Community stories
Everyone is part of a community and we want to share their stories.
Sowing the seeds of community initiatives
September 20, 2023
Our Community Camp programme (now including the Introduction to Community Action course) has sparked over 1,000 community initiatives across the UK since it started.…
Meeting the neighbours with a little Big Lunch
July 11, 2023
A busy time to move house I had almost given up hope of finding a flat to rent in St Leonards-on-Sea, when I found…
Apex Lifts bring colleagues together with a Coronation Big Lunch
May 24, 2023
Apex Lifts, London’s largest independent lift manufacturing and servicing company, hosted a Coronation Big Lunch to celebrate their Planet Mark accreditation.
We had a zero waste Big Lunch!
July 13, 2023
The neighbours of Farland Way, Hazelbank in the City of Derry have been getting together for The Big Lunch every year since 2011. Their…
From CIC to charity… creating a new community hub
September 5, 2023
When Cordelia Richman moved from Peckham, London, to a small market town in Suffolk, she was determined to carry her passion for volunteering into…
How Diwali celebrations led to a thriving Big Lunch
July 13, 2023
From putting on Diwali celebrations to providing hot meals for those in need and organising an annual Big Lunch, the last three decades have…
Our community garden has helped reduce social isolation
July 13, 2023
Mick first found out about The Big Lunch when he attended a Big Lunch task force meeting in Dundee and thought it would be…
Pollinating a community in Rutherglen
July 13, 2023
When Eugenie Aroutcheff from Rutherglen in Scotland set out on a mission to establish more outdoor growing activities for children in her community, she…
Belfast City Council
March 22, 2023
Keen to help communities make a difference where they live, Belfast City Council have made it easier for their residents to hold a Big…
How Cardiff Salad Garden CIC support their volunteers
February 2, 2022
Cardiff Salad Garden, a Community Interest Company (CIC) combining growing organic, fresh salad with working with disadvantaged people, were keen to organise a Big…
Reducing waste with the Cherwell Collective
March 12, 2023
Emily Connally is the founder of Cherwell Collective, a community interest company using the principles of a circular economy to empower local people to…
Hammersmith and Fulham Council
March 22, 2023
Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) is one of the smallest London Boroughs with a population of 183,544. The council has been supporting The Big Lunch…