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Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas to create lasting change in their communities.
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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.
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Voices of Big Local
Inspiring stories from the people making change happen in their communities.
Read ideas and insights about community-led change by Local Trust and its partners
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Matt Leach introduces the Community Leadership Academy
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Tried and tested tools to support your Big Local
Big Local areas co-write a letter to IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission
How your Big Local can build stronger and more collaborative relationships
Ryan Herman shares his excitement for being our new journalist-at-large
