# Great Collaboration Services

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## The Great Collaboration – Support Services

**Date:** June 2025

### Overview

The Great Collaboration gathers and shares best practice in:

* Reducing carbon emissions
* Adapting to climate change
* Nature recovery and supporting biodiversity

Originally launched in Herefordshire by the **Herefordshire Green Network**, the initiative is now expanding nationally through the [**Place-Based Initiative**](https://greatcollaboration.uk/).

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### Existing Support Services (via the Great Collaboration Website)

* ✅ [**Carbon Reduction Toolkit**](https://greatcollaboration.uk/toolkit-individual-actions/)\
  A set of actions individuals can take to lower their carbon footprints.
* 🧾 **Parish Council Report**\
  Enables town and parish councils to review carbon-reduction actions in their area.
* 📚 [**Resource Pack**](https://wiki.greatcollaboration.uk/knowledgebase/most-frequently-sought-topics/resource-pack)\
  Provides links to further advice for local councils.
* 💬 [**Weekly Online Topic Discussions**](https://greatcollaboration.uk/free-weekly-sessions/)\
  Held every Wednesday at midday.

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### Recent Additions to the Website

* 🧰 [**Extended Toolkit**](https://greatcollaboration.uk/collective-actions/)\
  Includes more collective actions suitable for local groups and councils.
* 🌍 [**National Network Links**](https://greatcollaboration.uk/about-us/local-networks/)\
  Connects users with climate and environmental networks across the UK.
* 📝 **New Registration Options**\
  For:
  * [Community groups](https://greatcollaboration.uk/for-community-groups/)
  * [Town & parish councils](https://greatcollaboration.uk/draft-for-local-councils/)
  * [Businesses](https://greatcollaboration.uk/for-businesses-and-community-enterprises/)

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### Planned Future Developments

* 🗺️ **Digital Mapping**\
  Integration with **Parish Online** for visualizing community actions.
* 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 **Online Discussion Forum**\
  Organised by:
  * County
  * Topic
* 🔎 **Searchable Knowledgebase**\
  To improve access to resources and shared learning.

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### Regional Pilot Programme

**Target Areas:**

* Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
* Essex
* Norfolk
* Suffolk

**Key Features:**

* Local climate advisers
* Climate action workshops
* Engagement with diverse community groups (e.g. sports clubs, faith groups)

📣 *If you're located in East Anglia and your group or council wants to take part, please get in touch!*

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### Get Involved

By stepping into action, we are all contributing to a **greener, healthier future**.

📨 **Contact us:**\
<hello@greatcollaboration.uk>\
We look forward to hearing from you!


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