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    Come along to Three Parishes Big Local's "The Big Chat" on 23rd January at St Martins School, 2pm - 4pm.  

    Join us for free tea and cakes, find out what has happened so far, and give your views to help us plan the future of Big Local in this area.  

    Take part in our competition to win "Afternoon tea" by designing an afternoon tea menu.

    For more information, visit http://www.big-local.org/bigchatjan2016 

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    Fusion Arts are now running weekly youth sessions in each of the villages of St Martins, Weston Rhyn and Gobowen for young people aged 10 and over.  Admission £1.  Refreshments available.  Details of times and locations below:

    Weston Rhyn:  Fridays 5pm - 7pm at Weston Rhyn Institute 

    St Martins:  Saturdays  6pm - 8pm at St Martins Community Centre

    Gobowen: Mondays 5pm - 7pm at Gobowen Playing Fields Pavilion.

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    We've recently awarded Community Chest grants to Fusion Arts Oswestry and The New Saints Community Foundation for summer holiday activities for young people in each of the villages of Gobowen, St Martins and Weston Rhyn.  Starting from Saturday 18th July and running until the end of August. 

    Full details on our website  http://www.big-local.org/youthactivitiessummer2015-327

     

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    "Everyday First Aid at home" course available FREE OF CHARGE to residents of the Three Parishes Big Local Area.

     

    2 x 2hr sessions (both must be attended to complete the course)

     

    2pm - 4pm    14th June 2015

    2pm - 4pm    28th June 2015

     

    Venue: St Martins Centre, Overton Road, St Martins.

     

    Booking essential as places are limited.

     

    Please contact Andy or Bridget at Qube on 01691 656882 for more information or to book a place.  

     

    Funded by Three Parishes Big Local.  More courses will be arranged if there is enough demand for places. 

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    Three Parishes Big Local have launched a competition open to residents of all ages from Weston Rhyn, St Martins and Gobowen to design a postcard showing what you love about your village.  Entry forms are being distributed around the villages and are available from:

     

    Weston Rhyn Post Office

    Weston Rhyn Institute

    Weston Rhyn School office

    St Martins Community Centre

    St Martins School office

    Gobowen Library

    Gobowen School office

     

    There is a downloadable entry form and full details of the competition on our website: www.big-local.org/

     

    Closing date is 5pm Friday 8th May.

     

    We're looking forward to seeing some great entries!  They will all be displayed at The Big Get Together on Saturday 16th May.

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    UnLtd may also be able to provide funding depending on your venture. https://unltd.org.uk/path/ 

    They can provide grants to help people explore ideas if there is a social benefit involved in the venture.  3P Big Local can put you in touch with someone at UnLtd to discuss your idea as we currently have intensive support available for this area.  Please get in touch with us if you would like more information.

     

     http://www.big-local.org/contact-us

     

     

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    Three Parishes Big Local has launched a new grants scheme making £50,000 of funding available for larger community projects over the next 18 months. 

     

    The aim of the Big Grants Scheme is to support projects or activities, especially new or innovative projects, that require a grant of £501 or more and that work towards improving the Three Parishes Big Local Community, achieving the aspirations laid out in the Community Plan. The typical maximum grant value from this fund is £5000 although higher value projects that would make a significant contribution to the community would be considered.

     

     

    More information is available on our website at http://www.big-local.org/biggrantsscheme, or by contacting Bridget or Andy at Qube on 01691 656882.

     

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    Come along to the free activities that we are organising for children and young people.  No need to book - just turn up.

     

    Tuesday 17th Feb                     1pm - 4pm   Gobowen Playing fields pavilion

     

    Wednesday 18th Feb                1pm - 4pm    St Martins Centre

     

    Thursday 19th Feb                    1pm - 4pm   Weston Rhyn Primary School.

     

    Take part in Street Dance workshops, Hula hooping and cartoon drawing workshops in all 3 locations and Geo-caching at Weston Rhyn.

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    Bringing credit union services to the villages of Gobowen, St Martins and Weston Rhyn is one of the projects in the Three Parishes Big Local Community Plan.  We have been working with Fairshare Credit Union to set up weekly Service Points in each of the villages and will be developing savings clubs in any of the schools and youth clubs that would like to be involved.

     

    Fairshare Credit Union are launching their service points in each of the village as follows:

     

    Gobowen Scout Hut - Tuesday 24th February       2:30pm - 4:30pm.

     

    Everyone is welcome to come along and find out more about the services that Fairshare Credit Union can offer.  More information about each launch event can be found on the Community Online Calendar.

     

    A copy of the Three Parishes Big Local Community Plan is available on our website,

    http://www.big-local.org/images/Three%20Parishes%20Big%20Local%20Community%20Plan.pdf 

     

     

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    There has been lots of interest in the Three Parishes Big Local Community Chest grants scheme since it was launched in September 2014.  So far, we have awarded 5 grants:

     

    £250 to Good Companions, Weston Rhyn for a 'Loneliness in the Community' project

    £500 to Gobowen Old Friends towards the cost of coach trips

    £490 to Gobowen WI towards the cost of a jewellery making course

    £496 to St John's Church towards tables and chairs for a Community Cafe

    £500 to 2nd St Martins Scouts towards camping and archery equipment.

