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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.
What's the role of culture and creativity in community-led change? Research and stories from 150 Big Local areas
Chrissie Tiller examines art, democracy and accessibility
Putting together a 'build your own' bird feeding kit
Harriet can’t wait to discover and tell the stories of Big Local...
New legislation aims to strengthen rights for people and organisations attempting to...
How I produced a series of video walking tours
Capturing a lockdown lifeline on film
A step-by-step guide to running an online poetry session
One resident hears the stories of her community
Hear about the community street art that has been uniting local residents