The next generation played their part on Green Britain Day. More than 800 schools signed up for their own Green Feet Pledge event. Children promised to take one simple, small step towards sustainability. That’s anything from turning off the tap when they brush their teeth, to encouraging mum and dad to feed them local fruit and veg.

See how schools up and down the country got involved on the day

Eleanor Simmonds, winner of two paralympic swimming gold medals, met children from Liskeard’s Upton Cross Primary School at the Eden Project to celebrate Green Britain Day.

With the help of local artist Tom Barnecut (and a lot of giggling), they created a giant recycled tree on which they hung their green pledges and ‘footprints’.

It was a proud day for Stillness Infant School in Brockley, Lewisham. Olympic golden girl, Victoria Pendleton, and local MP Joan Ruddock, Minister for Energy and Climate Change, came to visit. They were also joined by Vincent de Rivaz, CEO of EDF Energy.

The excited pupils gave the visitors a tour of their special wildlife area. Then they showed them the photovoltaic solar panels, from which the school generates its own electricity.

After that, most of the time was spent in the school garden, helping the children plant seeds and compost fruit. They also recycled paper and made models out of recycled material.

The first ever Green Britain Day came to an amazing climax as 5,000 people at the Eden Project saw Paul Weller and Florence and The Machine play a special gig supporting the Prince’s Rainforests Project, in association with EDF Energy.

The Eden Session saw Weller play some of his most famous hits, while Florence charmed the crowd with tracks from her debut album ‘Lungs’.

They were almost upstaged by the famous biomes of Eden, which had been turned green for the day. A giant green Union Jack was also projected on to the surrounding countryside, to create a stunning and fitting finale to one amazing day.

Green Britain Day saw the staff of EDF Energy do their bit for Team Green Britain.

At all of their sites in the UK, with over 155 events, employees did loads of fun and practical things to both make their lives, and the business, even greener.

So, in addition to Swap Shops and Big Lunches, people have been car-sharing on their way into work, or even better walking or taking the train. Loads of people dressed tip to toe in green – and we had a few Kermits join us for the day too.

People have also gone out into their local communities, helping at Heart FM summer fetes, cleaning beaches, litter picking and even doing a spot of gardening as well.

On Green Britain Day, Heart FM and Real Radio listeners turned out in their thousands to do something green for the team, at specially organised summer fetes.

Up and down the country, people came along and started doing their bit to live greener lives. At Swap Shops, forgotten items were given a new lease of life by their new owners, bikes were inspected and made ready to ride, and there was a lot of recycling too, as newspapers got turned into hats, collages and other pieces of origami art. People also found out how and where to buy local produce, and got loads of advice on how they can start shrinking their carbon footprint.