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Big Local Dragons’ Den Winner Jim ‘Forrest Gump’ Makes The Papers!

Posted on 30 January 20173 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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

Posted on 24 January 2017 by Rob Wicke

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/

Somer Valley Walking Festival Report

Posted on 18 January 20173 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

The Somer Valley Walking Festival were successful applicants to our Big Fund pot in 2016. With the grant from us and match funding from others they were able to organise two guided walks in our area and link in with a talk about the Somer valley at Radstock Museum. This is their report: Please tell
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Shining a light on Victoria Hall community building

Posted on 9 January 2017 by Rob Wicke

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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Firefighters help Radstock town traders put up Christmas trees

Posted on 14 December 2016 by Rob Wicke

We are very happy to have played our part in getting the Christmas trees put up around the Radstock shops this year.. by politely asking if the Avon Fire and Rescue team could help us! Their extremely generous response was a big YES! The workers at Radstock and Westfield Big Local worked tirelessly with the
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Did you win? The local shopping voucher draw has taken place!

Posted on 12 December 201612 December 2016 by Rob Wicke

Radstock and Westfield Big Local Vice Chair, Marlene Morley, along with keen helper Emma, drew the winning entries at the Radstock Museum Christmas Fayre on Saturday the 10th of December. The winners each get a £20 shopping voucher (donated by Radstock and Westfield Big Local) to be spent in local shops only. Our community worker,
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Helping Radstock celebrate the Xmas season!

Posted on 5 December 201614 December 2016 by Rob Wicke

Radstock and Westfield Big Local were heavily involved in helping to bring people together to make the Radstock Town Council Xmas Lights Switch On a fun-filled community event. We worked with Radstock Town Council and DNA arts to plan the event and connect the organisations that wanted to be involved and to spread the good news.
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Somer Valley FM report live at the Westfield Lights Switch On and get an update from Big Local

Posted on 28 November 201624 January 2017 by Rob Wicke

We are pleased to have commissioned Somer Valley FM to do a live recording of the Westfield Lights Switch On the 24th of November. They spoke with Westfield Parish Council, the Westfield Ladies Choir and with Radstock and Westfield Big Local who were all there contributing to the wonderful xmas community event. Until Dec
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Radstock and Westfield Shops Take Part in Big Local’s Xmas Nativity Trail 2016!

Posted on 14 November 201623 November 2016 by Rob Wicke

Take part in the Radstock & Westfield Big Local Nativity Trail! – Pick up your sheet from Victoria Hall from the 26th November to the 9th December. Search the shops to find a knitted nativity piece and write it’s name on the sheet (please leave the piece in the shop). Once you have identified the
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Looking For Funds?

Posted on 24 October 201624 October 2016 by Rob Wicke

Our Big Fund require that you have looked for funding from other places – We are in the process of creating this page so that you can find many of the local and national funders. Plenty more funders will be added over the next few months – watch this space! Looking for Funds?