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A Green and Healthy Frome
From April 2023 to March 2026 Frome Medical Practice, Edventure Frome CIC and Frome Town Council worked in partnership to explore how a climate and health win-win could be created by working together as a community. This work was funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, through their dedicated Climate Action Fund.
Green and Healthy Frome was a partnership between Edventure Frome, Frome Town Council and Frome Medical Practice, working together to make it easier to live greener and healthier lives in Frome.
Discover more about Green and Healthy Frome by watching, reading and listening.
The project inspired lasting change by showing how caring for our health can also heal the planet. Through practical solutions like lowering bills, supporting community projects, and easing pressure on the NHS, the partnership helped to build a healthier, greener, fairer future. From free events and support, to local collaborations, Green and Healthy Frome helped residents to make sustainable choices at home, and empowered grassroots green and healthy projects to thrive.
You can read about some of the work we undertook on the strands we led on below.
We share more of our learning, including a series of case studies here.
Evaluation
Green and Healthy Frome has shown what becomes possible when the everyday realities of people’s lives are connected to the bigger challenges we all face. By working across community, health, and local government, we were able to meet people where they are, not with abstract climate messaging, but with practical, meaningful action that makes a difference now.
This partnership has also been a profound learning experience. It has shown us just how much intentional design, shared capacity, and trust are required to truly work across systems. For us, the conclusion is clear: if we are serious about community-led change at scale, we must invest as much in how we work together as in what we deliver. That is where real, lasting transformation begins.
The evaluation captures both the impact and the honest lessons from our time working at the intersection of health, community, and planet.
Download the full report or summary report for free from the Green and Healthy Frome website
Learning Insights
From Partnership Working and Storytelling, to Plastic Free. Period., Cycle Together, Healthy Homes, Retrofit, and Creating System Change in Healthcare, each insight captures the real lessons, challenges, and possibilities from our work on the ground in Frome.