The Carving Community will be building two benches over the summer on site one for Bodmin park, the other on the grass by Dorchester avenue. Working with young people aged 11-upwards. This is a great opportunity for young people and others to get invovled in building the Benches-Come and meet the artists tonight monday from […]
One of the primary objectives of Whitleigh Big Local is to empower local residents and allow them to learn the new skills that will change their lives for the better. We have a number of projects underway at the moment but are finding that there is one barrier that prevents applications even before they start […]
Dont forget, the deadline for applications is tomorrow. Forms are now available on line on the webpage or contact pippa@whitleighbiglocal.org.uk You still have time.
Whitleigh Community Trust has 2 new and exciting job opportunities to develop services in Whitleigh. Community Transport Coordinator @ 10 hrs a week Assistant community events worker @ 6 hrs per week Here are the full job descriptions: Assistant Community Events Worker – JD Community Transport Co-ordinator and Driver – JD And here […]
Come and find out about social enterprise on 29 May At Four Greens Centre from 12 to 2pm. Can you help transform your community through an exciting social enterprise? UnLtd and Whitleigh Big Local are looking for individuals with great ideas to tackle important social issues in and across Whitleigh. Our award programme offers […]
A happy international Women’s Day to all. Today Porkies hosted an afternoon tea and get together for the women of Whitleigh with quizes, crafts, and a cuppa. A big thank you to Sandy from Whitleigh Arts (http//whitleigharts.weebly.com/#/ ) for organising the quiz and for the staff at Porkies for letting us take over the cafe […]
Whitleigh Christmas Fayre 2017 Can you spot yourselves in these photos? A huge amount of thanks to Dave, owner of Porkies Cafe, for all of your hard work , this get’s better each year Dave! Huge thanks also to all of the staff at Porkies Cafe, all of the shopkeepers and everyone who ran their […]
Whitleigh Big Local have successfully bid for an extra £50 000 of funding to support social enterprises starting up or growing in the Whitleigh area. Under the deal, Whitleigh Big Local will invest £50 000 of its own money, with an equal amount from UnLtd the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the […]
Access Plymouth is a local charity run from purpose built premises in the Mayflower East Car Park for the benefit of local people and visitors to Plymouth. Community Car and Dial A Ride The Community Car scheme is a non profit car sharing scheme for people who find public transport difficult or impossible to use […]
One of our current projects is to develop a Community Map with links to further information, using media creatively. An example of such a map can be found here: Barne Barton map In the meantime, this map was produced by Sandy Wager of Whitleigh Arts for a similar purpose allows some idea of what we could […]
