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Further Education Competition Open For Entries

Planet Earth Games and Association of Colleges team up for 2024/24 event ...

October 15 , 2024

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Meet the GB Team: Representing the UK at the 2024 World Plogging Championship in Genoa

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September 17 , 2024

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Planet Earth Games goes to Paris 2024

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September 7 , 2024

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Niarra Travel win August 2024 Planet Earth Games workplace competition

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September 2 , 2024

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How Sustainable are the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

will the sporting showpiece be the greenest ever...

July 25 , 2024

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World Ocean Day: Celebrating Nature and Sport

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June 8 , 2024

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TAKE THE WORLD OCEAN DAY CHALLENGE

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May 29 , 2024

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JOIN US AT THE RUNNING OUT OF TIME RELAY

come plogging to show your support for climate action...

May 17 , 2024

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HOW SPORT CAN SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY

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May 15 , 2024

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HOW CAN WE LOWER PLASTIC USE IN SPORT?

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May 7 , 2024

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BRADFORD COLLEGE WIN PLANET EARTH GAMES!

third winners of annual further education competition...

April 29 , 2024

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GO PLOGGING FOR THE GREATBRITISH SPRING CLEAN!

Get active and help the planet!...

March 15 , 2024

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WHO WILL BE THE UK'S MOST SUSTAINABLE COLLEGE THIS YEAR?

Entries for 2023/24 Planet Earth Games finalised...

December 21 , 2023

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PLOGGING LAUNCHES ON LONDON, BRISTOL AND EXETER

jogging and litter picking galore...

December 18 , 2023

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PLOGGING LAUNCHING ON 17 DECEMBER

Bristol, Exeter, Newham, Wembley...

December 6 , 2023

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COP28: HOW MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE?

Annual conference takes place in UAE from 30 November ...

November 24 , 2023

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HOW YOU AND YOUR WORKPLACE CAN SUPPORT NATURE

four ways in which you and your colleagues can help biodoversity...

November 21 , 2023

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COLLEGES GET SET FOR PLANET EARTH GAMES

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November 13 , 2023

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PLANET EARTH GAMES AND GOODGYM TEAM UP

Do good this November...

October 27 , 2023

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IT'S RECYCLE WEEK!

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October 18 , 2023

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FOUNDER PRESENTING AT SPORT POSITIVE

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September 30 , 2023

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WE ARE HIRING!

Plogging co-ordinators wanted for new programme...

July 21 , 2023

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MAKE A CHANGE FOR PLASTIC FREE JULY

There has been no shortage of evidence and reporting on the impact that plastic has on our planet. B...

July 1 , 2023

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A GUIDE TO OPEN WATER SWIMMING

“People who are going into cold water every day meet themselves in the depth of their own brain. Onc...

May 23 , 2023

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12 SPORTING REASONS TO BE HOPEFUL ON EARTH DAY

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite peo...

April 21 , 2023

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KEIGHLEY WIN COLLEGES EVENT!

Following a three month-long competition, Keighley College have been crowned Planet Earth Games - Co...

April 20 , 2023

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LONDON MARATHON AWARD TO LAUNCH PLOGGING IN CAPITAL

Planet Earth Games Trust has been awarded funding from London Marathon Foundation to deliver communi...

April 13 , 2023

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ENJOY SPORT SUSTAINABLY

An active lifestyle is important for our physical health, from building strength to boosting our imm...

March 8 , 2023

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COPING WITH ECO ANXIETY

We must do what we can to stay positive in times of difficulty. Writes Annie Button. The future of t...

January 18 , 2023

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WHY A VEGAN DIET IS GOOD FOR YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Veganism is on the rise. A survey by finder, has shown that 14% of adults in the UK are following a ...

January 4 , 2023

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BRITISH SUSTAINABLE SPORT WINNERS!

Our charity has collected a prestigious national award! Planet Earth Games Trust was honoured at the...

January 4 , 2023

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WE ARE UP FOR A NATIONAL AWARD!

Planet Earth Games Trust has been shortlisted for a national award! For the second year running, we ...

October 24 , 2022

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FORAGING: A SEASONAL GUIDE

Foraging is the practice of searching, identifying and then collecting food resources in the wild. W...

October 12 , 2022

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2023 COLLEGE EVENT LAUNCHED

Planet Earth Games Trust, Association of Colleges Sport (AoC Sport) and Pearson BTEC Sport and Physi...

September 27 , 2022

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WALES CONQUERED!

A team of five cyclists have raised almost £750 for Planet Earth Games Trust after cycling the lengt...

September 23 , 2022

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SUPPORT OUR WALES ADVENTURE

Five cyclists will be attempting to cycle the length of Wales this weekend to raise funds for Planet...

September 13 , 2022

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CLEANER, LEANER, GREENER – THE FUTURE FOR ENERGY

With rising energy prices and many households worried about the cost of energy, could clean energy p...

