Rob Wicke, Author at Big Local | my Radstock | my Westfield

Big Local Dragons’ Den Wins Again!

Posted on 16 May 20173 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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
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Roundabout Radstock Big Funded

Posted on 20 February 20173 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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
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Roundabout Radstock 2016

Posted on 16 February 201715 November 2018 by Rob Wicke

A report from DNA arts, who received funding from Big Local towards the Roundabout Radstock community event: Round-about Radstock 2016 was yet another sunny, happy day in the town centre. 400 people took part in the ‘arts passport’ trail paid for by the Big Local fund with 1000 people taking part in the event which
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Opera Came To Town

Posted on 15 February 201721 February 2017 by Rob Wicke

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
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Big Local Dragons’ Den Winner Jim ‘Forrest Gump’ Makes The Papers!

Posted on 30 January 20173 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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
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Previous Dragons’ Den Winners – Video by Our Bigger Story

Posted on 24 January 2017 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 18 January 20173 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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
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Shining a light on Victoria Hall community building

Posted on 9 January 2017 by Rob Wicke

At a recent Dragon’s Den event run by the Radstock and Westfield Big Local, the good people of the community voted to provide funds to help improve the lighting at the Victoria Hall community building. Caroline Green from Victoria Hall has got in touch to let us know about the positive impact the Radstock and
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Firefighters help Radstock town traders put up Christmas trees

Posted on 14 December 2016 by Rob Wicke

We are very happy to have played our part in getting the Christmas trees put up around the Radstock shops this year.. by politely asking if the Avon Fire and Rescue team could help us! Their extremely generous response was a big YES! The workers at Radstock and Westfield Big Local worked tirelessly with the
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Did you win? The local shopping voucher draw has taken place!

Posted on 12 December 201612 December 2016 by Rob Wicke

Radstock and Westfield Big Local Vice Chair, Marlene Morley, along with keen helper Emma, drew the winning entries at the Radstock Museum Christmas Fayre on Saturday the 10th of December. The winners each get a £20 shopping voucher (donated by Radstock and Westfield Big Local) to be spent in local shops only. Our community worker,
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