| A-Z-of-ideas (from greatbiggreenweek.com 2023-A-Z-of-ideas.pdf) | |||||||||||||
| A | Allotment Tour: a day or a week, workshops with tips on growing your own fruit and vegetables | Arts & Music Festival or community art work | |||||||||||
| B | Bike Day: e-bike demo | Bike rides: around your area | Beach or river clean | ||||||||||
| C | Crafting session | Carbon footprint calculation | Coffee morning! Use Climate Outreach’s guide on how to have climate conversations to help. | Clean Air Day, 15th June. Run a Clean Air Day event! | |||||||||
| D | Discussion Panel on an eco theme. | ||||||||||||
| E | Eat plant-based food | Electric bikes, cars & scooters demonstration | |||||||||||
| F | Film Screening: eg WWF’s Our Planet: Too Big To Fail. | Faith event during Great Big Green Week. | |||||||||||
| G | Green Week promotion. | ||||||||||||
| H | Homes & Heating: Visit low-carbon homes, learn about heat pumps, solar panels & energy saving. | ||||||||||||
| I | Invite your MP or councillors to engage on climate and nature issues. | Interfaith Service | Intergenerational conversations on Climate Change with local schools, youth groups or older people. | ||||||||||
| J | Joy: Bring some hope and joy for the future. | ||||||||||||
| K | Kids: Schools, youth groups and kids clubs with our schools resource pack at greatbiggreenweek.com/get-involved/schools. Colouring, letter writing, displays. | ||||||||||||
| L | Litter Pick: Cut litter heart shapes to highlight the waste collected, finish up with a drink, cake and chat. | Letters To Tomorrow: Share your hopes & fears for the future & submit to letterstotomorrow.com. | Lobby your Local MP or a councillor on a green issue. | ||||||||||
| M | Markets: a great way to get to know the community. | Map nature recovery needs and successes on The Wildlife Trusts’ WildBelt map. | |||||||||||
| N | Nature Trail Walk: Arrange a walk, or trail with facts, activities or questions. | ||||||||||||
| O | Outdoors: Host nature events outside, help local people experience nature. | ||||||||||||
| P | Plastic Free Picnic | Planting: Create a community planting space! Grow veg and wildlife friendly plants. | |||||||||||
| Q | Quiz: on climate theme, in person or virtually! | ||||||||||||
| R | Repair cafe: | ||||||||||||
| S | Sports: Do something sporting, or walk, cycle, run, scooter or skateboard instead of driving. | Singing with a local choir or co-host an event to sing songs to celebrate the Earth. | |||||||||||
| T | Theatre: Local theatre or drama club to host a climate themed production. | ||||||||||||
| U | Upcycling Workshop: Upcycle waste from local business. Create a mural. | ||||||||||||
| V | Vegetables: Plant, pick, eat, share veg! Give demo on planting seasonal veg. | ||||||||||||
| W | Walk: barefoot in the grass, sand or in water and reconnect with nature. | ||||||||||||
| X | X marks the spot: Eco-themed treasure hunt in your local park with prizes. | ||||||||||||
| Y | Yippee! Celebrate all the climate action happening locally! | ||||||||||||
| Z | zzzz: Rest, recover and celebrate all the wonderful Green Week things you’ve done in your community. | ||||||||||||
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