September 7 , 2022

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JOIN THE DREAM TEAM

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to steer the financial strategy of the Pla...

September 1 , 2022

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DELIVERING A GREEN LEGACY FROM BIRMINGHAM 2022

England’s Lionesses and Birmingham’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games has got the nation buzzing! S...

August 5 , 2022

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NO TIME TO WASTE: RECYLE, REUSE, REDUCE

Plastic Free July® is a global movement designed to help millions of people work together to contrib...

July 21 , 2022

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FIVE WAYS TO START YOUR ACTIVE TRAVEL JOURNEY

With the sun shining and the evenings feeling longer, now is the best time to get outside and make y...

July 1 , 2022

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FIVE REASONS TO GO WILD THIS JUNE

This month, Planet Earth Games is teaming up with Wildlife Trusts to encourage nature conservation a...

June 13 , 2022

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MAY

Mental Health Awareness Week takes place this month and it underpins Planet Earth Games challenges f...

May 3 , 2022

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WIN A COMPOSTER

It’s Earth Day 2022! It’s a moment of reflection, but also of ACTION. It's a time to consider the hu...

April 22 , 2022

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APRIL IS EARTH MONTH

With Earth Day on the horizon (April 22), April has become a month to consider our impact on the pla...

April 4 , 2022

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HELP US HELP YOU AND THE PLANET

Planet Earth Games has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support a new online platform to inspire ...

March 8 , 2022

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10 FACTS ABOUT LITTER

This month is Great British Spring Clean from Keep Britain Tidy. Despite being a blight on communiti...

March 8 , 2022

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NEW ECO EMPHASIS IN SCHOOL SPORT

This new value of Eco-Friendly will now put sustainability at the heart of school sport in England f...

March 7 , 2022

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DERBY COLLEGE WIN PLANET EARTH GAMES

Chris Broadbent, Founder of Planet Earth Games said: “We were thrilled with the success of the first...

February 9 , 2022

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MORGAN MITCHELL INTERVIEW

More and more high-profile sportspeople are succeeding at the highest level on vegan diets, includin...

January 7 , 2022

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN 2022

As Planet Earth Games expands, we looking to make some key appointments to enable the charity to del...

December 30 , 2021

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GAMES PARTNERS WITH VEGANUARY

Planet Earth Games is partnering with Veganuary to deliver the first month of the 2022 Games. The li...

December 8 , 2021

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AVIVA BOOST FOR CROWDFUNDER

Every donation to the Planet Earth Games crowdfunder for a new app will be doubled, thanks to suppor...

November 22 , 2021

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YEAR ROUND GAMES IN 2022

Planet Earth Games will be expanding for 2022, with a full season of challenges running from January...

November 16 , 2021

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PLANET EARTH GAMES RECOGNISED AT NATIONAL AWARDS

Sporting minnows and sporting giants alike have been recognised for their efforts off the pitch – fo...

October 20 , 2021

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PLANET EARTH GAMES PARTNERS WITH ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES

Planet Earth Games and Association of Colleges Sport are pleased to announce a new partnership to pr...

October 19 , 2021

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JOIN A WINNING TEAM

Planet Earth Games is looking for a talented volunteer administrator to join our team. We are on an ...

October 8 , 2021

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PLANET EARTH GAMES NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL AWARD

Planet Earth Games has now been shortlisted in the Social Impact, Engagement and/or Education Award ...

September 28 , 2021

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WHAT A MONTH!

The Planet Earth Games of August 2021 have now been completed with hundreds of committed participant...

September 9 , 2021

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OLYMPIC STAR JOINS PLANET EARTH GAMES

Fresh from competing with Team GB at Tokyo 2020, Cumbrian Olympic badminton player Lauren Smith is t...

August 11 , 2021

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MOONCUP JOIN PLANET EARTH GAMES TEAM

Planet Earth Games are proud to welcome Mooncup Ltd as a premium partner for the 2021 event which ta...

July 27 , 2021

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ATHLETES LINE UP FOR PLANET EARTH GAMES

There’s another Games this summer that athletes are getting excited for. This August, Olympic, Paral...

July 22 , 2021

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SPORT NEEDS ITS GREEN MOMENT

“Sport has the power to change the world,” as stated by Nelson Mandela. “It has the power to inspire...

July 19 , 2021

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JOIN OUR TEAM

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to steer the financial strategy of the Pla...

June 24 , 2021

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GET REAL, MADRID AND CO

Sport - particularly football - has a unique position to act as a moral guide for society. We see th...

April 23 , 2021

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A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH?

This is it! The week that gym and leisure centres doors re-open. But there has been some significant...

April 13 , 2021

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DOES LITTERING NEED ITS SMOKING BAN MOMENT?

What if dropping litter in the park was considered as taboo as smoking in indoor public places? An o...

