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Extra date added for musical theatre company’s panto

Due to popular demand, Frome Musical Theatre Company has added an additional performance to its pantomime run – on Saturday 4th Jan. at 11am. This year’s traditional family pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, will be performed at the Frome Memorial Theatre from Saturday 28th December to 4th January at v...

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Award-Winning ABBA reunion tribute show comes to Frome

Welcome in Christmas with all of ABBA’s greatest hits at the ABBA Reunion Tribute Show, which is due to be held next month at the Cheese and Grain. The award-winning West End show has been described as a ‘truly authentic, feel-good, party-style tribute concert,’ giving ABBA fans, old and new, ...

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Seasonal shows and festive magic coming to Memorial Theatre

The Memorial Theatre in Frome is packed with big shows and festive events in the run-up to Christmas. From classic rock tributes to heartwarming family shows, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Highlights include T.Rextasy’s homage to glam rock legend Marc Bolan, a Rat Pack-inspired Christ...

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Frome mayor has ‘spooktacular’ visit at town’s Chatty Cafe

A new social weekly cafe aimed at reducing loneliness was visited by the town’s mayor recently. Chatty Cafe launched in October at Cordero Lounge and is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at tackling loneliness by encouraging residents to pop along and meet others and stay for as long as they fee...

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Frome Birth Talk receives grant to boost weekly toddler group

Frome Birth Talk has been awarded £1,000 from the Asda Community Foundation, which the charity says will be used to support its Friday toddler group. The Asda Community Foundation Grant supports projects and activities that benefit the local community. Frome Birth Talk has received the grant in rec...

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Round of a-paws! Resident spends special afternoon with dogs

A care home resident in Frome had her wish come true when she spent the afternoon with some four-legged friends. When the team at Care UK’s Rossetti House, on Welshmill Lane, heard 89-year-old resident Andrée Spark say that her wish was to spend time with dogs, they were more than happy to make i...

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Local charity launches fundraiser to help families in need this Christmas

Local charity, Purple Elephant, has launched a fundraiser to help families in need create special memories this festive season. The charity is appealing to the community for donations as it aims to raise £1,000 to ensure that families in need can enjoy a more joyful Christmas. “Whilst Christmas i...

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Community welcomed to church open day to view renovation plans

The community was recently welcomed into Christ Church for an open day to learn more about the future of the space and share their views on how the church could be made more accessible to a wider group of residents. Following a series of repairs needed in the church, which is based on Christchurch S...

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Top classical guitarist due to perform at Rook Lane Chapel

A top classical guitarist is set to perform at Rook Lane Chapel for the Frome Concerts Group’s final event of the season on Sunday 24th November. British classical guitarist Ross Morris will present a programme of music by Albeniz, Villa Lobos, Brouwer and Barrios. Organiser Mary Gatliffe said, â€...

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Explore Bath ‘as it might have been’ at Frome Society’s next talk

The next Saturday afternoon lecture in the Frome Society’s winter programme will be on Saturday 30th November and will be a talk by Julian Orbach about Bath as it might have been, but which was never built. Julian, along with his friend Timothy Mowl, has jointly produced a book describing the many...

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Winners of mayor’s Christmas card competition announced

A winner and two runners-up have been chosen from hundreds of entries to the mayor’s Christmas card competition.   The winner was Frida from St John’s First School, with Eliana and Lillian from Oakfield Academy in second and third place. All entries are now on display on the noticeboards at the...

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New members welcome to the Community Pantry ahead of the festive period

Fair Frome’s Community Pantry currently has spaces and with the festive period upon us, the team says that now is a good time to join and help stretch your budget further.  The Community Pantry runs out of the Fair Frome Elliot building at the Frome Town Hall once a week on Tuesday afternoons. Th...

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A new crossing for The Butts

Work is due to begin early next year on a new zebra crossing and highway improvements on The Butts, near the junction with Somerset Road and Water Lane.   Active travel charity Sustrans, with input from Somerset Council, successfully secured central government funding for the crossing. The crossing...

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Christ Church stalwart celebrates 60 years of singing in the choir

A member of the Christ Church congregation is celebrating 60 years of singing in the church’s choir.  Brian Bullock, 88, moved to Frome in November 1964 and joined the Christ Church choir when he was in his late 20s.  He has been a stalwart of the church trimming hedges, checking the boiler, cle...

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Pop legend Lulu fine-tunes farewell tour in Frome’s Memorial Theatre

Pop icon Lulu held a two-day rehearsal at Frome’s Memorial Theatre recently as she and her team made final preparations for her farewell tour, Champagne for Lulu.  The singer is celebrating 60 years in the music industry and her 75th birthday with one last tour after she stormed into the UK chart...

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Christmas is coming! Join the fun at Frome Christmas lights switch-on

Light the Night, Frome’s creative, vibrant ‘kick off to Christmas’, hosted by Frome Town Council, returns on Friday 22nd November from 5pm to 7pm.   Live music from Frome Town Band, Frome Community Choir, The Enrichments, and Andrew Bourn will set a festive tone in the Market Place and from t...

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Local band’s charity Christmas single to debut at fundraising gig

A local band is set to host a special fundraising gig next month to raise money for Fair Frome and launch their first-ever Christmas single in aid of the charity.  Sweet Machine, an electronic band with a nostalgic 80s sound, will perform on Saturday 7th December, at The Bennett Centre on Vicarage ...

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Resident raffles her £1million home to help rural communities in Uganda

A local resident is raffling off her house worth £1million to raise funds for a charity that delivers clean water to rural communities in Uganda.  Yarah David is raffling her seven-bedroom townhouse on Nunney Road, which will come mortgage-free, with stamp duty and all conveyancing fees covered. ...

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Clubs raise over £3,000 in campaign to end polio

The Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs of Frome have raised over £3,000 to support efforts to eradicate polio around the world.  To mark World Polio Day, which was held on Thursday 24th October, Frome joined other Rotary clubs around Great Britain and Ireland to raise awareness and donations for the Rot...