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I found this morning's (re)launch of the 'Big Society' in Liverpool very interesting. As the Government itself has previously acknowledged, ensuring communities are given real power to address local issues will need more than just applying better sticking plasters or creating a stronger safety net. It will mean giving those most vulnerable neighbourhoods the knowledge, tools and confidence to make their own decisions and the freedom to take collective responsibility and action. Groundwork’s Centenary Gardens project in Manchester has done just that. The success of the project is entirely down to the drive and determination of a community who had very clear – and very strong views – on how a local issue should be dealt with. The site used to be a derelict and dangerous piece of land in Old Trafford. Actively supported by Groundwork, a group of local residents, the local authority, school and a youth club worked together to secure the transformation into a green space that, as a result of addressing their original concerns and implementing their solutions, inspires them to take on the job of its ongoing maintenance. The Big Society is, at the moment, a defining concept for the way this Government intends to play the cards it’s been dealt. We must be ready to respond to ensure that those on the margins can take part and take more control of the places in which they live, and the cards that they in turn have been dealt.
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