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Category: Dragons’ Den

The Radstock & Westfield Big Local run a grant giving event, called Dragons’ Den. This is where individuals and organisations who have an idea of how to make our area an even better place to live, pitch to the audience of local residents who then decide what projects they want to see happen in the community. Each winner is awarded £500 to bring their idea to life.

Here are a number of reports from the winners.

Dragons’ Den a Winner!

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£10,000 granted to local community projects at Dragons’ Den! The excitement and energy was high at Westfield Sports and Community Centre on a recent Friday evening, where more than seventy residents of Radstock and Westfield turned up to make our 11th community Dragons’ Den a very special event! All the pitches were brilliant and absolutely
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Apply to take part in our eleventh Dragons’ Den!!!

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Our eleventh Dragons’ Den will take place in the late Autumn of 2024! Save the date: Fri 15th Nov 5:30pm to 7:30pm, at Westfield Sports and Community Centre, Westhill Road, BA3 3TE. The application process is open! Deadline: 5pm, Mon 28th October. Application Form Briefing Notes Dear potential contestant, dare I say potential winner… You are invited
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YCSW Positively Blooming

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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!

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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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PEOPLE’s Pots and Potter Project

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Thank you to Jenny at PEOPLE charity, who has reported that the Pots and Potter Project is now complete. They won funding at our 9th Dragons’ Den to run a gardening project for mental health at Leigh House in Radstock. This was a project where people could come along, do a bit of relaxed gardening,
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£5,000 granted to local community projects at Dragons’ Den!

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The excitement and energy was high at Westfield Sports and Community Centre on Friday evening, where around seventy residents of Radstock and Westfield turned up to make our 10th community Dragons’ Den a very special event! All the pitches were brilliant and absolutely wowed the audience, whom in our very own twist, were the ones
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Pathways to health – at Larch Court Allotments

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The good folk at Larch Court Allotments were successful in their pitch to our Dragons’ Den 9, winning £500 to help make their paths around the allotments more accessible.. They’ve been in touch to let us know how they got on: “We are so pleased with our new pathways that you have kindly enabled us
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Mud Kitchen in Radstock Library Already Dirty!

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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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Radstock Fayre takes Centre Stage

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We’re pleased to say that the Radstock Fayre was a great success, and that we’re happy to have been able to contribute towards it by funding the artist stage – Creativity Works successfully pitched for £500 at our eighth Dragons’ Den. Here is their report on the event: ‘This Impact Report for the Radstock Fayre
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