FOUR local people have been pitching their dream projects to improve the town of Barry, as part of new BBC TV series, Let’s Get a Good Thing Going.

The programme has been designed to give passionate local people the chance to audition their ideas, in the hope of clinching funds to put towards positive projects that will benefit their community.

The five-part series airs on BBC One next week, with Tuesday, December 19’s episode focusing on competing ideas from people in Barry.

Individuals or groups keen to start improving their local communities pitch their ideas, community group projects and social enterprises to a room full of locals for a cash fund, that the community themselves have contributed to. Once they’ve heard all the pitches, the audience cast their votes.

The Barry episode features host Kevin Duala and an audience of local people in the town’s Memorial Hall, as they listen to ideas pitched by the four contestants.

The show features former Welsh Guardsman Sean Molino, who wants backing for his idea to help children and parents stay fit and have fun, while green fingered Nicky Vickery wants the money to create a sensory garden.

Aoife Blight explains her novel approach to keeping the town’s beaches litter free and teacher and archaeologist Karl-James Langford wants to share the secrets of the ancient unmarked medieval ruins.

The local residents decide who gets to take home the money and start their dream project, before the show picks up four weeks on to see the winning project in action.

Carla-Maria Lawson, BBC commissioning editor daytime and peak, said: “This series is a feel good show that captures the extraordinary energy of ordinary people around the UK who want to invest in their own communities. It demonstrates the passion people have for where they live and the change they can bring about by coming together.”

The 45-minute episode airs at 9.15am on Tuesday, December 19.