Frome Medical Practice is taking part in The Great Big Green Week, and is offering a series of events that the public is invited to take part in. The week is the UK's biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature and a full programme of events has been organised in Frome across the course of the week. 

Community Sustainability Lead at the practice, Charlotte Carson, said, "We're big fans of the Great Big Green Week as it's a way of celebrating all the hard work that is taking place on climate change locally. It's also an opportunity to bring an important topic to the attention of more people, whilst taking a moment to highlight the wonderful things going on here on our doorstep, all the time knowing that other communities are connecting on climate change issues across the country too."

"We've put on a selection of events to encourage discussion on the win-wins of climate and health and to help increase knowledge of the subject, and we also want to share some of the work we are doing as a practice to address climate change. Please take a look at our events, as well as the wider programme of events taking place in Frome, and come along and say hello!" 

The practice has organised the following: 

Monday 12th June, 10am - 11am at Frome Medical Practice 

GREEN COMMUNITY CONNECTOR WORKSHOP 

Join our Community Sustainability Lead, Charlotte, and find out how we can all take positive steps to make a difference to our planet and our wellbeing, as individuals and as a community. This is a free event, which takes place at the practice, but please book your place so we know how many people to expect.

Tuesday 13th June, 10am - 4pm outside Frome Medical Centre 

Dr Bike will be visiting the practice! Bring your bike along for a free safety check with a Frome Community Bike Project mechanic. Small repairs and adjustments will be included where possible but any further work required will be highlighted and options discussed so future repairs can be arranged. Please book a free 30 minute slot for each bike you would like checked. Find out more and book here.

Wednesday 14th June, 10am - 11am outside Frome Library

GREEN TALKING BENCH

Come along to the Talking Bench and meet your local social prescribing team and chat with our Community Sustainability Lead about what we are doing to help Frome meet net zero. This is a free event and there's no need to book. 

Thursday 15th June, 1pm - 2pm at Frome Medical Practice 

Join us for an hour long tour of our wellbeing garden and hear from the team who look after it. Find out more about how we are using this space and our plans for the future. This is a free event but booking is essential as we have limited spaces available for the tour. The team will also be joined by our colleagues from Loop will also be with us to chat about composting. Find out more and book here.

For more information about the many other events that are taking place across Frome as part of The Big Green Week please click here.