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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 – Friday 20th November

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A date has been set for our third Radstock and Westfield Big Local Dragons’ Den evening, join us and please pass on the good news to your friends, neighbours and colleague’s. The Dragons’ Den pot is designed to enable individuals and organisations to receive money to carry out projects that will benefit the Radstock and
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Residential stay for Radstock Junior Club

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Radstock and Westfield Big Local are proud to have funded, via their Dragons’ Den pot, a residential stay for Radstock Junior Club. We caught up with Nicky Albrow to see how they got on: How has the funding helped our local community? The group benefits local children aged 11-18 with additional needs.  They find it difficult
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Radstock Museum Displays Good Knowledge

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This is a report from the Radstock Museum on how they spent the funding from our Dragons’ Den 2 event, and how the community benefited:   Following the success of the grant application for funding of display boards for its Lanes, Boats and Trains Exhibition, Radstock Museum went ahead and printed the display boards which
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Dial&Smile – Our Community Reporter investigates

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Our Community Reporter, Rob Wicke, has been working with Somer Valley FM to create a series of radio interviews (called packages in radio parlance) about the people and groups that have benefited from Radstock and Westfield Big Local funding. Rob’s first entry is this – A chat with the friendly and engaging Dial&Smile’s founder. She won
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Big Local ensure the Community Bus delivers Easter playschemes in Radstock and Westfield

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Our community worker, Rob Wicke, with the support of SVFM, has developed a little advert for the upcoming Dragons’ Den. He used an interview with Mel Clarke, a winner at the first Dragons’ Den, to help people visualise how the funding helped The Community Bus to deliver an Easter playscheme to the children and families of
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Dragons’ Den A Success!!!

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Radstock and Westfield Big Local began the year with another very successful Dragons’ Den style event: “Dragons’ Den 2 – The Dragon returns” – the results!! Community groups show how many good ideas & great projects there are around in the area Radstock and Westfield Big Local were been thrilled to receive 17 ideas from
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