Author Julian Dobson discusses ‘New seeds beneath the snow?’
Author Julian Dobson discusses ‘New seeds beneath the snow?’
Yvonne Griggs went from being a dog owner dismayed by the state of her local park to chair of Birchwood Big Local’s parks and green spaces subgroup. Here she describes how her confidence has grown and how the Big Local partnership has turned the dream of community-owned parks into an exciting reality – with a sustainable income stream and high quality housing too.
Are we doing all we can to support those entrepreneurial people in communities who are make genuine, lasting difference?
A report by Localis for Local Trust
On a snowy December morning we held a conference at Birmingham University. Participants made heroic efforts to get themselves…
Building skills to revive 12 Big Local neighbourhoods on the English coastline
In this series Matt Leach, chief executive of Local Trust, reflects on what he has learned from Big Local Communities after being a year in post – and this second installment examines how Wargrave is taking back control after years of neglect