This year The Big Lemon will be 10 years old. This is a good time to reflect on our journey, and look at where we want to go and what we want to achieve in the next 10-13 years.
It’s been one hell of a ride. From humble beginnings with three old buses and a van full of biodiesel in a car park to Brighton & Hove’s Business of the Year 2016, it has been a rollercoaster of epic proportions.
Last year we also did a lot of work on the Bigger Picture, asking questions like “what’s it all for?”,”what’s the point in us?” and “where are we going with it?”.


“to enable everyone to get around their community in an affordable, environmentally-sustainable way”
and our 2030 Vision:
“By 2030 every community in the UK has access to affordable, sustainable transport, using zero-emissions vehicles powered by renewable energy and owned by the local community”


We have decided that the best way to achieve our goal is to hire a Managing Director to take The Big Lemon in Brighton & Hove to the next stage of its development; and set up a wider network to realise the 2030 Vision. This network will be led by our CEO Tom Druitt and would have four functions:
- to develop creative and innovative solutions to address the transport needs of the future in a sustainable way
- to facilitate the creation of new social enterprises in other communities under The Big Lemon’s umbrella, with shared values and a common purpose but operationally independent and locally-owned
- To provide training and coaching to support and develop the new teams in the network
- To provide business support in the form of licensing, marketing, administration, financial and legal support to give all the social enterprises in The Big Lemon family the best chance of success.
Would you like to be part of our future – and help us realise our vision?
Come to our AGM on Sunday 5th March at 3pm at Lemon HQ. The whole community is welcome, but only shareholders are able to vote. If you’d like to come please fill in the form below so we know how many people to expect:
Do you know anyone who would relish a new challenge leading one of Brighton’s most exciting businesses, and one of the UK’s most innovative social enterprises? Please tell them about our new vacancy for a Managing Director in Brighton.
Wish to be on the meeting unfortunately am far in Africa in the country Botswana
Hi Tom,
Have you yet considered running a bus either from central Brighton or from Firle station to the May Festival events being held at Glyndebourne? I know you are doing some of the other events.
Maybe there could be a service there and back even outside of the Festival period to encourage people not to drink and drive.
Best wishes,
Margaret
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Thanks Margaret! Would love to, would you like to suggest it to Glyndebourne?! 🙂
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