An 'Alice in Wonderland' theme built on the 'Time to Quit' theme and helped to create a really eye-catching event.
Face painting is one of many activities that can be used to create a really unique No Smoking Day.
Derbyshire Stop Smoking Service celebrates a highly successful No Smoking Day.
Big Cig appears all over the country on No Smoking Day. Here he pops up as part of the Military campaign at HMS Torbay.
Big Cig pops up on HMS Dauntless as part of the Military No Smoking Day campaign.
Street art helps direct quitters to a stop smoking event for No Smoking Day 2011.
Each year lots of schools get involved. This school created calendars drawing on the 'Time to Quit' theme.
Phoenix Stop Smoking Service creates an imaginative 'Alice in Wonderland' themed No Smoking Day event.
City and Hackney Stop Smoking Service prepares a No Smoking Day stand in a local supermarket.
City and Hackney Stop Smoking Service used No Smoking Day as a hook to bring smokers into their service.
Big Cig gets a dental lesson. Creative photos like this often make it into local press.
Local mascots and celebrities make good photo opportunities and ensure that the campaign is relevant to local people. 
In Northern Ireland props are used to attract attention and communicate the message.
In Plymouth the Stop Smoking Service made the most of the 2011 theme by forming a human clock in a local shopping centre. 
Each year we produce a new image and slogan which help campaigners to promote the day to smokers across the UK.
Educational activities highlight the dangers of smoking and promote the benefits of a smoke free life.
This prison service worked with inmates to create a time capsule containing smokers' aspirations for a smokefree future.
Big Cig scales a climbing wall in one of many publicity stunts that happen on No Smoking Day each year. 
No Smoking Day is about creating positive messages and helping smokers who want a smoke free life.
This school made posters to encourage smokers to quit. Educational activities help children understand the dangers of tobacco.
No Smoking Day is a time to get creative. The most eye-catching and unusual events tend to have the most impact.
In Plymouth a singer re-interprets the lyrics of a popular classic making it relevant to No Smoking Day. 
Press and radio coverage is a vital part of the campaign. Each year local organisers gain coverage across the media. 
This striking display highlights the huge range of smoking related illnesses. It also created an unusual and intriguing display. 
Not everyone has access to an army helicopter! Nonetheless, we are astounded each year by the creative uses of Big Cig.
This impressive stunt involved abseiling down the side of the old Tobacco Factory building in Bristol.
Trick photography like this makes a great image to send to a local paper. This image was inspired by 'Time to Quit' in 2011.
The 'Time to Quit' theme is echoed in this human clock. Photo opportunities like this help to generate press coverage.
Big Cig is carted off to casualty. He is the mascot everyone loves to hate and helps to inject and element of fun into the day.
This 'Time to Quit' tardis used age progression software to take smokers into the 'future' showing them how they might look.
Big Cig struggles to keep up in this No Smoking Day sack race. Notice the slogans on the sacks which promote well being. 
Buying No Smoking Day merchandise from our online shop is a perfect way to brand a stall making it colourful and eye-catching.
These young people tell Big Cig that his time is up! No Smoking Day is a powerful opportunity to educate young people. 
Two Big Cigs duel with giant matches in a stunt to raise awareness on Military No Smoking Day 2011. Directory of No Smoking Day Publications
Below is a guide to all the No Smoking Day research and publications over the last ten years. The more recently produced resources are available to download; for hard copies of publications, please contact No Smoking Day (supplies are limited and not all publications are available).
Send your full mailing address and details of the publication you would like to: NoSmokingDay@bhf.org.uk.
2010
Annual Report 2010
Report on the No Smoking Day charity's activities and accounts and progress on our strategic
plan Download this report here
(3,274K).
2009
Annual Report 2009
Report on the No Smoking Day charity's activities and accounts and progress on our strategic
plan Download this report here
(2,366K).
2008
Annual Report 2008
Report on the No Smoking Day charity's activities and accounts and progress on our strategic
plan Download this report here
(613K).
2007
Annual Report 2007
Report on the No Smoking Day charity's activities and accounts and progress on our strategic
plan
Download this report here(3792K).
2006
Annual Report 2006
Report on the No Smoking Day charity's activities and accounts and progress on our strategic
plan
Download this report here
(5526K).
22 years on: the impact and relevance of the UK’s No Smoking Day
An article published in Tobacco Control Journal, February 2006
Download this article here
(203K).
2005
Annual Report 2005
Report on the No Smoking Day charity's activities and accounts
Download this report here
(1159K).
2003
Annual Report 2003
Report on the No Smoking Day charity's activities and accounts
Download this report here
(186K).
'The silent treatment' - why GPs and patients don't talk about smoking
This No Smoking Day report demystifies the process of stopping, emphasises
the benefits of stopping, and encourages smokers to use the help that is
available. The report also describes some of the communication factors smokers
and their GPs have in relation to their uptake of the quality help available.
Download this report here
(255K).
2002
'A Picture of Misery'
The truth about smoking in smokers' own words. 72 per cent of smokers would
like to stop, but how many wish they had never started? This report examines
how smokers feel about their habit, exposing widespread unhappiness among
smokers about their addictions.
Download this report here
(152K).
'Telling the Success Story'
Make the most out of your No Smoking Day media coverage. A guide to maximising
media coverage for your smoking cessation service.
Download this report here
(24K).
2001
'To Cut Down or to Stop Smoking… Is There Any Question?'
Many smokers see cutting down, whether it be by smoking fewer cigarettes,
or changing to 'light' brands as the first positive step to giving up. This
report looks at the effects of cutting down towards helping smokers quit.
2000
'Kick the Habit'
In conjunction with the BBC 'Kick the Habit' campaign. Aimed at smokers
who want to give up.
1999
'Sex and Smoking'
Do men and women have different attitudes to smoking? This report examines
the gender divide among smokers.
1998
'Coughing Up - What Smokers Want To Help Them Quit and Who They Think
Should Pay'
Back in the days before we had a UK wide cessation strategy, the No Smoking
Day charity asked smokers what they thought was needed to help them stop.
1997
'Getting Serious About Stopping Smoking - A Review of Products, Services
and Techniques'
A summary of all the ways smokers could be helped to stop back in 1997.