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blog Jan 2018
Power and leadership
Imagining Powerful Communities conference
On a snowy December morning we held a conference at Birmingham University. Participants made heroic efforts to get themselves…
News Jan 2018
Skills
Coastal communities to develop citizen leadership and economic action with support from NEF and Local Trust
Building skills to revive 12 Big Local neighbourhoods on the English coastline
blog Jan 2018
Skills
A year on: communities set the agenda
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
blog Jan 2018
Community spirit
A year on: the pace of change
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 final installment looks at the way Beechwood, Ballantyne and Bidston Village Big Local celebrate all the people working together to revitalise their community
blog Jan 2018
Community spirit
What motivates people to get involved in their community – or not?
From the research team at IVAR
blog Jan 2018
Organising and deciding
Questions for the Behavioural Insights Team
Kizzy Gandy, Senior Advisor at BIT, answers questions about the exciting new offer for Big Local areas
blog Jan 2018
Culture and creativity
Legacy – what does it mean to Big Local?
Jeremy Yung, senior researcher at Local Trust, outlines some of the key ideas and themes revealed in our latest report ‘The legacy of Big Local’