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Local Trust is a place-based funder supporting communities to achieve their ambitions.
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Big Local
Big Local
Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas to create lasting change in their communities.
About the programme< Back to main menuSupport centre
Essential guidance, information and ideas for Big Local partnerships, to help you deliver change in your community.
Visit the support centre -
Other programmes
Other programmes
Find out how the principles of Big Local have inspired other programmes creating change in local communities.
< Back to main menuCommunity Leadership Academy
Supporting volunteers involved in Big Local projects to develop their skills and knowledge.
Find out moreCreative Civic Change
This new approach to funding enabled communities to use art and creativity to make positive local change.
Find out more -
News and stories
News and stories
The latest news and stories from Big Local areas and beyond, exploring community power and resident-led change.
ExploreGo straight to…
< Back to main menuVoices of Big Local
Inspiring stories from the people making change happen in their communities.
Read more - Insights
- Policy
3ni events
The National network for neighbourhood improvement (3ni) aims to create and add value for local government members by sharing the outputs of innovation and learning about what works to improve local neighbourhoods and outcomes for residents.
- Members are invited to quarterly sessions with peers, experts and practitioners to discuss issues at the forefront of community-led neighbourhood improvement.
- The network runs funded study trips to encourage knowledge and innovation-sharing.
- To support our calendar of events, the network will produce and publish session summaries and supporting research.
Upcoming events up in 2024
Study trip
The network will be running its first study trip for local government officers in autumn 2024.
Past events
Local government workshop on ‘Neighbourhood-level approaches to identifying community strengths and addressing needs’.
The network’s first workshop surveyed the evidence on the role of social infrastructure investment in building community capacity, resilience and improving life outcomes in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
The session included presentations from:
- Alison Mckenzie-Folan, Chief Executive of Wigan Council, on community capacity and resilience-building
- Rebecca Gipp, Head of Levelling Up Coordination at Essex County Council, on Essex’s Levelling Up Strategy
- Stefan Noble, Director at OCSI, on identifying community strengths and needs using the Community Needs Index 2024