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‘City’ of Frome makes global headlines!

‘City’ of Frome makes global headlines!

FROME has again made the news, this time receiving praise in The New York Times for its ‘innovative approach’ to mental health with its fight against loneliness.  The…

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Frome’s Makers’ Market at the Boyle Cross

Frome’s Makers’ Market at the Boyle Cross

PLANS are underway to launch a new makers’ market in the heart of the town centre.  The town council reports, “Earlier this year Mendip District Council transferred the…

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Progress for Missing Links project

Progress for Missing Links project

FROME’S Missing Links volunteers and supporters are celebrating another small milestone towards the completion of a traffic-free route between the town and the end of the Colliers Way…

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Nominate your Person and Group of the Year 2021

Nominate your Person and Group of the Year 2021

FROME Times’ Person and Group of the Year awards are back – and we need…

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Over 2,400 houses could be coming to Frome, By local democracy reporter Daniel Mumby, and Ben Fenlon (Frome Times)

Over 2,400 houses could be coming to Frome, By local democracy reporter Daniel Mumby, and Ben Fenlon (Frome Times)

MORE than 2,400 new houses could be built across Frome if plans are approved by…

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Introducing Frome River Watch – Could you be the eyes and ears along the river for Friends of the River Frome?

Introducing Frome River Watch – Could you be the eyes and ears along the river for Friends of the River Frome?

FRIENDS of the River Frome have launched a new project, Frome River Watch, to help…

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A decade of fundraising! Rachel Clark raises £62,500 for local charity

A decade of fundraising! Rachel Clark raises £62,500 for local charity

CHARITY fundraiser extraordinaire, Rachel Clark, has completed a decade of fundraising for Frome charity We…

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Frome’s Climate Action Group to launch in January

Frome’s Climate Action Group to launch in January

FROME’S ambitious climate action plans are expanding once more, as the town aims to reduce…

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Frome Lottery invites applications for grants

Frome Lottery invites applications for grants

FROME Community Trust has announced that applications are now open for grants for community organisations…

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RCM to host LIVE Twitter Q & A on COVID-19 and pregnancy

THIS Thursday 16 April 2020 at 4pm the Royal…

RUH open and providing essential care during COVID-19

PEOPLE needing urgent medical help are being reassured that…

Parents and carers urged not to put off seeking medical help amid anxieties about coronavirus

PARENTS, carers and others looking after children across Bath…

New Year, New Ebikes

ELECTRIC bikes are now available to hire from a…

MERRY MENDIP! District council-owned car parks to be free for one week!

ALL Mendip District Town Council owned pay and display…

People’s Budget Town Vote: Results

FROME Town Council has announced that all the projects…

Volunteering and helping out

Challenging and eventful year for Fair Frome

FROME charity Fair Frome, now in its eighth year, has had a challenging but ultimately successful year in meeting its aim to provide practical support for those…

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Final touches underway for Big Christmas Get Together!

AS volunteers prepare to deliver hampers to vulnerable and isolated residents on Christmas Day, there is still time to make a donation to support the project. Organisers…

December 15, 2021No Comment

Share your seasonal excess at the Community Fridge

THE team behind Frome’s Community Fridge, located in the Market Yard car park, are appealing to residents, asking them to share their ‘seasonal excess’ over the Christmas…

December 15, 2021No Comment

Things to do

Call to artists!

THE Frome Open Art Trail is inviting artists from Frome and the surrounding villages to apply for their 2022 event.   The Art Trail will run from…

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Frome’s first Kindness Festival is on its way

FROME will host its first Kindness Festival later this year, celebrating the kindness that keeps the town going.  The Kindness Festival will run from 1st to 6th…

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New Year at the Memorial Theatre

THERE’S an exciting line-up planned for February at the Memorial Theatre with visits from Tom Robinson and Aggers & Tuffers, a 50th anniversary Simon and Garfunkel show…

January 5, 2022No Comment

Staying well

Frome Medical Practice – Reflecting on 2021

2021 has been a year like no other for people around the world. For people working in primary care the challenges have been numerous – an increasing…

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KEEP WARM WITH WINTER WARMTH PACKS

AS the days are getting colder and we witness temperatures dropping to below zero the Healthy Homes project wants to ensure that everyone is kept cosy if…

December 15, 2021No Comment

Keep warm with winter warmth packs

AS the days are getting colder and we witness temperatures dropping to below zero the Healthy Homes project wants to ensure that everyone is kept cosy if…

December 8, 2021No Comment

Fundraising

Frome Platoon Army Cadet Force receive special recognition

FROME Platoon Army Cadet Force (ACF) has been recognised for their efforts to support last year’s Poppy Appeal.  Frome area Poppy Appeal organiser, Richard Fry, said, “As…

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Santa float raises £19,000 for local good causes

The Frome Lions and Rotary Santa float raised over £19,000 with its collections in the run up to Christmas. “Frome – thank you for your fantastic support;…

January 5, 2022No Comment

Helping hand to school’s new library

LOCAL supermarket, Asda, has donated £1,000 to Hayesdown School.  “Hayesdown School were so pleased to get a cheque from the Asda Foundation on behalf of us here…

January 5, 2022No Comment

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Rugby club’s ‘disco skittles’ matchFrome Rugby Club hosted its annual ‘Disco Skittles’ match last month. The match took place between ‘Malc’s Marauders’ and the ‘Young Studs’. Team captain of the ‘Young Studs’, James Howard, said, “I’m very pleased to inform you that the Young Studs took the win with 22 pins more than Malc’s Marauders – reclaiming the treasured ‘Disco Skittles’ trophy. We would like to thank all players for their participation, and the support of the rugby club staff for their hospitality, as well as the loyal spectators for their support.”bit.ly/3t3lz7X ... See MoreSee Less

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College cadets put through their paces at HMS CollingwoodStaff from the Royal Naval Leadership Academy based at HMS Collingwood put a group of Frome College students to the test at a recent ‘taster session’. The session introduced the students, all from years 9 and 10, to some of the opportunities available in the Combined Cadet Force. The college had introduced the scheme in October 2019 and it had grown into a successful venture. Unfortunately, activities then had to be curtailed due to the pandemic and, with cadets graduating from the college, the programme has had to be restarted. However, the take-up for this first session at HMS Collingwood was encouraging and 13 students enjoyed learning new skills both on the low-ropes course and, later, through a unique hands-on insight into the traditional Naval Field Gun competition.bit.ly/3EVKJYp ... See MoreSee Less

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