News in Frome

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Across Frome, signs are popping up to show residents which areas are being kept wild as a haven for bees and butterflies.

The town has lots of different green spaces from parks and play areas to riverside meadows, and to help encourage biodiversity, Frome Town Council have introduced Wild about Frome.

On Sunday 21st July Camilla Rose, traditional signwriter and gilder, will be re-gilding the sign above Frome shop Eyetech as part of the celebrations of the life of John Webb Singer.

Before J W Singer owned his world-famous art metalworking factory in Frome he ran a watch-making business in the heart of the town centre where Eyetech currently resides.

Rocktopus and Frome Town Council have been doing their bit with local families for the planet by writing a song about climate justice from a child's perspective.

The song Change Today was written and recorded in collaboration with Frome families, Greenpeace, FTC, XR and Somerset Wildlife.

During work experience week, students from Frome College will be helping with a market research project in the town centre.

Students will hit the streets between 8 and 12 July asking businesses and shops in the town centre what they see as the key positive aspects of the town, as well as any areas they think need work.

Frome's discounted solar offer has teamed up with Wessex Resolutions Community Interest Company to offer low interest loans for solar.

Wessex Resolutions works in partnership with Mendip District Council to offer loans for a range of home improvements and this now includes solar too.

Soul Traders is a monthly meet up in Frome for people working on their own.

Organised by Frome Town Council and held at the Town Hall, the event provides the opportunity to talk to other sole traders from around the town, support each other and make connections. Each month they discuss a different topic, led by one of the group members.

Frome is set to become a showcase for a fantastic line-up of art and culture from Friday 5th July for ten days, drawing in thousands of visitors to the town for the Frome Festival. Festival director, Martin Dimery said, ?Over 5,000 tickets have already sold from the Cheese and Grain box office, the Merlin and […]

VEHICLES driving on the pavement at The Butts, rather than wait for oncoming traffic, have been labelled as unacceptable by a Frome Town councillor. Residents in the area have also expressed their concern about the problem, with reports of near-misses between pedestrians and vehicles driving on the pavement. Traffic heading north from the mini-roundabout where […]

MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down outside a local primary school after 2,290 vehicles were clocked speeding within a fortnight. Speeds of up to 80mph were measured outside Berkley First School on Berkley Street, which has a 30mph speed limit. And the fastest vehicle clocked during the school?s opening hours was travelling at 57mph […]