“The future is ours to invent. Let’s create a world we want to live in.” Dr Tony Kendle, Eden Project

We aim to improve the happiness and wellbeing of people across the UK by bringing communities together and inspiring them to make positive changes where they live. 

As part of the Eden Project, we're exploring how people can work with each other, and with nature, towards a better future.

We believe that connected communities are more resilient against local and global issues and are better equipped to tackle challenges and bring about positive change. Find out how we're achieving exactly that. 

THE BIG LUNCH

We started with a very simple idea from the Eden Project. What if, on one day a year, people came together with their communities and shared a meal?

And so, in 2009, The Big Lunch was born. It’s the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours and its grown ten-fold since then, each year getting bigger and better as millions of people take to their streets, gardens and neighbourhoods to join in for a few hours of community, friendship, and fun.

The Big Lunch connects people and encourages friendlier, safer neighbourhoods where people start to share more – from conversations and ideas, to skills and resources, and, for some, it ignites a passion for doing more good things where they live. It's the first weekend in June each year, pop it in your diary and find out more.