Its time to prepare for the The Big Lunch 2014. The aim of The Big Lunch is to encourage as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours on one day a year. It provides the perfect recipe to have fun, connect with your community, give and share food with others and help to build stronger neighbourhoods. It is the gift of an idea which enables people to get together in their local area and celebrate their community or use the event to raise money for a charity of their choice. Though a date is nominated every year, you can hold a Big Lunch whenever or wherever you like, so why not prepare and plan your Big Lunch.

Need some more reasons for having a Big Lunch?

• The Big Lunch is a simple recipe to have fun and connect with your neighbours and encourage friendlier, safer neighbourhoods, which will…
• Feed community spirit! As well as sharing a meal you’ll be meeting new people, be making new friends and strengthening ties in your community which could see you…
• Starting to share more –from conversation and ideas to skills and resources –so we all end up richer in every sense, which can also help you to…
• Discover common ground across age, class, faith, race and the garden fence, and remind ourselves that charity begins at home, or just a couple of doors away, and remember…
• To make the third of us who live alone feel connected to their communities, and, before you know it, you’ve started to…
• Change a neighbourhood for good, forever!

So, enjoying a Big Lunch is just the start– it’s what can happen after that really makes the difference!

The Big Lunch is a great way to Give, Connect, Keep Learning and Take Notice – four of the Six Ways to Wellbeing.

Find out more about the Big Lunch 2014 follow the link.

Need some ideas and inspiration of how to get started or some free resources? go to:

http://www.thebiglunch.com/join-in/download-resources.php

Want to find out more about the Six Ways to Wellbeing? Follow the link.