Community money - invested by the community

CoppaFeel event a success in Radstock!

We are very proud to have funded the CoppaFeel event in our area! They were awarded the funding by the residents of Radstock and Westfield at our 3rd Dragons’ Den. ARTICLE FROM MNR JOURNAL SOMERSET 23.4.16 http://www.mnrjournal-somerset.co.uk/article.cfm?id=101012&headline=Successful Two mothers with young chidren from the same class at Longvernal School, Midsomer Norton, who were diagnosed with breast
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Dragons’ Den 20th Nov 2015

A date has been set for our third Radstock and Westfield Big Local Dragons’ Den evening, join us and please pass on the good news to your friends, neighbours and colleague’s. The Dragons’ Den pot is designed to enable individuals and organisations to receive money to carry out projects that will benefit the Radstock and
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Holiday Play Scheme for Radstock and Westfield

Radstock and Westfield Big Local are proud to have funded The Community Bus to deliver holiday play schemes in our area. We asked Mel Clarke how they got on: How has the funding helped our local community? This project addressed social inclusion by bringing children together for play and to make friends. Social deprivation is
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Residential stay for Radstock Junior Club

Radstock and Westfield Big Local are proud to have funded, via their Dragons’ Den pot, a residential stay for Radstock Junior Club. We caught up with Nicky Albrow to see how they got on: How has the funding helped our local community? The group benefits local children aged 11-18 with additional needs.  They find it difficult
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Funding for Youth Worker

  Sally Carmac Bailey accepts a cheque from Radstock and Westfield Big Local, on behalf of Radical youth club. The grant will ensure the youth club can carry on for another 6 months whilst they look for a sustainable source of income. The money comes out the Radstock and Westfield Big Local pot for ‘sustaining professional youth work
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Dial&Smile – Our Community Reporter investigates

Our Community Reporter, Rob Wicke, has been working with Somer Valley FM to create a series of radio interviews (called packages in radio parlance) about the people and groups that have benefited from Radstock and Westfield Big Local funding. Rob’s first entry is this – A chat with the friendly and engaging Dial&Smile’s founder. She won
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Painting fingers!

We are very proud that our two community workers, Sarah and Rob, volunteered their time to help improve the local area. Working alongside Dave Dixon, a Council Officer from B&NES, and local resident Nettie Williams, they battled the heat to paint the fingerposts at Clandown and nr Wellow. Don’t they look lovely!!!