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Blue panel over a faded image. Text reads: “Work is already underway to build a sustainable future for community-led change. Discover how lessons from Big Local can help support this. Visit: localtrust.org.uk/build-what-comes-next/”. The Local Trust logo appears at the top left and The National Lottery Community Fund logo appears at the bottom right.
Graphic for Big Local showing a community gathering with people seated around tables in discussion. Large text reads: “Big Local – Take what we’ve learned and build what comes next”. The Local Trust logo appears at the top left and The National Lottery Community Fund logo appears at the bottom right.
Graphic from Local Trust featuring a portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair standing outdoors against a blurred green background. On a bright green panel, the Local Trust logo and tagline “trusting local people” appear above the text: “How can politicians – local and national – best support resident-led initiatives?” followed by “Roshni Mistry, Senior policy and parliamentary officer, Local Trust”. The National Lottery Community Fund logo appears in the bottom-right corner.
A graphic with a green background. Text in quote marks reads "Progress happens at the speed of trust." Underneath it reads "What does it take to build lasting relationships between universities and communities, and what gets in the way? We spoke to four university-community partnerships to find out:" Underneath is a black arrow pointing right. In the top left is the Local Trust logo and in the bottom right is the National Lottery Community Fund logo.
The image shows a person writing on a whiteboard with the headings "Benefits" and "Challenges." Text on the board includes phrases like "Building trust in the community" and "funding landscape." The image is overlaid with text: "A matter of time" and "To what extent did being a time-limited spend-out funder influence Local Trust and Big Local?" Logos for Local Trust and Shared Intelligence are present. The date "February 2026" is at the bottom.
Graphic for a Local Trust Big Local blog titled “Community Needs Index: how to access and how it's evolving”. The graphic includes headshots of two speakers on the right: Jack Loughnane, Senior quantitative researcher at Local Trust, and Ian Wilson, Deputy Director at C4. The Local Trust Big Local logo appears at the top left, and the National Lottery Community Fund logo appears at the bottom.
A poster featuring the image of a rocket launch with the text: "Better to spend out…? A report by Shared Intelligence for Local Trust, January 2026." Logos for Local Trust and Shared Intelligence appear at the top.
The image features a person standing with a background of a modern building interior. The text reads: "Why the lessons from Big Local are vital for designing fairer funding programmes", with the name "Meg Falck" and the title "Head of programmes, Local Trust". Logos of Local Trust, Big Local, and The National Lottery Community Fund are present.
This image features a person wearing glasses, smiling, with a background of an office setting. The text on the left reads: "What is the recipe for big, local change? Jon Fox, Deputy CEO, Local Trust." Logos for Local Trust, Big Local and the National Lottery Community Fund are also visible.
A graphic with the logos of Local Trust and Big Local at the top. Below, there is a question: "What kind of economic activity took place in Big Local areas?" To the right, there's an icon of a bar chart with an ascending arrow. The Community Fund logo is at the bottom.
A slide with the “Local Trust” and “Big Local” logos at the top left reads “How to make the local economy work for communities” and “Jack Loughnane, Senior quantitative researcher, Local Trust.” On the right, a smiling man with short light brown hair wearing a dark zip-up top stands outdoors, with the National Lottery Community Fund logo visible at the bottom right.
Graphic with “Local Trust | Big Local” logo and a quote reading, “They say in recovery, you have to change one thing – everything. That’s what I did. I changed everything.” Attributed to “Sam Delaney, Creative Start CIC”, alongside a photo of a man in a black cap painting a colourful brick mural with the name “Delaney’s” and a green shamrock.
Graphic with the Local Trust and Big Local logos at the top left and a portrait of a smiling woman wearing glasses on the right; the text reads, “How Big Local built a legacy of place-based pride” and “Tilly Steward, Senior policy and parliamentary manager, Local Trust.” The National Lottery Community Fund logo appears at the bottom right.
This image features a person smiling, wearing a shirt with the "Our Sale West" logo. A quote reads, "The community feels prouder to live in Sale West." The name "Clare Standish" and title are included. Logos for Local Trust, Big Local, and the Community Fund are present, along with colorful decorations.
