Lindsay Street, our researcher, explores how Big Local areas can use open data to enlighten their decision making
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blog Dec 2018
Local economies
Community wealth funds – a means to address inequality
Margaret Bolton, our Director of policy, describes how thinking is developing on community wealth funds and puts the Community Wealth Fund Alliance proposal in context
blog Dec 2018
Organising and deciding
Big Local workers: Their networks and support
Andy Curtis, senior researcher, delves into the Big Local workers survey results to explore the quality of Big Local workers’ relationships, networks and the support they receive
News Nov 2018
Rosie Chapman announced as Big Local Trust protector
We are pleased to announce that Rosie Chapman has been appointed by the National Lottery Community Fund as Protector of Big Local Trust. Her role will be to ensure that the administration of the Big Local programme accords with the expressed wishes of the funder.
blog Nov 2018
Organising and deciding
Who are our Big Local workers?
Lisa-Marie Giquel, our research assistant, shines light on findings from the Big Local workers’ survey 2018 in the first of two blogs about this valuable research
submission Housing
Social Housing Green Paper
Our response to the government green paper on social housing.
blog Nov 2018
Organising and deciding
Have board meetings reached their expiry date?
David King, Partnerships coordinator at Local Trust, asks if it’s really possible to run a Big Local partnership without the need for board meetings
blog Nov 2018
Organising and deciding
Statistics and stories – the advantages of community research
Taz Virdee from Heston West shares what his area has learned from community research, and how a new toolkit from ARVAC can help your area get started