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Small Fund Pot Launched
We’re pleased to be able to offer local, unincorporated community associations up to £500, in order to increase their resilience or the resilience of the community they serve. Small Fund Pot – total of £5,000 For: Local unincorporated community associations to increase their resilience or community resilience. Amount per organisation: Up to £500. Fund Close date: End of
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Hot Square Meal Project 2
We are pleased to be able to offer a weekly hot square meal to any Radstock/Westfield resident who is on the Department of Health ‘clinically vulnerable’ list and are either: unable to get a hot meal / at risk of deteriorating mental health. If this is you or someone you know, please call the Community
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Care calls for carers
As part of our Covid response we have made sure that local carers are getting as much support as possible. We funded the Carers’ Centre to provide supportive calls, letters and activity packs to around 200 carers. Here is some great feedback: ‘It’s been a struggle to say the least – very hard. We feel
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Small Stuff Baby Bank helping families most at need
We’re delighted to have provided support to Rachel Steeper and Small Stuff Baby Bank so that they can upscale the great work they’ve been doing in the community – They help new families who are in need, with all kinds of baby related supplies such as nappies, formula, wipes and cotton wool, nappy rash cream,
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Food Parcels Bring Relief to Families in Radstock and Westfield
report first appeared in Radstock Nub News The Radstock & Westfield Big Local community group have been taking action to help people respond to the challenges that Covid19 has created for our community. As well as setting up and running a food delivery project ourselves, we’ve funded Sporting Family Change to deliver weekly food parcels
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Hot Square Meal Project – Final Report
Hot Square Meal Project – Report On Weds 25th March our worker sent round an email asking how we could invest some of our money as a way to help out the community in this difficult time. Within a few hours we had come up with a project idea to provide hot square meals to
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BIG LOCAL MAKING THE MOST OF £1m
Radstock and Westfield were jointly awarded £1million by the Big Lottery Fund as part of Big Local; a resident led programme which is based on the needs and priorities of the 150 Big Local areas in England. Residents are supported by The Local Trust (who manage Big Local) to drive the Radstock and Westfield Big Local forward. We are using the funds to help organisations deliver new, innovative projects that meet the needs of our community. We aim to draw more money and support in to the area, turning the £1m into much much more.
Our Priorities
Resilience
Our community and community organisations can build strength and plan for the future
Youth Skills
Young people can shape a youth service that works for them
Health & Wellbeing
Residents can access services and information that enable them to take charge of their health
MAKING IT HAPPEN
Delivering our Plan & continuing beyond the lottery funding