Graphic with a green background and bunting flags, featuring the Local Trust logo and the text “WE ARE Big Local”. Large white text reads “What Big Local stories teach us about community-led change,” followed by “Dr Kayla Jones – Creative practitioner and researcher, Host, Community Pride Podcast”; on the right is a photo of a smiling woman with blonde hair speaking into a microphone, with candles and a decorative vase behind her, and the Community Fund logo in the bottom corner.
A green promotional graphic from Local Trust featuring colourful bunting and a portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a beige blazer and white top on the right. Image also features the Local Trust logo and the text “WE ARE Big Local”, “Big Local is ending – but the legacy of resident-led change continues”, “Rachel Rowney”, “Chief executive, Local Trust”, alongside the National Lottery Community Fund logo in the bottom right.
The image features an individual on the right with shoulder-length hair, standing outdoors in an urban setting. On the left, there is a green panel with text that reads "Social Prescribing Day: strengthening health through community," along with a mention of Ruby Frankland, strategic partnerships manager at Local Trust. Logos for Local Trust, Big Local, and The National Lottery Community Fund are visible.
Slide with “Local Trust | Big Local” logos and the heading “How Big Local responded to the cost-of-living crisis,” alongside a photo of a woman stacking green plastic crates on shelves; a button reads “www.learningfrombiglocal.co.uk,” and the National Lottery Community Fund logo appears.
This image features a graphic for an article titled "Preparing for Crisis: How to Build Community Capacity" by researchers Lisa-Marie Giquel and Ruby Brooks from Local Trust. The background shows two individuals outdoors in separate photos. Logos for Local Trust, Big Local, and the National Lottery Community Fund are present.
A light blue graphic features logos for Local Trust and Big Local at the top left. A speech bubble contains the text: "Ultimately, they're going to be the ones that carry the baton forward. It’s alright us sat in a group thinking we know what the young people want. But do we?" Attributed to a partnership member of Thurcroft Big Local. A National Lottery Community Fund logo is in the bottom right corner.
Graphic for a Local Trust and Big Local article titled 'Youth matters: what Big Local taught us about supporting young people', featuring headshots of co-authors Laura Fisher- senior researcher and Cameron Pannell-Rae - senior public affairs and communications officer.
Yellow poster with "SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE" at the top. Below is a logo with "Museum of Community Futures." Beneath, it reads "Factory International, Manchester, 12–14 & 19–21 March." "Live Well spring festival 9-23 March 2026" is at the bottom left. At the bottom right, there's a pink box with "WE'RE RIGHT HERE." A pink flower decorates the poster.
A light blue graphic featuring the logos of Local Trust and Big Local. The text reads, "How to support children and young people in your community," with a button labeled "Insights from Big Local." The Community Fund logo is in the bottom right corner.
This image features a map highlighting Stoke North with a blue shaded area. Text on the image reads: "Working collaboratively in Stoke North. Learn how the Big Local partnership connected organizations and transformed their community." Logos for Local Trust, Big Local, and the National Lottery Community Fund are included. There is also a website link: www.learningfrombiglocal.co.uk.
Light blue background with text "Five ways to build strong relationships between resident-led groups and local government." Includes a logo for Local Trust and mentions "Insights from Big Local" with an arrow. The National Lottery Community Fund logo is featured at the bottom.
The image shows a person gesturing with their hands in an indoor setting. A green text box on the left displays "Local Trust trusting local people" and details about expressions of interest for managing a new Liverpool community health learning project. The deadline is Monday 23 March 2026, 12:00 pm (UK time). The Community Fund logo appears at the bottom.
A group of three people stands together, smiling and conversing. One person holds a booklet. The logos of Local Trust, Big Local, and the Community Fund are visible. The image includes the text "How to meaningfully engage your community" and a website URL www.learningfrombiglocal.org.uk.
This image features a person standing and smiling, wearing a blue shirt and black overalls. Text on the left reads: "Community-led change created by people, not programmes." Below, it says "Georgie Burr, Programme manager, Local Trust." Logos for "Local Trust" and "Big Local" are at the top.
