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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
Featured Event
Big Local Connects 2021

Let's get inspired!

29 - 30 October
Nottingham
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blog
Skills Spaces and services
How I addressed loneliness in my community

How Barnfield resident, Susan, has supported her neighbours with loneliness and isolation
guidance
June 2021
A community response to loneliness
Toolkit
Digital toolkit

Quick and easy tech interventions at low cost and high impact
Skills
research
Power in our hands

An inquiry into resident-led decision making in the Big Local programme
Organising and deciding Power and leadership
Featured Video
September 2019
We’re Big Local! Creating Lasting Change

Film based on poem created with Longfella at Connects 2018
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 Skills
Grow your own veg kits

A step-by-step guide to running a community veg-growing 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