Issue 308 – Students celebrate exam success including best ever GCSEs
STUDENTS at Frome Community College have been celebrating the school’s best ever set of GCSE results, along with impressive results in A-levels, over the past fortnight.
Issue 308 – He did it! 205 miles and hundreds of pounds raised for charity
205 miles, seven days, one man, and an awful lot of stamina. By running the incredible distance over seven days, Frome schoolteacher, Kevin Ross, has raised £1,200 for local charity Openstorytellers.
Issue 308 – More more more… all set for best ever Frome Cheese Show
The word ‘more’ cropped up with almost monotonous regularity at Frome Show’s organising committee’s last meeting ahead of the event this month.
Issue 308 – Frome people show their generosity
The floods in Pakistan have touched the hearts of many.
Issue 308 – Blooming bouquets & luscious lawns
Greenfingered gardeners from Frome were rewarded for their blooming bouquets and luscious lawns last Friday when the winners of this year’s Frome In Bloom competition attended an awards ceremony.
Issue 308 – Woodlanders Music Hall give away £4,000
Woodlanders Music Hall put on an annual show at East Woodlands Village Hall, on the outskirts of Longleat Estate.
Issue 308 – Walk raised over £7,000 for Sightsavers
The Frome Selwood Rotary team ‘The Freewheelers’, sponsored by Wheelers Electrical Contractors of Westbury, completed the 3 peaks mountain challenge in June this year.
Issue 308 – Laura swims in chilly Lake Windermere for Dorothy House
A member of staff from Top Banana Team in Frome is taking a dip in Lake Windermere to raise money for Dorothy House.
Issue 308 – New blood donors needed
As a new school year starts many people will be trying things for the first time.
Issue 307 – Parking charges are here to stay
Despite bold warnings from traders that high parking charges in Frome could spell the death knell for Frome’s town centre, Mendip District Council is standing by the increase in charges it has imposed.