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Category: Resilience

The community and community organisations are taking control of their future by building strength and making good plans. We are helping to facilitate this – sharing information about resources and providing funds via the Dragons’ Den.

Boxing Club Floored By Dragons’ Den Win!

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The Norton Radstock Amateur Boxing Club were amongst the winners of our Dragons’ Den 6, held by the community, for the community in April 2018. They gave a good pitch, asking for support towards re-flooring the club which would help them to make it a better and safer place for it’s users. They recently got
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Launch of Plan 2 – 2019 to 2022

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We were recently given the good news that our community investment plan for 2019 to 2022 (Plan 2) has been endorsed by our funders (Local Trust), with a proviso that we can access the community kitchen funds should our business plan demonstrate need and value. The beginning of the new plan is great because we can
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Westfield Voices Vocal about their Improvements!

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Westfield Voices weren’t always known by that name, in fact they won a grant at our Dragons’ Den 6 to help them to re-brand (including new equipment) from Westfield Ladies Choir – a name that has been well known in the community for decades, but was beginning to restrict what they wanted to do going
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Training For Radstock Museum Results in Regular Radio Show

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Congratulations to Radstock Museum for making the most of the radio, media and print training funded by Radstock & Westfield Big Local – They now have a regular slot on the Somer Valley FM station!!! See the other organisations that have received funding to learn skills in radio, media and print – training provided by
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Support and Arranged Activities for Children and Young People in our Community

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Support for Young People Young people have asked for more information on what support there is out there for a range of things – health, wellbeing, education, bullying, work… We have put together this document to help: Support for Young People – what help is out there and how to get it   Arranged Activities
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The Plastic Fish Starts Long Journey at The Somer Valley Arts Festival (in Radstock)

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One of ten winners at the 2018 Big Local Dragons’ Den event, local resident Christopher Lewis-Smith, working with Bath Avon River Trust and a number of local schools, used the funds to build a giant fish from plastic collected from the river running through Radstock. The final touches were applied to it at The Somer
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Dragons’ Den 6 an Awesome Community Effort – What an event!!!

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What an amazing community spirit showcased at this year’s Radstock & Westfield Big Local Dragons’ Den event… Thank you for all your effort and time … together we really can make positive things happen! Well done to everyone who took part and big thanks to the audience/voters who numbered around 180!!! See the photos on
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