Scrapstore
The Scrapstore Collection Service is open for business.
If you are from a care or education setting, home school provider, or community group, and cannot come 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.
Once again we had a great time running a creative space using recycled materials at the Children’s Festival on Sunday 21st 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 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 over 18’s with additional needs. With thanks to an amazing team of volunteers, we are able to steadily grow the project and the community is benefitting.
Please share our details with anyone you feel may be interested, or companies who 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
Craft at The Independent Market
Pod has been commissioned to run the craft provision using Scrapstore materials at the Independent Market on the 1st Sunday of each month.
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Our member volunteers are supported to provide fun eco crafts for everyone attending. We ask for a suggested donation of £1.
Each market is themed and we plan crafts to fit with each month’s theme. In May “Celebrating Our River” was so much fun with fish and otters being created as well as a few imaginative river monsters.
We rocked PRIDE in June with all things rainbows, sparkle and pizazz!
You’ll find us outside the Library near the children’s music area.
Our next dates and themes will be –
3rd Nov Bonfire Night
1st Dec Christmas
See you there for family craft fun!
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.
