“Frome Rotary Club has had an exceptionally busy year in the town,” says Rotarian Margaret Gilmour.
“The year began with a big celebration of the clubs 90th birthday. A series of articles were run in the Frome Times cataloguing it’s interesting history. The Frome museum ran a two week exhibition of the club archives with photos of the more interesting moments of past and present events.
In March the annual mock interviews at Frome College were held to help year 10 students prepare for the world of work. This was closely followed by other youth projects such as Youth Speaks and Young Writer. Miriam Cheal an experienced judge chaired the event and the former Frome Mayor Kate Bielby and MP David Warburton judged the event.
“Throughout the summer the club worked at Kids Out, a fantastic Rotary event held in June at Longleat and supported the Frome Carnival in another colourful and enjoyable event.
“The Frome Rotary pop up shop in the Westway precinct has been a particular success in fund raising and offering bargains to the public.”
Frome President Gerry Atkinson said, “The club has as usual worked quietly in the background financially supporting many difficult welfare and personal cases of individuals whose lives have fallen on hard times or who just need that extra support they can’t get elsewhere. This is an important function of the club and the Frome and outlying communities are thanked for the overwhelming support they give to our fundraising.”
Margaret continues, “As the club ends this successful year, we must mention the great joy that everyone gets from the Rotary and Lions Christmas float. Generations of adults and their children say ‘It’s not Christmas until you have been around.’
“The Rotary Club of Frome would like to thank the people living in and around Frome for their generous support and wish them a peaceful Christmas and happy new year.”
If you are interested in the club please visit www.fromerotaryclub.com
• AS part of the Purple For Polio Rotary Club campaign, pupils from Chapmanslade Village School recently planted purple crocus bulbs between their school and the church.
Rotary Clubs across the UK are planting six million purple crocuses in order to raise awareness of their campaign to finally rid the world of polio.
Frome Rotary president, Gerry Atkinson said, “It’s wonderful that Chapmanslade Village School and the community took part in this wonderful event. It is hoped in the spring that along with Chapmanslade village, these lovely purple flowers will bloom across the country to remind us how important it is to rid the world of this crippling disease.”