Timeline of Big Local

Baker, L., Cairns, B., Kyneswood, B., and Taylor, M. (2014) ​‘Big Local Annual Learning Review 2012 to 2013’ (Institute for Voluntary Action Research and Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 25 February 2025)

Baker, L., Garforth, H., Taylor, M., and Turner, K. (2016) ​‘People, places and health agencies: Lessons from Big Local residents’ (Institute for Voluntary Action Research). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Baker, L., Jacklin-Jarvis, C., and Usher, R. (2024) ​‘Spheres of community influence’ (Local Trust, Institute for Voluntary Action Research, and Just Ideas). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 20 January 2025)

BBC News (2019) ​‘EU Referendum Results’. Available at: bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results (Accessed 3 March 2025)

BBC News (2020) ​‘Grenfell Tower: What happened’. Available at: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40301289 (Accessed 3 March 2025)

Community Development Foundation (CDF) (2012) ​‘Early learning from Big Local: An overview of evidence from the first 50 areas, July 2011 to March 2012’ (Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Curtis, A., James, D., Jochum, V., Ockenden, N., Coombes, S., Leech, C., and Walmsley, L. (2016) ​‘A study of community engagement within the Big Local programme’ (Local Trust and National Council for Voluntary Organisations). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 14 February 2025)

Dobson, J., Gore, T., Graham, K., and Swade, K. (2022) ​‘Unlocking the potential of Big Local partnerships: The role and impact of Locally Trusted Organisations’ (Sheffield Hallam University). Available at: shu.ac.uk/centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/unlocking-the-potential-of-big-local-partnerships (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Golden, S., and Walsh, K. (2013) ​‘Getting Started in Wave 2 Big Local areas’ (Community Development Foundation and Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 28 January 2025)

Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) (2015a) ​‘Building on Assets: The Local Trust Approach’ (Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) (2015b) ​‘Funding for resident control: The Local Trust experience so far’ (Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local (Accessed 13 February 2025)

James, D., Jochum, V., Kane, D., Curtis, A., Ockenden, N., Johnston, L., Mendez Sayer, E., and Vanson, T. (2014) ​‘Big Local: The early years’ (National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Institute for Volunteering Research, and Office for Public Management). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 24 January 2025)

Keen, R., and Audickas, L. (2017) ​‘Charities and the voluntary sector: statistics. Briefing Paper Number SN05428’ (House of Commons Library). Available at: https://researchbriefings.file… (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Lee, B., and Donahoe, S. (2016) ​‘Big Local Spring Events 2016: Event report’ (Local Trust and National Association for Neighbourhood Management). Unpublished internal document.

Lee, B., and Donahoe, S. (2017) ​‘Big Local Spring Events 2017: Event report’ (Local Trust and National Association for Neighbourhood Management). Unpublished internal document.

Local Trust (2014) ​‘Getting Started funding in wave 3 areas’. (Accessed 13 February 2025). Unpublished internal document.

Local Trust (2017) ​‘More than just the £1 million: Summary of research on additional resources in Big Local’. Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 12 February 2025)

Local Trust (2018a) ​‘Plan assessment analysis’. Unpublished internal document.

Local Trust (2018b) ​‘Review of the support offer – Final Report’. Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Local Trust (2018c) ​‘The role of the rep in the Big Local programme’. Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Local Trust (2019a) ​‘Big Local areas: not going to plan research report’. Unpublished internal document.

Local Trust (2019b) ​‘Connects 2019 evaluation’. Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Local Trust (2019c) ​‘Working on Big Local: a survey of paid workers’. Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 25 February 2025)

Local Trust (2020) ​‘Rep Research – Summary report’. Unpublished internal document. 

Local Trust (2021a) ​‘Guidance: Assets and Big Local’. Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Local Trust (2021b) ​‘Locally Trusted Organisations (LTOs): Scoping paper’. Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Local Trust (2022b) ​‘Learning from the set-up phase of the Big Local programme’. Unpublished internal document.

Local Trust (2022c) ​‘The role of paid workers in supporting a community-led programme’. Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 28 February 2025)

Local Trust (2023) ​‘Evaluation of funders’ support for community-led change in Big Local – Internal report’. Unpublished internal document. 

Lyon, D., Tunåker, C., Pratt-Boyden, K., and Theodossopoulos, D. (2021) ​‘Power in Big Local Partnerships’ (Local Trust and University of Kent). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 20 November 2024)

McCabe, A., Wilson, M., and Macmillan R. (2018) ​‘Reflections on Community Leadership’ (Local Trust, Sheffield Hallam University, and Third Sector Research Centre). Available at: ourbiggerstory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2018_OBS_leadership_paper.pdf (Accessed 24 January 2025) 

McCabe, A., Wilson, M., Macmillan, R., Morgans, P., and Edwards, M. (2017) ​‘Big Local: Beyond the Early Years – Our Bigger Story: The Longitudinal Multi Media Evaluation of Big Local 2015 – 2016’ (Local Trust and Third Sector Research Centre). Available at: ourbiggerstory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OBS-2015–16-Final-Full-Report.pdf ;(Accessed 2nd April 2025)

National Association for Neighbourhood Management (NANM) (2017) ​‘Chairs action learning group: A series of problem solving meetings’ (Local Trust). Unpublished internal document. 

Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) (2025) ​‘About’. Available at: ocsi.uk/about/ (Accessed February 2025)

Popay, J., Halliday, E., Mead, R., Townsend, A., Akhter, N., Bambra, C., Barr, B., Anderson de Cuevas, R., Daras, K., Egan, M., Gravenhorst, K., Janke, K., Safiriyu Kasim, A., McGowan, V., Ponsford, R., Reynolds, J., and Whitehead, M. (2023) ​‘Investigating health and social outcomes of the Big Local community empowerment initiative in England: a mixed method evaluation’ (Public Health Research, vol. 11 issue 9). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 29 January 2025) 

Ryder, R., and Evans, J. (2015) ​‘Influences on the development of Big Local’ (Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Street, L. (2020) ​‘Power in our hands: An inquiry into positive and lasting change in the Big Local programme’ (Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 14 February 2025)

Terry, L., and Fisher, L. (2020) ​‘Power in our hands: An inquiry into place-based funding in the Big Local programme’ (Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 14 February 2025)

Terry, V., Usher, R., Rooney, K., Buckley, E., and Garforth, H. (2023) ​‘Building community leadership’ (Local Trust, Institute for Voluntary Action Research, and Just Ideas). Available on Learning from Big Local. (Accessed 28 January 2025)

The Guardian (2016) ​‘40 charities account for nearly 20% of total income for voluntary sector’. Available at: theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2016/apr/11/40-charities-account-for-nearly-20-of-total-income-for-voluntary-sector (Accessed 3 March 2025)

The Guardian (2024) ​‘How a decade of austerity has squeeze council budgets in England’. Available at: theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/29/how-a-decade-of-austerity-has-squeezed-council-budgets-in-england (Accessed 3 March 2025)

Turner, J. (2016a) ​‘Effectiveness of Big Local learning support: Executive summary’ (Local Trust and Rocket Science). Available on Learning from Big Local (Accessed 13 February 2025)

Turner, J. (2016b) ​‘Effectiveness of Big Local learning support: Report’ (Local Trust and Rocket Science). Unpublished internal document.

Walsh, K., and Golden, S. (2014) ​‘Influences on the development of Big Local areas’ (Community Development Foundation and Local Trust). Available on Learning from Big Local (Accessed 13 February 2025)