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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.

Community Mini-Market Launched!

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A big congratulations to Rhea Morgan for organising and launching the Community Mini-Market in association with DNA arts! It was a really amazing day at the Roundabout Radstock event and the mini-market was tons of fun with stalls from independent businesses and community organisations, providing entertainment, beautiful products and a real sense of connection to
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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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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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Big Local’s New Tiered Seating!

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We are the proud owners of the new tiered seating in Victoria Hall, purchased in partnership with Sue Hill Dance Ltd. This is another example of how Big Local is helping to enhance the Radstock and Westfield area, making it a better place to live, visit and enjoy. This seating will help create a professional
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Big Local provides project management training for community leaders

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Photo courtesy of Dom Chambers, SVFM. Radstock and Westfield Big Local are very pleased to have provided funding to bring professional project management training to the community. Leaders from Radstock Museum, Victoria Hall, Somer Valley FM, DNAarts, The Town Team, Radstock Town Council and others came together to learn the key essentials of project management
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Radstock and Westfield Big Local’s Dragons’ Den 3 a big success!!!

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Radstock and Westfield Big Local’s Dragons’ Den 3 a big success!!! Source: Somerset Guardian, November 29, 2015: Ten community groups, charities and causes have shared £5,000 thanks to the Big Local Radstock and Westfield Dragons’ Den event. Seventeen groups put forward their pitch ideas asking for up to £500 before local residents were given the
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Dragons’ Den 20th Nov 2015

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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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