Early Stage Support Programme Evaluation Report
Funded by the Nationwide Foundation, Locality’s Early Stage Support (ESS) programme (2016 – 2018) assisted...
Report
Search the resources for community business by using the search box, filtering by popular articles, A-Z and Date added in the drop down menu or by filtering using right hand menu.
Knowledge articles cover key areas of community business in bite size, easy to read articles.
Funded by the Nationwide Foundation, Locality’s Early Stage Support (ESS) programme (2016 – 2018) assisted...
Report
For community businesses, owning an asset can provide a sustainable income stream and a secure...
Guide
Watch this free online webinar on managing membership for community co-operatives and learn what support...
Webinar
Watch this free online webinar to help you understand the different legal structures available to...
Webinar
This report is intended to appeal to those interested in understanding more about Community Economic...
Report
Growing and eating healthy food has a number of health and wellbeing benefits from gardening,...
Link
Key resources from the Neighbourhood Planning programme with hyperlinks to their location on the My...
Report
This toolkit aims to help those involved in Neighbourhood Planning to consider the issues of...
Toolkit
This guide is designed specifically to help parish and town councillors support their communities and...
Guide
This toolkit explains the purpose, content and use of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between...
Guide, Template
This guide from Media Trust will help you get your messaging on point to communicate...
Guide
This tool has been prepared to help neighbourhood planning groups to address regeneration issues in...
Guide
Green infrastructure contributes to the quality and distinctiveness of the local environment. It creates opportunities...
Guide
Getting coverage in local and regional media is a great way to raise your profile...
Guide
2017, Version 2 Introducing the latest co-operative and community-led homes projects across England, and how...
Report
There’s a good chance you already have a load of ideas about how you’d like to improve...
Toolkit
Writing a press release can help you to get media coverage of your organisation or...
Guide
Whether you need specialist skills, advice or training, this guide can help you get the...
Guide
As more and more Neighbourhood Planning Qualifying Bodies (QBs) seek to develop household, resident and...
Toolkit
Our Place is a government programme launched in July 2013 and funded by the Department...
Report
Our involvement with people putting community economic development (CED) into practice in a wide range...
Toolkit
My Community asked nearly half of the 50 areas involved in the Community Economic Development programme...
Guide
The Community Development Foundation ask a number of local community groups and organisations involved in...
Guide
The Community Economic Development (CED) programme 2015-16 had approximately 50 different areas involved. In summer...
Video
A list of the successful new and existing projects who have made it on to the...
Guide
The guide is targeted at people and organisations that are currently preparing neighbourhood plans, or...
Guide
How to set up, run and sustain a community hub to transform local service provision....
Guide
We’ve compiled a list of some the key funding sources that support green spaces in...
Link
In any community asset transfer there will be a process of negotiation between the local...
Guide
This TUPE Guidance Note forms part of a series of legal guidance notes and documents...
Guide
This legal process map forms part of a series of legal guidance notes and documents...
Guide
This guide is aimed at any community organisation which either lets out space in a...
Guide
This guide, produced by Locality in partnership with the Local Government Association and the National...
Guide
This guide forms part of a series of resources produced for the My Community programme,...
Guide
These feasibility checklists form part of a series of resources produced for the My Community...
Guide
This publication forms part of a series of legal guidance notes and documents produced by...
Guide
This guide has been produced as part of the Community Ownership and Management of Assets...
Guide
This guide is a step-by-step guide to using the Community Right to Build.
Guide
The guide is intended as a general introduction and overview of developing and delivering community-led...
Guide
The main principles of community engagement are: Avoid tokenism The purpose of undertaking community engagement...
Guide
There are three types of organisation structure for groups: Small groups Constituted groups Incorporated organisations....
Guide
You are not limited to just one form of fundraising and investment – in fact...
Guide
This table sets out the types of funding that can be used with different legal...
Guide
Guidance Notes to apply for Community-led Buildings Pre-Feasibility Grants and Project Support Grants. Before you...
Grant Guidance Notes
You will need income and spending projections and cash flow projections for at least three...
Guide
The Balanced Scorecard is a simple business tool, designed to capture on one page various...
Template
This guide gives an introduction to ‘community economic development’ and what it means for your community.
Guide
Community economic development (CED) plans are intended to help residents, local business, and public sector...
Presentation
Creating a short video to promote and raise awareness of your Community Economic Development plan...
Guide
We all connect to people’s stories better than facts and figures, which is why it’s...
Presentation
When a sample of CED areas were asked what they need help or support with...
Guide
This is a guide for community organisations wanting to attract additional funding through various different...
Guide
This guide gives an insight into what community finance is, what types of community finance...
Guide
This community guide looks at local data and how it is crucial for getting a...
Guide
This community guide gives an overview of how best to involve as much of the community...
