Theme: I am because we are

We are thrilled to introduce ten brilliant local speakers sharing their ‘idea worth spreading’ to an audience of only 100.
Topics from climate to clutter, and bees to being, to food and feelings. Each idea will excite you and give you something unique. You may even change how way you feel or think about a concept, or at least have a new perspective to consider.
TED is about a deeper understanding of the world, celebrating our community and engaging with curious souls.

Merlin Theatre
Bath Road
Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HG
United Kingdom

Caroline Sherrard

Quiet Power Coach

Caroline has lived in several towns and backpacked to interesting places. She spent years in the personal growth world searching, until she discovered she didn’t need to step out of her comfort zone. She runs Quiet Power Coaching, helping people quieten their busy minds, connect with the wise voice within and live with more calm, peace and happiness. She has a gift for supporting people to clear what is in the way of their unique path and finding greater ease and fulfilment. They build an inner foundation for the outer results they truly want.

Charlie Wilson

Language Teacher

If you combine the words “language education, travel, and community” they represent all the elements that Charlie Wilson considers are needed to live a full, diverse, and rich life and, more importantly, something she strongly feels everyone else should have access to and be able to enjoy. Coming from a French/British family and born in Rome, when asked where she is from, Charlie hesitates before answering, “I guess I am European?”, but then would also go on to say that where her heart truly lies is any country where Spanish is the native language

Jannine Barron

Business Mentor

Jannine Barron left bushfire and flood-ravaged Australia to migrate to the UK in March 2020 as Covid19 sent the world into lockdown. The experience inspired the creation of her business mentoring consultancy, driven by the urgency for environmental and personal renewal in the climate crisis and global pandemic. Jannine has always been ahead of her time with unconventional thinking. Her regenerative journey led her to design new paradigm frameworks that allow business leaders to embrace regenerative thinking and strategies for change. Jannine lives locally in Maiden Bradley.

Lorraine Stamp

Speaker, Author, Coach & Solopreneur

Lorraine’s mission is to help 3 million people transform their lives and business through her talks, book, coaching programmes, the growth and wellness hub and retreats. Lorraine helps organisations, teams, and individuals create, deliver, and evaluate the right development or growth strategy. Building upon her leadership expertise she integrates positive psychology and neuroscience to ultimately build healthier and happier habits.

Patrick Leo Holland

Actor, Author & Radio Presenter

Patrick Leo Holland - actor, author of ‘The Ultimate Power of You’, Co-Host of the radio show ‘Living Beyond Fear’ and ‘Encourager of All Things Positive’.’ After teetering on the edge of his own personal abyss, Patrick has been on a 15 year journey of learning and sharing what it takes to move past fear’s negative influence and turn ‘what is’ into ‘what can be’. Learn from the past - look to the future - LIVE NOW

Paula Carnell

Bee & Honey Expert

As a bee and honey expert Paula advises landowners about sustainably keeping bees and producing honey with clients around the world. Paula became enthralled by bees whilst bed and wheelchair bound with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, and the connections between human and bee health and our shared environment. Her pre-illness career as an artist explains her creative thought process and habit of looking 'outside the box' when solving problems. Living close to The Newt in Somerset, Paula founded their natural bee project and Beezantium. When not speaking or working, Paula lives with her husband, Greg, in Castle Cary

Poppy Taylor

Menstrual Health Advocate

Poppy is a sustainability graduate, researcher, environmentalist and menstrual health advocate working at the cross-section of human and planetary health. For her master’s dissertation, she investigated young women’s experiences of menstrual education, and is in the process of publishing her first research paper on the subject. Poppy wants to challenge period stigma in workplace and education settings, whilst reducing/ raising awareness about the environmental impact

Sue Brayne

Author & Speaker

Sue Brayne originally trained as a state registered nurse. She has an MA in the Rhetoric and Rituals of Death (King Alfreds, Winchester), a second MA in Creative Writing (Oxford Brookes) and was an honorary researcher for Dr Peter Fenwick’s five-year retrospective study into end-of-life experiences through the Clinical Division of Southampton University. Sue is the author of several books on death, dying and mortality, and for many years worked as a psychotherapist specialising in trauma, end of life issues, bereavement, and grief. Sue is also a Death Café facilitator and is the host of ‘Embracing Your Mortality’ podcast

Tanya Slater

Personal Development Coach

Tanya specialises in the creation of simplified living and working environments that support long lasting change. She helps people gain clarity on their purpose and teaches them how to remove all that they have in their home and life that is holding them back. Diagnosed at the age of 41 with ADHD and having overcome a lifelong battle with crippling mental health, Tanya is now inspiring her two young boys and others to thrive, by feeling confident to change the environment in which they live instead of their unique and beautiful self.

Wafaa Powell

Author & Belly Dancer

Wafaa Powell was born in Tripoli, Lebanon and lived there until she was 35. Wafaa met her husband, Dave, on holiday in South Africa. They married in less than a month of meeting. She was a primary school teacher and achieved a Master degree in Sociology. Wafaa and her husband came to the UK in 2000 and have two children. Although Wafaa trained as a counsellor with Relate, her life had other plans, so she started belly dancing and sharing her Lebanese recipes, which fills her and others with joy. Wafaa loves connecting with people, eating, dancing, gardening, nature, walking and certainly talking.