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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.
News
The latest news and announcements from Local Trust and the Big Local programme.
Podcasts
Conversations exploring the most important issues affecting communities today.
Blogs
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.
Meet the people working on Big Local
Collective effort ensures neighbours have what they need during COVID-19
Connecting through horticulture when you can't be together
Making sure no one in the community is left behind
Strength in numbers
How a community made their voice heard
“Mental health problems have affected me all my life… Sometimes I go through a really bad dip in my moods and I’ll vanish off the scene"
DY10 resident, Sarah Rook, explains how her communication skills have improved considerably
Val Fendley, Ramsey Million Big Local, is a strong advocate of trusting residents to make their own decisions – and passionate about skilling up young people
Nurturing confidence, skills and friendships
Exploring what happens when you give local people the money, power and...
Welcome to Don’t Get Any Ideas, a podcast series all about Creative...
We’re back for a second series – exploring what happens when you...