Guide
This guide aims to make procurement and commissioning (thereafter procurement) more relevant for Our Place...
Guide
A guide inspired by the experience of Our Place projects This guide starts with an...
Guide
A list of the successful projects for the Community Economic Development programme 2015-16.
Report
This Community Guide provides you with information introducing and supporting the development of renewable energy...
Guide
This paper is one of several published by the Food Supply and Distribution project, which...
Report
This guide has been produced for Our Place areas who are implementing their Operational Plans,...
Presentation
Neighbourhood community budgets: Introducing the pilot areas Our Place is an important element of the...
Report
This guide aims to help Our Place areas engage effectively with their council. It provides guidance...
Guide
An Our Place operational plan is the business case for your Our Place project. The...
Guide
This short guide aims to provide an introduction to co-design in public services: the reasons...
Guide
Examples of exemplar cost-benefit analyses from the Our Place programme 2014-15. Three areas on the...
Example Plan
This is a guide to cost-benefit analysis (CBA), designed to help those new to this...
Guide
Our Place puts communities at the heart of service delivery in their area and involves...
Template
These Building Blocks have been identified from key messages, learning and lessons learnt from both the...
Guide
Our Place is all about ensuring that communities and service users can influence and design local...
Guide
You’ll hear people talking about demonstrating and measuring impact, which means taking a step back...
Presentation
If you want to effectively tell people your story, or convince a community to support...
Presentation
When applying for funding or creating a plan, it is important to have good evidence of...
Presentation
Online maps can be a great way of sharing what’s going on in your community...
Toolkit
This guide aims to help groups engage effectively, and benefit from working with partners. Read...
Guide
A list of eight things to consider for public consultation or community engagement.
Guide
Public services are undergoing a period of significant transformation. In order to address the current...
Guide
This quick start guide is intended to help public sector organisations understand a key measure...
Link
The Community Right to Challenge is the right for community organisations to submit an expression...
Guide
A guide on taking account of social considerations in public procurement by the EU Commission....
Link
Authorities also have a general duty to consider ‘best value’ under the Local Government Act 1999,...
Link
The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 places a legal duty on public bodies to...
Link
Through the Localism Act 2011, the Government has introduced new powers for communities in England...
Guide
The changes laid before Parliament on 12 March 2015 came into force on 6 April...
Link
Have you listed an asset of community value in your local area? Are you the...
Template
The Local Government Transparency Code 2014 sets out the minimum data that local authorities should...
Link
A high level introduction to the ‘spectrum’ of legal options available, pros and cons for...
Guide
Heritage is about what we value from our past – what we decide to keep,...
Report
These two Inquisitive Penguin videos were created by South Cambridgeshire District Council, and are helpful, and supportive...
Video
Profit margins for all community/independent shops are tight. Reducing overheads by spending less on energy...
Guide
Yvonne Field, UBELE and Kunle Olulode, Voice4Change present a webinar on key equality issues & tips...
Webinar
This document gives an overview of the multiple asset transfer process.
Report
Allotments are valuable community spaces that provide people with the opportunity to enjoy regular physical...
Link
This resource provides you with the template forms to nominate an Asset of Community Value....
Template
Part 5 Chapter 3 of the Localism Act, and the Assets of Community Value (England)...
Link
The full government regulation on Assets of Community Value (ACV) 2012. Link: The Assets of...
Link
This is a list of the pubs in England listed as Assets of Community Value,...
Report
Some commonly used terms used when talking about Community Asset Transfer. Asset An item of property...
Glossary
Aimed at both local authorities and community groups, this guidance is designed to provide clear,...
Guide
The Amateur Swimming Association and the Asset Transfer Unit are pleased to introduce the Guidance...
Guide
A history of community asset ownership was written by Steve Wyler, former CEO of Locality....
Report
This guide is for individual people or groups of people who want to organise in...
Guide
This guide is aimed at community football clubs and leagues which are either considering or...
Guide
The Community Right to Reclaim Land allows communities to challenge local councils and some other...
Link
This form helps people to exercise their rights under the Community Right to Reclaim Land...
Link
Community Asset Transfer is an established mechanism used to enable the community ownership and management...
Guide
The Community Right to Bid allows communities and parish councils to nominate buildings or land...
Guide
Get the facts on community self-build and how you can get involved.
Guide
The information in this guide comes as a result of knowledge gained from auditing over 120 Oxfordshire community buildings ranging from village halls to sports pavilions...
Guide
This is a guide for groups who have decided to develop a community-led housing project...
Toolkit, Video
This is a guide for groups who have decided to develop a community-led housing project...
Toolkit, Video
This is a guide for groups who have decided to develop a community-led housing project...
Toolkit, Video
This is a guide for groups who are considering a particular community-led housing project and...
