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Holiday Play Scheme for Radstock and Westfield

Posted on 25 September 20153 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 20 September 20153 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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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Youth engagement up and running

Posted on 7 September 20153 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

We have had two successful events to bring together local young people to talk about the amazing opportunity to have a direct say on how £12,000 is spent over 3 years. Our first was a BBQ at Radstock Youth Hub and the second was a focused session at Radical youth club. We now have a group
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Fun Club Summer Trip for SWALLOW members

Posted on 31 August 201531 October 2016 by Rob Wicke

Radstock and Westfield Big Local are proud to have funded a special outing for SWALLOW members. We asked Nicky Tew, Fundraising and Finance Manager at SWALLOW, how they got on: How did the funding help our local community? The trip funded by the Dragon’s Den money was the highlight of the summer for many
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Funding for Youth Worker

Posted on 11 August 20153 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 30 July 20154 January 2021 by Rob Wicke

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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Big Local supports SWALLOW

Posted on 11 July 201511 October 2016 by Rob Wicke

The residents of Radstock and Westfield chose to fund SWALLOW to enable their members to go on a team building trip. SWALLOW were awarded the money at the Dragons’ Den event in Jan 2015. Here’s an advert our community worker, Rob Wicke, produced – which has an interview with Nicky Tew of SWALLOW about the trip.

Painting fingers!

Posted on 30 June 201520 January 2016 by Rob Wicke

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!!!

Big Local ensure the Community Bus delivers Easter playschemes in Radstock and Westfield

Posted on 11 June 201511 October 2016 by Rob Wicke

Our community worker, Rob Wicke, with the support of SVFM, has developed a little advert for the upcoming Dragons’ Den. He used an interview with Mel Clarke, a winner at the first Dragons’ Den, to help people visualise how the funding helped The Community Bus to deliver an Easter playscheme to the children and families of
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A Westfield Fun Day!

Posted on 11 June 201511 June 2015 by Rob Wicke

WESTFIELD FUN DAY Westhill Recreation ground, Westhill Road, Westfield, Radstock, BA3 3TE SUNDAY 7th JUNE 2015 Gates opened at 12pm til 4pm A beautiful sunny afternoon brought hundreds of residents to the Westfield fun day. There was plenty of entertainment which included music from Norton Radstock Silver Band, a Tae Kwondo demonstration with the Jamie Woodland
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