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07/08/2024

Free summer holiday fun today at Rodden Meadow till 3pm - yoga and scrap trolley fun, bring a picnic!

18/07/2024

🚶🏻‍♀️Get your stomping boots ready for the annual Frome Walking Festival - August 16th - 18th.

There are walks for all ages and fitness levels, including plenty for youngsters needing summer holiday entertainment🚶🏼

🎟 Booking is essential and many walks are already booking up, so don't delay!

Pick up a festival programme from the Town Hall, the Discover Frome Information Point at Frome Library, or stroll over to Discover Frome for more info on how to book online 👉www.discoverfrome.co.uk/frome-walking-festival

11/07/2024

📻 Start your day with a Frome Festival breakfast (radio show from Frome FM) and hear the latest news and any events that might still have hot 🎟 available 📻

Listen to Frome Festival Breakfast Show (11/07/24). by Frome FM for free. Follow Frome FM to never miss another show.

10/07/2024

🎨 If you like your Frome Festival extra-arty, be sure to make the most of the Frome Open Art Trail which runs until Sunday July 14th. This year, there's even a street gallery to enjoy on Cheap Street, featuring both current Open Art Trail artists and those that have had exhibitions in the past.

To find out more about this free event, pick up a brochure at the Town Hall or at the Discover Frome Information Point in Frome Library to find out where participating artists can be found🖌🧑🏻‍🎨

09/07/2024

It's Day 5️⃣ of Frome Festival already and if you're looking for something fun to do this rather rainy Tuesday, why not pop along to one of these events?

Book ahead or snap up 🎟️ on the door!

🏺 meeting your favourite Antiques Roadshow hosts for appraisals at Dore & Rees at 2pm
⚓️ Old Time Sailors at the Cheese and Grain
🥃 Two Guys,Three Drams - the Ultimate Live Blues & Whisky Experience at Rook Lane Chapel
🌳 The Ancient Trees of Windsor History, Legacy & Lore at Frome Town Hall
🇵🇸 An Evening for Palestine at 23 Bath St
🍸 phone Bar Lotte to enquire about space for Dinner & Distillates with still life gin

⚓️ DAY 5 ⚓️

⚓️MEDITATION - ST PETER | Holy Trinity Church | 12-1pm | (FREE)
⚓️SONGS OF SHAKESPEARE | Christ Church | 1-2pm
⚓️BARN DANCE | Trinity Hall | 2-5pm
⚓️DORE & REES AUCTIONEERS - EVER WONDERED WHAT IT'S WORTH? | Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms | 2-4pm
⚓️FOR THE LOVE OF THEM - WRITING WORKSHOP | Frome Library | 2-4pm | (SOLD OUT)
⚓️HAVE A TRY AT BOWLS | Victoria Park - Bowls Club | 2-5pm | (FREE)
⚓️A GUIDE TO TRAVEL WRITING BY PETER AND FELICE HARDY | Frome Library | 5.45-7.15pm
⚓️DINNER & DISTILLATES - Bistro Lotte & still life gin | Bistro Lotte | 6-9pm
⚓️AN EVENING FOR PALESTINE | 23 Bath St | 7.30-10pm
⚓️BURNE-JONES WINDOWS TALK | Holy Trinity Church | 7.30-9pm | (FREE)
⚓️Sofar Sounds Frome | Secret Venue | 7.30-10pm | (SOLD OUT)
⚓️POP-UP COMEDY WITH JARRED CHRISTMAS | Silk Mill | 7.30-9.30pm | (SOLD OUT)
⚓️THE ANCIENT TREES OF WINDSOR - HISTORY, LEGACY & LORE | Frome Town Hall | 7.30-9.30pm
⚓️TWO GUYS, THREE DRAMS - THE ULTIMATE LIVE BLUES AND WHISKY EXPERIENCE | Rook Lane Chapel | 7.30-9pm
⚓️Old Time Sailors | Cheese and Grain | 7.30-10pm

🎨 Frome Open Art Trail | Across Frome | Check venue | (FREE)
🎨 EPIC JOURNEYS FLORAL DISPLAYS | St John's Church | 11am-4pm | (FREE)
🎨 IAN MARLOW SCULPTURE & DRAWINGS | Ian Marlow Sculpture | 11am-5pm | (FREE)
👣 FROME STORIES AND MUSIC WALK | Bistro Lotte | All day | (FREE)

🔍 FROME FESTIVAL TREASURE HUNT 2024 | Download Quiz Sheet: https://fromefestival.co.uk/product/frome-festival-treasure-hunt-2024-quiz-sheet/

08/07/2024

🌝 This Friday, 12th July, as part of Frome Festival, The Frome Independent are hosting a special, extra-sparkly, capsule version of the monthly market - A Summer Night Market.

