Mayday Saxonvale will be holding two public events 'The Mayday Way' at Frome Town Hall, at 7 pm, on the 11th & 18th of October. The events will share a deeper insight into the Mayday approach and its aims for Frome's community in Saxonvale.

Paul Oster, Mayday Saxonvale Director said: "As we step into the next stage, we are running these two events to kick-start the process of generating ideas for the community owned assets, and further community-centric designs for our plan. 

"Our first event on October 11th will focus on our vision for 'Community Owned', and we will be presenting our first initial proposals that could take root in Saxonvale. We have been working with many local groups such as Edventure, Frome Food Network, and Frome Field to Fork. We will also be joined by Tom Spencer from Terrestrial, a community arts projects organisation, Assemble, a multi-disciplinary collective who works across architecture, design, and art, and our architects Studio Saar and landscape architects Landstory. 

"Our vision for the 'Community Design' ideas will be the theme of our second event on October 18th. With our architects Andrew Kirby and Studio Saar, our development partners Stories, and Communities for Renewables CIC, we will be sharing information on an alternative for a bridge to Willow Vale, an energy microgrid, community gardens, and additional housing. 

"Our alternative approach to development will be explained further and how it will enable us to ensure the maximum return in Saxonvale for our community of Frome and for Somerset as a whole. We are extremely excited to share some of these ideas with our community to begin the next phase of our design process."

The Mayday Way: Event 1 - 'Community Owned' Vision 

Wednesday, 11th October, 7 pm, Town Hall, Frome

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On 11th October we will share our vision for the community owned spaces and buildings in Saxonvale. We are bringing this participatory plan to life, and presenting some initial proposals. 

We will be joined by:

• Doug Stewart - Edventure
• Tom Spencer - Terrestrial
• Hugh Thomas - Frome Food Network
• Caroline Wajsblum - Frome Field to Fork
• Louis Schultz - Assemble
• Jonny Buckland - Studio Saar Architects
• Simon Brown - Landstory Landscape Architects

The Mayday Way: Event 2 - 'Community Design' Vision

Wednesday, 18th October, 7 pm, Town Hall, Frome

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On 18th October we will be presenting a design update to our community centric ideas, including an alternative to a bridge over the river from Willow Vale to Saxonvale. There will also be further details about an energy microgrid, community gardens, and additional housing. We will be delving into our alternative approach to development and how it will enable us to ensure the maximum return for our community of Frome in Saxonvale. 

We will be joined by:

• Paul Clark - Stories
• Jonny Buckland - Studio Saar Architects
• Andrew Kirby - Andrew Kirby Architects
• Jake Burnyeat - Communities for Renewables CIC