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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.

Creativity at Hope House – the Natural Theatre way

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One of ten projects to receive funding via our community-led Dragons’ Den, Natural Theatre Company explain why their work is important and what they did with the grant: We were approached last year by the Social Prescriber at Hope House Surgery in Radstock to provide a series of free creative wellbeing workshops for adults in
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Radstock Wellbeing Group Being Well Activities

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A winner at our 10th Dragons’ Den, Radstock Wellbeing Group have reported back on their project: Radstock Well-Being Group Dragons’ Den Winner’s Report 2024-2025 Please receive this report with immense thanks as the grant we were allocated has enabled us to have a very good year filled with a wide range of activities which would
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Apply to take part in our twelfth Dragons’ Den!!!

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Our twelfth Dragons’ Den is coming soon! Save the date: Fri 25th April 5:30pm to 7:30pm, at Westfield Sports and Community Centre, Westhill Road, BA3 3TE. The application process is open! Deadline: 5pm, Mon 11th April. Download Application Form Download Briefing Notes Dear potential contestant, dare I say potential winner… You are invited to apply to our
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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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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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