A series of wild arts days are being held in public spaces around the town, hosted by local arts organisation Terrestrial.
This half term, on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November, the team is hosting a takeover at Frome Town Council with ‘Adventures at…The Town Hall.’
Terrestrials’s director, Tom Spencer, said, “Adventures at… The Town Hall’ will begin on Friday 1st November, with two free workshops from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. For older children aged 9 to 15 years old, there is a chance to design and build an escape room.
“Terrestrial will provide materials, a team of artists and an empty room; exactly how challenging (or how spooky) the escape room turns out to be, is up to the young people. For younger kids and families, Terrestrial will host an afternoon of games, with a chance to try out some of the activities ahead of the main event the next day.”
On Saturday 2nd November, the doors of the town hall will be flung open to young people from 10am to 4pm. “We have rooms full of arts materials – now we want your ideas”, says Spencer. “Bored of playing the same old games? Let’s invent some brand-new ones – maybe we will even get the whole town playing? Ever fancied being mayor for a day? We will be publishing young people’s ideas for new rules for Frome.”
In August, more than 150 people took part in a time-travelling trail around Frome Museum, with a team of performers guiding groups of families through unexpected challenges. Frome library was also recently taken over by a treasure hunt that wove through the bookshelves, storytelling performances and paper aeroplane launches. Now, for their most ambitious event yet, Terrestrial is turning their attention to the town hall.
“We want everyone, especially young people, to feel that their radical, creative ideas are welcome. We have brilliant, atmospheric public spaces here in Frome and we want families to see them as places where adventures can happen.”
All events are free thanks to support from Frome Town Council and Arts Council England. Tickets can be booked at www.terrestrial.org.uk
Photo credit Paul Blakemore
