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Today, the residents of Boston Big Local had the pleasure of surprising the volunteer gardeners at Fydell House. For a while now the volunteers have been nursing their old petrol mower to keep it going and make the gardens at Fydell House look amazing for all to see. When, on the grapevine, we heard of […]

On Wednesday, the 12th September, we the residents of Boston Big Local presented the Community Chest Funding cheques to community groups who were successful from our July meeting. The lucky groups were Friar’s Folly, Boston Community Transport and Nacro who each required funding to keep their respective groups going. Friar’s Folly, as the name suggests […]

Occasionally questions arise about how the Big Local resident-led programmed is managed and overseen. Residents on the local partnership put themselves forward to support the community, giving of their time and expertise. They do an amazing job in identifying and responding to its priorities. They can face many challenges, along with the rewards of helping […]

As your Big Local Rep, about every three months I share my thoughts on local area progress with you as residents and with the central team managing the national programme. Your comments and thoughts are always welcome. Running things The partnership continues to meet monthly with the strong support of the Local Trusted Organisation, which is now Age UK […]

Another event the residents of Boston Big Local help fund and one of our favourite events of the year. The Boston Bike Night arrived on the 5th July 2018. With bikes or all shapes and size coming from all over the country this event brings a huge amount of people into the town to see […]

The latest Boston Big Local newsletter is now available to read online. You can also pick up a physical copy from the Library, Blackfriars, Chantry House, Len Medlock, Fydell House and Boston Borough Council. In this latest edition, we share how the residents of Boston Big Local have been distributing the money to good causes in […]

Boston Big Local is pleased to announce the relaunch of our community chest fund. If you are a group based in the centre of Boston or have attendees from the town centre area you can apply for funding of up to £1500. The Community Chest will fund the following running costs: Volunteer travel expenses (car […]

From 3 to 5 pm on Thursday 10th of May at the Len Medlock Centre we celebrated our 3rd Birthday with many people who have been apart of the Boston Big Local journey. We are grateful for all those who attended and contributed to looking forward to the future as well as celebrating our achievements together. The […]

Yesterday, in Central Park, Boston the new swing for Children with a disability was officially opened. The event was attended by pupils and staff from John Fielding Community Special School along with all the people and groups that enabled the swing to happen. Richard Gamman, Head Teacher at John Fielding said “I can see the […]