March – a month for practising kindness
The wonderful Kindness Festival, hosted by The Good Heart, returns this year from 15th – 22nd March.
Celebrated annually, the Kindness Festival is a unique celebration of the transformative power of kindness. Frome will come alive to celebrate the contribution that kindness makes to our relationships, to our mental and physical health and to our marvellous community. The festival will offer something for everyone; bringing local people together in fun, magical and uplifting ways.
Below is a rundown of this year’s programme – click on each event to find out more! Keep an eye on this page for more events as they are announced.
Every Sunday until the festival
Kindness Makers workshops
Are you looking for something fun, friendly and fulfilling to do on Sunday afternoons over the winter?
From 2pm – 5pm on every Sunday afternoon until the festival, Clio and The Good Heart team will be hosting Kindness Makers Workshops (12+) where you can enjoy creative tasks such as making banners and badges, decorating kindness jars, knitting/crotchet and more.
There’s no need to book, and tea & cake plus materials and guidance will be provided. Please drop by!
Throughout the whole festival
Kindness Postcards
Frome Medical Practice and In Touch Café are spreading joy with beautiful kindness postcards—and you’re invited to take part! Drop in, pick up a kindness postcard and send a heartfelt message to someone special, or thank your Medical Practice superhero by dropping one into the Kindness Postbox. Let’s fill the practice with gratitude and cheer!
Saturday 15th March
Celebrating Frome
Join Frome Town Council’s community team to celebrate what makes Frome, and your community, special. Who are the Kindness Superheroes on your street? What do you value about where you live? Join us in creating banners celebrating your place and the people who make it. Nominate your Kindness Superheroes, whose names will go on the Kindness Superhero Roll Call to be read out by the Town Crier during the Kindness Festival.
Superhero Fun Run
Calling all heroes, caped crusaders, and sidekicks! It’s time to lace up your trainers, don your most creative superhero costume, and unleash your inner hero at our Superhero Fun Run! This non-competitive event is all about fun, fitness, and bringing your superhero powers to life!
Frome Grief Network: A Day of Connection and Support
Join us for a welcoming and informal day dedicated to navigating grief, connection, and support. Whether you are experiencing loss yourself or want to learn how to support others, you are invited to participate in as much or as little of the day as it feels right for you.
The day includes a series of bookable talks, workshops and other activities:
- Walking Beside Grief
- A Grief-Friendly Lunch
- Stories of Life and Loss
- Dying Matters: Grief Listening Circle
Meditation and Mindfulness
Take a moment to unwind with our free meditation and breathwork session, exploring how kindness shapes the world. Open to everyone, these gentle and grounding practices will help soothe your nervous system and bring balance to your day.
The Duke by Shôn Dale-Jones
Shôn Dale-Jones created The Duke as a direct response to the refugee crisis, feeling compelled to take practical action to support displaced people, particularly children left helpless, homeless, and often parentless due to the circumstances they were born into.
Sunday 16th March
Super Eco-Craft and Toy Swap
Through family fun activities, Frome Families for the Future promote small and sustainable changes that show children and families how we can be kinder to our planet.
Discover the fun of swapping: your old books and toys will become someone’s new cherished treasure. And to get everyone in the Spring mood, there will be lots of crafts using natural materials.
Online Kindness Meditation Retreat
Kindness and compassion are fundamental to our nature, extending to those close to us and suffering beings worldwide. However, directing the same kindness towards ourselves can often feel more challenging.
This short online retreat will offer guided meditations focused on the body and heart, both of which respond well to gentle attention.
Song and Scones
Join us for Songs and Scones, a heartwarming musical event showcasing the talent and diversity of four local choirs. Each group brings a unique style, from uplifting harmonies to powerful performances, making this a truly special evening of choral music.
Ezra Herring Piano Recital
Ezra Herring is 15 and has been awarded a scholarship at Wells Cathedral School as a Specialist Pianist.
He has frequently performed in lunchtime and keyboard concerts, as well as in chamber ensembles. Now, he is excited to invite you to his Fundraising Piano Recital for the Sierra Leone Project—an initiative that sponsors talented young musicians, enabling them to attend Sierra Leone’s only music school while also helping to fund essential resources for the institution.
Monday 17th March
Superhero Clothes Swap
A place to bring and exchange clothes for babies and children aged 0-11 years, or to pick up next to new clothes for a newly arrived or expected baby. There is no charge and nothing is expected in return! A friendly welcome is given to everyone.
Superhero Talking Café
Looking for a friendly space to meet new people, make friends, and connect with a Health Connector? Talking Cafés are a great place to chat, learn about local support, and discover community activities.
Celebrating Trinity
Join Frome Town Council’s community team to celebrate what makes Frome, and your community, special. Who are the Kindness Superheroes on your street? What do you value about where you live? Join us in creating banners celebrating your place and the people who make it. Nominate your Kindness Superheroes, whose names will go on the Kindness Superhero Roll Call to be read out by the Town Crier during the Kindness Festival.
Biodanza: Dance your Best Self
Biodanza is an easy, interactive, and playful dance class designed to help you step out of your thoughts and into your body. Suitable for all adults (18+), regardless of fitness level, it’s a system of personal growth that uses music and movement to enhance instincts, self-awareness, communication, and confidence.
H
eart Song Sound Workshop
This workshop invites you to explore the intimate connection between sound, silence, and your emotional landscape.
