Councillor Martyn Rawlinson, Inner East Preston Big Local chair, discovered time, teasing and a friendly Big Local network provided a great way to learn as part of the Legacy North learning clusters
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blog Jan 2019
Health and wellbeing
Vegetable Joe, Co-op Kat and the kitchen gang
Tang Hall Big Local invited Louise Tickle, journalist-at-large, behind the scenes at their food project – she discovered a community which is nurturing self-esteem and encouraging local enterprise at the same time as laying on delicious food
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The Future for Communities: Continuing the conversation
Report on the Future for Communities gathering hosted by Local Trust at St George’s House on Monday 24th–Tuesday 25th September 2018
News Dec 2018
Support from Big Local 2019
As the Big Local programme reaches the half way mark, here’s some of the support available to all Big Local areas in 2019
blog Dec 2018
Community spirit
Highlights of 2018
We reflect on just some of our favourite Big Local highlights of 2018 – it has been quite a year…
News Dec 2018
Community spirit
New learning cluster: Social change and campaigning
Adam Smith, senior programmes coordinator, shares how this new learning cluster could help your Big Local to change hearts and minds
News Dec 2018
Organising and deciding
Save the date: Big Local Connects 2019
David King, partnerships coordinator, reveals how next year, Big Local Connects will provide enhanced opportunities for Big local areas to connect with each other and share learning
blog Dec 2018
Power and leadership
Taking back control
Matt Leach, chief executive for Local Trust, reflects on the importance of community and place in the current political climate
blog Dec 2018
Organising and deciding
Putting data into the hands of communities
Matt Leach, our chief executive, argues now that place based funding is back at the centre of policy, it’s time to improve the quality of data available to local communities