Toolkit, Video
Housing Providers typically own a range of Community Assets including land and buildings – in...
Guide
This research which examined the work of 10 community-led housing organisations in England, was published in...
Report
This guide note is for people who are interested in setting up or becoming part...
Guide
The Community Buildings Checker has been designed to give a quick and rough overview as...
Link
The community rights are a set of powers that give you a greater say over...
Guide
Are you worried that your local pub is going to close down, or be sold...
Guide
Here is a list of useful links for community-led housing. Locality Brokers Locality Brokers partners...
What are Community Right to Build Orders? Community Right to Build Orders are one of...
Guide
Put simply, a Community Profile is a snapshot in time of the community.
Guide
This guide sets out how neighbourhood groups, including Parish and Town Councils and Neighbourhood Forums,...
Guide
This toolkit will help neighbourhood groups preparing neighbourhood plans and Neighbourhood Development Orders (NDOs) who...
Guide
Definitions of frequently used terms in neighbourhood planning.
Glossary
These five Neighbourhood Planning video tutorials will help guide you through the grant and technical...
Grant Guidance Notes, Video
This data of known designated neighbourhood planning areas is based on research by Department for...
Report
This guide has been prepared to guide organisations on the use of NDOs and CRtBOs.
Guide
This guide describes the role of good design within a neighbourhood plan, setting out some...
Guide
In this guide you’ll find advice on, helping people to imagine the future, engaging with...
Guide
This guide is aimed at neighbourhood planning groups who are intending to allocate sites for...
Guide
This guide is aimed at neighbourhood planners. It explains how neighbourhood planners, including Parish and...
Guide
This guide describes the process of commissioning consultants to support the town/ parish council or...
Guide
This guidance note deals with the need for neighbourhood plans to be in general conformity...
Guide
This paper provides an update on housing delivery progress in areas where neighbourhood plans have...
Report
The following neighbourhood planning areas have provided their terms of reference for you to view...
Example Plan
This resource is designed to help groups or individuals who want to establish a neighbourhood...
Guide, Template
Eden Project have developed some social media guidelines for Neighbourhood Planning areas. Link: Social media guidelines...
Link
A guide to creating happier, healthier, greener communities. This guidebook has been developed to help...
Link
This toolkit gets you started – how to decide on what channels and how to...
Presentation, Toolkit
This slideshow guide and press release template will help you engage local journalists so they...
Toolkit
This report has been produced as part of the support contract for neighbourhood planning and...
Report
This resource explains: the documents you need to submit with your neighbourhood plan how to...
Toolkit
This resource explains what a basic conditions statement is, what needs to be included in...
Toolkit
This resource explains what a consultation statement is, what information it should include, how it...
Toolkit
This resource explains why the structure is important, what should (and should not) be included...
Toolkit
This resource explains what a neighbourhood plan policy is, how to structure a neighbourhood plan...
Toolkit
This resource explains what a character assessment is, the benefits of completing a character assessment,...
Toolkit
This note provides an idea of the different sources of quantitative data (facts and figures)...
Toolkit
This resource explains what evidence is, why evidence is important in policy development, what different...
Toolkit
This resource explains what a neighbourhood plan vision statement is, what neighbourhood plan objectives are,...
Toolkit
This resource focuses on how to effectively engage and work with landowners and developers during...
Toolkit
This resource explains how to set up a neighbourhood forum including involving 21 people, ensuring...
Toolkit
This resource focuses on assisting groups in designating their neighbourhood area. It explains, what a...
Toolkit
This resource explains the role of the local planning authority in neighbourhood planning, how to...
Toolkit
This resource focuses on how to share the workload when developing your neighbourhood plan. It...
Toolkit
This resource focuses on how to make effective decisions when developing your neighbourhood plan. It...
Toolkit
This resource explains: How to identify the resources and skills available within your community, external...
Toolkit
This resource explains: Why you need to prepare a project plan, what goes in a...
Toolkit
Taking real world examples from neighbourhood plans across the country, The Power of Neighbourhood Planning...
Guide
The Project Planner will assist you to set key dates on the neighbourhood planning journey.
Guide
The Localism Act contains a wide range of measures to devolve more powers to councils...
Link
These are the Guidance Notes to apply for Neighbourhood Planning Grants and Technical Support.
Grant Guidance Notes
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is taking action to give local communities...
Link
These are the Regulations set out the procedure for the designation of neighbourhood areas and...
Link
Provides advice on the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act 2012, including key...
Link
This guide is for all those involved in, or thinking about, producing a Neighbourhood Plan,...
Guide
Planning jargon can seem like a foreign language so this guide shows how to write...
Guide
This guide gives a concise summary of the process for producing a Neighbourhood Plan under...
Guide
Whether you want to save your local pub or develop more affordable housing in your area, it’s easy to get started today.
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