Havant Borough Big Green Week – A-Z of ideas

Art displays and competition on green themes

Allotments. Get involved shared gardening tips. Try the produce

Bikes. Demonstrations of e-bikes, family cycle rides

Beach cleans.

Books. Displays of books about nature and climate. Reading to children

Campaign against something you disagree with

Community energy. Learn more about what’s involved

Crafting events using upcycled materials orto get a message across

Clean air event

Coffee mornings with a speaker or film.

Exploring nature around us

Film screening

Faith events with prayers and readings from the climate coalition site

Fairtrade: invite a speaker or show a film to see the connections between Fairtrade and climate

Fashion shows from upcycled clothes or clothes brought from charity shops. Clothese swaps

Food: Sharing food and recipes for plant-based meals

Green drinks. Get together over a drink to discuss your ideas

Homes. Visit low carbon homes learn about heat pumps solar panels and energy savings

Interfaith service. Learn about the views of other faiths on our responsibilities

Intergenerational events. Older people telling children how life used to and hearing their ideas

Invite your MP or councillors to discuss climate in nature issues.

Kids Use the school resource pack for schools and youth groups  Lots of ideasfot activities

Litter picks

Lobby your MP or councillor on a green issue

Markets or ecofairs

Mapping nature recovery needs.

Music: live music with an eco theme

Nature events. Bird watching, identifying world flowers, bug hunts

Plastic free picnic or coffee morning

Planting – a community growimg event

Plant sales

Photography displays. Join in with hte Climate Coalition’s photography project https://thepeoplespicture.com/projects/show-the-love/

Quiz

Recycling electronic waste. Learning to recycle effectively

Repair cafe  learning how to repair clothing

Reservoir. Explore the new reservoir

Sea defences. A walk/cycle ride to check how safe they are

Singing

Stalls at events

Swap events. Ask people to bring things they don’t want to be swapped.

Swapping stories or skills

Showing people how small swaps make a difference.

Talks. Invite someone to talk to a group you belong to

Theatre

Travel: try different ways of getting places without using your car

Upcycling workshop

Vegetables. How to grow and cook them

Walking. Guided walks to enjoy nature.

Window displays on a green theme

Working parties to clear woodland or streams

Youth discussions

Zero waste ideas incuding promoting refill ideas.

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