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 Reports

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The latest two Our Bigger Story evaluation reports, Paper 1: Building Systems of Community Connection and Control and Paper 2: Towards legacies for People and Places, explore the extent to which, by the end of 2021, residents had used their Big Local resources and support as a catalyst to foster and create a sustained impact. They also look 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. Two 'Big Local Futures films' accompany these reports:

Building Community Power: the role of the Big Local programme
Towards Legacy for People and Places

LOCATIONS

  • Ambition Lawrence Weston
    Ambition Lawrence Weston - Bristol

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

  • Barrowcliff
    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
    Birchfield - Birmingham

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

  • Bountagu
    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
    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
    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
    Growing Together  - Northampton

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

  • Hanwell
    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
    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
    Radstock and Westfield - North Someret

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

  • Ramsey
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.

Our Video Showcases

Building Community Power: the role of the Big Local programme
Filmed discussion and debate from OBS joint workshops
Debates and Discussions with Big Local areas
Films from the Our Bigger Story case study areas
Summary films