Elaine is the chair of Big Local Shadsworth with Whitebirk in Blackburn. As they become the 50th of 150 areas to complete their Big Local journey, she shares the impact of their work and the legacy they’re continuing locally.
Local Trust’s press and media team can provide information for journalists on issues relating to communities, neighbourhood renewal and…
In this blog, Natasha Meldrum focuses on the issue of crime – and the ways that communities across the country have worked to build civic pride and support vulnerable people.
Crime in disadvantaged areas is not inevitable and can be prevented by long term, community-led action. This paper explores how neighbourhoods with strong social infrastructure act as crucial preventative measure.
How does giving communities just over £1million of non-prescriptive funding with 10-15 years to spend it support residents to develop community power?
This report examines the relationship between financial resources and community power within Big Local, exploring to what extent the money serves both as a source and an enabler of community power.
As the new Labour government gets to work, we’re exploring some of the key issues our communities are facing,…
This paper examines Labour’s mission to establish a Local Power Plan, how community-based energy projects are vital in the national transition to cleaner energy, and what the government must do to ensure no places are left behind in this transition.
In the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, support from North meets South Big Local has enabled volunteers Aisha and Annette to turn their vision for a children’s Messy Play project into reality.