🤩 Pop down to the Market Yard, 4 - 9pm, for a relaxed evening browsing stalls, tucking into delicious street food and drink and enjoying music and live performances. What a way to start the weekend!

08/07/2024

🚶🏻‍♀️Frome’s annual Walking Festival is back and taking place 16th - 18th August, offering a diverse weekend programme of guided walks, trails and activities for young and old alike.

🌳 Explore Frome’s history and heritage and the beautiful surrounding countryside in walks ranging from easy afternoon strolls to longer riverside rambles with 18 walks over 3 days, 11 of which are free.

👀 Pick up a free programme from Frome Town Hall, Discover Frome in Frome Library and online 👉 https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/frome-walking-festival/

ℹ️ More information here 👉https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/walking-festival-back-this-summer/

05/07/2024

🎨 Alongside the Frome Festival, is the Frome Open Art Trail, running Saturday July 6th - Sunday July 14th. There is fantastic local art to be enjoyed all across town, including at the Town Hall where Town Hall Artisans, Town Hall Collective and Frome Wessex Photographic Group have displays for all to enjoy.

With FREE entry, this is a great way to talk to participating artists about their process and maybe pick up a unique gift 🖌🧑🏻‍🎨

Pick up an Open Art Trail brochure at the Town Hall or at the Discover Frome Information Point in Frome Library to find out where other participating artists can be found.

05/07/2024

🌞 There are plenty of fantastic local clubs, camps and activities to help keep the kids entertained over the summer holidays and we've pulled together a fun-filled round-up featuring sports camps, forest schools, family shows and much more 🏃🏼‍♀️🌳🎭

😎 We will continue to add to the list so save the link below 👇 and use it to help you create a summer of family fun 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/kids-summer-holiday-activities-2024



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05/07/2024

🥳 Frome Festival starts today!! With so many brilliant events and activities, including loads that are FREE, there is something on for everyone to enjoy.

🤩 Take a look here: www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/frome-festival and get booking!

02/07/2024

📣 Don't miss The Frome Independent's Frome Festival edition this Sunday 7th July, 10am - 3pm! It will be extra special with music, drama, dance and performances galore 🎼🎭💃

There’s a *Hint* of a festival feel to this part of Somerset in late June…and there’s only a week to go until July’s Frome Festival edition of The Frome Independent.

Join us next Sunday in Frome for hundreds of fantastic contemporary local makers, the fresh produce of high summer in the West Country, vintage treats galore in the fabulous Flea, a cold Somerset cider, local ice cream, delicious street food, live music and the Frome Festival performers and atmosphere. We’ll be keeping the party going - next Sunday 7th July, 10am-3pm 💃🏽🎉🎤

28/06/2024

🌞 is positively packed with events for all tastes, interests and ages including all that the fabulous Frome Festival has to offer, so open those diaries and plan your summer of fun!

📆 We've selected a few highlights to give you a taster of what's on: www.discoverfrome.co.uk/events-calendar-round-up-july-2024

28/06/2024

🌞 Nothing says summer like a spot of outdoor theatre🕺🎭!

The Merlin Theatre has a great programme of family-friendly shows this summer. Book Romeo and Juliet next Wednesday 3rd July, 7pm here before it's too late! https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/romeo-and-juliet-2/

28/06/2024

🥳 With the fantastic Frome Festival just one tantalising week away, why not book to listen to local tree expert Julian Hight introduce you to ancient trees, their story told through art, photography, music and video in his talk The Ancient Trees of Windsor - History, Legacy & Lore.

