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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.
A summary of the consultation held at St George’s House
What can be learnt from 40 years of local economic regeneration policy?
OCSI/Local Trust research identifies the most 'left behind' neighbourhoods in England
Principles for shaping the design of the UKSPF and other place-based funding...
Hannah Gardiner, Shared Assets
Report on the Future for Communities gathering hosted by Local Trust at...
Our response to the government green paper on social housing.
Five principles for a successful relationship between councils and communities
The case for a community wealth fund.
