Welcome to The Big Green Idea

We are a dynamic new charity dedicated to showing people how sustainable living can be easy, healthy, inexpensive and fun. Read more about why we set up the BGI here →

We aim to do this in an accessible and hands-on way - using our specially adapted eco-bus which is now ready to take bookings for 2009!

A huge thank you to The Funding Network whose members have generously donated £5,517.31 to The Big Green Idea. As well as helping us to take the message of sustainability out to more disadvantaged communities, this donation has enabled us to move into a proper office at long last!

The Big Green Idea would like to thank its friends and sponsors.

Big Green Bus at Bishops Wood, Stourport on Severn, 4th July 2009 A celebration of sustainability at which Brigit and the Big Green Bus will be a prominent feature. Enjoy talks, displays, games, performances, art galleries, sustainable food and much more, in an amazing festival atmosphere, The culmination of a series of Eco-Schools events, including visits to several by the BGI bus. More →

Sustrans ‘Change Your World’ campaign 29th June - 4th July 2009 Thousands of people across the UK are about to make a pledge to change their world by changing the way they travel. On 29th June Sustrans' Change Your World campaign action week begins and thousands are expected to promise to swap just one car journey between then and 4 July in favour of walking, cycling, taking public transport, car-sharing or simply not making the trip at all! More →

Recycle Week - 22nd to 28th June 2009 This year, the theme for Recycle Week is 'Let's waste less...' encouraging all of us to try something new in an effort to go greener and cut back on the waste we all produce. From recycling more of everyday items like glass and plastic bottles to reusing carrier bags or composting at home, there are lots of opportunities to promote how we can all reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill. More →

One Million Feet to Copenhagen - Footprint Friends An invitation to all young people no matter what age, to either paint their feet and/or write an eco-poem and have it included in a ‘book of dreams’, which will be presented at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. In this way each ‘foot’ will be symbolically participating in Copenhagen in December. More →

First Thoughts from The Big Green Bus in Poole and Bournemouth - Big Green Fortnight weekend Our reporter on the scene, Judy, gives her first thoughts and impressions on the Big Green Bus visits to the Big Green Fortnight events in Poole and Bournemouth. As a Big Green Idea core support group member, she was keen as mustard to 'get her hands dirty' when the bus finaly came within range of her home town! Read all about it... More →

Courses at Newhouse Farm Dreaming of the good life, but unsure how to begin? Newhouse Farm, home of the BBC's 'It's Not Easy Being Green' series, is running a wide range of exciting courses in 2009. The courses will focus on many aspects of sustainable living, such as how to build your own biodiesel reactor to choosing the best eco beauty products. Each course lasts for one day, by the end of which you'll have acquired practical knowledge and a thorough understanding of the subject matter. More →

Watch our Big Green Bus video! 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!