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blog Feb 2026 Health and wellbeing Spaces and services

Health, wellbeing and belonging: Lessons from Big Local communities

As Big Local comes to an end in 2026, we’re reflecting on the ways communities have addressed local health and wellbeing challenges. In this blog, Lucy Thurley explores how shared meals and inclusive gatherings in Big Local areas like Wick Award and Pimlico Million have tackled loneliness and social isolation, by creating community spaces where people feel welcome, visible and valued

research Local economies

Better to spend out…?

This report by Shared Intelligence for Local Trust, considers the question: what is the value of a time-limited trust?

Ahead of our planned closure in early 2027, discover Learning from Big Local – your resource for community-led change.

Ahead of our planned closure in early 2027, discover Learning from Big Local – your resource for community-led change.

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