THE community came together this month to showcase the Easthill wood-pasture and parkland, one of Frome’s most treasured green spaces.
The Friends of Easthill’s treasurer Helen Deeming said, “We are so pleased to have benefited from Frome Town Council’s grant from the People’s Budget 2021, without which we couldn’t have put on this event. Together we raised the princely sum of £736.93 which kick starts our funding drive to pay for the much needed ecological surveys for Easthill.
“The exhibition was created to celebrate the wide array of wildlife found so far at Easthill, and to showcase its magnificent landscape and trees. We are pleased to report that the sun shone, the people came, cakes and teas were enjoyed, plants and cards were purchased and raffle prizes won, there was dancing and live music. The highlight of the day was the unveiling to great applause of the magnificent embroidery by renowned local artist Corinna Sargood.
“Our wildlife quiz kept participants searching for answers in the wonderful photographic exhibition, which looked great on the display boards kindly loaned by Rook Lane Chapel. Harriet (10) told us, “the yummy cake sale and the bug quiz was the best and the plants I bought are brilliant”.
“Thanks to all who came and all who worked so hard to make the event a success and such great fun. Special thanks to those who generously allowed us to use their wonderful photographs of wildlife and landscape; too numerous to mention – thank you, you know who you are! Please continue to take photographs as they add to the growing picture of the special Nature found at Easthill.”
Friends of Easthill chair, Bharati Pardhy adds, “We were so pleased with the way the event came together and how much people got out of it. We are now even more certain of the educational potential of Easthill as a Nature Reserve for Frome in the future. This is what we are working towards.”
One visitor, Crysse Morrison said, “The exhibition this afternoon from Friends of Easthill Field was totally stunning, vividly demonstrating the vital importance of this wildlife site through visuals on screens and video, with quizzes, refreshments, music, and even dancing. Corinna Sargood presented her superb embroidery and Julian Hight donated a copy of his latest book for the raffle.
“If you don’t know about this marvellous project to save Frome’s most ancient field from development and preserve it as a habitat for the multitudinous insects – some extremely rare – who live there, see their Facebook group page: The Friends of Easthill Field.”
For more information about Easthill please email : friendsofeasthillfield@gmail.com