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How Much Sugar Do You Eat?
Let the Sugar Smart Campaign know and you could win prizes! Take the survey: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/consultations/sugar-consumption-survey
Radstock Town Football Club Changing For The Better!
At our very first Dragons' Den, back in 2014, the attending residents of Radstock and Westfield voted to support the Radstock Town Football Club in their quest to build new changing room facilities. They were awarded £500, which has gone some way to help get them started, as you can see from the picture. They are[...]
Westfield Fun Day A Sugar Smart Success
Hundreds of people were introduced to the Sugar Smart campaign by Rob, our very own human banana! Making up the friendly bunch were Sarah and her side-split Emma. It was great fun and tons of people played the popular human fruit machine and won a goody bag supplied by Radco, with water, fruit and a[...]
The Young Actors Group benefit from Big Local funding
We recently caught up with Jaydean Dawkins who is the director and founder of Confessions of a Youth Theatre Company. Her group were grateful to receive funding from local residents who voted for their project at the Radstock and Westfield Big Local Dragons' Den in September 2016. Hi Jaydean, you won £500 at our fourth[...]
Radstock and Westfield are leading the Sugar Smart way in B&NES! Launched at Roundabout Radstock
We are honoured to have been nominated the lead community for the B&NES Sugar Smart Campaign! We launched it in Radstock at the Roundabout Radstock event and will be working with Virgin Care and B&NES to promote sugar awareness in the community. Check out the Sugar Smart website for more information on what it's all[...]
Big Local Dragons’ Den Wins Again!
Radstock & Westfield Big Local help local people to make their community an even better place to live in their 5th Dragons’ Dens style event The Victoria Hall was a fantastic venue, with the bleacher seating allowing just over one hundred residents a perfect view of the stage. It was awash with excited energy for[...]
Big Local Dragons’ Den 2017 – Applications Encouraged!
The Radstock & Westfield Big Local Dragons' Den is an amazing way to get local people involved in your community project - 40 projects have already been supported! This is a fun event where you have 90 seconds to pitch your idea to local people, in a friendly setting, and they choose whether we fund it.[...]
Roundabout Radstock Big Funded
Chloe Edgell reports on how her organisation, DNA arts, helped to benefit our community with support from Radstock and Westfield Big Local: Please give us a statement of how it has helped/improved/impacted on our local community: Round-about Radstock 2016 was yet another sunny, happy day in the town centre. 400 people took part in the[...]
Opera Came To Town
Musicians South West, led by Jackie Bevan, put in a successful application to the Radstock & Westfield Big Local Big Fund. Our management supported the initiative to bring a new and innovative event to the area that provided a learning experience to local residents. Jackie reports on how the event went: Please give us a[...]
Big Local Dragons’ Den Winner Jim ‘Forrest Gump’ Makes The Papers!
Local residents voted to grant Jim Plunkett-Cole £500 at the Radstock and Westfield Dragons' Den event in 2016. He was due to set off on a huge run, following in the footsteps of (the fictional) Forrest Gump across the USA. His project idea was to carry out live video chats with classes at our local[...]
Previous Dragons’ Den Winners – Video by Our Bigger Story
Are you thinking about entering the Radstock and Westfield Big Local Dragons' Den competition this April? You could win £500 to make your community idea happen! Have a look at this fab video to see how previous winners are getting on: Many thanks to Our Bigger Story for creating the video http://www.ourbiggerstory.com/
Somer Valley Walking Festival Report
The Somer Valley Walking Festival were successful applicants to our Big Fund pot in 2016. With the grant from us and match funding from others they were able to organise two guided walks in our area and link in with a talk about the Somer valley at Radstock Museum. This is their report: Please tell[...]
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 our our community. We aim to draw more money and support in to the area, turning the £1m into much much more.