Your voice is more than just a tool for communication—it’s a gateway to your deepest emotions and truest self. In this nurturing workshop, you’ll experience how both sound and silence can create pathways to your heart space.
Tuesday 18th March
Green Board Games
Looking for a fun and interactive way to make a difference for our planet? Come along to our Green Connectors session and explore how small acts of kindness can create a big impact!
Celebrating Edmund Park
Join Frome Town Council’s community team to celebrate what makes Frome, and your community, special. Who are the Kindness Superheroes on your street? What do you value about where you live? During last summer’s pop-up chats across Frome, everywhere we went you told us about the things you value in your neighbourhood. From green spaces to the kindness of your neighbours to communities who have known each other for over 50 years! Join us in creating banners celebrating your place and the people who make it. Nominate your Kindness Superheroes, whose names will go on the Kindness Superhero Roll Call to be read out by the Town Crier during the Kindness Festival.
Forgiveness and Kindness: An Exploration
For the past twenty years, Marina Cantacuzino, founder of The Forgiveness Project charity, has been collecting, curating, and sharing real stories of forgiveness and compassion to explore what it takes to create a more humane world. These stories—from both victims and perpetrators—highlight the transformative power of forgiveness in healing broken hearts and mending relationships, yet also reveal the complexities and controversies surrounding it.
In this lecture, Marina will shift her focus to examine the role of kindness in the path to forgiveness and why it is a skill we might all benefit from cultivating.
Wednesday 19th March
Kind / Unkind Walk
Town Guide Lisa Kenwright is a historian and storyteller who has created this walk for us to explore questions of kindness about the social history of Frome through its built environment. Anyone with an interest in local history should enjoy this walk but it will include (non-graphic) mention of adult themes and cruelty so is not suitable for younger children.
Planning for Future Care and End-of-Life needs
Join us for an introductory workshop on planning for the future, led by Julia di Castiglione and Dr. Helen Kingston.
You’ll learn how to plan for your own or a loved one’s future care, how to understand wills & lasting power of attorney, and key considerations for end-of-life planning.
Men-Kind
An opportunity for men to think together and share stories about their experiences of kindness. It will include a new video of interviews exploring the ways in which men understand, express and experience kindness.
Grief Tending
This circle is for anyone who is feeling grief, whether it be a personal tragedy, sorrow for our beautiful planet or grief for what might have been. An opportunity to share your grief, to connect with yourself, and with each other. Kindness, to ourselves and each other, can become the lifeline that helps us to navigate the dark times in our lives.
Thursday 20th March
Frome Health Walk
Looking for a way to stay active, connect with your community, and spread kindness? Join us for a health walk starting at your GP practice!
You can expect a gentle walk for all abilities & ages, share kindness stories with your community and meet your local Kindness Superheroes.
Great British Spring Clean
Everyone is invited to join in with litter picking, weeding and removing graffiti around the town centre and enjoy a free hot drink from the Critchill School van on Boyle Cross to say thank you.
Superhero Talking Café
Looking for a friendly space to meet new people, make friends, and connect with a Health Connector? Talking Cafés are a great place to chat, learn about local support, and discover community activities.
Celebrating Packsaddle
Join Frome Town Council’s community team to celebrate what makes Frome, and your community, special. Who are the Kindness Superheroes on your street? What do you value about where you live? During last summer’s pop-up chats across Frome, everywhere we went you told us about the things you value in your neighbourhood. From green spaces to the kindness of your neighbours to communities who have known each other for over 50 years! Join us in creating banners celebrating your place and the people who make it. Nominate your Kindness Superheroes, whose names will go on the Kindness Superhero Roll Call to be read out by the Town Crier during the Kindness Festival.
Random Acts of Comedy
A fantastic line-up of comedians is set to bring laughter to the Kindness Festival with Random Acts of Comedy. Expect a mix of seasoned pros and up-and-coming acts, all taking the stage at The Tunnels for a night of fun and kindness.
Friday 21st March
Climate Fresk
The Climate Fresk is a half-day interactive workshop that guides participants through climate science and our changing climate system, empowers individuals to take meaningful action, and uses an interactive deck of cards to simplify complex scientific reports.
Kindness to the Body
Join us for a series of gentle, movement-based sessions designed to help you rediscover ease, kindness, and comfort in your everyday life. Each session is led by a specialist and includes its own registration link.
Grief Disco
We are offering you the opportunity to dance, connect and shake off your grief on the dance floor. Grief impacts us all and can be a lonely and isolating time. We believe in the medicine of music and dance. You and your grief are welcome here.
Saturday 22nd March
The F Word: Exploring the Hot Topic of Forgiveness
Join us for a day of insightful discussions and interactive workshops exploring the transformative power of forgiveness.
River Walk and Talk
Join us for a guided walk along Frome’s riverside, where nature, health, and community come together. This immersive event explores how the natural world enriches our well-being, with insights from expert speakers and fun activities and experiments to get involved with, leaving you feeling inspired, informed, and connected.
Kind /Unkind Walk
Town Guide Lisa Kenwright is a historian and storyteller who has created this walk for us to explore questions of kindness about the social history of Frome through its built environment. Anyone with an interest in local history should enjoy this walk but it will include (non-graphic) mention of adult themes and cruelty so is not suitable for younger children.
Head over to The Good Heart’s website for full details as well as the other incredible work that they do.
