Scrapstore
The Little Scrapstore is open for all your creative needs.
If you are from a care or education setting, a home school provider, charity, or a community group, then you need to explore Little Scrapstore. We have materials and resources for your art, craft and play projects, fundraising or displays. If you can not come along when the Little Scrapstore is open, or if you are an individual or organisation with items to donate, please contact Kate at scrapstore@thepodcharity.org.uk to arrange a collection/donation appointment.
Community Links and encouraging creativity.
We had a great time running a creative space using donated, recycled materials at the annual Purple Elephant Children’s Festival on Sunday 27th July in the Cheese & Grain. Our fabulous Pod Plus and community volunteers help children and adults got creative with our wonderful scrap. We also provided free materials in goodie bags for families to take home for summer craft activities.
We are continuing to work towards achieving our dream of a permanent big Scrapstore, providing training, work experience, and employment for adults with additional needs. Over the past year, the charity has worked hard behind the scenes to ensure that growth for Scrapstore sits alongside stability for all of our projects. We are actively looking for a premise to create a hub for all Pod projects, including Scrapstore.
If anyone in our community has ideas about how or where we can achieve this, please contact the charity, community support is valued.
With thanks to an amazing team of volunteers, we are able to steadily grow the project and the community is benefiting.
Please share our details with anyone you feel may be interested, or companies that may have useful waste items or materials to donate.
Little Scrapstore @ Blue Doors
You’ll find our little, but very full Scrapstore at Unit 2, Justice Lane, Frome BA11 1AT. We are in the basement of the Frome Museum building. (opposite the entrance to the Black Swan Gift shop). We have had a fresh coat of paint and we are now loooking very smart and Blue. ( Thank you Frome Museum).
Opening times Tuesday’s 2-4pm and every Sunday Independent Market day from 10am-3 pm.
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For community groups, school parties, offers of donations or out-of-hours collections please contact Kate Storey, Scrapstore Co-ordinator on 07724315600 or email scrapstore@thepodcharity.org.uk
We love our little Scrapstore but it is our dream to move into a larger warehouse style building which can accommodate our clubs, community space for hire and to run Pod Workshop from.
If you have ideas on how we can achieve this or would like to help fundraise towards this goal, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you.
Pop-up Scrapstores @ The Cheese & Grain
Our very popular, big pop-up Scrapstore events are running again this year (usually from the Cheese & Grain in Frome) Our next event is planned for October. Look for Pod Scrapstore on Facebook and Instagram. Watch this space and help us to spread the word!
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We love your excitement for Scrapstore and we are very grateful to the many local businesses who regularly supply us.
It is also wonderful to see where our scrap gets used. Please send your images to scrapstore@thepodcharity.org.uk and we’ll start a gallery of your creations!
Loose Parts Play Trolley & Play Pods
If you have visited the Victoria Park Cafe in Frome you may be aware of the loose parts, scrap, play equipment in the big blue trolley which is out on dry days.
Pod Scrapstore are the supplier of this play equipment and we just love seeing people of all ages getting stuck into some creative play.
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This project has been a joy to work on in collaboration with Frome Town Council, as part of the town’s play strategy, we were delighted to roll out Popup play trolleys in local parks across Frome this year.
Our last session of this year will be during October half-term.
Find us at – Wellands Green Space, Thursday 31st October 1-3pm.
Maybe for a little Halloween scrap play fun!
Look out on Facebook @podscrapstore
Fun at the Children's Festival
Pod Scrapstore was asked to run an activity area at the Children’s Festival. Pod member volunteers provided ideas, materials, and encouragement for children and families to get creative, both on the day and at home. They provided goodie bags for free holiday entertainment which was appreciated by children and adults. It was a joy to see so many happy faces and lots of great creative ideas.
Scrapstore Makers Gallery
These are a few of the amazing creations made using Scrapstore materials. We love seeing your ideas, innovations and creativity. Scrapstore is about seeing materials and objects differently and giving them a new life.
If you would like to share pictures of your makes please send them to becky@thepodcharity.org.uk.
Please do not send images with people unless you are legally able to give permission to be shared on social media.
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Take a look at what our customers have created using recycled materials purchased from Little Scrapstore. Send us pics of your projects and makes, and inspire others to get their creative vibes flowing.
