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Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas to create lasting change in their communities.
Essential guidance, information and ideas for Big Local partnerships, to help you deliver change in your community.
Find out how the principles of Big Local have inspired other programmes creating change in local communities.
Community Leadership Academy
Supporting volunteers involved in Big Local projects to develop their skills and knowledge.
Creative Civic Change
This new approach to funding enabled communities to use art and creativity to make positive local change.
The latest news and stories from Big Local areas and beyond, exploring community power and resident-led change.
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The latest news and announcements from Local Trust and the Big Local programme.
Podcasts
Conversations exploring the most important issues affecting communities today.
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Ideas and insights about Big Local and the impact of community-led change.
Voices of Big Local
Inspiring stories from the people making change happen in their communities.
Everything you need to know about accessing Big Local funding and resources to support your area
Draw out the difference between leading, managing and doing
Template and guidance for writing a press release
Big Local areas need to use the National Lottery Community Fund logo, plus either the Local Trust | Big Local logo or your local Big Local area logo if you have one
‘Vox pop’ comes from a Latin phrase that literally means voice of the people.
Measuring change helps your Big Local partnership to assess your Big Local plan – to find out what’s going well, what isn’t going as planned, how things can be improved – and what you have learned from the experience.
What is a case study? A case study is a look at a particular subject or topic of interest…
Local Insight is an online platform that allows users to access open-source data specific to a Big Local area in…
General case study template
Support for partnerships
The four approaches Big Local areas are taking to deliver their Big Local plan
The go-to place for Big Local partnerships to find the support, guidance and inspiration you need to deliver lasting change in your community
Announcing new support to help Big Local areas achieve their ambitions
Find answers to common questions on the support available to Big Local partnerships
Learn new skills and share experiences with other Big Local areas
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