This year's Big Lunch will be on Sunday 3 June 2012 the same weekend as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
What is a big lunch?
A Big Lunch can be anything from simply getting together with your immediate neighbours – in a garden, on the street – through to organising a bigger street party, with food, bunting and music, that quite literally stops the traffic.
The Big Jubilee Lunch will be a part of the main programme of events over the central weekend of Diamond Jubilee celebrations (Saturday 2 June to Tuesday 5 June 2012).
How do I close my road?
If you would like to hold a street party you will need to apply to close your road. Before you apply please email dave.wheeler@lewisham.gov.uk to get advanced approval that your request is feasible.
Please state the exact location of your proposed closure, whether it is the whole road or not, and if applicable the specific section of the road you would like to close. Please include all relevant street names and house numbers.
When is the deadline for applications?
The deadline for Big Lunch 2012 applications is Friday 4 May at 5pm.
How do I get more help?
The Big Lunch street closure application form will tell you all you need to know about the event and how to apply.
For more information on planning your event visit the Big Lunch website or for general advice on how to hold a street party visit www.streetparty.org.uk.
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Lewisham residents hosted 57 Big Lunches in 2010, the highest number of Big Lunches in London that year, and 66 in 2011.
What people said about the Big Lunch…
It is amazing that for just a little effort you can encourage such a sense of community spirit. People really embraced the day and got stuck in. Well over half our street came out, young and old, all ethnicities and religions - a real mix. People were really mixing and seemed to have a great time.
It was as if everyone had been waiting for an event like this to be organised.