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Creativity at Hope House – the Natural Theatre way

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One of ten projects to receive funding via our community-led Dragons’ Den, Natural Theatre Company explain why their work is important and what they did with the grant: We were approached last year by the Social Prescriber at Hope House Surgery in Radstock to provide a series of free creative wellbeing workshops for adults in
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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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Apply to take part in our twelfth Dragons’ Den!!!

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Our twelfth Dragons’ Den is coming soon! Save the date: Fri 25th April 5:30pm to 7:30pm, at Westfield Sports and Community Centre, Westhill Road, BA3 3TE. The application process is open! Deadline: 5pm, Mon 11th April. Download Application Form Download Briefing Notes Dear potential contestant, dare I say potential winner… You are invited to apply to our
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Dragons’ Den a Winner!

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£10,000 granted to local community projects at Dragons’ Den! The excitement and energy was high at Westfield Sports and Community Centre on a recent Friday evening, where more than seventy residents of Radstock and Westfield turned up to make our 11th community Dragons’ Den a very special event! All the pitches were brilliant and absolutely
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Toilet un-block

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Westfield Community Centre are the proud owners of a newly refurbished toilet block, in part thanks to a £500 grant from Radstock & Westfield Big Local. Terry Andrews, Manager said “Thank you for grant money it was a great help in refurbishment of gents toilet. The floor was sealed and latexed new heavy duty flooring.walls
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A Running Report!

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Local residents pitched at our 9th Dragons’ Den for funds towards setting up a park-run in our community… they won and wow have they delivered! Here’s their wonderful report on how things are going: With support from the Big Local’s Dragon’s Den and other local organisations/businesses, Five Arches parkrun launched on 23rd September 2023 and
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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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