The Great Big Green Week is a week of events celebrating Frome's green spaces and how the local community is taking action to tackle climate change. We have a fantastic range of events lined-up from art exhibitions and guided walks to performance poetry and foodie events.  

You can find out more information on all the events taking place here.

The following events have limited spaces available and therefore advance booking is required.

Please note we have allowed for an optional donation to be made on free events, the proceeds of which will go to Frome's Missing Links. 

Saturday 18th September

Ask an Architect - 10am-2pm, Frome Town Hall - Free
As part of Improve Don't Move, individual ‘Ask an architect’ sessions are available to discuss project ideas one to one with local architects. The free 30 minute sessions must be pre-booked.

This year we have two architects taking part:  
Nick Tomlinson of Tonic Architecture has many years of experience in sensitively upgrading Listed and traditionally constructed buildings and is happy to discuss the opportunities, practicalities and approaches involved in upgrading and improving the performance of your property.

Mark Ellerby Architects is a small architectural consultancy, based in Holt, specialising in the design and implementation of sustainable green architecture. 

Community Ride Out - 10am-12pm - starts from Cheese & Grain - Free
Intermediate 10 mile bike ride looping around Frome, taking in Nunney and Marston Park. Good fitness required but suitable for all skill levels. Mostly paved surfaces. Includes a stop for ice cream!  Booking advised as spaces are limited.

Climate Café - 2pm-3.30pm, Frome Town Hall - Free
The Climate Café offers a space to share our concerns and feelings about Climate Change and the ecological crisis.  At the café people have experienced a sense of relief, comfort and strength from being able to speak about their concerns with others in this supportive space. Booking required. Refreshments provided.

Bat Walk - 7pm-9pm - £5 per adult (children free)
Join FROGS for a Bat Walk, led by Adel Avery of the Somerset Bat Group. Meet near the Canoe Club in the Cheese & Grain car park and learn about our local bats, then take a short walk alongside the river to spot them flying. Children are welcome but must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Sorry, no dogs please.

Sunday 19th September

Tech Shed workshop: Making air monitors - 10am-12pm, Frome Town Hall - Free
Join the members of Tech Shed to learn about Clean Air Frome, a citizen science project to monitor air quality in Frome. Help the group shape their future plans for the project, help build some new air sensors to add to the Frome network and find out more about TechShed and how you can get involved.

River walk with Friends of the River Frome - 2pm-4pm - £3 per adult (children free)
Walk along the river with FORF to find out why our river is how it is. The walk will start at Welshmill Weir and head through the town along the Retreat and to Adderwell, then back to the town centre by road. FORF will explain everything from the history of the river and the otters, beavers and other wildlife that lives in and near it, to pollution, flooding, development and the FORF strategy. 

Tuesday 21st September

Everyday Botany Walk with David Hamilton - 6pm-7pm, start from Frome Town Hall - £5
If you want to find plants from every corner of the earth with amazing stories to tell, where would you look? A botanical garden? A garden centre or a grand garden such as Stourhead? With author and horticulturalist David Hamilton, you’ll discover some of the fascinating stories of the plants we pass by every day. Find what adaptations these weeds, perennials and shrubs have naturally gone through to survive in our tiny town.

Project Wild Thing (film Screening) - 7pm-8.30pm, Frome Town Hall - Free
Sustainable Frome present the acclaimed documentary, Project Wild Thing. Determined to get his children up and out, filmmaker David Bond appoints himself as the Marketing Director for Nature and launches a nationwide marketing campaign to get British children outside. His humorous journey unearths some painful truths about modern family life. Refreshments will be available.

Wednesday 22nd September

Yoga in the Meadow - 12.30pm-1.30pm, Rodden Meadow - suggested donation of £5
An inclusive, all-levels yoga class in beautiful surroundings, perfect for breaking up the week and spending some time in nature. Suitable for complete beginners or those with a regular practice. Bring your own mat. Meet at the Willow Vale end of the meadow. Donations will go to Frome's Missing Links.

Frome Heritage Tree Walk - 5.30pm-7.30pm, start outside the Cheese & Grain - £5
Join local author and ancient tree specialist Julian Hight on a walk to see some of Frome’s most majestic trees and hear about their history and lore.  The easy walk will include Millennium Green, Rodden Meadow and the town centre, and take around 2 hours. 

