building a
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Edventure is a community social enterprise hub in Frome.
Build skills, confidence, and connections to start something that matters. We help people start things up and bring ideas to life that benefit people, planet, and place.
Coworking space. Courses to bring your business idea to life. Project support.
Edventure are delivering Green and Healthy Frome in partnership with Frome Town Council and Frome Medical Practice: a unique lottery-funded programme on a mission to make it easier to live greener and healthier lives in Frome, through a variety of projects that you can get involved with.
Our projects and offerings
The Edventure Hub: shared community workspace
The Edventure Hub is Frome’s friendly coworking space for local people who want to get things done and feel part of a community. Expect fast Wi-Fi, free tea and coffee, natural light, screens, meeting rooms and more – everything you need to do your best work. Meet people and join a community that’s easy to be part of. Flexible coworking memberships available, plus dedicated desk and office space.
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Enterprising courses
Ready to make ideas real with us? Get hands-on experience and turn good ideas into great ones through a creative design process. We’ll support you every step of the way as you launch it into the world. You’ll gain new skills, confidence, community connections, and a clear direction for the future. Our courses are fun, practical, and all about doing!
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Green and Healthy Frome
A quiet revolution is happening in Frome. Funded by the National Lottery’s Climate Action Fund, Green and Healthy Frome helps promote greener and healthier living in our town through a variety of projects With practical solutions, free events and support, to local collaborations, we’re here to help you make sustainable choices at home, and empower grassroots projects to thrive. A unique partnership between Edventure, Frome Medical Practice and Frome Town Council.
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Future Shed
Edventure’s Future Shed offers practical support to get green and healthy initiatives and enterprises off the ground. We support and enable community building, connecting people together. We offer free learning workshops, coaching and professional development. Part of our Green & Healthy Frome partnership programme, funded by the National Lottery’s Community Fund.
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The Community Fridge Frome
The Community Fridge, Frome is on a mission: to make Frome a waste-free town. The fridge was born out of an Edventure start-up course in 2016 as the first of its kind in the UK. Since then, the fridge has inspired a national movement, and has saved thousands of meals. A dedicated team collect surplus food from local shops, making it available for everyone in the community to enjoy. All your support helps us sustain and grow this wonderful community project.
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Fromebase
Fromebase is Edventure’s new DIY shop project, selling everyday DIY materials at reduced cost. We collect high-quality unused materials from traders and individuals, saving them from landfill. Learn more about this project on fromebase.com
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Lily Farmer
“Many of the skills I learnt during my time with Edventure had a direct impact on my ability to confidently move forward into setting up my own project.”
Lily joined our team to tackle food waste in Frome, which led to us setting up the first UK Community Fridge. She went on to set up The Pitney Farm cafe to help people reconnect with where their food comes from, selling local, organic veg and running community events.
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