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Toothill’s Big Local million starts to flow
More than three years after the The Toothill Big Local have
National Lottery announced that launched a photography competition
Toothill was one of the first 50 com- for Toothill residents to find twelve
munities across Britain to receive ‘Images of Toothill’ to appear in a
£1 million for community develop- 2014 calendar.
ment projects over ten years, a local Entries should be emailed by 30
coordinating committee is ready to September to: Toothill.bl2013@
hand out the first of the cash. outlook.com or posted to Toothill
The first Toothill Big Local Com- Big Local, Community Centre,
munity Chest will go live in October Dunwich Drive.
after the completion of training ses- Entries should be marked ‘Photo
sions explaining the criteria for mak- Competition’ and include your name,
ing applications for funding. age, address, and telephone number,
These take place at Toothill Com- as well as the photo location. The Toothill Big Local committee have opened an office at the community
munity Centre on: The winners and prizes will be centre, from left, Jacky Parry, Lisa Corcoran, Livio Pavone, Iris Keeble, Chris
• Tuesday 24 September, 6.30pm to announced in the November Link Lockett, Kareen Boyd, chair, Ruth Kiddle, Tina Mackie, Peter Egan, Brian Walton.
8.30pm; Magazine. Not pictured Ian Baxter
• Tuesday 2 October, 3.30pm to
5.30pm; Business start up advice at West and North libraries
• Thursday 10 October, 6.30pm to Advisors from Outset will be present at West Swindon
8.30pm. Library on Fridays 27 September and 25 October, 10am
Groups and organisations in to 12 noon, to chat to people who are looking for help in
Toothill will have the opportunity to setting up their own business ventures.
apply for grants up to the value of £500 They will also be available at North Swindon Library
until 15 October with £3,750 in the on Wednesday 2 October, 10am to 12 noon, and Monday
first funding round which continues 21 October, 11am to 1pm.
until the end of 2013. Outset also runs information sessions every Friday
A second funding round of £15,000 afternoon so that people interested in self employment can
for 2014 will go live on 1 January Outset Jane Pearce marketing manager, left, with enter- find out more about how best an idea can be taken forward.
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