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Get involved

You don’t have to be a master chef or an experienced party host to take part in the Great Sunday Lunch! We’ve got plenty of tips to help you plan a successful event.

If you don’t want to host your own event, you can still be part of the Great Sunday Lunch. Check our list of events around the UK for other lunches you can join – and you won’t have to do the washing up!

Setting up your event

Our Great Sunday Lunch pack includes a step-by-step guide to organising your event, as well as invitations, recipe suggestions and other useful materials.

To receive your free pack, just complete the registration form.

Here are some recipes for success.

At home, ask your guests to:

• Make a donation in return for lunch (ask them to consider what they’d pay at a carvery or restaurant)
• Dress for dinner, with a fine for anyone who doesn’t make the effort
• Play games at £1 a go – guess the weight of the chicken or joint of meat, or see who can eat the most Yorkshire puddings in a minute
• Pay to avoid a serving of Brussels sprouts!
• Tip the waiter
• Pay a fine for any show of poor table manners
• Bid for the privilege of avoiding the washing up

At work, channel some team spirit with these ideas:

• Desk Service – bring lunch to people’s desks in return for a donation
• Bring a Dish Day – get everyone to bring some food to share, and ask for a donation to take part
• Canteen Top-Up – if you have a staff canteen, add £1 to the cost of lunch for that day or ask suppliers to make a donation
• Matched Giving – ask your employer if they will match what you raise for charity
• Great Sunday Lunch quiz – hold a quiz with lunch-themed questions and collect a fee for entry
• Recipe Sale – print off your tastiest tried-and-tested family recipes and sell them to your colleagues

At school, put the fun into fundraising:

• If you have a school canteen, add £1 to the cost of lunch for that day or ask suppliers to make a donation
• Bring a packed lunch and donate what you would have spent in the canteen
• Ask your gran for her tips for a perfect roast, print them out, and sell them to your friends’ parents
• In Home Economics, cook biscuits or cakes to sell to other classes
• Hold an after-dinner speaking competition that people pay to enter - as you’re raising money for older people, you could talk about your grandparents