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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
Making the most of Social Media to build relationships

Come and learn some top tips for using social media

Thursday 3rd September 2020
2-3:30pm
Online
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research
Power in our hands

An inquiry into resident-led decision making in the Big Local programme

Organising and deciding Power and leadership
Latest blog
July 2020
New support offer: measuring and understanding change
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Latest News
Spaces and services
New website brings together key resources

We are proud to be part of the relaunch of My Community; ...

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podcast
Organising and deciding
Developing Potential

Listen: putting communities at the heart of regeneration

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

Film based on poem created with Longfella at Connects 2018

Voices of Big Local
Community spirit Coronavirus Culture and creativity
A lens on lockdown with ‘the Godfather of Black...

How photography brought a group of Birmingham residents together through lockdown.

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

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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
Culture and creativity Spaces and services
Mosaic bench

A step-by-step guide to creating a community mosaic bench

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