9.30am Doors open
10.00am Welcome and overview FHfF with Jackson Moulding (Ecomotive)
10.30am STORIES FROM THE SOUTHWEST
- Tom Lear (personal experience of building and living in a tiny home)
- Craig White (TAM and Agile)
- Robin Howell (container homes)
- Sheila Gore (owner of an Edspace)
- Rachel Butler (Tiny Houses Community Bristol)
11.30 Tea break
12.00 Q&A with speakers and special guests, chaired by Max Comfort (Co-founder of the Springhill Co-Housing Community in Stroud)
13.00 Seize The Day – live music
Lunch available at the Cheese & Grain and/or other cafes nearby
14.00 LEARNING FROM THE EXPERTS – SEMINARS AND POP-UPS
14.00 – 14.45 (upstairs) Craig White + NaviHo
14.45 – 15.45 (upstairs) Tiny Houses Bristol + Robin Howell
14.00 – 15.15 (two pop-ups in main arena) 4 x 15 minutes slots in each circle
15.30 PRACTICAL NEXT STEPS (TEST CASE: FROME)
Participative world café exercise led by experts and other local contributors, focusing on practical next steps in the areas of:
- Land
- Finance
- Permissions
- Governance structures
16.45 WRAP-UP: Thank you and next steps
17.00 Close
EXHIBITORS INCLUDE: architects, designers, builders, entrepreneurs, specialist suppliers (such as wood-burning stoves and ground screws) and experts from across the southwest with a track record in developing tiny homes and/or community-led housing. There will also be a tiny homes bookstall organised by Frome’s award-winning independent bookshop Hunting Raven and an information desk staffed by people with personal experience of building, hosting or living in a tiny home.