First Home Improvement Fair for Frome
Saturday 19th May 2018, 10 – 3pm, Frome Town Hall
On Saturday May 19th, Frome Town Council hosted the first “Improve, Don’t Move” show at the Town Hall. The event provided an opportunity to speak to architects, designers and contractors who specialize in home renovation, redesign and improvements. There was also sessions on how to reduce energy bills in rented properties and activities for children.
Exhibitors included local architects, eco carpenters, renewable energy experts, locally made thermal blinds, Edventure’s ‘tiny home’ and Frome’s new Women’s Shed. There was also tours of the town hall, electric bike and electric car hire, as well as talks on home energy efficiency, draught excluder workshops and a new directory of local green services which can be found here.
Councillor Ali Barclay said ‘This was a great opportunity to talk to local experts about how to adapt your home to cut costs and carbon.’
Improve Don’t Move Programme
11:00 Tour of the town hall
11:30 Food for free in your garden, well almost… – Dave Hamilton – community room
12:00 Tour of the town hall
13:00 How to cut costs and carbon in your home – Anna Francis – community room
13:30 Dealing with condensation, mould and cold in a 1960s Frome home – Sue Everett
14:00 Eco renovation vs building your dream eco home – Terry Pinto PAAD
All day:
10:00 – 15:00 Stalls and displays – Chamber
Make a room in a box – Frome Scrap Store – café area
Try an electric bike – car park
Coffee and snack van – Critchill School – car park
Stalls
Energy:
Centre for Sustainable Energy – energy efficiency and renewables advice
ICF Direct – external insulation
Evolve Home Improvements – insulation
The Thermal Blind Company
Architects:
PAAD
Harrison Brookes Architects
Bruges Tozer
Make Group
Design and carpentry:
Paul Horton Designs
Shellards
Plane Shapes
Edspace – Tiny homes
Women’s Shed – including draught-excluder making
