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.
In the Big Local area of North meets South, chair Roy Figes explains how they broke down barriers and brought two communities together. Find out how they have been addressing issues affecting younger people and listening to what residents really wanted for their area.
Breaking down barriers to opportunity is one of the new Labour government’s five national missions. In this blog, Millie Dessent, policy officer at Local Trust, focuses on the role of neighbourhood-level action in supporting children and young people to achieve their full potential at school and beyond.
This paper examines education and employment at the neighbourhood level
Getting involved in Big Local helped Donna Crutcher through a tough time. She explains how the caring community she has known since childhood has benefitted from a shared space and new opportunities for connection.
