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Toolkits and future support
Practical support and resources for community organisations
Find out moreDemonstrating the value of long-term, unconditional, resident-led funding
Find out moreA series of projects sharing what worked in the Big Local programme and why, and supporting the Big Local legacy in the communities that were involved.
Beacon areas
Supporting connections between community organisations continuing resident-led action beyond Big Local
Find out moreHealth inequalities
Supporting community-led health and wellbeing approaches to tackle health inequalities
Find out moreThe latest news and blogs from Local Trust, Big Local and beyond, exploring community power and resident-led change
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At this year’s Connects, we’ll be launching a new film celebrating your achievements since the start of the Big Local programme. We’d love to include as many Big Local areas as possible – so we’re asking you to send us your favourite moments and memories to be featured!
After more than a decade of Big Local, we want to showcase some of your incredible achievements over the years.
The video will explore the ambitions, plans, projects and change created by partnerships up and down the country, in celebration of the people and communities who have delivered Big Local.
Here’s a sneak peak of some of the footage we’ve captured so far…
We’re asking Big Local areas to submit up to three pieces of content, which show the progress you’ve made, your favourite moments, or your key achievements since the start of the programme.
These can be photos and/or videos, of a maximum of two minutes. For example:
You can share whatever you think represents your Big Local journey best, whether that’s three photos of special moments or just one video of a partnership member talking about the progress you’ve made.
As a partnership, please agree the content you want to submit before choosing one person to fill out the form, so we don’t get duplication.
Please share your content using this form by Friday 8 September 2023.
If you have any questions or need longer to submit your content, please get in touch with Beth Lazenby at beth.lazenby@localtrust.org.uk
Don’t forget – you need to make sure you have the right consent for the content you share with us. That means everyone who appears has given their permission for you to photograph or film them, and for you to share that content with us, for us to use in the film, at Connects and on Local Trust’s channels. We provide a consent form for you to sign when you submit your content.
If you’d like to create new content for the film, we have top tips and useful resources that can help!
Our Find your voice toolkit, created by our communications partner Tamsin Curror, includes top tips on how to capture great photos:

Top tips for snapping great photos, Find your voice toolkit
Our communications partner, Peg Alexander, has created a brilliant seven-minute video on how to film great videos using just your smartphone. It covers everything from how to hold your phone to getting the sound and visuals spot on and where to edit the final product
We can’t wait to see what you share and for the film showcase at Big Local Connects 23!