An all-new rage room in Greenwich has opened to members of the public to bash, smash, and trash any troubles away.

Smash It Rage Rooms, located on The Mound in Coldharbour Estate, was created by husband and wife Amelia and Darren Tofts after a family member was suffering with PTSD and struggled to get an appointment with the NHS due to the long waiting times.

The room officially opened to the public on Saturday, March 23, and saw around 200 people attend with queues forming outside even before opening.

“It’s gone wild since we’ve opened – you can smash bottles, plates, TVs, printers, and even windscreens in our rage rooms”, Amelia told the News Shopper.

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The rage rooms are for people above the ages of 12, and Amelia provides full PPE and a safety briefing before people head in and release any tension.

She added: “We’ve also got a paint room, similar to art therapy, which is mostly aimed at young children.

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“You can choose to have a nice painting session, or you can go absolutely wild and throw paint at each other and up the walls – you can go mad.

“We just want people to know that we’re not encouraging angry behaviour, and we’re trying to do something good for the community.”

Amelia hopes that the rage rooms will help increase footfall with local shops and cafes in the Coldharbour Estate area.

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She said: “We can offer walk-ins, or you can book through our website.

“You can choose your own music too – so if you want your wedding aisle song and wanting to smash up your wedding album, bring it along.

“There’s certain things that can’t be smashed, like microwaves or taxidermy, as there’s safety concerns.

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“But if you’ve got something you want to smash, gives us a call, and we can say yes or no.”

Amelia said they were working towards the 'writing down your troubles and setting the paper alight' concept with their family member, but instead they wanted to break something.

Amelia said: “I told him to write his problems on a plate and then smash it in the garden – it felt a little naughty, but fun and effective.

“After this, we spoke to local schools and offered plate smashing events for kids.

“People were writing a whole range of problems, such as, spiders, Sadiq Khan, fertility issues, broccoli, and mortgage issues.”

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People were soon asking Amelia and her husband if they had a rage room, and after “jumping through hoops” to create one, including getting planning permission, Amelia opened Smash It Rage Rooms two years later.

As well as running a fun activity with friends and groups, Smash It can work as a “form of therapy”, Amelia said, Amelia added: “We had a lady at the weekend whose dad died suddenly, and she said it felt like ‘two years of trauma’ was smashed away.

“By 82 per cent, our biggest demographic is women aged between 25 to 45.

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“I think this could be due to juggling life, family, the kids, and careers, it’s a lot, and we (women) put a lot of pressure on ourselves.

“We’re also trying to help young men with their mental health - our rage room gives these lads an outlet where there’s no judgement from us and it helps get things out of their system.”

Amelia and the team are also working with charities, as they’re taking the items from charity shops that can’t sell, buying it, and using it as breaking items for the rage rooms.

“It's prolonging the life of things before they go to landfill and before they get recycled”, Amelia added.