In case you missed it there is now CCTV monitoring in a popular Frome park.

The cameras are up in Mary Baily park on the basketball area where two youngsters were threatened by a group of teenage boys.

Frome Neighbourhood policing team installed the cameras on July 29 as part of a drive to cut down and investigate Anti Social Behaviour and crime around the courts.

Two boys were on the basketball court in Victoria Park when they were threatened by a group of other boys aged around 14 or 15 at around 7pm on Saturday, 18 June. One of the teenagers had a pocketknife. He is described as white, 5ft 8ins tall and wore a facemask and black clothing.

The victims ran away and were not physically harmed.

But the problem of knife crime has come closer to Frome. Yesterday (July 31) a 16 year old was fatally stabbed close to park in Radstock. The crime, which was behind the library in the town, has shocked locals, who said the victim was a funny, lively and was well known in the area.

In case you were wondering about the park?

This from a Frome historian.

Mary Baily as part of her will, gifted the playing fields now named after her as a recreation ground for the children of Frome.

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Mary Baily's father Alfred and his brother founded the E Baily and Son Ltd, the malting business based at Frome station. Tragically in 1910 Alfred died in a fire at North Hill Cottage, the family home. This resulted in his estate being divided between Mary and her sister.

Being an unmarried daughter of a wealthy family Mary didn't need employment but kept a connection with the family firm as a director. She also became involved in the voluntary works of both the church and civic life of the town. She was a Governor of the County School and amongst the charities she supported was Victoria Hospital, the Industrial Welfare Centre and the Red Triangle club which was a sports club house and subsequently a youth club. It was based on the field that she donated to the town for the school children of Frome which is now named after her.