The Snap Tin Cafe is one of Big Locals flagship projects and and has fast become a central community hub where people are gathering to not only enjoy good food and company but also enjoy a whole range of activites and workshops. Due to the many sucesses of the cafe they are now looking to […]
The Snaptin Cafe in Goldthorpe is working in Partnership with Barnsley Museums to offer a weekly session each Tuesday morning from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm. This is an opportunity for older people to come together for tea and cakes and enjoy a variety of different activities. There will be lots of different things to […]
As part of our review of the Big Local Plan and subsequent assessment by Local Trust it was recommended that a Business Plan is produced for each of our 2 major projects that are funded through Big Local. The Partnership Board has requested that Business Plans are produced for Dearne Community Housing and for Dearne Valley […]
Have a peek at what has been happening at Our Shed which is a Big Local funded project. Our Shed aims to offer courses around building peoples confidence to learn new skills and make new friends. If you are interested in any of the courses or the work that is carried out there please contact […]
As part of our communication plan we have commissioned a short film which was produced by a local company, A Kettle of Fish Productions. The film shows some of the work that has been carried out by Big Local members and lots of different volunteers to achieve the priorities in our Plan. We hope you […]
National Empty Homes Week 16th – 22nd October 2017 For five months apprentices and traineeship learners have been working hard to bring an empty home in Goldthorpe back to life. Barnsley Council supported Big Local funding and training organisation Barnsley Community Build with a £17,500 grant towards the work. This enabled learners to develop their skills to launch their chosen […]
Do you have an idea for a project that will benefit people in the Goldthorpe and Bolton on Dearne Big Local area and help make a real difference to the community? Goldthorpe and Bolton on Dearne Big Local are offering up to ten small grants of up to £300 each to groups or organisations for a […]
