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Art society invites new members to join
An art society in Frome, founded 47 years ago, is encouraging new members to join the group. Frome Art Society was founded in 1979 by Charles and Vera Appleyard and their friend Charles Hopkins. They wanted to encourage local people to get involved in learning about, making and appreciating art. Tod...
From The Mayor
Life is all about listening and learning! It is so easy to think that’s all about the young learning from the old, or beginners learning from those more experienced, but if we stop to listen, and actually hear, from those who are beginning their journey, it’s surprising what we can learn fr...
Frome Wild Bunch Column – Spring is finally here bringing beauty and birdsong
Hi, this is Jo from the Wild Bunch. Spring is finally here bringing beauty, birdsong and for me two annual conditions. I start putting wild garlic into absolutely every meal and I develop a sore neck from constantly looking up, waiting for one of my favourite birds to return – the swift. I love sw...
Local schools team up for stronger future
Three local schools have entered a new shared leadership agreement designed to strengthen joint working, share expertise and provide stability in a changing education landscape. Vallis First School and the schools from the Rode & Norton School Federation (RNSF) will continue to share an Execut...
Pupils look to the future for Aspirations Week
Pupils at a primary school in Frome explored future careers last month as part of the school’s Aspirations Week. St Louis Catholic Primary School welcomed visitors including police officers, a pilot, a paramedic and the Mayor of Frome, to speak to the children about their jobs, the skills and scho...
GP surgery to support Dorothy House for two years
A GP surgery in Frome will be supporting Dorothy House Hospice Care for the next two years. Frome Medical Practice has chosen Dorothy House as its charity of choice after the whole team was invited to nominate their favourite charities. Staff then voted on which they wanted to support going forward....
Plans to turn former Pizza Hut restaurant into tanning salon approved
By Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Mumby The former Pizza Hut restaurant in Frome will be turned into a tanning salon after plans were approved. Pizza Hut operated from Unit 1 of Enterprise House within the Wessex Fields business park in Frome until 2020, closing its doors forever during the coronav...
Independent railway plans at risk
Plans for an independent local train service are at risk unless the operator can secure £2.6 million by May. Go-op – a co-operatively owned operator – shared plans last year to run weekday and weekend services between Taunton and Weston-super-Mare; Taunton and Westbury; Taunton and Swindon; and...
Children wear purple for cancer counselling charity
Children at a primary school in Frome dressed in purple recently to raise money for a cancer counselling charity at risk of closure. Pupils at St John’s First School took part in a special non-school uniform day with the theme of ‘A Splash of Purple’ and raised £239 for We Hear You (WHY). WHY...
Frome business breakfast with Mayday Saxonvale
A Frome business breakfast is being held at The Cheese and Grain on Thursday 19th March with Mayday Saxonvale. Frome & District Chamber of Commerce are hosting the breakfast entitled The Future of Frome Business Breakfast. It is an opportunity for Frome businesses to hear directly from Mayday Sa...
Strong start to spring for family support charity
Spring has sprung for family support charity Purple Elephant, with a series of endurance-based fundraising events, including a military-inspired bootcamp and the Bath Half Marathon. Starting in the dark at 6am on 22nd February the military-inspired bootcamp in Beckington raised £2,000. 110 particip...
New book explores history of wildlife on the River Frome
The River Frome’s wild history is the subject of a new book by a local resident. ‘Somerset’s River Frome: the extraordinary natural history of a quiet English river’ has been a passion project for the last three years for Frome resident David Glasman. The book charts the story of the animals...
Hospital charity celebrates 20 years of sponsored walk
The 20th annual sponsored Walk of Life is being held on Saturday 23rd May, hosted by RUHX, the official charity of the Royal United Hospitals Bath. The Walk of Life started in 2006 thanks to sisters Nic and Ness who were both determined to raise funds to improve cancer facilities at the RUH. “Vane...
Resident’s book raises over £500 for Alzheimer’s Society
A resident at a Frome care home has raised £538 for the Alzheimer’s Society with her book ‘Tales from Rossetti House.’ Corinna Sargood, who lives at Care UK’s Rossetti House, on Welshmill Lane, donated all proceeds from her book to the Alzheimer’s Society to thank them for the support the...
Somerset Council increases precept by 4.99%
Somerset Council has agreed to increase council tax by 4.99% when it met to approve its budget for 2026/27. At the Full Council meeting on 4th March councillors agreed to increase council tax by 4.99%, meaning the average Band D bill will rise to £1,950.30 per year (an increase of £1.78 per week)....
New wildlife mural brightens Vallis Road
A new mural is taking shape on hoardings at the top of Vallis Road. Commissioned by Frome Town Council and created by local artist Paul Mutartis Boswell, the mural depicts birds and other wildlife, plants and industrial buildings, reflecting the surrounding area and its history. The mural, near the ...
Frome Lions raise £18,000 for Dorothy House
Frome Lions Clubs has raised £18,000 for Dorothy House Hospice Care following their annual charity dinner at Elmhay Park last month. A total of 170 guests attended the Sporting Dinner, and thanks to their support and that of sponsors, Frome Lions raised £9,000 for the hospice. The Richard Oatley F...