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Local Trust newsletter April 2017
Last chance to book for Spring Events | Health 'champion' initiative transforms lives
East Cleveland Big Local's Cycling Grand Prix | Big Local Film Festival
Let's fund places not projects | What does 'residents in control' mean? | Sports meets social issues | Big Local ideas go
international | Our Bigger Story in the news
Last chance to book for Spring Events
It's less than a week to go until the first Spring Event! We’re really excited about our fresh line-up of workshops this year. Here are just a few of the things you can hear about:
- Connecting local people to local jobs (at Liverpool Spring Event on 27 April)
- Working with partners on big projects (at Sheffield Spring Event on 6 May)
- Planning for life after Big Local (at Birmingham Spring Event on 13 May)
- Deciding whether a community building will earn its keep (at Newcastle Spring Event on 16 May)
- Working out if you're making a difference (at London Spring Event on 27 May)
Plus so much more - check out the full workshop listings for each Spring Event. It's all free for Big Local residents and we take the hassle out of getting there by arranging free travel and accommodation. Limited places are remaining, book now to avoid disappointment on 020 3588 0578 or email maria.petterson@localtrust.org.uk.
Health 'champion' initiative transforms lives
Big Local residents in Bedford are celebrating the success of a trailblazing collaboration with a doctor's surgery. The project is connecting patients to life changing opportunities to build their support network, get more active, or access help with housing, money or employment issues that could be affecting their health. Read more.
East Cleveland Villages Big Local attracts national bike race
130 elite riders started the international race season with a fast and tough ride through the East Cleveland villages in Yorkshire. Thousands of local people came out onto the streets to lend their support. East Cleveland Big Local is sponsoring the race for 3 years to engage the community and kick start a tourism strategy. See more amazing pictures in our Storify.
Book now for the Big Local Film Festival
The first ever Big Local film festival is open for bookings! It's a fantastic opportunity for all 150 Big Local areas to come together and celebrate their achievements through film. It's in Birmingham on Saturday 1 July. Book your free place online before 30 May.
Let's fund places not projects
Place-based funding is making a come-back, and for good reason, writes Matt Leach, chief executive of Local Trust. Read the blog.
Residents in control: what does it mean in Big Local?
In the first of a series of blogs about residents' experiences of Big Local, Jeremy Yung asks, do residents feel they are leading Big Local in their area? His answers draw on our 2016 survey of Big Local partnership members. Read the blog.
Sports meets social issues
Want to improve wellbeing in your area? Find out what County Sports Partnerships do and how they could help your area. Read more.
Big Local ideas go international
The creativity and innovation of Big Local areas impressed our recent visitors from a Dutch philanthropic foundation. Big Local projects in Manchester and Liverpool gave them lots of ideas to take home and inform their own work. Read more.
Our Bigger Story is a 'unique visual record of our communities'
Our Bigger Story is the multimedia evaluation of Big Local and Third Sector magazine describes it as a 'unique and ambitious' project. Read the full article by senior research fellow Angus McCabe (University of Birmingham).
