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Big Local update
150 plans and partnerships endorsed
Residents’ top ten priorities
1. Environment 6. Training and skills
2. Community cohesion 7. Community facilities
3. Jobs and economy 8. Crime prevention
4. Youth 9. Financial inclusion
5. Health and wellbeing 10.Older people
Engagement strategiesNCVO research on community engagement (13 BL areas):
Low intensity engagement: Importance of having multitude
of ‘entry points’ to participate and microvolunteering
Don’t overburden volunteers: People tend to slip in and
out of volunteering, so a steady stream key
Community engagement is not easy and needs continual
attention
Communication with residents is paramount: value of
face-to-face interaction/ events with residents to engage
people
Working with Health
agencies
IVAR action research in 7 BL areas :
Big Local partnerships to articulate clear offer to bring to the
table to encourage health agencies to work with them
Importance of identifying allies and common ground
BL areas as ideal test beds for new ideas and activities,
able to take risks that may not be so free to take
Challenges from cuts, mergers and outsourcing
Building confidence, networks and
relationships in communities
83%
85%
87%
89%
91%
94%
11%
9%
9%
8%
3%
5%
6%
6%
4%
3%
6%
I FEEL W E'RE BUILDING A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN MY BIG LOCAL AREA
I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT MY ABILITY TO HELP MAKE BIG LOCAL HAPPEN
I FEEL MORE POSITIVE ABOUT MY BIG LOCAL AREA
I FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO MY BIG LOCAL AREA
I WILL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE WITH MY BIG LOCAL
I 'VE GOT TO KNOW MORE PEOPLE IN MY BIG LOCAL AREA
Strongly agree/agree Disagree/strongly disagree No opinion/don't know
Developing skills and knowledge of the
people involved
62%
67%
74%
88%
88%
88%
27%
23%
19%
9%
7%
7%
11%
10%
7%
4%
5%
4%
I ’VE LEARNT NEW THINGS FROM PEOPLE IN OTHER BIG LOCAL AREAS
I ’VE LEARNT FROM DOING THINGS I HAVEN’T DONE BEFORE
I 'VE LEARNT NEW THINGS AND/OR DEVELOPED NEW SKILLS
I ’VE LEARNT NEW THINGS FROM OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MY BIG LOCAL AREA
BIG LOCAL HAS HELPED ME PUT MY EXISTING KNOW LEDGE/SKILLS TO GOOD USE
I ’VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE MY KNOW LEDGE/SKILLS WITH OTHER PEOPLE
Strongly agree/agree Disagree/strongly disagree No opinion/don't know
Residents in control and in the lead
78%
78%
80%
82%
92%
15%
14%
15%
14%
6%
7%
8%
5%
4%
2%
RESIDENTS HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON WHAT BIG LOCAL W ILL DO
BIG LOCAL IS GIVING RESIDENTS MORE CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS IN THEIR AREA
RESIDENTS ARE LEADING BIG LOCAL IN OUR AREA
WE KEEP RESIDENTS W ELL INFORMED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING W ITH OUR BIG LOCAL
OUR BIG LOCAL PLAN IS BASED ON RESIDENTS’ IDEAS OF HOW TO IMPROVE OUR AREA
Strongly agree/agree Disagree/strongly disagree No opinion/don't know
Good progress at their own pace but
challenges with engagement
40%
46%
57%
67%
70%
78%
83%
87%
49%
46%
31%
14%
21%
16%
9%
6%
11%
7%
11%
20%
10%
6%
8%
8%
THERE IS PRESSURE IN OUR AREA TO GET RESULTS MORE QUICKLY
W E ARE DOING W ELL AT GETT ING MORE RESIDENTS INVOLVED AS W E GO ALONG
OTHERS OUTSIDE OUR PARTNERSHIP ARE NOT AW ARE OF THE PROGRESS W E’RE MAKING
BIG LOCAL HAS CONTRIBUTED TO LAST ING AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN OUR AREA
W E ARE SAT ISFIED W ITH THE PACE W E ARE PROGRESSING W ITH BIG LOCAL
W E HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING W HAT W E SET OUT TO DO
W E HAVE MADE THE RIGHT DECISIONS ABOUT W HAT IS NEEDED IN OUR AREA
W E FEEL CONFIDENT W E W ILL ACHIEVE OUR GOALS IN THE LONG TERM
Strongly agree/agree Disagree/strongly disagree No opinion/don't know
Time spent by residents on Big Local per
week
5+ to 10 hours22%
10+ to 15 hours7%
15+ to 20 hours5%
more than 20 hours4%
zero hours4%
30 minutes to 1 hour11%
1+ to 2 hours19%
2+ to 3 hours9%
3+ to 4 hours8%
4+ to 5 hours11%
5 hours or less58%
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