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Dance through the decades at Frome’s next afternoon disco!
A 70s, 80s and 90s disco is set to take place at the Hexagon Suite in the Assembly Rooms, Frome next month. The event, on Saturday 14th March from 3pm to 7pm, follows a revival disco hosted at the venue in December. “Following on from our very successful Revival Disco in December we are delighted ...
Exhibition on ‘A Portrait of Gaza’ at Black Swan Arts
An exhibition entitled ‘A Portrait of Gaza in Photographs and Poetry’ is being held at the Round Tower in Black Swan Arts this month. Frome Friends of Palestine are hosting the exhibition between 10am and 4pm from 24th February to 8th March, every day except Monday 2nd March. Admission is free. ...
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Meet the author behind gambling and addiction book
An author of a true story about gambling and addiction will share her experience at a ‘Meet the Author’ event at St John’s Church on 6th March. Dianne Sangster, who wrote ‘Flutter’, will give an honest and open account of one couple’s experience of living with gambling addiction and find...
Historian to deliver talk on Victorian estate
Architectural historian Julian Orbach will return to Frome to give a talk to the Frome Society on Wiltshire’s little-known great Victorian estate at Grittleton. Julian will return on Saturday 21st February, to talk about Grittleton, which spans across the M4 near Castle Combe. Organisers say, “I...
Pogues tribute leads St. Patrick Weekend celebration
THE Phogues, a Somerset-based tribute to The Pogues, will make their Cheese & Grain debut in Frome next month. The band, billed as the UK’s leading Pogues tribute, will headline a special St Patrick’s weekend show on Saturday 14th March. “After selling out The Tree House (the Cheese & ...
Hopkins strike seals eighth straight home win for Frome
Albie Hopkins’ close-range strike bagged all three points for the Robins, Frome’s eighth consecutive home victory. The number 11 had a goal ruled out at the 30-minute mark, his diving effort was flagged by the linesman; after an exchange in words from both Ali and Collier, the goal was disallo...
Frome runners shine in busy January race calendar
The new year got off to a great start for Frome Running Club with the Chard Flyer on 1st January, a 10K road race that takes in a loop round Chard reservoir. Ronan Ferguson (MSEN) finished in a blistering time of 00:38:58, closely followed by Daniel Thomson (MSEN) in 00:46:33. Wednesday 14th Janua...
Netball Reports
Tuesday 3rd Feb – Frome Stars vs Bath 1 The Frome Stars began their warm-up, anticipating a tough game ahead against a youthful Bath squad and by the end of the first quarter, we were 6 all. Bath pulled away in the second quarter, as we struggled to get our shots in, part heads going […] The pos...
Frome Medical Practice shortlisted for digital award
Frome’s doctors’ surgery has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal Digital Award for its work on digital health support. Frome Medical Practice is one of 201 projects shortlisted, out of 468 entries submitted – a record-breaking milestone for the Health Service Journal Digital Awards (...
Founder of Frome Birth Talk steps down from board
The founder of a counselling charity in Frome has stepped down from the board of trustees after almost nine years of service. Karen Patrick, a midwife, founded Frome Birth Talk in 2017 to help provide mental health support to pregnant and new parents following cuts to government funding, which meant...
Plans to turn former Somerset Pizza Hut restaurant into tanning salon approved
Pizza Hut operated from Unit 1 of Enterprise House within the Wessex Fields business park in Frome until 2020
18 low-cost homes to be built on Frome town centre car park
It follows years of delays
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School pays tribute ‘passionate and dedicated’ teacher
A tribute has been paid to a much-loved maths teacher at Selwood Academy who died last month. Andrew March, who died on 25th January from cancer, was a teacher for 27 years and worked at Selwood Academy for eight years. He was known for his infectious enthusiasm for mathematics, his love of sport, a...
Frome Netball
Frome Hearts vs Melksham – Tuesday 20th January Coming into the game, we were keeping our heads high just coming off of a recent win which keeps us firmly at the top of the table. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side but in the first quarter with a strong starting 7, our main […] The...
Frome’s fine form continues with emphatic victory
Rugby: Saturday 17th January Frome RFC 88 – 7 Marlborough II Frome RFC welcomed Marlborough II to the Lane at the weekend looking to continue their good run of form. Frome started strongly and after a line out winger Archie Coleman burst through a gap to touch down after two minutes; the convers...
Five-goal thriller as Town go 11 points clear at the top
Saturday 24th January Bristol Manor Farm 2-3 Frome Town Frome Town were involved in a five-goal thriller at the weekend as they won by three goals to two away at Bristol Manor Farm. It was a very important win for the Dodge, especially on a day where promotion rivals Shaftesbury had their game away ...
Frome Wild Bunch Column – Amphibians are emerging from hibernation, help keep them safe
As we reach the end of January, we can expect to start seeing signs of frogs and toads as they emerge from hibernation and start to head towards their spawning grounds. There are seven species of amphibians native to the UK, of which four have been recorded in Frome in the last year (on the […] ...