We were extremely pleased and proud to hear that two of our long-standing Big Lunchers in Wales had recently won awards for their hard work and ongoing commitment to their local communities.
Irene Knight from Neath was crowned Neighbour of the Year at the New Swansea Bay Awards and Lis Duffy from Carmarthen won the Community Champion Award at the Carmarthen Journal Community Awards. Two wonderful women that are quite rightly treasured by their community. Well done both, thoroughly deserved.
These are two further examples of the kind of behaviour and positive change that The Big Lunch and our sister project Big Lunch Extras (both supported by the Big Lottery Fund) are trying to foster. It also backs up our recent survey results which showed that 86% of 2014 Big Lunch attendees said that their event made them feel immediately closer to their neighbours and 69% of people are now more likely to do more in their community as a result of attending a Big Lunch. Fabulous!
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