     

    There are still grants of up to £500 available for Community groups, projects or activities within Gobowen, St Martins and Weston Rhyn.

     

    Visit http://www.big-local.org/communitychestfor full information.

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    Andy, the Community and Youth Worker for 3 Parishes Big Local, is looking at how youth work can be delivered in Weston Rhyn and would like to do some street based work-meeting young people and canvassing them for their ideas and opinions, but could do with a hand.  He is looking for some volunteers to help get this going.

    Ideally you need to be over 18, enthusiastic and interested in the issues young people face. Liking being outdoors and having a sense of humour helps too.

    We can get you DBS checked and get any appropriate training you need, so if you are thinking of a career working with young people or children this is an ideal opportunity to dip your toe in the water and try it out.

    Anyone interested can contact Andy at info@big-local.org or by calling me him at Qube on 01691 656882 during office hours.

     

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    Thanks to everyone who attended the Big Get Together on Saturday 15th November at St Martins School sports hall and helped to make the day a success.  We had interesting stands from lots of Community groups and Fairshare Credit Union, and great demonstrations by Love2dance, the St Martins Community Choir and Border Counties School of dance.  

     

    Prizes were awarded for our "love where you live" competition - the prize winners were Tilly Manford from St Martins, Lowri Smith from Gobowen, Keira Davies from St Martins and Sue Barnett from Chirk Bank.  Congratulations to all of you.

     

    We awarded the first grants from our Community Chest - £500 to Gobowen Old Friends, and £250 to The Good Companions.  More grants are available so please get in touch if you know of a Community group, project or activity that could benefit.

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    The Big Get Together is a celebration of all the GREAT THINGS that go on in St Martins, Gobowen and Weston Rhyn.  

     

    Come along to St Martins School Sports Hall on Saturday 15th November 10:30am - 2:30pm  to find out about clubs, projects and activities in the villages.

    * Displays, demonstrations, information

    * Presentation of Community Chest grants

    * Judging and prize-giving for our "love where you live" competition (click here for more information)

    * Refreshments

    * Free Entry

     

    Free transport available from Gobowen, St Martins, Weston Rhyn and Chirk Bank - booking essential as places are limited.

     

    Contact Bridget on 01691 656882 or email info@big-local.org for more information or to book transport.

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    Local Trust, the organisation responsible for administering Big Local on behalf of the Big Lottery, has approved the Three Parishes Big Local Community Plan.  

     

    It is over 3 years since the early consultation phases of Big Local in Gobowen, St Martins and Weston Rhyn and the Community Plan is the end result.  The Community Plan sets out the projects and activities that the Big Local investment will fund over the next two years.

     

    You can find a copy of the plan in the resources section of the Three Parishes Big Local website, www.big-local.org or by contacting the Big Local Co-ordinator, Bridget Laraway, on 01691 656882.  Condensed versions of the plan, which contain a summary of the key information and projects, will be available from shops, post offices, libraries and community centres around the villages later this month.    

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    Application packs for the Three Parishes Big Local Community Chest will be available from next week.  This is a fund for small grants (up to £500) for Community groups based in, or active in, the communities of Weston Rhyn, St Martins and Gobowen.

     

    To register for your pack, or for more details, e-mail communitychest@big-local.org, write to the Big Local Co-ordinator at Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry, SY11 1RB, or ring Bridget on 01691 656882.  

     

    You can also keep up to date with Big Local news by following us on facebook - 3PBigLocal.

     

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    In early August, the Three Parishes Big Local partnership heard that our Big Local area has been successful in our application to be one of 12 Big Local areas involved in UnLtd's first intensive support programme to help develop budding entrepreneurs in the Three Parishes area.

     

    UnLtd, the UK's leading provider of support to 'social entrepreneurs', people with energy and passion to make their world a better place, has been working to deliver the Star People programme in all Big Local areas. 

     

    More details, and information about how to get involved, are available on our website, http://www.big-local.org/socialenterpriseboost-300

     

     

     

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    Each of the 150 Big Local areas has to publish a Community Profile as part of the development work for their Community Plan.  The Three Parishes Big Local Community Profile published today, 23 June 2014, serves several purposes:

    * It provides a description of the three communities of Weston Rhyn, St Martins and Gobowen

    * It provides statistical information to underpin the description that will serve as baseline information against which changes in the community over the next ten years can be measured.

    * It summarises the consultations which have taken place so far within the community.

     

    You can find the Three Parishes Big Local Community Profile in the Resources section of our website, www.big-local.org or by following this link:

     

    http://www.big-local.org/images/Three%20Parishes%20Big%20Local%20Community%20profile%20June%202014.pdf 

     

    Three Parishes Big Local would like to thank the community members who have contributed to the development of this Community Profile.  

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    Big Local is keen to make it as easy as possible for people to find out about Big Local news and to get in touch with us.  Having a separate section on CO would certainly increase the visibility of Big Local on here.

     

    To keep you up to date on our timelines, we are looking to get our plan submitted in the next month, and hopefully approved by the end of September - ready to launch asap after that.  Some elements, such as the Community chest that we have announced, will go live earlier than that so any channels that we can use to get our message out there and encourage people to come forward and apply for funding can only be positive from a Big Local perspective.

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