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The Amazing Confessions!

Posted on 14 December 20182 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

We’re pleased to have heard from Jaydean Dawkins, founder of the Confessions of the Youth Theatre Company, who let us know how they got on with the funding from our Dragons’ Den 6. The young people who made an brilliant pitch were awarded £500 to write and perform a musical, involving the community. Here’s what
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Westfield Voices Vocal about their Improvements!

Posted on 13 December 20182 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

Westfield Voices weren’t always known by that name, in fact they won a grant at our Dragons’ Den 6 to help them to re-brand (including new equipment) from Westfield Ladies Choir – a name that has been well known in the community for decades, but was beginning to restrict what they wanted to do going
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Starry Starry Tree

Posted on 8 November 2018 by Rob Wicke

We’re very pleased to have contributed to the community spirit in Westfield by supporting the Westfield Parish Council’s lights switch on, by running a free gift stall and also providing the star for the tree. Here’s what the Westfield Parish Council had to say about the event they run for the community: The Christmas lights
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Clock Tower Chimes Again… But Only When Told!!!

Posted on 25 September 201819 March 2020 by Rob Wicke

Well done to Radstock Museum for raising the funds to restore the iconic clock tower so that the clock face functions and the bells chime. We’re pleased to have been able to contribute to the process, providing funding towards engineering that ensure the chimes only go off during sociable hours! Somerset Coalfield Life raised their
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Walking Festival in Radstock & Westfield

Posted on 25 September 20182 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

The Somer Valley Walking Festival gave a great pitch to the voting public at Dragons’ Den 5 and were awarded funds towards promoting the festival to our community. They wrote in to let us know how it went: All the events ( opening talk, short walks , longer walks and family walk and art walk)
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Training For Radstock Museum Results in Regular Radio Show

Posted on 25 September 20182 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

Congratulations to Radstock Museum for making the most of the radio, media and print training funded by Radstock & Westfield Big Local – They now have a regular slot on the Somer Valley FM station!!! See the other organisations that have received funding to learn skills in radio, media and print – training provided by
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SWALLOW Charity Learn New Skills in Media and Radio thanks to Big Local Funding and SVFM Training

Posted on 25 September 201825 September 2018 by Rob Wicke

Check out this write up in the MNR Journal about how SWALLOW Charity members are learning new skills in media, radio and press with Somer Valley FM. We’re really pleased to have funded this course for SWALLOW, and have also provided funding to other organisations too, see here for other reports.

Young People Team Building

Posted on 24 September 20187 August 2020 by Rob Wicke

After a successful application to our Youth Fund, a number of young people went on a team building expedition around the south west, supported by Youth Connect.

Young People Learn First Aid

Posted on 23 September 20187 August 2020 by Rob Wicke

After a successful application to our Youth Fund, a number of young people learnt first aid, supported by Youth Connect.

Support and Arranged Activities for Children and Young People in our Community

Posted on 3 August 20183 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

Support for Young People Young people have asked for more information on what support there is out there for a range of things – health, wellbeing, education, bullying, work… We have put together this document to help: Support for Young People – what help is out there and how to get it Arranged Activities
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