in 2019. It mirrors the established Canadian National Family Week which was established in 1985.

National Family Week 2009

''National Family Week'' 2009 consisted of over 4,000 events including a favorite family recipe competition, Family of the Year competition and search to find the next Big Family Idea where the

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donated £150,000 to go towards turning the winning ideas into a reality. The 2009 event also included a successful Guinness World Record attempt for the largest picnic across multiple venues which was attended by ambassadors

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and

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amongst other celebrities achieving 12,934 participants in 79 venues across the UK. Sponsors of the 2009 campaign included

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, Bupa,

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, Outwell, Seat and Legoland.

National Family Week 2010

Over 5,000 events took place during National Family Week 2010 and competitions were launched to find the best family photo and most talented family pet. A new Guinness World Record was also set for the largest three-legged race across multiple venues which included

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and the City of Manchester Stadium with at total of 1,860 participants at 18 venues across the UK, on 5 June 2010. Sponsors of 2010 included

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, Chrysler and

National Family Week 2011

National Family Week 2011 included a headline event in

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, ten flagship events and over 6,000 local events attracting more than 1 million people. The official Headline Sponsor of the 2011 campaign was French's Mustard.

Political supporters

*''National Family Week'' has been endorsed by many of the UK's high-profile political figures including: * David Cameron *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:National Family Week (Uk) Recurring events established in 2009 Annual events in London Organizations established in 2009 June observances May observances Awareness weeks August observances Family member holidays