DIG out your flares and glitter balls for this year’s ABBA and 1970s themed Chipping Sodbury Big Lunch.

Disco divas are invited to Broad Street on Sunday, June 2  from 12pm to 5pm for a Super Trouper street party featuring an afternoon of free family fun.

Learn to hula hoop, have your face adorned with glitter with free face painting, watch local dance acts perform to Abba songs and soak up live performances from local singer Rhiannon Williamson and Mamma Mia tribute trio The Dynamos, who will also teach the audience how to re-enact some well-known dance moves.

Children and adults are invited to come dressed to impress in their best 1970s / ABBA outfits with a competition line up, judged by Chipping Sodbury mayor Cllr Adrian Rush, on the red carpet at 3pm.  

Gazette Series: Chipping Sodbury Big Lunch committee members are ready to party 1970s style on Sunday, June 2

Organisers  Sarah Todd and Alexandra Arnall said: “It’s 50 years since ABBA won Eurovision and here at the Big Lunch, we don’t need any more of an excuse to thank them for the music. 

“Once again, thanks to local grants and donations, we have managed to put on a packed line up of amazing entertainment this year. And don’t forget, the Big Lunch is and always will be completely free.

"It’s a way of celebrating our local community and bringing people together with a traditional street party and a good sprinkling of fun!

“All we ask is that you support the event by buying a raffle ticket on the day if you can.

"So get your glad rags on, pack a picnic, bring your tables and chairs, and if rain is forecast you can bring a gazebo, and come to Broad Street for a day of free fun.”

The town’s Big Lunch runs annually on the first Sunday of every June.

The event stems from the national Big Lunch initiative and aims to encourage a sense of community spirit and combat loneliness.

For further information visit www.facebook.com/ChippingSodburyBigLunch