Thursday 23rd September

Guided Walk at Rodden Nature Reserve, 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm, Rodden Nature Reserve - £5
A guided walk around the Rodden Nature Reserve. Find out about the wide range of wildlife at the reserve and the ongoing work to protect and increase the biodiversity there. Sorry, no dogs please.

Wild Neighbours – Welcoming wildlife into your community, 10.30am-12.30pm, The Silk Mill - Free
Somerset Wildlife Trust will be leading a discussion workshop exploring how communities can take action for wildlife in Frome. We’ll be exploring Frome’s role in the nature recovery of Somerset, how to consult and engage your community and the impact you can make from your street.  Booking required.

Plastic Free Communities and Good Business - 12.30pm-2pm, Frome Town Hall - £5 - CANCELLED
We're inviting businesses in Frome to join the plastic free revolution and ditch single-use plastic!  Join Surfers Against Sewage to find out about their important work, and hear from some of Frome's plastic free heroes on how they made the transition. Attendees can also find out about Frome Town Council's Good Business framework which supports local businesses to think about their environmental and social impact. Lunch included.

Mending & Alterations workshop - 4.30pm-6.30pm, Millie Moon - £20
***Please note, this event must be booked via the Millie Moon website***
By repairing and adapting clothes, and using recycled materials where possible we can help towards reducing the impact of production, and ultimately disposal of clothing and it’s impact on people and the environment. Millie Moon are providing an opportunity to get help and advice on altering and extending the life of clothing with professional dressmaker Anna Vickery.  Minimum numbers needed to run. 

Shape the vision for active travel in Frome - 7.30pm-9pm - Online - Free
***Please reserve your space for this event via this link***
Frome Town Council have successfully secured funding for a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). The LCWIP will create detailed and joined up infrastructure designs that plan safe walking and cycling routes around and through the town. Residents are invited to get involved with the project and future plans by joining this online workshop.

Friday 24th September

Improve Don’t Move: Tour of a low carbon home - 2pm-3pm, Milk Street - Free - CANCELLED
Terry Pinto of PAAD architects has fully eco refurbished and extended his Victorian end of terrace three bed house and decarbonised it by taking it off the gasgrid, replacing the heating and hot water with a state of the art air source heat pump. The project reused as much as possible and used low embodied energy materials to lower the environmental impact of the works. This was all done on a tight budget - find out how Terry did it.

Seaside Donkey (film screening) 7pm-8.30pm, Frome Town Hall - Free
Follow novice donkey-owner Hannah Engelkamp and her young, untrained, headstrong donkey Chico, in their 1000-mile journey to circumnavigated Wales. This fast-paced, refreshingly unsentimental and laugh-out-loud film by filmmaker Rhys Thwaites-Jones, reveals that being tethered to a donkey can yield a surprising wealth of unsolicited wisdom, along with all the bruised toes! Refreshments will be available.

Saturday 25th September

Improve Don’t Move: Tour of a low carbon home - 2pm-3pm, Milk Street - Free - CANCELLED
See Friday 24th for details.

Sunday 26th September

Kitchen Medicine to Help the Climate - 2pm-4pm, Welshmill Hub - Free
***Book via Future Shed event page***
Staying fit and well is a little known way that we can reduce our impact on the planet. By reducing our demand for medicines and health services we can help the health of the planet! In this free workshop we will learn about local and seasonal plants and make immunity-boosting tonics* before the cold and flu season hits (on top of Covid), sharing stories and knowledge. This workshop is hosted by Future Shed Frome.
*the tonics should be considered as an additional tool to help fight off colds and flu and not a substitution for flu and Covid vaccinations.

Frome Churchyards’ Biodiversity Trail - 2pm-4.30pm – Starts at Holy Trinity - £3 per adult (children free)
Explore the churchyards of Frome and discover the biodiversity flourishing within them. Churchyards are among the few areas unaffected over the centuries by farming and development, and each provides its own unique blend of plants and habitats for wildlife. The trail starts with a short talk at Holy Trinity churchyard and will continue to Dissenters Cemetery and Christ Church, finishing at St John’s churchyard.

Cancellations
If you're unable to attend the event you've booked a ticket for, please contact us at the Town Hall on 01373 465757 so we can reallocated your ticket and issue a refund if applicable.