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Previous Dragons’ Den Winners – Video by Our Bigger Story

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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

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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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Helping Radstock celebrate the Xmas season!

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Radstock and Westfield Big Local were heavily involved in helping to bring people together to make the Radstock Town Council Xmas Lights Switch On a fun-filled community event. We worked with Radstock Town Council and DNA arts to plan the event and connect the organisations that wanted to be involved and to spread the good news.
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Somer Valley FM report live at the Westfield Lights Switch On and get an update from Big Local

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We are pleased to have commissioned Somer Valley FM to do a live recording of the Westfield Lights Switch On the 24th of November. They spoke with Westfield Parish Council, the Westfield Ladies Choir and with Radstock and Westfield Big Local who were all there contributing to the wonderful xmas community event.   Until Dec
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Radstock and Westfield Shops Take Part in Big Local’s Xmas Nativity Trail 2016!

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Take part in the Radstock & Westfield Big Local Nativity Trail! – Pick up your sheet from Victoria Hall from the 26th November to the 9th December. Search the shops to find a knitted nativity piece and write it’s name on the sheet (please leave the piece in the shop). Once you have identified the
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Funding for WAGS put to good use

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Westfield Allotments and Gardening Society (WAGS) pitched at our Dragons’ Den 3 and were awarded £500 towards their Gardening For Children project – to create raised beds to encourage children to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers and develop an interest in allotment gardening for the future. They’ve been in touch to let us know how they
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Dragons’ Den Success – SWALLOW members enjoy their Zumba classes!

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“Zumba helps me to express myself” “Zumba is the best, I feel supported and safe in the group” “The class is a great way for me to exercise and have fun” – Lovely quotes from SWALLOW members.   One of our Dragons’ Den 3 winners was SWALLOW charity who won £500 to provide Zumba classes to
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Tons of fun at Seeds of Change – Pumpkin Project – DNA arts Roundabout Radstock

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Had a ton of fun at our           Seeds of Change stall at Roundabout Radstock on Saturday! We shared our spot with the hilarious Cultural Ambassador for Radstock. He was instrumental in ensuring people pledged their allegiance to the Republic of Radstock. We helped to sow the seeds of change by
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Another success from Big Local’s Dragons’ Den – Confessions of the Youth Theatre Company

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Jaydean Dawkins and her team of young performers gave a rousing pitch at our Dragons’ Den 3 and were roundly applauded by the audience of local residents. They were one of the 11 successful applicants and we’re pleased to hear from Jaydean that the grant was spent well. She said “Confessions of the Youth Theatre
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