Welcome to Our Bigger Story

Find out more Big Local aims to bring about positive change in communities by putting residents in control. Our Bigger Story will enable residents to tell their stories of change over a ten year period, through a range of media.

Latest Report

View Report The latest Our Bigger Story evaluation report 'Building on Local: Learning about Big Local in 2020' provides an overview of how 15 Big Local areas have developed over the past year, and the value of long term and flexible funding. It also looks at their future plans and how they are continuing to work towards their longer term goals to create a Big Local legacy in their communities.

LOCATIONS

  • Ambition Lawrence Weston - Bristol

    Lawrence Weston is a friendly and vibrant neighbourhood in North Bristol, where the word community really matters.

  • Barrowcliff - Scarborough

    he estate is an urban area located approximately 1.5 miles west of Scarborough town centre, with a vision of a neighbourhood to be proud of.

  • Birchfield - Birmingham

    A diverse inner-city neighbourhood located in the Lozells and East Handsworth ward, approximately three miles north of Birmingham city centre.

  • Bountagu - London

    On the eastern fringe of the Lower Edmonton Ward, incorporating two social housing estates – Bounces Road in the north and Barrowfield in the south.

  • Catton Grove - Norwich

    In the north of Norwich, Catton Grove is a residential urban area which is home to around 6,000 people.

  • Grassland Hasmoor - Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire

    Since we were announced as a Big Local area we have been able to come together to produce a long term, but evolving, vision for our neighborhood.

  • Growing Together  - Northampton

    Growing together Big Local, covers five estates in east Northampton – Blackthorn, Goldings, Lings, Lumbertubs and Overstone Lodge.

  • Hanwell - London

    A small area within Ealing which sits between Southall, West Ealing, Perivale and Greenford. The Hanwell Big Local area covers some but not the whole of Hanwell.

  • Northfleet North - Kent

    Since our part of Northfleet was announced as a Big Local area we have been able to come together to produce a long term, but evolving, vision for our neighborhood.

  • Radstock and Westfield - North Someret

    The Communities of Radstock and Westfield are located within the Bath and North East Somerset Local Authority .

  • Ramsey - Cambridgeshire

    A rural market town situated on the edge of the fens. Approximately 9,000 people live in the town and surrounding villages.

  • Revoe Blackpool  - Blackpool

    Since we were announced as a Big Local area we have been able to come together to produce a long term, but evolving, vision for our neighborhood.

  • Three Parishes - Shropshire

    Situated close to the border with Wales in north Shropshire, the Three Parishes Big Local area is made of Weston Rhyn, Gobowen and St Martins and the rural area that lies between them.

  • Westfield - Sheffield

    Big Local area estate is located 8 miles south east of Sheffield city centre. The estate was built in the 1970s and is home to around 4,000 people.

  • Whitley Bay - North Tyneside

    We believe that Whitley Bay needs to reclaim its strengths to cater for the residents as well as to attract visitors.

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