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Big Local’s New Tiered Seating!

Posted on 5 May 201619 March 2020 by Rob Wicke

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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CoppaFeel event a success in Radstock!

Posted on 4 May 20163 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

We are very proud to have funded the CoppaFeel event in our area! They were awarded the funding by the residents of Radstock and Westfield at our 3rd Dragons’ Den. ARTICLE FROM MNR JOURNAL SOMERSET 23.4.16 http://www.mnrjournal-somerset.co.uk/article.cfm?id=101012&headline=Successful Two mothers with young chidren from the same class at Longvernal School, Midsomer Norton, who were diagnosed with breast
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End of year 1 Partnership meeting

Posted on 12 April 201612 April 2016 by Rob Wicke

The Radstock and Westfield Big Local Partnership meeting, held on 1st March at Radstock Working Mens Club, was an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the successes and learning of year 1 and usher in the new dawn of year 2. Year 1 began in February 2015 when our first three year plan was approved by
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Big Local provides project management training for community leaders

Posted on 10 February 20163 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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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Good news for our Big Local area as the Big Fund starts to make a difference

Posted on 25 January 201625 January 2016 by Rob Wicke

The Big Fund supports projects across the communities of Radstock and Westfield, which includes Clandown, Tyning, Writhlington and Haydon. If you have a project idea that fits one or more of our five themes of People, Place, Business, Life-long Learning, Mobility and you would like to develop it then please get in touch. We are
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Radstock and Westfield Big Local’s Dragons’ Den 3 a big success!!!

Posted on 20 January 20163 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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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Lights Switch On – Find the Robins

Posted on 26 November 201520 January 2016 by Rob Wicke

Come to the xmas lights switch on and enter our Find the Robins competition. You can win an amazing prize of local shopping vouchers!!! Westfield Lights, at Elm Tree Avenue: Thursday 26th November, 6.30pm to 7.30pm Shops with robins in window are: Elm Tree Co-op – Jones Convenience Store – Elm Tree Pharmacy – Coffee
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Westhill Social Club investigate becoming a charity

Posted on 30 October 20153 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

At our second Dragons’ Den event, in January 2015, residents of Radstock and Westfield voted to provide funding to Westhill Social Club (now Westfield Sports and Community Centre) to investigate the possibility of becoming a charity, in the hopes that they could access funding pots to ensure their survival.

Dragons’ Den 20th Nov 2015

Posted on 27 October 20153 October 2019 by Rob Wicke

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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St Nicholas Church Wins in Stile

Posted on 11 October 201511 October 2016 by Rob Wicke

Radstock and Westfield Big Local are pleased to have provided funding to St Nicholas Church in Radstock for a stile. This was voted for by the people of Radstock and Westfield in the Dragons’ Den event in March 2014. Doesn’t it look great! Shown off by our management committee member Ed Joseph.