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.

After Plant and Share Month, the Big Lunch is a great opportunity to bring your local community together and share in the delight of any crops that have been grown as part of June's Community Month celebrations.

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
• 91% of attendees saying The Big Lunch was just the kind of event that people needed at this time of Coronavirus
• 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.

Covid Secure Events

For the latest guidelines around hosting a covid-secure event, please visit this resource.

Registering

By clicking the 'Register Today' button below, you will be directed to the Eden Projects website to register and receive your free resource pack.