Planning for your future!
Find out what the proposed planning shakeup means for Big Local
50 events found.
Supporting mental health in our big local communities
A workshop that explored our understanding of mental health, reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 and what that means for the future.
Managing community hubs: income, governance and insurance
Discuss how your Big Local area is managing a hub
Getting to know each other icebreaker session
An opportunity for Mental Health cluster participants to meet each other
Connecting Communities to the Internet
How to increase access to data and wifi in our communities
Getting digital devices to those in need
Exploring how communities are providing access to digital devices
Loneliness across the life cycle: stories and lessons from Big Local areas
Explore responses to loneliness through the life course
Community Leadership Academy: taster session
Come and see if the opportunity is right for you
Community Leadership Academy: taster session
Come and see if the opportunity is right for you
Intergenerational approaches to addressing loneliness
Considering how we can build stronger communities by connecting generations
Using digital tools for community engagement
Exploring online approaches to community engagement and consultation
Challenging Discrimination and Exclusion
Building an understanding of what discrimination looks like and how to handle challenging situations.
Towards resilience: making community matter in social care
How can we build a better care system?
Communities and green spaces part two: practical next steps
Part two of our event on improving access to green space
Recover and reconnect with your community
Exploring how communities can reconnect in different ways as we transition out of lockdown.
COVID-19 Conversation: Community Centre Reopening
An opportunity for Big Local areas to share tips and ideas on how they're navigating the reopening of hubs
What support do Big Local communities need to thrive in a changing climate?
Share your ideas and concerns around climate proofing your Big Local plan.
COVID-19 Conversation: Public Transport and Big Local
An opportunity for Big Local areas to share tips and ideas on the impact COVID-19 has had on transport links in your area
The Local Trust Community Power Lecture with Andy Haldane
Hear from the incoming director of the Royal Society for the Arts
Environment cluster: Lived environment and the public realm
Thinking about the way public spaces and places are designed and managed.
Diversity, equality and inclusion training part 2: Power and belonging
Join other Big Local areas to gain knowledge and skills to support your active and conscious drive towards diverse and equitable Big Local areas.
Food Builds Community: Into The Future
Join other Big Local areas to discuss food projects, share best-practice and priorities for the future
Council decision-making in the town planning process
A series of workshops designed to help us explore ways we can have more of a voice in the planning process
Climate action with young people
Join us and our Climate Action support partner, Centre for Sustainable Energy, who bring you the first event of their series. In this event they will focus on climate action tools for engaging young people.
Understanding the cost of living crisis
An online workshop that intends to highlight how poverty is growing in the UK, what alliances are being built to help cope with the rising cost of living, and most importantly, get a glance at what our communities are doing to fight back.
The role of Big Local workers
OnlineJoin other Big Local areas to explore the role of Big Local workers in supporting resident-led decision-making in communities...
Keep connected with Big Local: Fundraising for your community
Join us for our online monthly conversations. This month we talk Fundraising and are joined by Directory of Social Change.
Big Local Chairs Network: Community leadership
The chairs network is an opportunity for all 150+ chairs involved in Big Local to connect and learn as individuals in a group setting, whilst supporting each other.
South West Regional cluster
Regional clusters help groups of Big Local areas that are geographically close to one another to meet up, share learning and to network.
West Midlands+ Regional cluster
Regional clusters help groups of Big Local areas that are geographically close to one another to meet up, share learning and to network.
West Midlands+ Regional cluster
Regional clusters help groups of Big Local areas that are geographically close to one another to meet up, share learning and to network.
Resident charter workshop
A series of workshops designed to help us explore ways we can have more of a voice in the planning process
Green spaces and climate adaptation
Centre for Sustainable Energy will cover the importance of green spaces in our communities and how Big Local areas can act on this.
Support partner Q&A: Assets and legal bodies
WorkplaceWatch this Q&A to find out more about our new assets and legal bodies offers.
Support partner Q&A: Measuring change
Watch this Q&A to find out more about our measuring change offer.
Keep connected with Big Local: Make it Happen
Join us, for the June Keep connected with Big Local, our regular monthly catch-up, to find out about our new support package, Make it Happen!
Support partner Q&A: Young people & sport
Watch this Q&A to find out more about our offer with StreetGames.
Setting up a legal body
Training for Big Local areas considering legal entities, either for the first time or in the early stages of development.
Support partner Q&A: Climate action
Watch this Q&A to find out more about our new climate offer.
Learning from failure
Failspace start from the premise that projects are rarely an outright success or failure.
Using the legal system as a tool for change
Coin Street Conference Centre 108 Stamford St, London, London, United KingdomAn in-person workshop that intends to introduce Big Locals to the legal system and help understand in which ways this can be used as a tool for change within their communities.
Support partner Q&A: Community engagement
OnlineWatch this Q&A to find out more about our community engagement offer.
Community Assets in the early phase
OnlineTraining for Big Local areas considering community assets, either for the first time or early stages of development.
Support partner Q&A: Communications
Watch this Q&A to find out more about our new communications offer.
North East and Cumbria Regional Cluster
Woodhouse Close Church Proudfoot Dr, Bishop Auckland, United KingdomRegional clusters help groups of Big Local areas that are geographically close to one another to meet up, share learning and to network
North West and Yorkshire Regional cluster
Greenmoor Big Local Lidget Green Healthy Living Centre, 40 Lidget Place, Lidget Green, Bradford, United KingdomRegional clusters help groups of Big Local areas that are geographically close to one another to meet up, share learning and to network
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Keep Connected with Big Local: the Par Bay Story
OnlineHear from members of the Par Bay team, sharing their successes and lessons learned over the course of Big Local.
How to engage communities
OnlineJoin us for an interactive day to learn how good community engagement can support and strengthen your Big Local areas.
BLT bite-size: Navigating the planning maze
Grab your lunch and join Big Locals Together for an informal 30 minutes online with an expert. This month's...
BLT bite-size: Navigating the planning maze
Grab your lunch and join Big Locals Together for an informal 30 minutes online with an expert, on 'Navigating the planning maze.'