Dinner on the grounds
Please bring something – homemade or shop-bought, whichever suits you – to contribute to the communal feast.
No hot food or slow cookers please! UK Convention rules require that Dinner on the Grounds is cold food only.
We will ask you to manage your own dish. Please bring it ready to serve with a utensil and collect your leftovers and containers at the end of the event.
Please label the food and list ingredients and allergens when you arrive.
Dinner on the grounds is the traditional name for the bring-and-share lunch that is a cornerstone of an All-Day Sacred Harp singing.
Food is usually laid out so that all the vegan dishes are grouped together, the vegetarian foods are together, and the meat dishes are together. It is not strictly segregated but it helps guide people towards the relevant section.
You can read the information people have supplied about their own dishes, but please bear in mind that it might not be rigorously labelled!
If you feel happier bringing your own packed lunch, please feel free to do whatever best meets your needs.
Refreshments
We’ll also have a couple of refreshment breaks.
We’ll provide the usual tea/coffee/water as well as some decaffeinated and dairy-free options. You – we have every confidence – will bring the fudge and the baked goods!
We’ll be using disposable paper cups, so consider bringing your own reusable drinking vessel.
You can get up at any time to help yourself to a drink.
You might like to bring your own lidded cup or bottle to refill. It’s common practice to keep a lidded cup/drinking bottle under your chair so you can sip between songs.
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