WELCOME TO THE WEST END MORECAMBE BIG LOCAL (WEM)
West End Morecambe – Big Local (WEM for short) was a resident-led community partnership working to help improve the West End area of Morecambe. WEM was one of 150 similar partnerships across the country who together made up the Big Local programme, which was run by an organisation called Local Trust.
The Big Local programme officially closes on March 31st 2026, marking the end of a £200+ million investment in 150 communities across England.
WEM was awarded a million pounds over ten years (around £100,000 per year) and charged with spending that through an Action Plan drawn up by local people. Our final closing report shows how that money was spent and also reflects on the challenges we faced. WEM had its ups and downs and learned the hard way about some of the challenges of enabling a community to work together.
You can download a PDF copy of the final report via the button below.
