Dress Up Friday – The Coat of Hopes – Frome Connects May 2026

On the first of May as part of the Frome Connects project and the ongoing weekly “Dress Up Fridays”, we are welcoming the Coat of Hopes to the Boyle Cross in the centre of Frome.
The Coat of Hopes is a patchwork coat on an ongoing walking pilgrimage through the UK towards the end of the climate and ecological emergency.
It has been made by and worn and walked by many hundreds of people on a journey on foot of over 2000 miles so far. It carries people’s hopes for the places they live, sewn into the blanket patches of which it is made.
All who encounter it are invited to wear it and (whilst the Coat song is sung) take a moment to be conscious of themselves at this time, standing in connection with all those who have made or worn the Coat before them and with the life and land it has witnessed on its way.
We will meet at the fountain to honour the coat and all it stands for – connecting with ourselves, our community and the planet.

Take a look at a short video about the Coat of Hopes here.