I WOULD like to take this opportunity to say thanks and well done to everyone who attended a Big Lunch event in Lewisham last weekend.

It is such a simple idea but, with some great organisation and a lot of enthusiasm, the results have been fantastic. It’s great to see people from all over the borough getting together with their neighbours in a way we just don’t do often enough.

These are the people we share our community and our lives with – anything which gets us sitting down together to talk, share and have fun has got to be a positive thing.

Lewisham had 27 Big Lunch events – one of the highest take-ups in London. I attended my local event and really enjoyed the atmosphere – not even a few rain showers could dampen our spirits.

Thanks once again to all those people up and down Lewisham who took it upon their own backs to organise events, prepare food and make this day possible.

It wouldn’t have happened without community action in every part of Lewisham.

Let’s make next year’s Big Lunch even bigger and even better.



Sir Steve Bullock
Mayor of Lewisham