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FROME’S GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK

FROME TOWN COUNCIL

This September, Frome Town Council are hosting Frome’s first Great Big Green Week. From September 18th – 26th, Frome will see a host of events celebrating how the local community is taking action to tackle climate change and protect our green spaces.

The Great Big Green Week is a nationwide event, and here in Frome there will be a range of events taking place including an exciting new live show from the SIREN Poets, We Feed…Frome at Station Approach, a special event from OpenStoryTellers and the return of Improve Don’t Move.

There will also be walks, forest school sessions, film screenings, workshops, exhibitions and a PlasticFree Tea in the Park which will see students from Frome College perform their Later…with show, as well as giving people the chance to find out about the many climate-friendly projects that are happening in the town. The Great Big Green Week is a great precursor to the major UN climate summit, COP26, being held in the UK in November, where politicians will set out how they plan to fulfil their promise of reducing greenhouse gases across the world. The week provides the perfect opportunity to show decision makers that people from all walks of life, here in Frome and across the country, are stepping up to take action on climate change, setting the stage for the most ambitious climate summit ever.

As well as enjoying the events on offer in September, Frome Town Council are also inviting local residents to create art, poetry and stories to show their love for our green spaces, our planet and for the action we want to see from our leaders to protect it. The artwork will be displayed in Frome Town Hall throughout Great Big Green Week, and will be used to deliver Frome’s message to the leaders of COP26. Creations can be taken to the Town Hall any time between now and September 24th.

For more details and ticket information, visit www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/great-big-greenweek-2021

Kingfisher at Rodden Nature Reserve © Jenny Vickers Project Wild Thing

Improve Don’t Move 10am-3pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Wild About Green, community art exhibition 10am-3.30pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Community Ride Out 10am-12pm – start at Cheese & Grain - Free Jewellery Repair & Remodelling drop-in 1.30pm-5pm – Marchbank Jewellery - Free Loop: Frome Community Composting drop-in 2pm-4pm – Victoria Park - Free Climate Café 2pm-3.30pm – Frome Town Hall - Free Plastic Free Tea in the Park 3pm-5pm – Victoria Park - Free Bat Walk 7pm-9pm – start from Cheese & Grain car park - £5

Sunday 19th September

Mossy Church 9am-9.30am – Christ Church - Free Tech Shed drop-in and air monitor workshop 10am-12pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Wild About Green, community art exhibition 10am-12pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Ride Kids Ride 12.30pm-3pm – The Old Showfield - Free River walk with Friends of the River Frome 2pm-4pm – Welshmill Weir - £3 SIRENS 7pm-9pm – The Silk Mill - £10

Monday 20th September

Wild About Green, community art exhibition 10am-4pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Our Spaces Exhibition 10am-5pm – Gallery at the Station – Free Intro to the Community Fridge 2pm-2.30pm – Community Fridge - Free Woodland Tribe “Tower in an Hour” 4pm-5.30pm - Tower View - Free

Tuesday 21st September

Wild About Green, community art exhibition 10am-4pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Our Spaces Exhibition 10am-5pm – Gallery at the Station – Free How to Talk about Climate Change 10am-11.30am - Frome Town Hall - Free School Street Awareness Session 3.30pm-4.30pm – venue tbc – Free Health Connections Mendip Healthy Lifestyles – Eating 2pm-3pm – online - Free Woodland Tribe “Tower in an Hour” 4pm-5.30pm - Egford Park – Free School Street Awareness Session 6pm-7pm – online - Free How to Talk about Climate Change 5pm-6.30pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Everyday Botany Walk with David Hamilton 6pm-7pm – start from Frome Town Hall - £5 Project Wild Thing (film Screening) 7pm-8.30pm – Frome Town Hall - Free

Wednesday 22nd September

Healthy Homes – drop-in Energy Advice Session 9am-1pm - Boyle Cross – Free Wild About Green, community art exhibition 10am-4pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Our Spaces Exhibition 10am-5pm – Gallery at the Station – Free Yoga in the Meadow 12.30pm-1.30pm Rodden Meadow - £5 donation Jewellery Repair & Remodelling drop-in 1.30pm-5pm - Marchbank Jewellery - Free Woodland Tribe “Tower in an Hour” 4pm-5.30pm - The Old Showfield - Free Frome Heritage Tree Walk 5.30pm-7.30pm - start outside the Cheese & Grain - £5

Thursday 23rd September

Wild About Green, community art exhibition 10am-4pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Our Spaces Exhibition 10am-5pm – Gallery at the Station – Free Guided Walk at Rodden Nature Reserve 10am-12pm - Rodden Nature Reserve - £5 Wild Neighbours 10.30am-12.30pm – The Silk Mill - Free Thalis for Tales 12pm-3pm - Station Approach - Free Plastic Free Communities and Good Business 12.30pm-2pm - Frome Town Hall - £5 Intro to the Community Fridge 2pm-2.30pm – Community Fridge - Free Guided Walk at Rodden Nature Reserve 2pm-4pm - Rodden Nature Reserve - £5 Mending & Alterations workshop 4.30pm-6.30pm - Millie Moon - £20 Shape the vision for active travel in Frome 7.30pm-9pm - Online - Free

Friday 24th September

Wild About Green, community art exhibition 10am-4pm - Frome Town Hall - Free Our Spaces Exhibition 10am-10pm – Gallery at the Station – Free Improve Don’t Move: Tour of a low carbon home 2pm-3pm – Milk Street - Free Seaside Donkey (film screening) 7pm-8.30pm – Frome Town Hall - Free

Saturday 25th September

Our Spaces Exhibition 10am-10pm – Gallery at the Station – Free Improve Don’t Move: Tour of a low carbon home 2pm-3pm – Milk Street - Free We Feed…Frome 6.30pm-10pm – Station Approach - Free