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The SWALLOW Big Summer Trip

Posted on 19 June 2023 by Rob Wicke

We pleased to say that SWALLOW were finally able to go on their Big Summer Trip, thanks to a grant provided by Radstock & Westfield Big Local! They had successfully pitched at our 8th Dragons’ Den, plucking up the courage to stand in front of a community audience and make their case. Jade Ogden, SWALLOW
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New Owner of Radstock Foodies Club

Posted on 11 April 202311 April 2023 by Rob Wicke

We’re pleased to say that we have found a brilliant new owner for the Radstock Foodies Club! The honour of providing a membership food club to local people has now passed to Mercy In Action. They have done brilliant work at their food club/pantry in Bath, and want to continue to make a positive difference
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14 Community Projects to Choose From at Dragons’ Den 9!

Posted on 3 April 2023 by Rob Wicke

We are delighted to announce that local people will have 14 amazing community projects to choose from at our 9th Dragons’ Den – Taking place on Friday 21st April, from 5pm at Whisty Hall in Radstock. If you live within the Radstock and Westfield ward boundaries you are invited to come along, lend your support,
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Somer Valley Rotary Contribute £500 to Dragons’ Den

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

We are excited to say that for the second year in a row Somer Valley Rotary have agreed to contribute £500 towards our Dragons’ Den – in effect paying for a winner – and will also provide one of their members as a friendly Dragon! Thank you so much SV-Rotary! From their website: This diverse
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Defib In Radstock

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

The Norton Radstock Amateur Boxing Association made a passionate pitch for £500 at our 8th Dragons’ Den, to put towards a defibrilator for the community. They won, and here’s the evidence!

Graffiti in Radstock

Posted on 1 March 20231 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

Youth Connect South West, with the help of some of their young people, gave a brilliant pitch at our 8th Dragons’ Den, and won a grant of £500 towards a graffiti project, here’s their report… The youth team at Radstock have been able to offer a summer graffiti project on the hoarding at Radco,
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Over 100 Projects Supported!

Posted on 1 March 20231 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

We’re so pleased we’ve been able to invest in more than 100 projects that have helped local people make a positive difference to our community! You can read about many of the projects here: Projects supported so far – Big Local | my Radstock | my Westfield (radstockwestfield.org.uk)

BINGO says P.E.O.P.L.E!

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

We’re pleased to have been able to fund P.E.O.P.L.E charity from our Small Fund grant pot, to run a couple of community events in the lead up to xmas, bringing local people together as we start to recover from the pandemic era! P.E.O.P.L.E report: The bingo sessions went really well. We had two events, with
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Sporting Family Change – Social Prescribing Project

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

We are pleased to have supported Sporting Family Change with a grant, in order to explore and evidence a social prescribing project that enables isolated people to get out of their house and get moving. Sporting Family Change reported: Sporting Family Change have continued to deliver this new project focused on social prescribing in the
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Forest School Is Brilliant

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Rob Wicke

In 2020/21 we commissioned a study looking at how effective the forest school approach can be in our community. Led by a forest school organisation called Curiositree, with support from Bath University, the study focused on two groups – one in St Mary’ school, and the other in the community with support from the Children’s
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