Get to know your neighbours at The Big Lunch: Sunday 18th July 2010

Latest News (17th June 2010)

The Big Lunch is calling on all neighbourhoods and communities across the UK to come together on Sunday 18th July.

Residents throughout West Cheshire are being asked to get involved with their community next month by setting a Big Lunch date with their neighbours.  Events around the UK are taking shape from simple tea parties in gardens to large street parties for the whole neighbourhood.

Led by the Eden Project and supported by a whole range of partners including the Big Lottery Fund, MasterCard, EDF Energy and the Department for Communities and Local Government, this annual event encourages millions of people to join forces and knock on the door of their neighbour, say hello and sit down to lunch together in a simple act of community.  Building on last year's event, it is hoped even more people will take part, building stronger communities and giving neighbourhoods a chance to come together, share food and have fun.

There are already a number of community-led events being organised across the borough including:-

• Chester (events at Kingsway & Newton, Blacon Children's Centre and BIG Storage)
• Ellesmere Port (Whitby Park)
• Neston (Stanney Fields Park) - View event Flyer ( PDF 307 kb)
• Winsford (events at Glebe Green Estate, St Chad's Fields and Lichfield Court)
• Northwich (events at Northwich Train Station ( PDF 41.3 kb) , Pullman Drive and Cotebrook Road Neighbourhood House)

Visit the Big Lunch website at http://www.thebiglunch.com/ to find a Big Lunch in your area, register your own Big Lunch event or for a whole menue of ideas on how you can run your own Big Lunch.  For further information, contact Caroline Rams or Leena Patel in the Big Lunch Press Office on 020 7307 3104.

http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/racecohesionfaith/communitycohesion/meaningfulinteraction/biglunch/