Gingerbread (charity) UK. The charity describes its vision as ‘a society in which single parent families are valued and treated equally and fairly.’ Helpline Gingerbread runs a Freephone helpline (0808 802 0925) offering advice and information for single parents. The helpline is staffed by advisers who are trained to give guidance on practical matters to do with money, benefits, employment issues and family law. Membership Single parents can become members of Gingerbread for free, most signing up via the Gingerbread website. Members can use the protected online forums, receive a monthly e-newsletter and get access to discounts and special offers. Local groups
Gingerbread Lane two-foot tall nutcrackers. The display was certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest gingerbread village on November 22, 2013. Jon Lovitch, a Kansas City, Missouri-born chef, prepares all the ingredients for the display in his apartment, which is located in the South Bronx area of New York City. He often works on the project in the evenings after returning from work at New York’s Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, where he is executive sous chef. Lovitch personally purchases the display’s raw ingredients, which are often sourced from rural grocery stores he encounters while traveling. Lovitch prepares gingerbread, icing