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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.

WAGS have raised their game!

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Local children now have a place to learn about and grow vegetables in the Westfield allotment site! Thanks to the hard work of Westfield Allotment and Gardens Society (WAGS) and the funding from Radstock and Westfield Big Local, land has been cleared, prepared and had two more raised beds built on it (phase 1). Scouts,
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Radstock Town Football Club Changing For The Better!

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At our very first Dragons’ Den, back in 2014, the attending residents of Radstock and Westfield voted to support the Radstock Town Football Club in their quest to build new changing room facilities. They were awarded £500, which has gone some way to help get them started, as you can see from the picture. They are
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The Young Actors Group benefit from Big Local funding

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We recently caught up with Jaydean Dawkins who is the director and founder of Confessions of a Youth Theatre Company. Her group were grateful to receive funding from local residents who voted for their project at the Radstock and Westfield Big Local Dragons’ Den in September 2016. Hi Jaydean, you won £500 at our fourth
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Big Local Dragons’ Den Wins Again!

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Radstock & Westfield Big Local help local people to make their community an even better place to live in their 5th Dragons’ Dens style event The Victoria Hall was a fantastic venue, with the bleacher seating allowing just over one hundred residents a perfect view of the stage. It was awash with excited energy for
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Big Local Dragons’ Den Winner Jim ‘Forrest Gump’ Makes The Papers!

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Local residents voted to grant Jim Plunkett-Cole £500 at the Radstock and Westfield Dragons’ Den event in 2016. He was due to set off on a huge run, following in the footsteps of (the fictional) Forrest Gump across the USA. His project idea was to carry out live video chats with classes at our local
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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/  

Shining a light on Victoria Hall community building

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At a recent Dragon’s Den event run by the Radstock and Westfield Big Local, the good people of the community voted to provide funds to help improve the lighting at the Victoria Hall community building. Caroline Green from Victoria Hall has got in touch to let us know about the positive impact the Radstock and
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Dragons' Den 2016 Poster

Locals invited to spend money! Radstock and Westfield Big Local helping you to help the community!

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  In what’s gearing up to be another exciting event, Radstock and Westfield residents are invited to come to our Dragons’ Den this Saturday, 4.30pm at the Radstock Victoria Hall. We’re ready to give away thousands of pounds to make our area an even better place to live. If you’re a resident you can help
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Report from Radstock Museum – Dragons’ Den 3 Winner

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Dragons’ Den 3 – Winners Report: Jos Binns from the Radstock Museum reports on their winning bid to paint their tearoom: Big Local asks – How has the funding improved our community? Within the Museum the main benefit of the grant has been that we have been able to improve the décor within the tearoom
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