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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
Transforming the economy for the people, by the people
Breathing life back into coastal economies
How we can redistribute wealth and empower local economies
A summary of the consultation held at St George’s House
How Big Local Areas are creating 'climate-ready' communities
Matt Leach, looks beyond charity and considers how and why a Community...
Putting people at the heart of policy making
The local view on a global issue
Reflections on a community business workshop