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The Great Big Green Week in North Yorkshire

Celebrate action. Take your next step.

From 6 to 14 June, communities across the UK will be coming together for Great Big Green Week, the UK’s biggest celebration of action for climate and nature.

Here in North Yorkshire, it is a brilliant moment to shine a light on the small, practical steps that can make a big difference, from saving energy in community buildings and creating more space for wildlife, to growing food, sharing skills and travelling more sustainably.

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Climate action starts close to home

Climate change can feel huge, but many of the most powerful changes begin locally.

For communities in North Yorkshire, climate action can mean warmer village halls, lower energy bills, healthier places to walk and cycle, more resilient green spaces, stronger local connections and better support during flooding, heat and drought.

Great Big Green Week is a chance to celebrate what is already happening, and to help more people feel confident about getting involved.

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Stories of climate action

Group of people talking and gardening outside a North Yorkshire village hall at a community climate action event, with banners, plants, and a sign reading Plant, Grow, Share, Repeat. Text reads The Great Big Green Week.

Great Big Green Week celebrates local climate action across North Yorkshire

June 8, 2026/by Matt
A garden table with seeds, tools, and baskets sits on a terrace overlooking a North Yorkshire beach and castle. Wildflowers bloom nearby. The tablecloth reads VILLAGE GREEN, with playful seaside and floral stickers celebrating local events.

Village Green joins local events across North Yorkshire this May

May 7, 2026/by Matt
Aerial view of Sandhutton Village Hall with a slate roof, surrounded by trees and open fields. In the foreground, a Village Halls Week banner celebrates community and bringing people together with a colourful graphic of a hall and tree.

Video: How Sandhutton Village Hall is bringing people together

March 18, 2026/by Matt
Aerial view of Whixley Village Hall with solar panels on its roof, surrounded by houses and trees, highlights community-led climate action. A Village Halls Week logo is in the lower left corner of the video image.

Video: Whixley Village Hall shows what is possible with community-led climate action

March 17, 2026/by Matt
SandHutton Village Hall, a red brick building with arched windows and a small bell tower, sits among trees and fields. The Village Halls Week logo in the lower left corner highlights its role in supporting a greener future.

Video: SandHutton village hall explores greener future during Village Halls Week

March 17, 2026/by Matt
A person in a daffodil costume smiles with raised arms on a busy street during the Scarborough Pancake Race. The Village Green logo, featuring icons of a tree, house, bike and path, is overlaid on the right-hand side of the image.

Video: Village Green heads to Scarborough Pancake Race

February 20, 2026/by Matt
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Join us at the Community Climate Conference

Community Climate Conference 2026 event poster for Great Big Green Week 2026: 11 July at Friargate Quaker Meeting House, York. Registration from 9.30–10am. Features attendee images, free entry, keynote speakers, and networking opportunities.

Who should come?

The Community Climate Conference is for anyone involved in local community life who wants to take practical action on climate and nature.

It is especially relevant for:

  • Community groups, village halls and community buildings
  • Parish and town councils, charities and voluntary organisations
  • Sports clubs, youth groups,local projects
  • People who want to start something in their area.

Free to attend – Saturday 11 July

Great Big Green Week is about celebrating action. The Community Climate Conference is about helping people build on it.

If your village hall, charity, community group, parish council, sports club or local project wants to do more, the conference will give you the chance to hear practical examples, ask questions, meet useful organisations and leave with ideas you can take back to your community.

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Small steps your community could take

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Save energy

Look at how your community building uses energy and where small changes could reduce costs.

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02

Create space for nature

Plant for pollinators, improve green spaces or start a local growing project.

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03

Travel differently

Encourage walking, cycling, lift sharing or lower-carbon journeys where possible.

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04

Share skills

Run a repair session, seed swap, clothes swap or practical community workshop.

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05

Plan for the future

Think about how your community can prepare for flooding, heat and drought.

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Start a conversation

Bring people together to talk about what climate action could look like locally.