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A collection of brilliant stories and features on resident-led change

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November 2024
What does the Autumn Budget mean for neighbourhoods?
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Local economies
Local Trust launches new network for local government at...

3ni is a learning network offering a new platform for local government...
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Local economies Organising and deciding
Three key takeaways from our seminar on community-led neighbourhood...

Local Trust’s research manager, Lucy Terry, reflects on the key learnings shared...
Voices of Big Local
November 2024
‘Where are they now?’: The personal impact of Big Local

Join our former journalists-at-large Louise Tickle and Ryan Herman as they reconnect...
Coronavirus Culture and creativity Environment
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October 2024
The resurgence of neighbourhood working at the local government level

New research for Local Trust and 3ni, the national network for neighbourhood...
Spaces and services
Voices of Big Local
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Culture and creativity
‘Being part of Big Local allowed us to think...

In Portsmouth, Fratton Big Local – and now their legacy organisation, Fratton...
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Community spirit
The community power podcast: Series two

We’re back for a second series – exploring what happens when you...
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November 2024
A toolkit to help maximise the impact of your funding in...

Download our toolkit to help you maximise the impact of your Big...
Organising and deciding Power and leadership

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