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blog Sep 2024
Community spirit
Lessons in resident-led change: Celebrating 50 areas completing their Big Local journey
Since the Big Local programme was established in 2010, communities across England have been deciding how best to spend…
News Sep 2024
Community spirit
Press release: Big Local celebrates 50 areas completing their programme journey
This summer marked a significant milestone for Big Local, as 50 areas completed their Big Local journey – one…
News Sep 2024
Community spirit
North meets South: Three reflections on closing out of the Big Local programme
In July 2024, North meets South Big Local in Essex closed out of the Big Local programme. Their legacy…
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Press and media centre
Local Trust’s press and media team can provide information for journalists on issues relating to communities, neighbourhood renewal and…
blog Sep 2024
Creating safer streets: preventing crime by investing in communities
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.
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Tackling crime: In every neighbourhood
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.
blog Sep 2024
Community spirit
Local economies
Power and leadership
An interconnected web: How funding can develop community power
How does giving communities just over £1million of non-prescriptive funding with 10-15 years to spend it support residents to develop community power?
research Local economies
Power and leadership
The relationship between money and community power in the Big Local programme
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.