Julian's upcoming Heritage Tree Walk has sold out so this is a great opportunity to spend some time with him as he shares wonderful stories and information about some magical trees🌳

📆 Tue 9 July

⏰ 7.30-9.30pm

📍 Frome Town Hall

🎟 £8, book here: www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/the-ancient-trees-of-windsor-history-legacy-lore

📷 The Signing Oak, Great Windsor Park

27/06/2024

🗣 Do you enjoy keeping people in the know when it comes to all the fantastic events and activities we have going on here in Frome? If so, find out more about becoming a Discover Frome volunteer below 👇
frometowncouncil.gov.uk/join-the-discover-frome-team/

Discover Frome, the town’s one-stop shop of all things local, based in Frome Library, is seeking new volunteers. 🙋

Could you join the team?👉 frometowncouncil.gov.uk/join-the-discover-frome-team/

18/06/2024

🤩 The next is extra special as Frome Festival takeover the market with music, drama, dance and performances!

👩🏼‍🎤 The Busking Stage will feature a great line up of live music and there will be performances and fun aplenty on the Village Green.

🛍 As ever, get ready to enjoy a great day out with hundreds of the best local designer makers, delicious food and drink and the fabulous Flea.

📆 Sunday 7th July

⏰ 10am - 3pm

📍Frome Town Centre

For more on Frome Festival, head here 👉 https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/frome-festival/

18/06/2024

🧡 is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary 🧡

🥳 To join in the celebrations, come along to the Refugee Week Family Fun Day, this Sunday 23rd June, 10.30am - 3.30pm, Victoria Park! FREE activities for all ages.

🧘🏻‍♀️ 10.45am, Yoga with Rainbow Flow and Ashtanga Yoga Frome

🎭 11.45am, Storytelling with young people from Dramakarma

🥪 12.45pm, Lunch - bring a picnic, enjoy the delights on offer at the café and take part in a surprise activity over lunch!

🪘 1.30pm, Music with Djembe Tots

🎭 2.30pm, Storytelling with Somerset StoryFest

🎨 There will also be art on display from the Street Art Project and drama fun from DramaKarma!

For the full programme for the week, head here 👇www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/family-fun-day-refugee-week-2024

16/06/2024

💚 It's the last day of another fantastic ! There's still time to join in - take a look at what's on today 👀

ℹ️ View the full programme here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

🚲 Group Bike Ride, Victoria Park, 9.30am - 12.30pm, book your FREE 🎟www.tickettailor.com/events/fromecommunitybikeproject/1242915
Cycle through Frome's beautiful countryside on a group ride.

🗣 Help! I'm freaking out about climate change! - Workshop, Vallis Farm, 2 - 5pm, £15-20, book your 🎟 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/help-im-freaking-out-about-climate-change
Look at ways to remain resilient, hopeful and active together in this outdoor workshop.

⛪️ Living Churchyards, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

🐝 My Garden of a Thousand Bees Film Screening, Frome Town Hall, 4 - 6pm, book your FREE 🎟 www.tickettailor.com/events/frometowncouncil/1227539
Follows acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn as he films bees in his garden.

15/06/2024

💚 It's day 8 of , here's what's on today!

ℹ️ View the full programme here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

💻 Donate IT Amnesty, Frome Town Hall, 10am - 1pm
Bring in old devices to be refurbished and distributed to local people who need them.

👨🏼‍👩🏼‍👧🏼‍👦🏼 Family Placard Making, Holy Trinity Church, 10am - 1pm (suggested donation, £3)
Create unique placards and make your voice heard about the climate crisis.

🚲 Dr Bike - Checks & Advice, Frome Community Bike Project, Station Approach, 10am - 4pm
Bring your bike along for a free safety check with our mechanic.

⛪️ Living Churchyards, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

🌊 River Watch & Cleanup, Welshmill (Canoe Club), 3 - 5pm
Join us for a family-friendly river litter pick! Frome Families for the Future Friends of the River Frome

14/06/2024

💚 It's day 7 of , here's what's on today!

ℹ️ View the full programme here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

🧘🏻‍♀️Better Nature Morning Challenge, Rodden Meadow, 7 - 7.45am, £6/£25
Start your mornings with a guided, mindful nature connection session.
Book your 🎟 here 👉 http://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/.../the-better.../2024-06-11

👗Big Textile Reuse Meetup, Frome Town Hall, 10am - 1pm
A get together with talks, haberdashery and textile swaps!

