Many #BigLocal areas have created community centres to support sustainable community activity well into the future. Newington Big Local, for example, revamped their community centre into a vibrant hub for arts, youth programmes, food initiatives, and social events: buff.ly/ybf3qEK [2/3]
'Newington is the complete opposite of what it used to be'
The Newington estate in Ramsgate has come a long way from its reputation for crime and antisocial behaviour.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Many #BigLocal areas have created community centres to support sustainable community activity well into the future. Newington Big Local, for example, revamped their community centre into a vibrant hub for arts, youth programmes, food initiatives, and social events: buff.ly/ybf3qEK [2/3]
Hearing how #neighbourhoodplanning is underpinning community-led economic strategy for @BigLocalLW. #biglocal
November 17, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Hearing how #neighbourhoodplanning is underpinning community-led economic strategy for @BigLocalLW. #biglocal
Explore this map by @nhsconfed.org that shows communities across England - including #BigLocal areas – that are taking a community-led approach to improving health and wellbeing: buff.ly/FUrXjB1 [3/4]
Neighbourhood health research
During our foundational research phase, in collaboration with PPL, we will share new evidence on successful integrated approaches
www.nhsconfed.org
April 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Explore this map by @nhsconfed.org that shows communities across England - including #BigLocal areas – that are taking a community-led approach to improving health and wellbeing: buff.ly/FUrXjB1 [3/4]
📍 As Rastrick Big Local in West Yorkshire reaches the end of its #BigLocal journey, we’re delighted to name its chair, Amanda Caldwell, as a #changemaker for this year. Read her story about building community connections in Rastrick and how collaboration has benefitted the area: buff.ly/Z3pDbMS
March 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📍 As Rastrick Big Local in West Yorkshire reaches the end of its #BigLocal journey, we’re delighted to name its chair, Amanda Caldwell, as a #changemaker for this year. Read her story about building community connections in Rastrick and how collaboration has benefitted the area: buff.ly/Z3pDbMS
Amazing to hear Somayeh tell the story of Lymore Garden Girls on the Crossways Podcast. A grant from Grange #BigLocal helped them get started and they’ve gone on to achieve amazing things – while staying grassroots and accessible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwRL...
Ian & Steph on Ellie Roebuck's return, WSL controversy & spotlight on Lymore Garden Girls FC | EP11
YouTube video by Ian Wright
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December 17, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Amazing to hear Somayeh tell the story of Lymore Garden Girls on the Crossways Podcast. A grant from Grange #BigLocal helped them get started and they’ve gone on to achieve amazing things – while staying grassroots and accessible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwRL...
It's been a privilege for Just Ideas being involved in the @localtrust.bsky.social #BigLocal programme and seeing the wonderful community-led change that it has driven. Congratulations to all involved!
🎉We’re celebrating all the areas that completed their #BigLocal journey at the end of last year and the start of 2025! They’ve all demonstrated the power of community-led change and established important legacies in their areas – a huge achievement. [1/2]
February 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's been a privilege for Just Ideas being involved in the @localtrust.bsky.social #BigLocal programme and seeing the wonderful community-led change that it has driven. Congratulations to all involved!
Sport enhances community health and morale & plays a key role in #SocialPrescribing by promoting preventative healthcare.⚽
Kick-start your community football team with our guide which includes expert tips from #BigLocal areas & key resources from national sports organisations: buff.ly/pNBkO74 [1/2]
Kick-start your community football team with our guide which includes expert tips from #BigLocal areas & key resources from national sports organisations: buff.ly/pNBkO74 [1/2]
Starting your own community football team: A community action plan
Download this community action plan to get started with setting up a community football club.
localtrust.org.uk
April 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sport enhances community health and morale & plays a key role in #SocialPrescribing by promoting preventative healthcare.⚽
Kick-start your community football team with our guide which includes expert tips from #BigLocal areas & key resources from national sports organisations: buff.ly/pNBkO74 [1/2]
Kick-start your community football team with our guide which includes expert tips from #BigLocal areas & key resources from national sports organisations: buff.ly/pNBkO74 [1/2]
The theme of this year’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is ‘community’.
We’re pleased to highlight just some of the inspiring stories from #BigLocal areas that demonstrate the powerful link between community and mental health. ⬇
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We’re pleased to highlight just some of the inspiring stories from #BigLocal areas that demonstrate the powerful link between community and mental health. ⬇
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May 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The theme of this year’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is ‘community’.
