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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.
What influences power and leadership within communities?
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A landscape review of local government’s work supporting communities at the neighbourhood...
Local Trust’s chair David Warner celebrates the launch of the Independent Commission...
A research consultation held at St George’s House organised by Local Trust...
How does giving communities just over £1million of non-prescriptive funding with 10-15 years...
This report examines the relationship between financial resources and community power within...
Getting involved in Big Local helped Donna Crutcher through a tough time....