⛪️ Living Churchyards, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

🎲 Big Green Board Games, Victoria Park Café, 4 - 6pm
Come along for a fun afternoon of board games all to do with the environment!

13/06/2024

💚 Frome Wild Bunch look forward to welcoming you today (2-5pm) at Christ Church, next to Frome Town Hall, as part of Great Big Green Week 💚

There's lots to do at the gathering, with nature books and posters to browse, activity sheets and quizzes to test your knowledge, plus a tree trail around the churchyard in between any rain showers!

Find out about more the Wild Bunch 👉 www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/wild-bunch/

13/06/2024

💚 It's day 6 of , here's what's on today!

ℹ️ View the full programme here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

🧘🏻‍♀️Better Nature Morning Challenge, Rodden Meadow, 7 - 7.45am, £6/£25
Start your mornings with a guided, mindful nature connection session.
Book your 🎟 here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/the-better-nature-morning-challenge/2024-06-11

⛪️ Living Churchyards with the Wild Bunch, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

12/06/2024

💚 Celebrate by watching Meadow In My Garden's FREE screening of the wonderful film 'My Garden of a Thousand Bees', followed by a Q&A/bee hotel making/demonstration session this Sunday, 16th June, 4 - 6pm.

🎥 Filmed during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the film follows acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn as he sets out to record all the bee species in his tiny urban garden in Bristol. Filming with one-of-a-kind lenses he forged at his kitchen table, he catalogues more than 60 different species, from Britain’s largest bumblebees to scissor bees the size of a mosquito. Over long months, Dohrn observes how differences in behaviour set different species apart. He eventually gets so close to the bees, he can identify individuals by sight, documenting life at their level as we have never seen it before...

🐝 Get buzzy and book your FREE 🎟 here 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/frometowncouncil/1227539

12/06/2024

🧡 Celebrate with comedy, art and music! Enjoy a fantastic calendar of events, Monday 17th - Sunday 23rd June 🧡

🎨 Pop in to Frome Town Hall and take in a handicrafts exhibition, showcasing the talents of Frome’s community of displaced people, all week, during Town Hall opening hours.

🎭 Enjoy the UK’s first - and funniest - refugee comedy collective, No Direction Home at the Merlin Theatre, Friday 21st June, 7.30pm.

🎼Take part in craft activities, a Ukrainian folk dance workshop, and relax and take in a beautiful ‘Ukrainian Soul’ concert showcasing the richness of Ukrainian music, songs and poetry at 23 Bath St, Saturday 22nd June, 4pm.

🤸🏻‍♀ Bring a picnic to the Family Fun Day at Victoria Park and enjoy storytelling, yoga and music, Sunday 23rd, 10.30am

More on events across the week ➡️ www.discoverfrome.co.uk/refugee-week-2024-whats-on

12/06/2024

💚 It's day 5 of , here's what's on today!

ℹ️ View the full programme here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

🧘🏻‍♀️Better Nature Morning Challenge, Rodden Meadow, 7 - 7.45am, £6/£25
Start your mornings with a guided, mindful nature connection session.
Book your 🎟 here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/the-better-nature-morning-challenge/2024-06-11

🚴🏾‍♀️ Dr Bike - Bike Checks & Advice, , Station Approach (tucked away behind City Plumbing), 10am - 4pm
Bring your bike along to our workshop for a free safety check with our mechanic.

⛪️ Living Churchyards, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

👗 Big Green Clothes Swap, Silk Mill, 7 - 9pm, £2 entry (cash only)
Bring your unwanted clothes, rummage among the piles, and discover new treasures!

11/06/2024

💚 It's day 4 of , here's what's on today!

ℹ️ View the full programme here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

🧘🏻‍♀️Better Nature Morning Challenge, Rodden Meadow, 7 - 7.45am, £6/£25
Start your mornings with a guided, mindful nature connection session.
Book your 🎟 here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/the-better-nature-morning-challenge/2024-06-11/

🌱 Rodden Nature Reserve Open Day, Rodden Nature Reserve, x2 sessions 10.30am-12.30pm + 2-4pm
Discover the incredible flora and fauna and learn how the area is protected and managed for the community and wildlife.

