The Big Lunch, FareShare and City & Guilds join forces to launch special award celebrating community

The Big Lunch is an annual celebration of neighbours and communities, with millions of people coming together across the country for a few hours of friendship, food and fun. The award forms part of Eden Project’s campaign to bring people and communities together for the greenest Big Lunch yet on 1-2 June.

Ahead of The Big Lunch weekend, this unique award invites people UK-wide to apply for a specially designed Sharing Table made by the people at City & Guilds, plus funds towards their community projects and ideas, and a hamper of food and resources for a Big Lunch that are together worth £5,000. A further three finalists will each receive a hamper of goodies to support them to have a Big Lunch, and £500 towards their project or idea to support the local community.

Lindsey Brummitt MVO – Eden Project Programme Director responsible for The Big Lunch said: “We want to shine a light on communities sharing their skills, time, food and resources to make life better for everyone! Sharing is planet friendly and boosts our wellbeing too, so we’re focusing on this amazingly simple and positive action by launching this unique Sharing Table Award as we invite everyone to share friendship, food and fun at the greenest Big Lunch yet on 1-2 June. A sharing table is the perfect place to gather and the funds will help kick start more local sharing activities so the whole community can benefit. Taking part is easy, so why not enter now and sign up for The Big Lunch on 1-2 June at TheBigLunch.com!”

Applicants for The Big Lunch’s Sharing Table Award must outline how the act of sharing supports their community today and how they hope to share more together in future.