We’re pleased to highlight just some of the inspiring stories from #BigLocal areas that demonstrate the powerful link between community and mental health. ⬇
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We’re pleased to highlight just some of the inspiring stories from #BigLocal areas that demonstrate the powerful link between community and mental health. ⬇
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A picture of the current landscape of #neighbourhood working in England: Explore 14 examples of communities, including #BigLocal areas, modelling neighbourhood working to improve health and wellbeing - mapped by @nhsconfed.bsky.social - at bit.ly/3V20ZSy
Neighbourhood working in action
Case studies showing the breadth of models and approaches to neighbourhood working in England.
bit.ly
November 21, 2024 at 3:11 PM
A picture of the current landscape of #neighbourhood working in England: Explore 14 examples of communities, including #BigLocal areas, modelling neighbourhood working to improve health and wellbeing - mapped by @nhsconfed.bsky.social - at bit.ly/3V20ZSy
📍 Hastings. In 2018, a programme of cuts led to the closure of Ore Library in Sussex. But with funding from #BigLocal North East Hastings, volunteers were able to reopen the space: localtrust.org.uk/news-and-sto... #IVD2024
December 5, 2024 at 2:59 PM
📍 Hastings. In 2018, a programme of cuts led to the closure of Ore Library in Sussex. But with funding from #BigLocal North East Hastings, volunteers were able to reopen the space: localtrust.org.uk/news-and-sto... #IVD2024
“Trust is hard to build in the context of short-term health initiatives ... and in a community like ours, trust is everything.” The Centre – which is taking forward the work of Ewanrigg #BigLocal makes the case for integrated neighbourhood #health and care: thecentrewestcumbria.com/the-case-for...
The case for change - The Centre West Cumbria
The 8th October marks the launch of the case for change for integrated neighbourhood health and care. This is the end of the first phase of an important partnership between Local Trust and the NHS Con...
thecentrewestcumbria.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:57 AM
“Trust is hard to build in the context of short-term health initiatives ... and in a community like ours, trust is everything.” The Centre – which is taking forward the work of Ewanrigg #BigLocal makes the case for integrated neighbourhood #health and care: thecentrewestcumbria.com/the-case-for...
In need of some new year inspiration? Hear from some of the Latch Ford #BigLocal community as they celebrate completing their Big Local journey and tell us about the legacy they’re leaving behind 📽️:
January 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In need of some new year inspiration? Hear from some of the Latch Ford #BigLocal community as they celebrate completing their Big Local journey and tell us about the legacy they’re leaving behind 📽️:
📅 Join us on 21 January, 12pm – 1pm for a free webinar on community-led #socialprescribing. We’ll discuss new research, learning from #BigLocal and the potential for greater community involvement in - and leadership of - social prescribing. Sign up 👇 socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/events/nasp-...
NASP webinar: Community-led Social Prescribing - Lessons from Big Local and Beyond
socialprescribingacademy.org.uk
January 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
📅 Join us on 21 January, 12pm – 1pm for a free webinar on community-led #socialprescribing. We’ll discuss new research, learning from #BigLocal and the potential for greater community involvement in - and leadership of - social prescribing. Sign up 👇 socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/events/nasp-...
📍 The latest episode of the #CommunityPower podcast is a powerful one from Birmingham. We hear from a women’s diaspora group, set up by Welsh House Farm #BigLocal, to provide a safe and supportive space for women who had migrated to the UK. Listen now at: localtrust.org.uk/news-and-sto...
January 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📍 The latest episode of the #CommunityPower podcast is a powerful one from Birmingham. We hear from a women’s diaspora group, set up by Welsh House Farm #BigLocal, to provide a safe and supportive space for women who had migrated to the UK. Listen now at: localtrust.org.uk/news-and-sto...
