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Organising and deciding

Find out how people coming together to advocate for themselves can make or break community power

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Organising and deciding Power and leadership
Supporting workers as your Big Local area closes out: A guide for partnerships and LTOs

Download our guide for help supporting your Big Local workers during...
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Three cheerful individuals, two wearing bright green t-shirts, are smiling energetically and holding colourful props, including lightweight netting and playful sticks with attachments. The setting is decorated with colourful bunting. The person in the centre is wearing a white t-shirt featuring a graphic print of Princess Leia and the words
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Understanding success in the Big Local programme

Rob Macmillan reflects on the latest report from the longitudinal multimedia...
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Organising and deciding Power and leadership
From (Big) Local to national: Reflecting on the APPG for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods

Local Trust’s policy and parliamentary manager, Tilly Steward, explains how the...
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Reflecting on the APPG for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods, 2020–2024

This report captures the work and contributions of the All-Party Parliamentary...
Organising and deciding Power and leadership
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Organising and deciding Power and leadership
A toolkit to help maximise the impact of your funding in short timeframes

Download our toolkit to help you maximise the impact of your...
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Organising and deciding Power and leadership Skills
Funding pots open for applications this winter

We've rounded up seven funding pots that are open for applications...
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Local economies Organising and deciding
Three key takeaways from our seminar on community-led neighbourhood governance

Local Trust’s research manager, Lucy Terry, reflects on the key learnings...
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Ending well and moving on: Supporting volunteers as they leave Big Local

This summary report shares findings from research Local Trust commissioned in...
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Press release: Local volunteer is awarded British Empire Medal for work in Northamptonshire community

George Hill’s work in Kingswood and Hazel Leys Big Local (KHL)...

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