Entering the competition – what is a community?
We are expecting the types of communities involved in the Big Green Challenge to vary – both in size and what brings them together – eg. friendship, culture, faith, ethnicity, political commitment, colleagues or leisure interests. These communities may be based around your local area or equally may be spread across large areas. For a formal definition of ‘community’ and for further ideas please visit the Community Development Foundation website. We want you to define your own community as part of the Challenge. This is to encourage groups or organisations to think creatively about innovative ways of approaching this Challenge. We expect communities to be defined differently by each entrant, and it is likely that the size and nature of each community may vary considerably, lending themselves to different approaches. Regardless of how you define your ‘community’, however, the criteria for the Big Green Challenge will remain the same. Remember – the definition of community is more than ju
