…intersectional. Old-school top-down one-size-fits-all approaches to policymaking have failed to deliver for people in communities that feel they have been left behind, and are increasingly impatient to see a reality…
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Local Trust welcomes publication of consultation on a Community Wealth Fund
https://localtrust.org.uk/news-and-stories/blog/local-trust-welcomes-publication-of-consultation-on-a-community-wealth-fund/
Local Trust’s CEO Matt Leach explores the proposals in the government’s technical consultation, and what a Community Wealth Fund could mean for levelling-up ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods. Join Matt in conversation…
The Community Paradigm: a movement more mainstream than you might think
https://localtrust.org.uk/news-and-stories/blog/the-community-paradigm-a-movement-more-mainstream-than-you-might-think/
…up places that have been left behind. Some parts of what is proposed reflect last year’s #buildbackbetter campaign – in particular a sharp focus on tackling climate change (the subject…
A sustainable community hub from an old police station
https://localtrust.org.uk/news-and-stories/voices-of-big-local/a-sustainable-community-hub-from-an-old-police-station/
…we receive rent for hosting In Post lockers, which guarantees additional income for us.” (Left to right) Paul Murray (chair of Eastern Sheppey Community Hub), Lee-Anne Moore (BLES chair and…
Neighbourhood renewal
https://localtrust.org.uk/policy/neighbourhood-renewal/
Local Trust is calling for a new focus in government policy on neighbourhoods.
‘Us and them’: A mindset that has failed our communities
https://localtrust.org.uk/insights/essays/us-and-them-a-mindset-that-has-failed-our-communities/
Why have the last three decades of community development initiatives left us with so many ‘left behind’ places?…
Left-behind places: A new index finds neglect in Britain’s banlieues
https://localtrust.org.uk/news-and-stories/news/left-behind-places-a-new-index-finds-neglect-in-britains-banlieues/
…the whims of people who live there. In his first speech as prime minister, Boris Johnson promised to answer “the plea of the forgotten people and the left-behind towns”. On…
What is social infrastructure?
https://localtrust.org.uk/policy/what-is-social-infrastructure/
Discover how we define the term, and what having strong social infrastructure means for communities.
Community claims a space on the high street
https://localtrust.org.uk/news-and-stories/voices-of-big-local/community-claims-a-space-on-the-high-street/
…survey carried out across 225 communities that have been identified as ‘left behind’ and are at the heart of the government’s ‘Levelling Up’ strategy. The survey was designed to find…