📍 Ten years in the making, an exciting project from Canvey Island #BigLocal is due to be completed in July. The Gunny site will include a community building, wetland area, outdoor gym, play area and more! Watch this video to hear from some of the key people involved: https://buff.ly/42yEuZY
January 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
📍 Ten years in the making, an exciting project from Canvey Island #BigLocal is due to be completed in July. The Gunny site will include a community building, wetland area, outdoor gym, play area and more! Watch this video to hear from some of the key people involved: https://buff.ly/42yEuZY
We heard about the amazing impact of the shop back in September last year, when we spoke to Elaine – the chair of Big Local Shadsworth with Whitebirk – as they became the 50th area to complete their #BigLocal journey: buff.ly/SJJNLMm
‘We’re here to serve the community and that legacy is set to continue’
Elaine, chair of Big Local Shadsworth with Whitebirk in Blackburn, shares the impact of their work and the legacy they’re continuing locally.
localtrust.org.uk
March 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We heard about the amazing impact of the shop back in September last year, when we spoke to Elaine – the chair of Big Local Shadsworth with Whitebirk – as they became the 50th area to complete their #BigLocal journey: buff.ly/SJJNLMm
In the last 12 months of the #BigLocal programme, we’re reflecting on Big Local volunteer experiences through our partnership members survey.
Read this blog by senior researcher Jack Loughnane discussing how people's feelings about their experience have evolved during the programme: buff.ly/JwuHSmz
Read this blog by senior researcher Jack Loughnane discussing how people's feelings about their experience have evolved during the programme: buff.ly/JwuHSmz
May 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In the last 12 months of the #BigLocal programme, we’re reflecting on Big Local volunteer experiences through our partnership members survey.
Read this blog by senior researcher Jack Loughnane discussing how people's feelings about their experience have evolved during the programme: buff.ly/JwuHSmz
Read this blog by senior researcher Jack Loughnane discussing how people's feelings about their experience have evolved during the programme: buff.ly/JwuHSmz
🎉We’re celebrating all the areas that completed their #BigLocal journey at the end of last year and the start of 2025! They’ve all demonstrated the power of community-led change and established important legacies in their areas – a huge achievement. [1/2]
February 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🎉We’re celebrating all the areas that completed their #BigLocal journey at the end of last year and the start of 2025! They’ve all demonstrated the power of community-led change and established important legacies in their areas – a huge achievement. [1/2]
To everyone involved in the #BigLocal programme – a huge thank you for an amazing year! We’re looking forward to being part of even more community-led change in 2025 🎉
December 24, 2024 at 2:41 PM
To everyone involved in the #BigLocal programme – a huge thank you for an amazing year! We’re looking forward to being part of even more community-led change in 2025 🎉
💚“We believe that when communities lead, better health follows.” - Ruby Frankland, strategic partnerships manager
Based on learnings from #BigLocal, we are launching a programme of action research with @nhsconfed.org to build more community-led approaches to health. [1/2]
Based on learnings from #BigLocal, we are launching a programme of action research with @nhsconfed.org to build more community-led approaches to health. [1/2]
April 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
💚“We believe that when communities lead, better health follows.” - Ruby Frankland, strategic partnerships manager
Based on learnings from #BigLocal, we are launching a programme of action research with @nhsconfed.org to build more community-led approaches to health. [1/2]
Based on learnings from #BigLocal, we are launching a programme of action research with @nhsconfed.org to build more community-led approaches to health. [1/2]
Watch the recording of our webinar with NASP to hear from speakers including Local Trust’s COO, Rachel Rowney, as they explore community-led social prescribing and what we’ve learned from the #BigLocal programme: buff.ly/ivwNwn0 [2/2]
socialprescribingacademy.org.uk
March 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Watch the recording of our webinar with NASP to hear from speakers including Local Trust’s COO, Rachel Rowney, as they explore community-led social prescribing and what we’ve learned from the #BigLocal programme: buff.ly/ivwNwn0 [2/2]
3ni supports local government by promoting community-led, place-based regeneration, drawing on lessons from programmes like #BigLocal.
Learn more about 3ni: buff.ly/a6VBAfv [2/2]
Learn more about 3ni: buff.ly/a6VBAfv [2/2]
Join the national network for neighbourhood improvement
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March 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
3ni supports local government by promoting community-led, place-based regeneration, drawing on lessons from programmes like #BigLocal.
Learn more about 3ni: buff.ly/a6VBAfv [2/2]
Learn more about 3ni: buff.ly/a6VBAfv [2/2]
It’s growing for sure. After many years on twitter I’m here sharing lots of #photography, #poetry & social political commentary. I manage a #BigLocal in #Jarrow we support #UniversalBasicIncome and #JarraTea. Welcome to the other place.
November 13, 2024 at 9:17 PM
It’s growing for sure. After many years on twitter I’m here sharing lots of #photography, #poetry & social political commentary. I manage a #BigLocal in #Jarrow we support #UniversalBasicIncome and #JarraTea. Welcome to the other place.