FROME town centre is expected to become a 20mph zone by the end of the year after a consultation by Somerset County Council was met with a favourable response.
The 20-mph zone will include all town centre streets and extend from a little way uphill of the junction of North Parade and Welshmill Road, through the town centre, up to Rook Lane on Bath Street.
Arrangements for when the works will take place are yet to be confirmed, but it is believed that the county council is aiming to complete the works by the end of November.
Work will take place overnight to minimise disruption to the town centre. New signage at various ‘gateway’ points will be installed, as well as ‘20mph’ roundels on the road surface at various points on a ‘buff’ coloured high friction surface to remind drivers that they are in the zone.
At last week’s Frome Town Council ‘Town Matters’ meeting, there was reassurance that signage for the 20mph zone would be kept to a minimum to respect the town’s conservation area status.
Councillors unanimously voted at the meeting to ratify the decision to contribute £4,000 towards the cost of the scheme – the bulk of the costs of implementing the scheme will be met by the county council.
At the meeting, cllr Tricia Golinski said, “I’m really supportive of this, it is something that I have been campaigning for many years for. It’s well-known that there is a big reduction in deaths and injuries on the road when cars drive at a slower speed – it is the obvious thing to do.
“More progressive and neighbouring authorities like Bath & North East Somerset are introducing 20mph limits in all their residential areas across the board, so I have to say that Somerset County Council wouldn’t have done this if it wasn’t for Frome Town Council taking the initiative – so the town council should be congratulated for taking this step to make the town more safe and pedestrian-friendly.”
![Town-wide programme brings month of social activities in May
A month-long programme of activities and events is set to take place across the town in May as part of an initiative encouraging residents to connect with themselves, each other and local places.
The scheme, Frome Connects, will run throughout the month and includes a mix of social activities, creative events and informal meet-ups in community spaces.
Highlights include the return of Dress Up Fridays, which began during lockdown and invites people to wear formal clothing or fancy dress and turn the town into their catwalk each Friday.
Set-piece moments include a Kate Bush-themed flashmob (Running Up That [Catherine] Hill) on 30th May, followed by a bell peal at St John’s Church where the bells will play Running Up That Hill.
There will also be a whole-town drone photo on Friday 30th May, with everyone encouraged to ‘look up’ at around 12.30pm.
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.
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A month-long programme of activities and events is set to take place across the town in May as part of an initiative encouraging residents to connect with themselves, each other and local places.
The scheme, Frome Connects, will run throughout the month and includes a mix of social activities, creative events and informal meet-ups in community spaces.
Highlights include the return of Dress Up Fridays, which began during lockdown and invites people to wear formal clothing or fancy dress and turn the town into their catwalk each Friday.
Set-piece moments include a Kate Bush-themed flashmob (Running Up That [Catherine] Hill) on 30th May, followed by a bell peal at St John’s Church where the bells will play Running Up That Hill.
There will also be a whole-town drone photo on Friday 30th May, with everyone encouraged to ‘look up’ at around 12.30pm.
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.
Pictured: l-r Jenny Hartnoll and Ginny Adams")
