Room to Grow: Giant Storage Gives Two Frome Charities a Helping Hand

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From affordable DIY materials to creative storytelling, two brilliant Frome organisations have been given some much-needed room to grow, thanks to a generous gesture from local business Giant Storage.

Sometimes, making a difference in the community is simply about giving people a little more space.

That's exactly what Giant Storage, the family-run self-storage and removals business based at The Cotton Works in Frome, has done for two local charities, Fromebase and OpenStoryTellers, by providing each with a free 20ft storage container for an entire year.

The initiative forms part of Giant Storage's wider commitment to supporting community organisations across Wiltshire and Somerset.

Building a Better Frome with Fromebase

One of the lucky recipients is Fromebase, an innovative community DIY store and initiative from Edventure, which is helping to make home improvements more affordable while reducing waste.

Working with local contractors and businesses, Fromebase rescues good-quality surplus building and DIY materials that might otherwise end up in landfill, selling them at up to 60% below recommended retail prices.

It's a clever idea with a serious purpose: making repairs and home improvements more accessible, particularly for people struggling with rising living costs.

But Fromebase is about much more than bargain building supplies. The project also offers practical DIY and retrofit workshops, alongside opportunities to develop valuable work skills.

With its free storage container provided from July, Fromebase has additional space to support its growing activities, including much-needed storage for Frome's Share Shop.

A New Home for OpenStoryTellers' Creative Treasures

Meanwhile, OpenStoryTellers, another much-loved Frome charity, has also benefited from Giant Storage's generosity.

The organisation works with learning-disabled artists, helping them tell their own stories through theatre, film, art and other creative projects.

Over the years, OpenStoryTellers has produced performances, festival events and award-nominated films, while creating meaningful opportunities for people with learning disabilities to develop their skills, express themselves and have their voices heard.

Of course, years of creativity also mean years of accumulated costumes, props, artwork and equipment!

Thanks to Giant Storage, the charity now has a dedicated 20ft container in which to keep its treasured creations safe, freeing up valuable space for whatever imaginative project comes next.

A Local Business Giving Something Back

Behind Giant Storage is founder Henry Langdon, a former commercial pilot who started the business with just one storage container.

Today, the company operates a growing network of storage facilities across Wiltshire and Somerset, including its Frome site.

Supporting local charities has become an important part of the business, with similar free-storage arrangements already helping community organisations in the Salisbury area.

Henry explains:

"Fromebase and OpenStoryTellers are exactly the kind of projects we want to get behind, practical, community-led, and genuinely helping people, whether that's through a tough cost of living or through creative opportunity. We're proud to give them the space to grow."

And the good news is that the initiative doesn't stop here.

Giant Storage is inviting other eligible charities and community groups in Frome, Salisbury and Yeovil to get in touch about potential free storage support.

It's a wonderful example of how a local business can make a real difference, not necessarily by giving money, but by offering something equally valuable.

A little extra room to make wonderful things happen.