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About Big Local

Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas around England to create lasting change in their communities

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Big Local areas
Big Local areas
Upcoming Event
Towards resilience: addressing inequalities in education

How can communities help build a stronger education system?

Tuesday 2 February
12-1pm
Online
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Toolkit
Skills Spaces and services
Working with your MP: its more important than ever!

How our new toolkit will help amplify local voices
Community Leadership Academy
Get involved

Nominations are open for the Community Leadership Academy!
Toolkit
The digital toolkit for communities

Getting the most out of online resources
Organising and deciding
Big Local evaluation advisory group

Guiding the development and implementation of the evaluation

Featured Video
September 2019
We’re Big Local! Creating Lasting Change
Community spirit

Working on Big Local

Essential guides and resources from Local Trust and inspiring examples of change from Big Local areas

Programme Guidance
Programme guidance

Essential and helpful guides on accessing funding and resources for your area
Featured Programme Guidance
Coronavirus
Information on COVID-19 for Big Local partnerships, workers and...

Important updates for the Big Local programme over this period
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Adaptables
Adaptables

Step by step instructions for community change created by Big Local areas
Featured Adaptable
Community spirit Culture and creativity
Christmas bauble project

A step-by-step guide to setting up a creative Christmas project
Tools

Useful online tools to help you with running your Big Local

Support for Big Local

Learn from other areas at our clusters, attend training sessions and one-off events, or work directly with a partner organisation

Summary of support

View the range of support available to all Big Local areas
Measuring change

Learn how to measure the change you're making with this support offer
Support partners

Access hassle-free, tailored support on an issue or for a project
Learning clusters

Join other Big Local areas to explore a topic or skill together
Community Leadership Academy

Support for the people making Big Local happen
Events

Learn new skills and share experiences with other Big Local areas
Regional clusters

Meet, learn and network with other regional Big Local areas
Bespoke training

We can help you arrange training in your Big Local area
Digital pathways

Our ultimate guide to getting online