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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.
From ground-up innovations to government budgets, find out what 'economy' means to different communities
Dover Big Local leads tourism boost
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Community market in Noel Park Big Local
How our way of funding puts residents in the driving seat
Research by the Community Development Foundation
Information from the England Illegal Money Lending team
Published by IVAR, Institute for Voluntary Action Research
Published by the Community Development Foundation