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Clock Tower Chimes Again… But Only When Told!!!

Well done to Radstock Museum for raising the funds to restore the iconic clock tower so that the clock face functions and the bells chime. We’re pleased to have been able to contribute to the process, providing funding towards engineering that ensure the chimes only go off during sociable hours! Somerset Coalfield Life raised their
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Walking Festival in Radstock & Westfield

The Somer Valley Walking Festival gave a great pitch to the voting public at Dragons’ Den 5 and were awarded funds towards promoting the festival to our community. They wrote in to let us know how it went: All the events ( opening talk, short walks , longer walks and family walk and art walk) 
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Training For Radstock Museum Results in Regular Radio Show

Congratulations to Radstock Museum for making the most of the radio, media and print training funded by Radstock & Westfield Big Local – They now have a regular slot on the Somer Valley FM station!!! See the other organisations that have received funding to learn skills in radio, media and print – training provided by
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SWALLOW Charity Learn New Skills in Media and Radio thanks to Big Local Funding and SVFM Training

Check out this write up in the MNR Journal about how SWALLOW Charity members are learning new skills in media, radio and press with Somer Valley FM. We’re really pleased to have funded this course for SWALLOW, and have also provided funding to other organisations too, see here for other reports.