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Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas to create lasting change in their communities.
Essential guidance, information and ideas for Big Local partnerships, to help you deliver change in your community.
Find out how the principles of Big Local have inspired other programmes creating change in local communities.
Community Leadership Academy
Supporting volunteers involved in Big Local projects to develop their skills and knowledge.
Creative Civic Change
This new approach to funding enabled communities to use art and creativity to make positive local change.
The latest news and stories from Big Local areas and beyond, exploring community power and resident-led change.
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The latest news and announcements from Local Trust and the Big Local programme.
Podcasts
Conversations exploring the most important issues affecting communities today.
Blogs
Ideas and insights about Big Local and the impact of community-led change.
Voices of Big Local
Inspiring stories from the people making change happen in their communities.
Explore how community spirit inspires resident-led change
Exploring the concept of resilience and why it needs to be at...
How can we support these vital meeting places?
How communities can help young people achieve their potential
How photography brought a group of Birmingham residents together through lockdown.
Exploring grants data for grassroots organisations
Documenting the existence of below-the-radar organisations and the funds they distribute is...
Why communities should be involved in policy making
Despite COVID-19, creativity is flourishing at a community level
A step-by-step guide to setting up community cookery sessions