Welcome to The Big Green Idea

Business and a sustainable environment event - 16 & 17 March 2010, Excel, London. Many businesses recognise that changing to a more sustainable operating model is simply a matter of doing good business.The problem is they don’t know how to do it. That is where base – the event where business meets sustainability – comes in. Base will provide practical, solutions-based information using the language of business. More →

A message from Brigit: "The Bumblebee Conservation Trust are hoping to win funding for a fantastic project to restore bumblebee habitat along the Pembrokeshire coast. By creating flower-rich areas along a new path, BBCT hope to support populations of the very rare shrill carder bee and other bumblebees, invertebrates and birds. But to get there they need YOUR HELP. It will only take two clicks...Please vote NOW" Read their story More →

Over the past year the Big Green Bus has visited a number of primary schools - and hundreds of children (and their teachers!) have enjoyed taking part in the educational workshops we run on board the bus. Read about a typical primary school visit and what it involves in this article. More →

We are pleased to announce the first event for 2010. An 'Everyday Green' workshop will take place at 'The Fold', Bransford, near Worcester on Sunday 14th March 2010. Places are disappearing fast so if you are interested please contact us soon by following the link. The workshop is packed with information, advice and fun - and would make a lovely 'Mother's Day' gift! More →

Brigit and the Big Green Bus will be one of the star attractions at Colwall village's Greener Open Day to be held at Lower House Farm, Evendine Lane, Colwall Green, in the picturesque Malvern Hills. The event runs from 12 noon to 5pm and will feature stalls manned by the likes of Colwall Orchard Group and the Allotment and Car Ownership Share Group, alternative energy demos, green transport solutions including electric vehicles, a talk about bees by Brigit and a Transition Towns talk. There will also be plenty of tasty refreshments... More →

NEWSFLASH! The bus video has had a revamp! Its bigger and better! Ralph, from Kane TV has updated the video, it's a bit longer than the last one and covers some of the early stages of the bus re-fit. The graphics and music have been designed, written and performed by people in Malvern where Kane TV are based. See Brigit and the gang in action, hear all about why the bus exists and how Brigit plans to make a real difference... Click on the photo to start the film!