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overview. : What’s it all about?. Making your area an even better place to live Bringing together local talent, ambitions, skills and energy Residents using at least £1m to make a massive and lasting difference. key features.
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: What’s it all about? • Making your area an even better place to live • Bringing together local talent, ambitions, skills and energy • Residents using at least £1m to make a massive and lasting difference
key features • Continuous involvement of residents • Accountable local partnership • Maximising long-term benefit • Building ability and sharing learning • Flexible and realistic • Additional to public money
What is ? A programme that feels and acts local at all times • At least a 10 year programme • Resident-driven • Builds on local talents and aspirations • Better places to live now and in the future • Not just a grants programme – money can be used for social investments (loans), buying specialists services or grants
pathway Each area follows the Big Local pathway, developing a unique programme of activity to achieve Big Local outcomes: • Getting people involved • Exploring your Big Local vision • Forming your Big Local partnership • Creating a Big Local plan • Delivering your Big Local plan • Collecting the evidence • Reviewing your Big Local plan and partnership
pathway • Getting people involved • Spreading the word about Big Local • Residents know how they can get involved • Find organisations and local businesses that might want to be involved • Getting people involved in an ongoing activity throughout Big Local
pathway • Exploring your Big Local vision • What do people like now about your area? • What would people like to change? • What can you build on? • Finding out from a range of people in your area • Lots of different visions at this stage
reps • Support your area in • understanding Big Local • creating your shared vision • forming your Big Local partnership • planning for the future • doing and reviewing your activities • Act as a mentor and critical friend on your area’sBig Local journey: BigLocal Rep: Alana Gooding AlanaGoodingBL@aol.com
What happens next? • Find people to get involved and spread the word • ‘Getting People Involved’ funding programme (£20,000 for your area to do this work) • Your area has identified a trusted local organisation to hold the funding (Fratton Community Association) and has a Steering Group • Your area continues its journey along the Big Local pathway
We need to be forward-thinking, creative and positive and: • respect that there may be different views and opinions in the area • re-imagine how the area could be in the future • recognise and build on the positive things that already exist • reflect the views of different communities within the area. • What are you most proud of in your area? • What could make your area even better?
: contacts Fratton BigLocal Office in Fratton Community Centre 07840 122224 Email us for info/to offer your ideas or comments frattonbiglocal@yahoo.co.uk www.frattonbiglocal.org.uk Follow us on Twitter: @frattonbiglocal Become a fan/share our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/FrattonBigLocal
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