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Back in 2015, Boston Big Local(BBL) was awarded £1 Million to invest in the BBL area over a 10 year period. This Boston Big Local area was chosen, along with 150 other areas in the UK, by the Local Trust to receive a share of the £150 Million pot of money from the National Lottery […]

For the last few years, we have been supporting Citizens Advice Mid-Lincolnshire to help Boston Big Local Residents. We have invested £11,000 over the next two years. This money has been used to provide additional support in the Boston office on West Street, which is in the BBL area. This additional support is provided by […]

Every three months or so, I share my thoughts on local area progress with you as residents as your Big Local Rep and with the central team managing the national programme. Your comments and thoughts are always welcome. Big Local is half way through. An excellent report charting challenges and achievements is well worth a scan. There are also loads of […]

As you may already know Boston Big Local was given £1 Million to spend over 10 years. We plan to invest in many community projects and have also set £100,000 aside for a major project in our final year, which is 2025. We are now looking for your feedback on 2 questions: What community projects […]

As the weather gets colder this feels like the perfect time to share this good news story. Early in 2019, Boston Big Local received a Community Chest application from Centrepoint Outreach through our simple 5 Minute Funding Form. The request was for £1500 for a new boiler. The application clearly demonstrated how our funding would […]

Ahoy, me hearties! The pirate ship play equipment has officially been opened at Woodville Road Play Area. It was opened by the most important people in Boston, the very children who will play on the Pirate Ship each day. Since Monday last week, Kompan have been installing and erecting the pirate ship play equipment and […]

Every three months or so, I share my thoughts on local area progress with you as residents as your Big Local Rep and with the central team managing the national programme. Your comments and thoughts are always welcome.  Looking back Running things The partnership is working well as a team as it gets stuck into delivery of its […]

For the last few summers, we have invested in the installation of the beach in central park, along with a few events for children, the elderly, people with dementia and those who experience learning difficulties. This year, the main beach event was held on the 15 and 16th of August. Even though the weather was […]

Today we had the pleasure of attending Inauguration for the Memorial of Boston’s Lost Fishermen’s. We, the residents of Boston Big Local, have played our small part in helping this memorial come to fruition. Our funding helped pay for the wood and tools used to create it. We also supplied additional funds to help the […]