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YCSW Positively Blooming

Posted on 15 August 2024 by Rob Wicke

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!

Posted on 15 August 202415 August 2024 by Rob Wicke

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!

Posted on 10 August 202310 August 2023 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 1 March 20231 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

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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Forest School Is Brilliant

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

In 2020/21 we commissioned a study looking at how effective the forest school approach can be in our community. Led by a forest school organisation called Curiositree, with support from Bath University, the study focused on two groups – one in St Mary’ school, and the other in the community with support from the Children’s
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St Mary’s Get New Play Equipment!

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

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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