⛪️ Living Churchyards, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

🌳 Tiny Forest Workshop, Egford Lane Park, 4-5pm
Get involved in collecting data on tree growth, soil composition and biodiversity.

🏡 Retrofit: Next Steps, Frome Town Hall, 7.30-9pm
Having a retrofit assessment through the retrofit project is the first step along the journey, but where do you go next and who can help you along the way?
Book your FREE 🎟 here 👉 https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/retrofit-next-steps/

10/06/2024

💚 It's day 3 of , here's what's on today!

ℹ️ View the full programme here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

🧘🏻‍♀️Better Nature Morning Challenge, Rodden Meadow, 7 - 7.45am, £6/£25
Start your mornings with a guided, mindful nature connection session.
Book your 🎟 here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/the-better-nature-morning-challenge/2024-06-11

🌳 Nature Connection Group, Vallis Veg, 11am - 2pm
Enjoy a taster session of Shared Earth Learning's 'forest school for adults'.

🐦 Frome Medical Practice Wellbeing Garden, Frome Medical Practice café, 1 - 2pm
Come and see our lovely staff wellbeing space!
Book your FREE 🎟 here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/frome-medical-practice-wellbeing-garden-tour

⛪️ Living Churchyards, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

09/06/2024

💚 It's day 2 of and here's what's on today!

ℹ️ View the full programme here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

💙 River Festival, Rodden Meadow, 10am - 2pm
Join Friends of the River Frome and Frome Families for the Future for some fun river exploration!

🥕 Market Garden Tour, Oak Tree Paddock, Whitemill Lane, 11am - 4pm, £5.
Enjoy a day at Frome Field 2 Fork, a welcoming community market garden.
Book your 🎟 here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/community-market-garden-and-off-grid-water-systems-tour

⛪️ Living Churchyards, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

🌿 Elderflower & Spring Foraging Feast, Rodden Meadow, 3 - 7pm, £40
Embark on an exhilarating wild food adventure!
Book your 🎟 here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/elderflower-and-spring-foraging-feast

08/06/2024

💚 starts today so here's a handy round-up of events happening around town.

ℹ️ View the full programme for the rest of the week here: www.discoverfrome.co.uk/annual-events/great-big-green-week

🥕 Frome Farmers Market, Boyle Cross, 9am - 1pm
Meet and buy from local farmers, cheesemakers, market gardeners, and bakers.

🚴‍♀️ Bike Sale and Dr Bike, outside Frome Library, 9am - 3pm
Bikes for sale plus advice and free bike safety checks.

⛪️ Living Churchyards, Christ Church, 2 - 5pm
Smell the roses and enjoy watching the birds and butterflies in Parson's Paddock.

🌳 Frome Heritage Tree Walk, Cheese and Grain, 2.30 - 4pm, £8.
Hear the history of some of Frome's most majestic trees.
Book 🎟 here 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/frome-heritage-tree-walk-6

07/06/2024

💚 starts here in this Saturday, 8th June and runs until Sunday, 16th June.

📆 The online programme is LIVE, and booking is OPEN 🎉! Find out all you need to know 👉 www.discoverfrome.co.uk/great-big-green-week-2024-whats-on

🌍 Small changes can make a big difference over time and the programme is based on 5 simple actions that not only benefit the environment, but your health and wallet too!

1️⃣ Swap, Share, Repair at the Everyone Needs Pockets Big Textile Reuse Summer Meetup, Friday 14th, 10am - 1pm👗

2️⃣ Learn more about nature right here in town on the Frome Heritage Tree Walk Saturday 8th, 2.30 - 4pm🌳

3️⃣ Focus on your wellbeing and join the Better Nature Challenge by enjoying mindful mornings connecting to nature, starts Monday 10th, 7 - 7.45am🧘‍♀️

4️⃣ Learn how to eat and grow seasonal, local produce at Frome Field 2 Fork, Sunday 9th, 11am - 4pm 🥕

5️⃣ Find out more ways to take action and come along to the Big Green Summer Meetup, Thursday 13th, 4 - 6pm (FREE vegan ice cream for those that sign up 😋🍦)

🎟 If there's an event that takes your fancy, book swiftly as spaces fill up fast 👉 https://bit.ly/great-big-green-week-2024 and then keep it going with one of the actions in this video 💚