Community money - invested by the community

St Mary’s Get New Play Equipment!

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We are pleased to have contributed £5,000 towards St Marys outdoor play equipment, improving and increasing their pupils time spent outdoors in the fresh air. The school let us know that: Health and Happiness is at the heart of St Marys, due to COVID children have missed on building resilience, having new play equipment will
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Outdoor Play at Fossway

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We are pleased to have been able to support Fosseway school to develop their play equipment so that children can get out more and exercise and learn in the fresh air. The school reported: The funding was used to support Fosse Way School update their Primary Playground area. Money was used to purchase climbing equipment
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New Pond at Westfield Primary School

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We are pleased to have contributed £5,000 towards the creation of an accessible nature area, including a pond, at Westfield Primary School. The school reported: that the site was significantly overgrown, unsafe and inaccessible to all of our school community. The area was cleared during Summer 2021 to enable all of the school’s children, from
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New Outdoor Learning at Trinity Church School

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We are pleased to have contributed towards Trinity Church School’s outdoor play and learning, contributing £5,000 to help them fund the design and build of a bespoke wooden climbing frame and outdoor learning shelter. We recieved this lovely report from the school: Trinity has 37% pupil premium children, many of which come from homes with
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Westfield Track Up and Running

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We’re pleased to have been able to contribute half of the cost towards creating the lovely running track and exercise equipment up at Westhill. Westfield Parish Council led on the project after consultation with the local community, and have created an incredible resource that is used by many people, including the running club, schools, dog
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Apply to Dragons’ Den 9!

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Our ninth Dragons’ Den will take place Friday evening, 21st April, 2023. Application Form. Briefing Notes. Dear potential contestant, dare I say potential winner… You are invited to apply to our 9th Dragons’ Den, taking place on the evening of Fri 21st April! – 5pm to 8pm, Whisty Hall, Radstock. Our Dragons’ Den community event
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Winners – Dragons’ Den 8

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We’re very pleased to say that there were ten winners at our recent Dragons’ Den! That’s another £5k invested in the Radstock and Westfield community for people to carry out projects that will benefit local people. Many thanks to Somer Valley Rotary for contributing £500 towards the prize pot. You can read all about it
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