http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:57:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. 152 students collected their A-level results when Frome College enjoyed an overall pass rate of 98%. 25% were awarded the top grades of A* or ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=583 205 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. The Selwood School teacher ran 205 miles along the South West coast over seven days, raising money for the ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=581 The word ‘more’ cropped up with almost monotonous regularity at Frome Show’s organising committee’s last meeting ahead of the event this month. There were, members were told, more cattle and more classes for them on the schedule than ever before. There were more sheep entries than ever before, more cheeses with ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=579 The floods in Pakistan have touched the hearts of many. Frome Rotarians asked what would we do if we lost our home, had to contend with filthy water surrounding our every day life and lost our livelihood. The Rotary Club of Frome organized a street collection to help ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=577 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. The ceremony took place in Christ Church hall, in Park Road, where winners and runners-up were congratulated. The results were as follows: Licensed ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=574 Woodlanders Music Hall put on an annual show at East Woodlands Village Hall, on the outskirts of Longleat Estate. All profits of the shows are donated to local groups, charities and clubs. Due to having a fantastic season it was decided at this year’s Woodlanders AGM, to share the sum of £4,000 ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=572 The Frome Selwood Rotary team ‘The Freewheelers’, sponsored by Wheelers Electrical Contractors of Westbury, completed the 3 peaks mountain challenge in June this year. All funds have now been collected, and Russell Richards from Sightsavers International attended a meeting of Frome Selwood Rotary Club on Tuesday, 17th August. He ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=570 A member of staff from Top Banana Team in Frome is taking a dip in Lake Windermere to raise money for Dorothy House. Laura Harrison who works as a programme manager at the communications, events and marketing company based in Commerce Park on the outskirts of Frome, is joining thousands of ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=568 As a new school year starts many people will be trying things for the first time. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are hoping that giving blood will be one of them. With blood in constant demand new donors are always needed but figures show that only 4% of the eligible population ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=566 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. The district council’s cabinet reviewed the recent changes to parking charges at a meeting on Monday 9th August, ... http://www.frometimes.co.uk/blog/?p=563