Welcome to Edventure. We run courses, events and programmes in community entrepreneurship. Here, people come together to start things up; to gain transferable skills & experience; to build connections; to get support to realise their ideas; and to gain the sense and confidence that it is possible to create a kinder, fairer, greener world. What we care about is contributing to a strong community, growing meaningful livelihoods and building ventures as part of a sustainable, zero carbon economy that works for all.
Our Courses
Learning through experience. Gaining transferable skills. Making a real difference.
Edventure START-UP
A practical 10 week course in community entrepreneurship and turning ideas into reality.
Edventure: MAKE
Spend 3 weeks in a team learning to design, make and sell products made from raw materials such as metal, wood, fabric, silver and leather.
Edventure Short Courses
Practical workshops themed around building community enterprise skills, effective collaboration and rethinking the economy.
A Typical Start-Up Challenge
We gave our students an empty shop, £500, skills, tools, local support and the challenge to boost the sharing economy in Frome.
What our Students Say
Our 9th Edventure student team speak about their experience of starting-up a tiny homes company in response to the housing crisis
Our Enterprises & Initiatives
On our flagship Start-Up Course, students learn by setting up a real community enterprise as part of a team - gaining skills and experience whilst making a tangible difference in Frome.
Community
With local partners we create enterprise solutions to local challenges, and prepare the ground for a community start-up.
Education
Working with a team of students on our edventure START-UP course and the wider community we make the start-up happen.
Enterprise
Edventure or a local not-for-profit partner takes the enterprise to the next level to enable us to do more of this work and help build a community orientated economy.
What people are saying
The way Edventure does education is quite revolutionary.
Rosa, Edventure Start-Up Student
From having a vision to becoming a start-up, Edventure’s incubation process has been absolutely outstanding.
Dr Sam Evans, Owner of The Walled Garden at Mells.
How refreshing and different this night was to anything I had experienced before! A triumphant celebration of the diversity and multiplicity of small businesses and Frome, as well as a reaffirmation of the strength of community cohesion in this town and people’s desire to help their peers not only survive but thrive.
James Holcombe on The Local Entrepreneurs Forum for Frome
It was great to see Frome’s community coming together to support local enterprises. I love the fact that it wasn’t just about pledging financial support, but also offering time and resources.
Helen Fielden on The Local Entrepreneurs Forum for Frome
I’ve loved every minute of the course. Meeting lovely people and realising when you put your heads together, you can achieve anything, even in just 3 weeks!
Sarah, MAKE Course Student
Edventure attracts really first-class speakers and it was great to be with a group of local activists keen to make the world a more sustainable place.
Jean, Short Course Attendee
Edventure Start-Up has changed my life. I left feeling confident, empowered, inspired and with a new network of support.
Cassie, Edventure Start-Up Student
I thought the whole event was really inspiring. It’s the future. A brilliant way of building a sustainable and resilient community from the people upwards.
Peter MacFadyen on The Local Entrepreneurs Forum
Edventure is my second family in Frome. Being here has helped me to focus on developing a creative career. It’s full of people on my level who communicate well. Edventure is my second home.
