Food for Life Get Togethers are all about bringing people together using the power of good food. 

The Big Lunch is the UK’s thanksgiving weekend for neighbours and communities - a time where people come together to celebrate community connections and get to know one another a little better.

The Big Impact

The Big Lunch is inclusive and welcoming. It makes a real difference to the places that we live and how we feel about them. Here’s how:

• Around 6 million people of all faiths, ages, ethnicities and backgrounds come together for The Big Lunch every year
• 83% of attendees this year said their Big Lunch had a positive effect on their community
• 7 million people made a new friend as a result of The Big Lunch in 2019
• 5 million people say The Big Lunch helped them feel less lonely

"This was a truly wonderful day, which brought our school community together. "Deborah (Inglewood Community Nursery and Infant School Big Lunch)

Top tips for schools and nurseries

The Big Lunch is a fantastic opportunity for schools and nurseries to celebrate good food and promote community bonds with a Get Together.

You can use a Get Together activity to celebrate achievements, raise funds or help grow the school community. Schools often hold their Big Lunches before or after the official Big Lunch weekend (5-6 June 2021).

The Big Lunch have dedicated resources to enable you to fit your Big Lunch easily into lesson planning.