Eden Project Communities - #TheBigLunch 🎉

🥳🎉 YOU’RE INVITED: Join us for a weekend of friendship, food, fun and action on 5-8 June 2026! This year, we're bring The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out together for one big do – and everyone’s invited!

Whether you litter pick, tidy charity shop stockrooms or serve food at a Big Lunch, we can all do something. Huge thank you to our funders and partners who made this possible: @PearsFoundation, @DCMS and @coopuk. So, what will you do? Find ideas at rebrand.ly/GetFreeResourc…

🥳🎉 YOU’RE INVITED: Join us for a weekend of friendship, food, fun and action on 5-8 June 2026! This year, we're bring The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out together for one big do – and everyone’s invited!

Huge thank you to our funders and partners who made this possible: @PearsFoundation, @DCMS and @coopuk. Find out more about getting involved here 👉rebrand.ly/TheBigDo

Simply list your Big Help Out opportunity on GoVo and welcome new faces to get involved during the weekend. The Big Help Out works best with opportunities that are short, flexible, social and beginner-friendly. Roles that last 1-3 hours are especially popular. Cont 👇

Looking for volunteers? 👀 The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out are teaming up on 5-8 June for a weekend of friendship, food, fun and action – and it’s the perfect time to encourage new volunteers to lend a hand! Cont 👇

Whether your opportunity is a litter pick, tidying charity shop stockrooms or serving food at a Big Lunch event, all you have to do is add a date, time and a few details to be part of the UK’s biggest celebration of community this summer! Cont 👇

@VolActionLeeds Thanks so much for sharing! 💚

Online Community Action Course from the @edencommunities 💙 📅26 February - 12 March 2026 🕰️10:00 am - 11:30 am 🏢Online See more and book a place👉ow.ly/5z3650Y4b2L

@LBofBromley Fantastic news - we're delighted to hear this 🙌🙌

Fees are again being waived for street parties in support of the Big Lunch. Applications from residents and Street Friends applying to hold a street party are being processed free of charge for the #TheBigLunch 2026 from 5 to 8 June bromley.gov.uk/news/article/9… @edencommunities

Join @edencommunities for a free webinar on Building Stronger Communities @ 12pm today! Reflecting on 15 years of National Lottery Funding and provide an evidence for how these initiatives reduce loneliness, build resilience and inspire local action. events.more-human.co.uk/event/17598519…

@BieldScotland We love this so much! We hope you had a fantastic day, thanks so much for joining in 🥳🎉

Plus, special thanks to @PearsFoundation for their support and our partners @coopuk and @greeneking. #TheBigLunch

Whether you organised your own, popped to a local Big Lunch, headed to a Greene King pub and anything and everything in between. Our research shows that taking part in The Big Lunch is often a catalyst for long term positive change, and that is all thanks to you! (continued 👇)

👏 THE BIG LUNCH WEEKEND 2025 👏 WHAT. A. WEEKEND. Millions of people came together with the sole purpose of getting to know their neighbours and community a little better. We want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone. (continued 👇)

So, download your free party planning pack to get started and hold your own Big Lunch on 7-8 June - bit.ly/free-big-lunch… The Big Lunch is an idea from the @EdenProject, made possible with support from @PearsFoundation and partners @coopuk and @greeneking. *Data from YouGov.

...encouraging people to take after their fluffy friends and get involved! This comes as new research shows 62% of UK adults agree that dogs are more sociable than humans, and this is the quality we envy the most in our pets! (continued 👇)

🐶🐕 ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL THE BIG LUNCH – are you ready to be more dog and socialise with your neighbours this 7-8 June? National treasure @TheAngelaRippon hosted a very special doggy Big Lunch today at Battersea Power Station... (continued 👇)

Save the date 🥳🎉 This 7-8 June, celebrate community and get to know your neighbours a little better by hosting a Big Lunch! Get your FREE Big Lunch party planning pack including tips, invitations and everything you need to host an event 👉 bit.ly/free-big-lunch…

🍴 THE BIG LUNCH RECIPE SEARCH: Share your recipe and win prizes! Got a favourite dish or family recipe? Share it with us for a chance to win prizes, feature in our online cookbook and help feed community spirit! Enter NOW 👉 bit.ly/TBLRecipeSearch @brionymaybakes

THE BIG LUNCH PACK IS LIVE! 🥳 Join millions across the UK sharing friendship, food and fun with The Big Lunch on 7 - 8 of June. An idea from @EdenProject, made possible by the support of @PearsFoundation and corporate partners @coopuk and @greeneking. bit.ly/TheBigLunch-20…