Sustainable Frome

Monthly Critical Mass bike ride
2022-09-30 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-08-26 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-07-29 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-24 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-05-27 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, BA11 1BE
A monthly mass bike ride in Frome inspired by the Critical Mass rides celebrated once a month across the world. The purpose is to highlight the presence of bikes in Frome and have some fun.
Last Friday of every month. Meet @ 6.30 at the Cheese and Grain. Ride will last about an hour.
All welcome; family friendly

Motherload (film screening)
2022-09-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Town Hall, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB
As part of Great Big Green Week, Sustainable Frome presents Motherload – a crowdsourced documentary in which the cargo bicycle becomes a vehicle for exploring motherhood in this digital age of climate change.
The film follows director and new mother Liz Canning on her quest to understand the increasing tension between modern life and our hunter-gatherer DNA, and how cargo bikes offer a solution.
Refreshments available.

Frome's Great Big Green Week 2022
2022-09-11 - 2022-09-18 | Throughout Frome, Frome
11th – 18th September sees Frome’s second Great Big Green Week, which will see a host of events celebrating how the Frome community is taking action to tackle climate change and protect our green spaces.
A nationwide event, The Great Big Green Week is a platform to celebrate our green spaces and highlight the action Frome is taking to tackle climate change.
Browse the programme and book tickets >>

Sustainable Frome September meeting: Great Big Green Week
2022-09-01 19:00 - 21:00 | The Good Heart, 7 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS, United Kingdom
We’ll be talking about the up-coming Great Big Green Week, including the film we’re screening: Motherload.
Join us for shared food from 7pm and the meeting proper from 7.30pm, at the newly-refurbished Good Heart.

Sustainable Frome August meeting: Summer Gathering
2022-08-04 19:00 - 21:00
Picnic at Weylands
Share some food and chat.
Head along to Weylands, near the recently-planted trees. Bring some picnic food to share, and some water for the trees!
From 7pm.

Sustainable Frome July meeting
2022-07-07 19:00 - 21:00 | The Good Heart, 7 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS, United Kingdom
Social and planning:
Catch up with everyone over some shared food and help plan the next few months.
The meeting will start at 7.30pm, but come early to share food and chat: bring something veggie/vegan to share from 7pm.

Green Breather Day #2
2022-06-18 | Town Centre, BA11
Frome’s Green Breather Days will be launching in May to help cut air pollution in the town centre and to encourage people to explore how these spaces could be used as a new public area. The Green Breather Days will be a series of Saturdays between May and September where Frome’s town centre is pedestrianized, encouraging people to explore the town centre by foot, boost support for local businesses and reduce Frome’s air pollution.
More info >>

Sustainable Frome June meeting: Who Feeds Frome?
2022-06-02 19:00 - 21:00 | The Good Heart, 7 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS, United Kingdom
Who Feeds Frome?
with Hugh Thomas
The report, ‘Who Feeds Frome’ has just been published. Commissioned by FTC, with many contributors, written by local food writer and campaigner, Hugh Thomas, it explores the challenges and possibilities of a small town’s food system, particularly the many and varied local producers; how can we make the best use of them?
The talk and meeting will start at 7.30pm, but come early to share food and chat: bring something veggie/vegan to share from 7pm.

Green Breather Day #1
2022-05-21 | Town Centre, BA11

Sustainable Frome May meeting: The Inner Development Goals plus AGM
2022-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The Good Heart, 7 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS, United Kingdom
The Inner Development Goals, with Jez Lefevre
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The Inner Development Goals address what abilities, skills and qualities people and organisations need to push these goals forward.
The meeting will also incorporate an AGM with a brief statement of our finances, directors, review of our role and achievements, etc. This is open to everyone, especially if you would like to get more involved with helping to sustain Sustainable Frome.
Come early to share food and chat: bring something veggie/vegan to share from 7pm. The meeting proper will start at 7.30pm

Monthly mass bike ride
2022-04-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, BA11 1BE
A monthly mass bike ride in Frome inspired by the Critical Mass rides celebrated once a month across the world. the purpose to highlight the presence of bikes in Frome and have some fun.
Last Friday of every month. Meet @ 6.30 at the Cheese and Grain. Ride will last about an hour.
All welcome; family friendly

Frome Vegan Fair
2022-04-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, BA11 1BE
Whether you already live a plant-based lifestyle or you’re simply interested in why plant-based living has become so popular, Frome Vegan Fair will be showcasing a number of traders ranging from food, drink, cruelty free cosmetics through to clothing, gifts and accessories. You may even pick up some tips on making your own delicious recipes or advice on how you can maintain your health.
The family event will also feature cooking demos, talks, free tasters and children’s activities!
The popular Vegan Fair event will open from 10.00am – 3.00pm
Entry: £2.00
(Under 14s free when accompanied by an adult.)
Visit the event’s Facebook page for more information and to check event is still going ahead.

Sustainable Frome April meeting: Who Feeds Frome?
2022-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 | The Good Heart, 7 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS, United Kingdom

Westdown Quarry Campaign, next steps
2022-04-06 19:00 | Rook Lane Chapel, Bath Street, Frome, BA11 1DN
Launch of the next stage of the campaign to stop the reopening and expansion of the Westdown Quarry and save Asham Woods. Find out about the next steps in the action plan, website, social media, press, survey and refreshed petition.

