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
Upcoming Event
Connects
Big Local Connects 2019

Learn, share and network over two days

13 - 14 September 2019
3:00pm
Nottingham
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research
Community commissioning

Shaping public services through people power

Power and leadership
Latest News
June 2019
Big Local Connects update
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Featured Blog
July 2019
4 residents learn how to tell their Big Local story
Skills
Blogs

Read ideas and insights about community-led change

Voices of Big Local
Health and wellbeing
The power of knit and natter

Nurturing confidence, skills and friendships

Big Local evaluation advisory group

Guiding the development and implementation of the evaluation

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
Reviewing your Big Local plan

Essential guidance explaining how to review your Big Local plan

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Adaptables
Adaptables

Step by step instructions for community change created by Big Local areas

Featured Adaptable
community fridge
Health and wellbeing
The community fridge project

Brookside Big Local help people source good food and reduce landfill

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

Events

Learn new skills and share experiences with other Big Local areas