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Looking for inspiration for your next community project? Explore step-by-step project guides shared by Big Local areas, based on their own experiences.
A step-by-step guide to setting up a community counselling service
Author
Hannah Burman
Date
25 September 2020
Big Local Area
Central Jarrow
A step-by-step guide to setting up a local bike scheme
Charmaine Smith
26 August 2020
Noel Park
A step-by-step guide to creating a community mosaic bench
Charlie Fox
30 July 2020
Newington
A step-by-step guide to setting up community cookery sessions
Sandi Philips
03 June 2020
Elthorne Pride
A step-by-step guide to holding a crafts club remotely
Seema Rajani
28 May 2020
Wormley and Turnford
A step by step guide on how to support residents to grow their own veg during lockdown
Sonia Clyne
21 April 2020
Par Bay
A step by step guide on how to run a soup kitchen during lockdown
Sue Morris
14 April 2020
Devonshire West
Find out how Karen from Roseworth Big Local started a Bingo night
Karen Harley
03 March 2020
Roseworth
How to organise a community fete
Linda Aldred and Bridgette Lee
06 February 2020
Dover
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