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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.
News
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
After joining Keighley Big Local in 2016, chair Fiona Thompson shares the...
When life got tough for Vicky Williamson, a chance encounter with a...
Working in a community facing severe food poverty, Northwood Together Big Local...
Exploring what happens when you give local people the money, power...
Chair of Par Bay Big Local, Sonia Clyne, looks back on their...
With a buzzing community centre at the heart of their achievements and...
Brenda Lines has approached her role as chair of Big Local DY10...
Tracy Lowe has led a youth club in her Black Country community...
Local Trust CEO Matt Leach reflects on the story of the Big...