April 9 , 2021

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JOIN THE JOURNEY

Planet Earth Games is an organisation right at the heart of two of the major challenges of our time ...

March 29 , 2021

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REAL OUTCOMES FROM REAL PEOPLE

Following February's Planet Earth Games, we conducted some analysis of the event to find out more ab...

March 26 , 2021

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JANUARY SIGNINGS FOR PLANET EARTH GAMES

Planet Earth Games is thrilled to announce the recruitment of seven new high calibre trustees ahead ...

January 10 , 2021

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A NATURAL NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

The New Year’s Day walk has become almost as synonymous with the turning of the year as a drunken re...

January 1 , 2021

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS

We did it! On Thursday night (17 December) our crowdfunder campaign to support the growth of the Pla...

December 18 , 2020

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OLYMPIANS AND INFLUENCERS BECOME GAMES AMBASSADORS

High achievers from world of sport and science have been confirmed as ambassadors for the Planet Ear...

December 15 , 2020

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PLASTIC FREE HALLOWEEN

Halloween is here and whilst 2020 has been a different year for many bad reasons, let's make the day...

October 30 , 2020

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JOIN THE JOURNEY

Planet Earth Games is seeking talented and committed individuals to join the us as Trustees to steer...

October 12 , 2020

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CLEAN AIR DAY 2020

Thursday, October 8th, is Clean Air Day 2020. The official campaign wishes to make 2020 the "cleanes...

October 6 , 2020

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GOLD MEDALLISTS FOR GREEN RECOVERY

Planet Earth Games is joining forces with some of the country's leading Olympians including Mo Farah...

September 23 , 2020

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PLANET EARTH GAMES BACK IN FEBRUARY 2021!

Following the huge success of August 2020 and our first ever virtual event. Planet Earth Games will ...

September 10 , 2020

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AUGUST? WE’VE GOT IT COVERED

With travel restrictions, social distancing and leisure opportunities severely limited due to the pa...

July 28 , 2020

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FACE MASKS: DISPOSABLE OR REUSABLE?

As face masks have quickly become a normal part of life, it is important that we adapt to the new no...

July 28 , 2020

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MAJOR BRANDS PARTNER WITH GAMES

Ahead of entries launching next week (week beginning 20 July), the Planet Earth Games has been given...

July 17 , 2020

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FIVE SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL HABITS AS WE EMERGE FROM LOCKDOWN

Summer has arrived and lockdown is slowly lifting. At Planet Earth Games we talk about the dangers o...

July 15 , 2020

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PADDLE AGAINST PLASTIC CAMPAIGNER JOINS TEAM

Environmental activist and adventurer Cal Major has joined Planet Earth Games as an event ambassador...

July 4 , 2020

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LITTER PICKING ON BOURNEMOUTH BEACH

"I woke up last Thursday morning and was disgusted by all the rubbish on the beach", Megan from the ...

July 3 , 2020

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KIDS AGAINST PLASTIC AND PLASTIC-FREE JULY

With one month to go until Planet Earth Games, now is a great time to join Plastic Free July! We are...

July 1 , 2020

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CLIMATE INEQUALITY: GLOBAL UNBALANCE

Ten million people across the world took part in climate protests last September. Across the world p...

June 29 , 2020

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CLIMATE INEQUALITY: MISSING RAINFALL

Climate change is displacing refugees across the world. Typically, it’s the planet’s poorest people ...

June 29 , 2020

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CLIMATE INEQUALITY: DEVASTATING DUNES

Following our story of the inspiring work of Ursala Ravoka and the relocation of the world’s first c...

June 24 , 2020

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NATIONAL SCHOOL SPORT WEEK

It's National School Sport Week. It's hot. It's sunny. It would be a perfect week for sport's day. W...

June 24 , 2020

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CLIMATE INEQUALITY: RISING TIDES

At Planet Earth Games, when we advocate our mantra “Healthy Planet, Healthy People”, it is because t...

June 22 , 2020

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THE SIMPLE THINGS

One of our great lessons of from the pandemic is rediscovering local nature spots. writes Planet Ear...

June 19 , 2020

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FOUR Rs TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT

At Planet Earth Games, we love seeing our planet green, alive and healthy! We believe in the power o...

June 19 , 2020

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FIVE PLANT-BASED RECIPES TO TRY THIS SUMMER

Planet Earth Games is all about “Healthy Planet, Healthy People”, so when you get home from your n...

June 12 , 2020

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FIVE REASONS WHY WE MUST PROTECT THE OCEANS

Monday 8 June is World Oceans Day, and this year’s theme is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”! He...

June 7 , 2020

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A NEW NORMAL

It has not gone unnoticed that the earth has begun to cleanse itself without the constant pollution ...

April 11 , 2020

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LESSONS FROM RECYCLING

Coronavirus – like climate change – is an overwhelming issue for every individual to confront. But, ...

March 15 , 2020