BIG LUNCH BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN BRIGG

Brigg Children’s Centre, on Grammar School Road, is hosting a World Cup themed Big Lunch event on Saturday 7 June that will bring the local community together to have some fun.

The Big Lunch is a free event taking place from 10am to 1pm at the children’s centre and everyone is welcome to join in.

It is going to be a big community party with food, music, decorations and lots of fun.

It will be great for all the family as they can take part in everything from party games and a penalty shoot-out to craft competitions, face painting and decorating chocolate eggs. There will even be the opportunity to win some prizes.

There will be free refreshments available and everyone is welcome to bring along a contribution of pre-packed food to share with others at the event.

For more information, contact Brigg Children’s Centre on 01652 659882.

The Big Lunch is a national initiative and it all started from a simple idea the Eden Project had. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours yearly on the first Sunday in June in a simple act of community, friendship and fun.

Since starting in 2009, thousands of Big Lunches have taken place in all types of communities across the UK. In 2013 3.65m people took to their streets, gardens and community spaces for the fifth annual Big Lunch.

This year’s Big Lunch is on Sunday 1 June, but many communities will also be taking part throughout that week.

Coun  Rob Waltham (Brigg & Wolds), Cabinet Member for People, said: “The Big Lunch is a fantastic way of bringing all the community together in one place. People lead such busy lifestyles nowadays that it isn’t very often people get to sit down with their neighbours or people in their community to socialise and find out a bit more about each other. The event at Brigg Children’s Centre is going to be a really relaxed environment where everyone can just have fun. There will be a real community spirit. Brigg residents are encouraged to pop along and join in.”