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Everything you need to make your do a reality!
Big or small, what you do is up to you…
…whether that’s a cuppa with neighbours, a party for your street, a litter pick, or having a friendly chat at a care home – we can all do something!
However you decide to take part, we’re here to help you plan something that works for you and your community. There’s no right or wrong way to join in – each do will be different, just like the communities they’re part of.
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Taking part is easy
- Choose what you want to do
- Invite people to join in or lend a hand
- Have fun – and celebrate community!
Hold a Big Lunch
Bring people together for food, friendship and fun
Weather-proofing your event
What if it rains (or really, really shines) on your parade?
Easy ways to lend a hand for The Big Help Out
Taking action to improve your local community is easy, and there are…
Tips for a last-minute event
Feeling late to the party, but want to get involved?
Activities for your do
These activities are perfect for groups and schools. They can be created…
Spruce up your neighbourhood
Litter pickers to the ready, it’s time to clear up your community!
Get crafting and chatting
Having a shared activity to do can help ease those conversational barriers
Swap clothes (and conversation)
Organise a clothes swap for your community
Make your community greener
Straightforward ways to let nature in where you live
Ideas for your Big Lunch
- Do some baking and invite your neighbours round for a cuppa
- Hold a street party where you live
- Ask people to bring along a dish for a picnic in the park
- Encourage colleagues in the office to sit together for lunch
- Celebrate your volunteers or an event in your community with food and fun
Ways to lend a hand for The Big Help Out
- Tidy up a local community space, village or church hall
- Help out with the NHS, your local food bank, parkrun, charity shop…whatever you fancy!
- Set up a pre-loved swapping space or Library of Things with your neighbours
- Get people together to create planters for your community
- Take part in the Family Volunteering Club’s Big High Five Challenge!
Plant flowers in your street with Eden Project
to brighten your community and add some cheer to your neighbourhood.
Map what matters to you with Campaign to Protect Rural England
and tell us why our local countryside places matter.
Create nature highways and byways with RSPB
to let wildlife move around and find the food and shelter they…
Do a litter pick for Canal and River Trust
to stop litter from entering our waterways in the first place.
Create a Wild Space with Butterfly Conservation
for butterflies and other creatures – find ideas for the space you…
Become a Wildlife Friend with RSPCA
and support animals where you live.
Lend a hand to The Conservation Volunteers
and support vital conservation work!
Provide water for wildlife with The Wildlife Trusts
and help nature on your doorstep to thrive.
How about one big do?
This year’s Big Lunch had a new dimension as people got stuck in and lent a hand for The Big Help Out, which encourages everyone to try out volunteering.
Many events combined sharing food and helping out – the perfect combination!
It’s not too late to join in – why not hold an event for the Month of Community?
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Our event map
Let us know about your event to be in with a chance of receiving a kit to use at your event, including bunting, stickers, food flags and more.
If your event is public, it’s a great way to spread the word!
Emma’s story
Emma spearheads Love Barrow Libraries, a groundbreaking project providing volunteer opportunities for people experiencing loneliness and isolation. Once inducted, people are invited to help run sessions such as a Friendship Café, where visitors can come to enjoy some company and a cup of tea.
Emma organised her first Big Lunch in 2024, honouring the library’s team of volunteers, who were all presented with a special certificate celebrating the contribution they’ve made to the community. Over 200 people came together to celebrate with food, games, crafts, a silent disco and Makaton choir.
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Making every do possible…
Our campaign is only possible due to the continued generosity of our funders
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