This image features a graphic with a circle containing icons of people and the number "4,900." Below, text reads: "Across the Big Local programme: 4,900 residents volunteered as partnership members." Logos for Local Trust, Big Local, and The National Lottery Community Fund are present.
A group of people seated at a table engaged in discussion. The image features logos for Local Trust, Big Local, and The National Lottery Community Fund. Text reads, "What did resident leadership look like in Big Local?"
Presentation slide featuring a person in a navy shirt beside text that reads, 'Practical lessons on involving communities in place-based research' by Jack Loughnane, Senior Quantitative Researcher, Local Trust. Logos of Local Trust, Big Local, and The National Lottery Community Fund are visible.
This image features a presentation slide with a question: "How have the most disadvantaged communities improved health and wellbeing on their own terms?" Below is the name Sue Ansarie, with the title "Research assistant, Local Trust." The top left corner displays the Local Trust and Big Local logos. The bottom right corner includes a Community Fund logo.
A graphic with a pale blue background on the left and a portrait photo on the right. At the top left are the logos “Local Trust” and “Big Local”. Large bold text reads: “When residents lead: What Big Local shows us about community power and lasting change”. Below it, smaller text reads: “Alex Boys Head of programme/strategic lead for programme legacy, Local Trust”. On the right is a head-and-shoulders photograph of a smiling man with short brown hair, wearing a dark crew-neck jumper over a collared shirt, in the bottom right corner is a pink National Lottery crossed-fingers logo
Green graphic with logos for Local Trust, IPPR North, and The National Lottery Community Fund. Text reads: "A once-in-a-generation chance to strengthen local democracy. Three opportunities for democratic innovation in the Devolution Bill." An arrow points right.
A graphic for Local Trust and Big Local shows two people walking a dog along a canal path. The text reads: "How did Big Local impact health and wellbeing? Here's how Big Local areas made a difference:" and includes a website link: www.learningfrombiglocal.co.uk. The National Lottery Community Fund logo is displayed in the corner.
Graphic for a Future Governance Forum and Local Trust online event titled “A new relationship between people and the state” with the subtitle “How can the government make a success of Pride in Place?”, taking place Tuesday 24 February, 12.30–1.30pm, streamed live via Zoom. It lists an opening presentation by Oliver Smith and Pritpal S Tamber, and a panel discussion featuring Clare Wightman, Monica Needs, Alex Boys, and Grace Wyld (Chair), each shown with a headshot and their roles beneath their names, on a coral and pale pink background with the Future Governance Forum and Local Trust logos at the top.
A person is smiling, wearing a black sweater, standing outdoors with a blurred street background. To the left, there is text about "Health, wellbeing and belonging: Lessons from Big Local communities" by Lucy Thurley, Senior Programme Coordinator (Areas), Local Trust. Logos for Local Trust and Big Local are at the top.
A promotional graphic for a report titled "Community buildings: strong foundations for renewal" by Alistair Ross and Grace Pollard. The header asks: "What does it take for a community-run building to thrive?" Logos for Local Trust and New Local appear against a bright green background.
A brick building features a sign reading "BOURNE COMMUNITY HUB." Above it, logos for Local Trust and Big Local are displayed. The image includes text: "Community assets and spaces in the Big Local programme." A website link is provided at the bottom.
Graphic for a Future Governance Forum and Local Trust online event titled “A new relationship between people and the state” with the subtitle “How can the government make a success of Pride in Place?”, taking place Tuesday 24 February, 12.30–1.30pm, streamed live via Zoom. It lists an opening presentation by Oliver Smith and Pritpal S Tamber, and a panel discussion featuring Clare Wightman, Monica Needs, Alex Boys, and Grace Wyld (Chair), each shown with a headshot and their roles beneath their names, on a coral and pale pink background with the Future Governance Forum and Local Trust logos at the top.
Graphic with the Local Trust and Big Local logos at the top left, and a portrait photo on the right of a woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a sleeveless black top, standing outdoors in a residential area. Text on a light blue background reads: “Why community spaces and places matter more than we realise” followed by “Helen Morton, Programme manager (areas), Local Trust,” with a National Lottery Community Fund logo in the bottom right.