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Category: Life Long Learning

Silver Band Teaches Young People a Lesson

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What an absolute joy it was to take so many young people with us to the Areas this year! They played a key part in us securing second place and will be coming to the national finals with us this September! This would not have been possible without support for tuition and room hire! Word
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Listening Support Sessions

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Off The Record were one of the winners at our 10th Dragon’s Den and have now completed their project to listen to young people to support their mental health. Here’s their report: Two BCAP trained counsellors delivered 12 weeks of 1:1 50-minute sessions (approx. 96). Young people aged 10 – 25 received a minimum of
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Radstock Wellbeing Group Being Well Activities

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A winner at our 10th Dragons’ Den, Radstock Wellbeing Group have reported back on their project: Radstock Well-Being Group Dragons’ Den Winner’s Report 2024-2025 Please receive this report with immense thanks as the grant we were allocated has enabled us to have a very good year filled with a wide range of activities which would
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YCSW Positively Blooming

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A really lovely report with some great reflections from Youth Connect South West on their gardening group project, part funded by their Dragons’ Den 9 win:   Age group: 11-19 Young people involved in the project: 27 Number of sessions: 4x2hours dedicated project session with YP, 4x2hours open access session, 2hours weekly with YP June-September,
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Always learning at SWALLOW!

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SWALLOW won £500 at our 9th Dragons’ Den for their workbench and making project. Jade Ogden led the project with the SWALLOW members and reports: “Members of our Horticulture Group were delighted to be able to purchase a new wood-workbench, as it is something that they had wanted for a long time. It has enabled
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Mud Kitchen in Radstock Library Already Dirty!

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Radstock Library volunteers, Julie and Mike, were worthy winners at our eighth Dragons’ Den, and received a grant of £500 to create a sensory play area in the library. They’ve reported back to us that “the project has allowed young mums and carers of young children from Radstock and the surrounding area to meet in
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Graffiti in Radstock

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Youth Connect South West, with the help of some of their young people, gave a brilliant pitch at our 8th Dragons’ Den, and won a grant of £500 towards a graffiti project, here’s their report…   The youth team at Radstock have been able to offer a summer graffiti project on the hoarding at Radco,
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Sporting Family Change – Social Prescribing Project

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We are pleased to have supported Sporting Family Change with a grant, in order to explore and evidence a social prescribing project that enables isolated people to get out of their house and get moving. Sporting Family Change reported: Sporting Family Change have continued to deliver this new project focused on social prescribing in the
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