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.
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Voices of Big Local Aug 2024
Culture and creativity
Equality, diversity and inclusion
‘The dream is to make this a career’
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.
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Voices of Big Local Aug 2024
Community spirit
‘I think what we’ve given a lot of people is self-confidence’
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.
blog Aug 2024
Skills
Spaces and services
Towards opportunity for all: Addressing educational inequalities one neighbourhood at a time
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.
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Breaking down barriers
This paper examines education and employment at the neighbourhood level
Voices of Big Local Aug 2024
Power and leadership
‘Without Big Local I probably wouldn’t still be around’
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.
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Economic growth – in every neighbourhood
This paper looks at economic inequalities at the neighbourhood level and what can be done to help, as part of our series, ‘Making the government’s missions work in neighbourhoods’