Community stories
Everyone is part of a community and we want to share their stories.
How our Big Lunch celebrated our diverse community
February 20, 2025
From British apple and rhubarb tarts to Brazilian brigadeiros - Sutton Community Project brought flavours from around the world to their Big Lunch to…
Saying cheers to volunteers with a Big Lunch
March 3, 2025
In 2024, Emma from the Love Barrow Libraries project organised her first Big Lunch to thank their incredible volunteers!
How Tracy started a community allotment
May 21, 2024
How Tracy found a passion for planting, growing and community connection.
A Big Lunch at Christmas brings the community together
October 30, 2023
How a local charity brings the community together with a shared Christmas meal.
How I organised advent windows in my community
October 30, 2023
For Angie from Colchester, spending time in her community is part and parcel of everyday life. The 58-year-old has lived on her estate for…
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…