Rook Lane Blog
Storytelling, but not as you know it….
October 28, 2014
Picture the scene: It’s a crisp autumnal evening, and you wend your way through Frome’s cobbled streets and narrow alleyways until you see the beckoning lights of Rook Lane Chapel, welcoming you up the hill and inside. Here […]
Random Mouse: From dirty folk rock to The Lords of Thyme…
October 17, 2014
In August 2014, Random Mouse promotions came into being. A small-scale, grass-roots operation, Random Mouse is about bringing sporadic, small and beautifully-formed gigs to Frome. For it’s inaugral event, the Mouse hosted a side-splitting gig from Jessica Delfino […]
Frome with a view…
October 14, 2014
The Frome Urban Sketchers were formed in 2013, as the brainchild of local artist David Chandler and NVB Architects Director & Chair of the RIBA SouthWest, Giles Vallis. The idea was to offer an oppurtunity for sketchers and […]
Rook Lane Arts Trust Chairman Martin Bax is a Star !
July 31, 2014
This summer, the first Somerset volunteer ‘Star’ award took place at County Hall on Thursday July 17 2014. Cllr William Wallace made the presentation to Martin Bax, chair of Trustees for Rook Lane Arts Trust. To coincide with […]
Summer documentaries to make you think (and smile)
April 18, 2013
It’s finally looking like summer outside, which means the new season is nearly upon us. We have a host of new and interesting events this summer at Rook Lane, in particular two events from documentary film production team, […]
Learning at Rook Lane this week…
April 15, 2013
This week we’ll be welcoming Sacha Abercorn to the Chapel, for the latest in the Celebrating the Imagination series of talks. Sacha Abercorn is the founder of The Pushkin Trust – an organisation which works in support of […]
Drawing stories – arts, writing and collaborative adventures at Rook Lane Arts
April 5, 2013
As spring looks like it is finally rolling in, I’m reminded that I’ve now been here for a whole year. This got me thinking to last year’s programme, and my first few days at the Trust. When I […]
Opportunity: Evening Front of House Manager at Rook Lane Arts
February 18, 2013
We are looking for a confident and experienced venue manager to join our team on a freelance basis. As Rook Lane Arts Trust’s programme grows to incorporate more evening events, we are seeking an enthusiastic and confident front of […]
Rook Lane Arts Exhibitions for 2013 – could this be your year?
February 6, 2013
Rook Lane is a versatile, multi – use venue, transforming from day to night, from art gallery to concert hall to lecture theatre. Perhaps best renowned for its historical use as a place for speaking and singing, the […]
Celebrating the Imagination – a new festival of ideas for Frome…
January 28, 2013
“The imagination is an instrument of liberation, one to which we all have access and which serves to celebrate and enlarge our common humanity” Lindsay Clarke Starting in March this year and continuing throughout April and May, Rook […]
