Welcome to the Ramsey 'Our Bigger Story' website. This is part of the multi media evaluation of 15 Big Local areas in England. The website is an opportunity to follow what is changing in Ramsey as a result of Big Local over a ten year period.
The aim of the website is to share the learning from everything that is happening in Ramsey with other Big Local areas and highlight what works in communities with a wider audience of practitioners and policy makers.
Ramsey Million celebrated its achievements at Create Fest, a large-scale community festival in July 2023. In this film, the local MP, Rt Hon Shailesh Vara, and residents talk about the significance of its approach since 2012.
This film illustrates how Big Local has made a difference in Ramsey. Residents and workers talk about how it has benefited them and their community.
Ramsey Million has focused a lot of its investment towards children, young people and their families. In this film, they talk about the benefits of the Big Local, and the Ramsey Million, approach.
This updates the film made in November 2021 which illustrated aspirations for, and progress on, The Pavilion. Now open and functioning, the building really is a hub for the community and a top spec cricket facility in Ramsey.
This film is a conversation with the past and current chairs of Ramsey Neighbourhood Trust about what has changed in the town, and the contribution made by Ramsey million Partnership (the Big Local) and Ramsey neighbourhood Trust (the LTO).
Over the last couple of years, a very effective working relationship has developed between the Big Local partnership and the Town Council. In this film, Steve Corney, the mayor of Ramsey Town Council, and Gill Rayment and Roger Brereton from Big Local, talk about the benefits to the town of working well together. Steve describes the relationship and Gill and Roger, who are now themselves members of the Town Council, talk about what they are bringing to their councilor roles from experience of Big Local.
The Pavilion is a joint venture between Ramsey Neighbourhood Trust and Ramsey Cricket Club. It has been funded through Big Local - Ramsey Million Partnership and Cambridgeshire County Council. In this film members of the two key partners talk about the process so far and their aspirations for the new community hub. The pavilion is due to open in Spring 2022.
Members of Ramsey Million Partnership discuss how the connections and networks they hyave built has created confidence in people and the town that they can make a difference
As soon as was possible as restriction were lifted, Ramsey Million and Ramsey Neighbourhood Trust (the Big Local LTO) organised an artisan market. This was financially supported by Huntingdonshire District Council as part of its econmoc development strategy. The aim was to encourage people to start shopping in the town and thereby support local producers and crafters as well as the local shops. Jodie Montgomery explains more in this film.
As we couldn't organise a switch on event this year, we tried to think of something different, something light hearted that pokes fun at us a little and that will hopefully put a smile on your faces. The original plan was for this to be parts one and two, released at the beginning of November with the last one going out tonight but sadly the recent lockdown came in and made it hard to finish in time, that will now be released in the next week or so.
The theme of children and young people has been a priority for Ramsey Million Big Local since the start. This short film highlights some of the activities that have been delivered, from play-schemes, youth sessions, a motorbike project, boxing, and young people's counselling opportunities. It tells the story of how young people have trained to become youth workers and ends with exciting plans for the development of a new community space for these and other activities.
Ramsey Million used facebook to provide interactive on line children's and youth activities during the Covid-19 lockdown. Weekly sessions focused on baking, bingo, science and nature.
Ramsey Million is running all its children and young people's session online every week through interactive facebook. Here is a story session.
Ramsey Million used facebook to provide interactive on line children's and youth activities during the Covid-19 lockdown. Weekly sessions focused on baking, bingo, science and nature. Here is the bingo!
Ramsey Million used facebook to provide interactive on line children's and youth activities during the Covid-19 lockdown. Weekly sessions focused on baking, bingo, science and nature.
The 3rd FREE Ramsey community music festival 'CREATE-Fest' was another great success. Over two thousand local people (a quarter of our Big Local Area's population), spent the day together listening and watching community music/dance acts who shared the stage with professionals. Community stalls, bouncy castles and zorbs ensured there was something for everyone. The day would not have been possible without support from local businesses and volunteers from the community including first time volunteers from the new Ramsey Timebank.
This "Time for a Change' event brought together residents, voluntary and community organisations and local authority officers and members who have some connection with Ramsey Million " the Big Local partnership in Ramsey. This is a summary of the discussions.
In July 2018, Ramsey million hosted a celebration event to mark its approximate half way point. This film shows edited highlights from the evening where lots of people reported on the value of Ramsey Million to local projects.
Ramsey Million Partnership evaluate all projects. This film shows a brief snapshot from CRUNCH youth club after one year.
Members of the Ramsey Million partnership discuss their progress towards the four Big Local outcomes and their hopes of leaving a legacy.
The Promoting Ramsey Project is funded through Ramsey Million to encourage local people to understand the history of the area and tourism from visitors, thus encouraging greater footfall in Ramsey. Ann Cuthbert explains what they have been doing.
The Top Secret project involved 40 young people from Ramsey, Sawtry, Alconbury and Huntingdon in a project based in the Alconbury Weald Avionics Building. The project enabled the young to take the lead and participate in creative activities.
A 30 minutes film which shows edited "highlights' of a Ramsey Million partnership meeting and in particular the process of reviewing their Community Plan, activities over the last couple of years and progress in meeting the Big Local outcomes.
Local shopkeepers, business owners, residents and council staff talk about the challenges of living in the rural town of Ramsey and the difference that Ramsey Million is making to the town.
This film was shot at our Family Fun Day 2015 which preceded our 3rd annual BOSH (Bring On Summer Holidays) Playscheme for children aged between 5 and 11 years. It was an opportunity for families to meet staff and see what activities were planned.
This film was made as part of our annual review. We wanted local people to describe the difference Big Local has made to our area.