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. Activities to challenge your listeners
It's tough giving up smoking. Most people appreciate a bit of support and encouragement. That's what No Smoking Day is all about so we've come up with a few ideas you might like.
Phone-ins
- Millions will try to stop smoking this No Smoking Day. Support and a positive outlook are key elements necessary to quitting. Why not get your listeners to phone in with their personal stories of smoking and quitting? Possible topics you could use are: how they quit, why they wanted to quit, how another person quitting has made a difference to their life.
- Invite a stop smoking advisor from your local NHS stop smoking service onto the show to answer callers' queries about the methods for stopping smoking and what it'll feel like. Details of your local stop smoking service are on the enclosed letter.
- National and local representatives from No Smoking Day are available for interviews - call the No Smoking Day press office on 020 7739 5110 to find out more.
- Smoking 20-a-day costs over £2,000 every year. What else could your listeners do with that money? Invite listeners to phone in with the benefits they've felt since they stopped smoking - it could help inspire others to give it a go too!
Reality Radio
- Is anyone at your station or people you are interviewing taking the first step? They could keep an on-air diary of any problems that they have faced and how they have overcome them, proving that if they can do it your listeners can too! You could also get in contact with your local stop smoking service and see what advice they give and how it helps! Details are on the enclosed letter.
- The right song could help inspire your listeners to stop smoking. Why not get callers to nominate motivational songs that will help them as they try to kick the habit, or have helped them to quit in the past?
- Challenge listeners to identify the name of the songs using our radio play list. The listeners with the most correct answers could win a prize.
On-air Games
- Challenge your listeners with the tobacco teaser quiz on this No Smoking Day - get two listeners involved and give a prize to whoever gets most correct!
- Challenge listeners to call in with smoking-related songs. A prize could be given to the listener who is the most creative with their choice of song! We can provide No Smoking Day goodie bags that you can use as a prize - just ask!
- Smoke screen: listeners guess the famous celebrity ex-smokers based on the clues. We've found a few examples for you:
| Celebrity | Quitting Fact |
| Jennifer Aniston | Yoga assisted her quit |
| Matt Damon | Quit 20 a day habit using clinical hypnotherapy |
Cameron Diaz |
Used to smoke 20 roll-ups a day but decided to quit for parents and because of her role-model status |
| Liz Hurley | Apparently used a baby's dummy as distraction device to help her |
| Ashton Kutcher | Formerly 40 a day used Allan Carr method |
| Shia LaBeouf | Rumoured to have set off smoke alarm at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum when trying to light up inside |
| Charlize Theron | Formerly smoked 3 packs a day. Used exercise to help her quit successfully |
Other activities
- Create a poll to find out methods listeners used/are using to quit smoking - this can direct listeners to your radio station's website
- This year is the 28th No Smoking Day. Did one of your listeners quit
on the very first No Smoking Day? You could invite them to talk about
their experience 28 years ago.
