Mental Health Awareness Week

Since 2001, the Mental Health Foundation has been leading Mental Health Awareness Week – bringing together the UK to focus on getting good mental health. Each May, millions of people from every part of society take part. They include people in schools and further education; private, public and charity sectors; families and individuals. 

Learning at Work Week

Learning at Work Week (LAW Week) is a unique annual event to build learning cultures at work. It aims to put a spotlight on the importance and benefits of continual learning and development. 

Pride Month

LGBT+ Pride Month, which is celebrated every year in June, is a time for the community to join together, usually at in-person festivals featuring a pride march, to highlight LGBT+ causes.

National Volunteers Week

Volunteers’ Week is supported and celebrated by small grassroots organisations as well as larger, household-name charities, who together run hundreds of activities across the UK. These activities showcase and celebrate volunteers and the contribution volunteering makes in our communities.

Great Big Green Week

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest-ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. Whether you take part with your community, your school, your business, or your family, there are so many ways to get involved in the Great Big Green Week! Find out more here.

Healthy Eating Week

 Healthy Eating Week is an annual event created by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). It’s all about celebrating healthy living encouraging people to make positive changes to their lifestyles and promoting healthy eating, drinking and physical activity. Find out more here.

Men’s Health Week

Men’s Health Week is an annual campaign that raises awareness of men’s health and encourages men to seek help for health concerns.  Find out more here.

Bike Week

Bike Week is an annual celebration of cycling, in partnership with Cycling UK, with the aim of encouraging more people to cycle more often.

Big Plymouth Travel Challenge

The challenge encourages people to choose active travel options like walking, cycling, scooting or skating as a way of staying fit and healthy, saving money and helping to improve local air quality. Find out more here.

Alcohol Awareness Week

Alcohol Awareness Week is a time to talk about how alcohol affects our health and communities.  Find out more here.

National Marine Week

It’s an annual celebration that highlights the importance of marine environments and raises awareness about their conservation and protection.  Find out more here.

Love Parks Week

t’s a week-long celebration that highlights the importance of parks and green spaces for the health and wellbeing of communities