Get involved
Join our young people leading a procession of Plastic Bones on 7 March, beginning at 11am from the Cheese & Grain car park, moving through Frome to Rook Lane Chapel, where a screening of the thought-provoking documentary Future Council will take place from 2pm to 4pm, followed by a Q&A session with the group.
Future Council (PG) directed by Damon Gameau, follows eight children on a biofuel-powered road trip across Europe as they challenge powerful leaders and seek solutions to ecological crises. The film celebrates youth leadership and imagines a future shaped by hope, courage, and collective action - a perfect companion to the message of Plastic Bones.
Tickets for the Future Council screening and Q&A are free, but need to be booked in advance, book here or or go to our Events. The screening is for all people aged 8+.
On 14 March, Frome Youth Climate Action will continue their activism with a second procession starting at 12 pm from Victoria Park, finishing at the Cheese & Grain at 1.30 pm
Join us to witness, support, and be inspired by Frome’s young people holding up our planet’s future.
Plastic Bones
The Youth Climate Action Groups handmade globe sculpture, created around a wicker structure, is covered with litter collected from local streets - symbolising the heavy burden of plastic pollution on our planet and the vital role of us all holding up its future.
This creative group started by looking at how much waste the world produces - around 400 million tons of plastic per year - roughly equal to the combined weight of all people on Earth - yet only about 10% of this plastic is recycled.
“When leaders become kids, kids become leaders. And we’re asking: what kind of world do we want to grow up into? ” Matilda - group member.
Plastic Bones is more than an artwork; it is a loud, uncomfortable statement about the crisis of overconsumption and plastic pollution. Crafted from plastic, cans, clothes, and discarded materials, the globe reflects the harsh realities discovered by the group in their own research: every year, 100 million animals die from plastic pollution, wildlife populations have plunged by around 60% in four decades, oceans are choking and our bodies are being polluted with millions of tons of plastic waste.
This sculpture, created in collaboration with local artist Julie Stark, embodies the urgent truth that the world is shaped by what we throw away - and by who chooses to bear that weight.
Events
Frome Youth Climate Action Presents “Plastic Bones” – A Sculpture Calling for Urgent Climate Action
A New Chapter Begins for Green & Healthy Frome
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