Frome Kindness Festival
2022-03-01 - 2022-03-06 | Throughout Frome, Frome
Kindness is something we all need and can offer to others. It has proven benefits for our mental and physical health and plays a big part in making Frome a decent place to live and grow up in.
After a tough couple of years, the team at The Good Heart in Palmer Street has had the idea of curating a week of events that will help us all to:

appreciate and celebrate the kindness that already exists in Frome
enjoy a range of events and activities together as winter comes to a close
recognize and develop our natural capacity for kindness
learn more about the power of kindness to strengthen our community and wellbeing

More details to follow. For now, save the date and get involved

Potato Day and Seed Swap 2022
2022-02-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, BA11 1BE
Please call 07857437608 or email incredibleediblefrome@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer on the day

Green Breather Days: Consultation
2022-02-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Town Hall, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB
Green Breather Days will be a series of Saturdays between May and September where Frome’s town centre is pedestrianised, encouraging people to explore the town centre by foot, boost support for local businesses and reduce Frome’s air pollution.
The Town Council are keen to hear how this might affect businesses operating in the town centre in order to ensure that businesses are disrupted to a minimum, and invite anyone affected and/or interested to a meeting to discuss the Green Breather Days at a meeting which you can join online or in person at the Town Hall.
More details here.

Sustainable Frome Febuary meeting
2022-02-03 19:30 | The Good Heart, 7 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS, United Kingdom
This will be another ‘Room-n-Zoom’ meeting. Either join in person at the Good Heart Cafe or online using the Zoom link in the recent newsletter.
No particular subject – we meet every month, sometimes with a theme or presentation, sometimes not!

Plastic Free. Period. -- Launch and workshop
2022-02-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Town Hall, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB
Launch of a new project to promote sustainable and plastic free menstrual products, organised by Frome Town Council and Frome Medical Practice. Starting with the free workshop, at the Town Hall and online, with representatives from Women’s Environmental Network giving information and advice.
More information around the subject and how to join the workshop can be found here.

Climate Action Group first meeting
2022-01-25 19:00 | Online
Frome Town Council is launching a Climate Action Group. It will be an informal advisory group, developing, influencing and implementing projects that help to reduce Frome’s carbon footprint and to restore biodiversity. The plan is to meet four times a year, and the first meeting will be held online on 25th January.
In 2019, a consultation of 150 Frome residents helped to form the Climate Action Plan. The Climate Action Group will meet to review the progress of this plan and to identify ways to push things even further.
It aims to:

give people a chance to get to meet the FTC Resilience team, understand what they do and ask questions, provide suggestions and feedback
hold FTC to account on their work around the Climate & Ecological Emergency
put forward ideas and get involved in projects

The Group will be focusing on transport, energy, zero waste, and green spaces & biodiversity.
Find out more and sign up for the meeting on the FTC website >>

Sustainable Frome January meeting: Planning for 2022
2022-01-06 19:30 - 21:00 | The Good Heart, 7 Palmer Street, Frome, BA11 1DS, United Kingdom
This will be another ‘Room n Zoom’ meeting. Either join in person at the Good Heart Cafw or online using the Zoom link in the recent newsletter.

Sustainable Frome December meeting: COP26, What next for Community Activism?
2021-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
* This month, instead of our usual meeting we’ll be joining a Transition Together event co-hosted by Rob Hopkins and Peter Lefort *
COP26 – Did it leave you feeling optimistic, pessimistic or more determined? Explore what happened & what it means for community action.
A moment to come together and land collectively after COP26. During this event we will share how we are feeling post COP, demystify what happened in Glasgow with the support of guest speakers who were inside the conference and part of climate justice movements on the streets.
Co-hosted by Rob Hopkins and Peter Lefort, this promises to be a participatory and lively discussion, with a diversity of perspectives and rich ideas for how, post COP26, we can continue to build community power across the UK.
Find out more about the meeting and Register in advance here
or Join the meeting here

Energy Advice Drop-In at the Boyle Cross
2021-10-20 09:00 - 13:00 | Boyle Cross, Market Place, Frome, BA11 1BW
Stop by Boyle’s Cross for a one-on-one discussion with one of Bristol’s Centre for Sustainable Energy’s trained energy advisers or pick up some of their helpful short guides on any of the following days:
Wednesday 1st September, 9am-1pm
Wednesday 22nd September, 9am-1pm
Wednesday 20th October, 9am-1pm

Sustainable Frome FM
2021-10-11 20:00
Presented by Sustainable Frome on Frome FM
Every fourth Monday from 11th October 2021 at 8pm.
Sustainable Frome FM will report on local projects, explore challenges, highlight opportunities and share tips for things you can do at home to reduce your impact on planet earth. Topics will include food, transport, energy, climate change, community and more.

The programme is presented by Alex Hart and Mike Grenville: we aim to inspire, reflect and inform.

Sustainable Frome October meeting: Green Community Connector Training
2021-10-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
with Charlotte Carson from Frome Medical Practice
Help us to be better communicators to spread the word and encourage people to make positive choices that improve their own health and well being AND are good for the environment – win win choices!
If you are joining us, it would be valuable if you could complete this short (2 min) survey
As usual, the Zoom link will be sent in the email newsletter.

Green Community Connector training
2021-09-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
As part of the Green and Healthy Futures project, Frome Medical Practice are aiming to train 200 green community connectors and 20 “Train the Trainers”. The connectors will pass on information to residents, friends and colleagues to link them with local climate and health boosting activities.
“Held monthly and free to anyone living in the Frome area, this 1 hour training session gives us time to explore how we can take positive steps to make a difference to our planet and our wellbeing”
For more information and to sign up for a session, visit Green Community Connectors
