Resources
Your involvement will put the ‘great’ in Great Big Green Week. So we’ll have a ton of resources to help you every step of the way.
Whether you are interested in having a more effective conversation about climate change, or want to organise a local green week, whatever you need you’ll be able to find it on this page.
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Organise an event See all
Organisers' Guide
DownloadYou can connect with your local community and get the attention of local decision makers by hosting a Green Week or an event in your town. A local Green Week can be anything from a few to a few hundred local events. Our guide will have all the information you need to organise your own local Green Week or event.
A-Z of Event Ideas
DownloadWhat will make the Great Big Green Week so great is the range of events organised to celebrate the brilliant and unique work of communities, businesses and individuals across the country. If you need help getting started, this guide will have plenty of ideas to inspire you!
Event submission and website guide
DownloadRead through this guide to help you register your events and local Green Weeks on the Great Big Green Week website.
You can also watch our step by step video, where we walk you through adding a local Green Week and an event to the website.
Fundraising guide
DownloadGreat Big Green Week events can vary in size, focus and cost. This guide will walk you through the different ways you could fund your Great Big Green Week activities, and much of this guidance can also be applied to searching for funding for other community projects and initiatives.
Promotion and media See all
Template: Invite your local politicians to your events
DownloadAre you hosting an event or local Green Week in your community this June? Make sure to invite your local politicians! You can invite them to attend the event, come along to meet members of your community, or even be a part of the event.
You can use this template to get started - try and be as personal as possible where you can to make your letter stand out!
A guide to engaging your local politicians during Great Big Green Week
DownloadThis Great Big Green Week, you have a powerful opportunity to bring your community’s voice right to the heart of politics – and it could be as simple as inviting your local MP or councillor to your event.
This resources provides tips on how to engage your politicians before, during and after you event, and guidance from a previous event organiser.
Comms and Branding pack
DownloadWe have a range of branding and customisable promotional materials including posters, flyers and social media assets for you to use to promote your Great Big Green Week event. We are using a tool called Canva which will help you create high quality resources for free using the Great Big Green Week branding. You can also find the Great Big Green Week logos and branding guidelines in this resource.
If you need some support using Canva, see our guide with step by step instructions here.
Outreach Guide
DownloadAre you organising an event or local Green Week as part of Great Big Green Week this June? If you are, and you need some help to do it, this is the right resource for you!
This guide will help you to reach out to people in your community and beyond to get involved in your Great Big Green Week events and activities.
Promote your local Green Week and events
DownloadLocal promotion will be essential to gather momentum, raise awareness and get a great turn out of people attending your Green Week and events.
This guide will provide some top tips for promoting your local Green Week and events, and templates for inviting people to get involved.
Media Guidance and Support
DownloadGetting media coverage is a fantastic way to tell your story, boost local awareness and ensure that as many people as possible in your community hear about your event or local Green Week. It might sound daunting, but our guide makes it simple.
In this guide you’ll find some pointers on speaking to local media, a refresher on the main messages for Great Big Green Week, a template press release and more.