MIKE and Angie Bishop, along with their committee, are holding their 7th Town Crier Festival on Saturday 15th June at the Frome Victoria Park.
Mike said that their competition is now becoming one of the best supported by their fellow criers in the country, as this year they will be hosting 23 criers from as far away as Cornwall to West Sussex and Oxford to Carmarthenshire. This year there are two criers coming to Frome for their very first time.
As well as the competition there will be the usual fete running with a variety of stalls, including a barbecue and cake stall run by the committee; face painting, tombolas and many other craft stalls, along with childrens rides and a bouncy slide.
Mike has said that there are still a few pitches left, so if there is anybody that would like to come along and run a stall, please contact him on 07970 000773 or 01373 455234; the cost is only £5 per pitch.
The weekend will start as normal, when all those criers that stay with host families that Mike and his committee are indebted too, visit the local Masons Arms for a meal, where Paul and Vanessa always make them so welcome. On the Saturday evening they all once again become guests of the Frome Cricket Club, where along with many locals, enjoy an informal fun packed evening, before on the Sunday going along to Calne where they all enter a competition there.
Mike and Angie have already started repeating last year’s successful year, by winning the best dressed couple award at the Yeovil competition back in April.
The Town Crier Festival on Saturday 15th June at Victoria Park, 11.00am to 4.30pm.
Above: Last year’s winners
![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")
