The Frome Independent’s monthly street market is set to return for the first time this year on Sunday 2nd March.
As well as hundreds of art and craft sellers, food, drink and vintage stalls, you can try your hand at cycling ‘spin art’ with the Frome Community Bike Project by the library.
Set up to encourage and support local people to get cycling, all profits from the project go to the charity Frome’s Missing Link. As well as getting creative, marketgoers will be able to get bike maintenance advice and chat to the project’s organisers about cycling routes and upcoming events.
Emma Parker of the Bike Project said, “We’ve lots of exciting plans for the year ahead, including a Kindness Festival Bike Ride and ‘Dr Bike’ clinic in March, plus a bike jumble sale on Saturday 5th April. Details of these and more are on our website: www.fromebikeproject.org.”
Continuing the bicycle theme, Frome’s Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at the police post in the Market Yard throughout the market from 10am to 3pm, offering help to combat bicycle theft. Bring your bicycle down at any time during the day for bike marking and advice.
Police Community Support Officer Gary Maule said, “Every cyclist knows it can be traumatic, inconvenient and costly to have your bike stolen. We offer a free and simple bike marking service that makes it much easier to identify your bike if it’s recovered. We can also offer security advice to prevent theft in the first place.”
As ever, you will find Somerset Farmers Market around the Boyle Cross, live music in the Market Place, the vintage vinyl disco and the return of the Sunday Art Club for kids.
For more information, visit the website www.thefromeindependent.org.uk.
