The Big Lunch, what are you doing?

I m not 😂😂😂

The management of my apartment complex are throwing us a barbecue, preceded by Pimm's and nibbles. No dress code specified but, going by the Jubilee, numbers of us will break spontaneously into red, white and blue.

Going to my sisters there local is holding a lunch along with a street party.

We've had ours today. There were 8 of us and we enjoyed a buffet lunch. Cheese and bacon quiche, pork pies, chipolata sausages, salad and a selection of sandwiches. Deconstructed Eton mess for dessert.
The grandchildren enjoyed it.
Tomorrow is DH's birthday so we are meeting up with friends for Sunday dinner at a local pub.

I'm the only one in the family with any interest so will not be cooking anything special.

I'm working as usual.

There's more tomorrow?

Our estate has a party on our street outside the chairman's house. About a hundred people came last year when it was cold but dry. Tomorrow is forecast to be 19 degrees but wet.
We'll go with our deckchairs and a red, white and blue fruit platter. If it rains too hard we'll simply go home. Lunch, chat, quizzes and games.

I made a salmon and asparagus quiche does that count?

We are going to a neighbours with a few others- I am taking Delian chocolate roulade.

Celebrate tomorrow?Why? Charles became King on September 8th.

Elizabeth the second succeeded to the throne on February 6th, 1952.
We celebrated her Coronation on 2nd June 1953. Same reason this time.

NotAGran55

Celebrate tomorrow?Why? Charles became King on September 8th.

Are you in the UK Notagran55? I’m wondering because I think if you were, you would know about The Big Lunch. People were expected to be watching the ceremony today, if of course they wanted to, and so it was suggested by the Palace that street parties, picnics, celebratory lunches and get togethers would take place tomorrow, along with the concert which is scheduled for tomorrow too. All of it is entirely voluntary and absolutely no one has to join in if they don’t want to. As our family often share Sunday lunches and get togethers, we decided to do a bit more this weekend and participate in the big lunch.

I m in uk and I didn’t know about the big lunch!! Maddy
we re not all into it I did here about volunteering Monday but I volunteer Tuesday Wednesday and Thursdays so got that wrong too 😂

No street parties around here (very diverse) and a dry day is forecast for tomorow so I am hoping to do a photo shoot for my business.

Ah right BlueBelle, I just assumed everyone knew. Well they do say never assume anything so I shouldn’t have. Anyway I think some of the royals are going to be out and about tomorrow joining some people at the big lunches. I suspect they will be at street parties and so on. I’m not expecting them to drop in on us at our house. Then the concert is scheduled for tomorrow evening and I expect that will be televised.

My son sent a photo of the Union Jack trifle he’s made ready for tomorrow. I’ll let you all know how it tastes.

Never heard of the big lunch on Sunday. I'm in Scotland.

You have now Elaine.

My neighbours hosted ours and everyone took a contribution. We ended up with quiche, a large poached salmon, coronation chicken, prawn vol au vents, various salads and nibbles and several sponge cakes. It was such a lovely day, despite the poor weather.

I knew about it too Maddy, and your plans sound absolutely lovely - I wish I was coming.
The trifle looks fab. Have a wonderful day x

Sorry ladies, my question was rhetorical!

Our village here in the Royal County Of Berkshire has no Big Lunch event planned. Seems there is a lot of disinterest in our new King and his partner. Literally no bunting, flags etc to be seen ….It was very different for the Jubilee.

Due to a complete lack of interest (from family and neighbours alike) we won't be doing anything. We're aware of the Coronation, of course, didn't watch it though - as it seems totally irrelevant to us.

Yes, it was very different for the Jubilee, street parties everywhere. Even those who usually ignore royalty made the effort to have a celebration.

We're three miles from the Berkshire border Notagran. My Oxfordshire town had a programme of events for Coronation Day.
Fliers printed with the programme of events were sent to all residents and were available in the shops etc.
I spent the day in Oxford with my family, so I missed out on the town celebrations. Plenty of bunting about in my little town in the days preceding 6th May.