Hundreds of Big Tea Parties were held all over the UK (and some in Belgium, Germany and Cyprus too!). Most involve friends, families or colleagues getting together over a cup of tea and a few sandwiches at a 'classic' Big Tea Party. Thank you everyone. But here we've listed a few of the more adventurous ideas too.

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Fife, Scotland: Staff, volunteers and trustees from the six Home-Start Schemes in Fife are doing a relay walk of the 85-mile long Fife coastal path using a cup of tea as the baton. 4th - 9th September.

And in one Fife scheme, children will be dressing up as tea bags to play a 'pick up the teapot' game.

Bedford, England: Home-Start Bedford is having an Indian Tea Party, inviting people to come and enjoy a cup of Chaa. The event includes an auction of promises, a bring and buy sale, a cake stall and lots of indian refreshments, music, costumes, and mendhi (henna hand decoration).

Richmond, England: The 10th anniversary party of Home-Start Richmond will be a Big Tea Party for 400 people, with music, reflexology and massages.

Swindon, England: Home-Start Swindon's Big Tea Party will be held in a Sikh temple.

North Down, Northern Ireland, Boston, England and Pinfold Gate Nursery in Loughborough, England: are having Mad Hatter's tea parties and hat parades.

Also in North Down, Northern Ireland: Rachel planned a party on her boat, but can't fit everyone on - so she's having a Party On The Deck instead - in her garden. Beauticians and florists will give demonstrations, there are hairdressing vouchers up for grabs, and a plant sale. She describes it as a 'mini fete'.

Lincoln, England: On Saturday 3rd September, two Home-Start volunteers are climbing up Grimsby Dock Tower to raise money for Home-Start.

A slightly more down-to-earth tea party will be held in Lincoln's Arboretum Park on Saturday 17th September.

New Forest, England: The Stables Tea Room in Hyde (complete with donkeys outside the door) will be donating a percentage of the sales of the refreshments sold on 10th and 11th September to the Big Tea Party campaign. It will also be running a raffle for the whole of the campaign fortnight.

East Lothian, Scotland: got a head start and held their Big Tea Party in August. They raised £338 from donated baking, a raffle and the auction of a mirror framed in East Lothian driftwood, made by a local Home-Start volunteer. The money will be used to pay for the annual families' Christmas party.

Sittingbourne and Sheppey, England. The local Home-Start scheme is offering to deliver morning or afternoon tea to employees in local companies - and raising money in the process.

Amber Valley, England: A giant cardboard tea pot is being built. And a Big Tea Party is being held during a fashion show on 6th September.

Chorley and South Ribble, England: will hold an East Meets West Tea Party, serving English and Asian tea and cakes.

Lisburn, Northern Ireland: two tea dances are being organised. And we have heard of one 'Tea and Tipple' party too.

Nottingham and Herefordshire: are holding balloon races and balloon releases as part of their tea parties.

Barnet, England: 100 people are expected at Avenue House for a Big Tea Party.

Dalraida, Northern Ireland: people have been t-shirt painting and painting plates during August for their T-shirt themed Big Tea Party in September.

Wellingborough, England: a local hairdresser's will be serving coffee, tea and biscuits to customers to raise money for Home-Start.

Abroad: Tea parties are also being held at Home-Start's British Forces Schemes in Cyprus, Germany and even at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Belgium.

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