From murals to flower baskets and a revamp of their local green space, hear how Arches Big Local are investing in their community in episode seven of the community power podcast. In this clip, host Chris Allen FRSA chats to Arches co-chair, Kate Mechedou: https://lnkd.in/dNGkSM2C
Local Trust
Non-profit Organizations
London, London 2,557 followers
Supporting people to do brilliant things in their communities and sharing research and learning to influence others.
About us
Local Trust was established to deliver Big Local, a unique initiative that puts residents across the country in control of decisions about their own lives and neighbourhoods. Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, it provides in excess of £1m of long-term funding over 10-15 years to 150 local communities that have historically missed out on lottery and other funding. Big Local is generating new and important learning and insight around the potential and limits of localism; the challenges of long term, place-based funding; and the limitless potential of local people to transform their own futures. We’ve just launched our first ever arts programme, Creative Civic Change, a joint initiative with the Big Lottery Fund and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) which will enable communities to transform themselves through arts and creativity. Our research project, The Future for Communities, shares findings from an 18-month research project asking ‘What needs to happen for communities to feel and be more powerful in the future?'.
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External link for Local Trust
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2012
- Specialties
- community development, regeneration, localism, and social investment
Locations
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7-14 Great Dover Street
London, London SE1 4YR, GB
Employees at Local Trust
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Natasha Almond
Social Economics / Change Facilitator
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Matt Leach
CEO at Local Trust
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Rob Billson
Consultant and Trainer at New Routes. Grants Manager CFFC, Humanist UK School Speaker. Guitars/Vocals in Playhouse + Gastric Gas Band
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Elizabeth Liberda-Moreni
Charity Accounts Consultant and Interim Finance Director
Updates
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“We were all working together very collaboratively, with different voices, including the church, putting ideas on the table.” (Carole Lewis) In Windmill Hill Big Local in Runcorn, Nikki and Carole connected over their vision for the redevelopment of St Bert’s church and community hub – which is just one of the many legacies their Big Local is leaving for its residents. Read their story at: https://lnkd.in/erQUsVtw
‘The catalyst for all of this was Big Local’
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“Local Trust works on long time frames. It was created in 2012 when many communities felt forgotten by the local and national state; not deprived enough to be targeted by neighbourhood renewal, but lacking the assets and capacity to benefit from economic growth. “The solution offered to those communities by Big Local was resident-led change, backed by inputs of community development expertise and a comparatively modest investment of £1million over ten years. “More than a decade on and with Big Local entering its final phase, this research shows the world outside of Big Local is much more aligned to its values and approach than it was in 2012. The challenge now is to encourage others to absorb the learning the Big Local programme can offer.” Read more in our guest blog from Ben Lee, Director Shared Intelligence: https://lnkd.in/e9S3S9_F
The resurgence of neighbourhood working at the local government level
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Where we live – the streets, estates, and neighbourhoods that we call home – has a profound effect on our health, wealth and wellbeing. Our new report with 3ni, the national network for neighbourhood improvement, produced by Shared Intelligence, examines how local authorities in England are using neighbourhood approaches to support their most disadvantaged areas. It found that 32 out of 34 local authorities had some form of neighbourhood working being directed at their most disadvantaged wards. Read more about the evidence at: https://lnkd.in/eeYwsX7W
Neighbourhoods in action: Achieving big results by working hyper-locally
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What does delivering good jobs for doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods look like? “The new government has been elected on a platform that includes ambitious targets to kickstart economic growth and make work pay. In light of the growth of zero-hour contracts, insecure work and the gig economy, there is an emerging understanding that for economic growth to tangibly raise living standards, the quality of work must improve. “Creating more work, and better work, is part of the solution, as is new legislation to improve workers' rights. But the neighbourhoods in England where poor quality, low paid and insecure work are most common are also the areas where inequalities are the most entrenched. In these areas, wider economic growth or labour market reforms will not shift the dial for residents.” Read more from our policy officer Kyle Vanelli at https://lnkd.in/e_cRFVYx
Making jobs work for doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods
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2.3 million people are living in doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods across England. As the government’s Plan to Make Work Pay takes centre stage, our research with Centre for Progressive Policy highlights the unique challenges facing these areas – and the realities of good work in some of England’s most economically and socially deprived communities. We’re calling for a shift in the national policy agenda towards place-based interventions that directly address the challenges facing these areas. Read more about the impact this could have at https://lnkd.in/eK_RHRf4
The Centre for Progressive Policy
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From opening a pump track to running a new youth group to improving the local woodlands, Phil, Carole and Nikki from Windmill Hill Big Local share their journey over the past 10 years in our story from Ryan Herman https://lnkd.in/eTvnTEsP
‘I want something better for my kids’
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Don't miss out on free tickets! We're running our fifth seminar in our series of interdisciplinary, cross-sector research seminars about community-led change. This one will examine how community leadership can be effectively supported. Join us in London on 26th November. You'll hear from Dr Carol Jacklin-Jarvis from The Open University, Mari Martiskainen from University of Sussex and Dr Sarabajaya Kumar from UCL. The session will be chaired by Sarah Pearson from the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. Register for your place now at: https://lnkd.in/eQZPqgsY .
Research Seminar - Supporting Effective Community Leadership
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Our new community action plan from TAKE A PART CIO on empowering young people is out! You’ll find tips on how to empower young people through engagement, from getting started with the fundamentals to codesign and using awards to celebrate achievements. Volunteers Serena and Layba from Heston West Big Local in London also share their experiences of how youth-led initiatives have impacted their lives: https://lnkd.in/e8j2akKj
Giving power to young people through youth engagement: A community action plan
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“I think it’s telling that not only have so many Big Local areas prioritised health but that so many felt that they had to take the lead in improving the health outcomes of their neighbourhood because the top-down, system-led services weren’t working." When thinking about health in a Big Local context, what comes to mind? It's the community pantry in Dover offering nutrition advice and cookery lessons, and the Shape Shifters programme in Northwood, where local people have had the chance to exercise but also to make friends and improve their overall wellbeing. It's also Ewanrigg Big Local’s We Will campaign in Cumbria around young people’s mental health and the Pom-Poms 4 Loneliness project in East Coseley Big Local, to name just a few. Our latest blog by Local Trust’s chief operating officer Rachel Rowney explores the impact of health-related projects on communities in the #BigLocal programme following the launch of our new research with NHS Confederation looking at why health services in England need to engage with neighbourhoods and communities. Read the blog now: https://lnkd.in/eTAfgN2u
Unlocking the potential of communities to transform health
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