LATEST ALL ABOUT FROME

from the Good Heart Cafe on Palmer Street features

Alison Murdoch, Angie Hydemobs and Ali Hutchinson on Kindness and the plans for the Good Heart Cafe

Annabel Macfadyen on neighbourhood democracy projects

Interviews from the Mendip Health and Well-Being Show

Julia talks to Marc from Lo Rapitenc about community use of his resturant

With music from Al O’Kane, Frank Turner and The Travelling Wilburys

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In today’s edition of All About Frome at 6pm,

Patrick Abrahams visits the Agricultural and Cheese show for Frome FM.

Interviews with

• Paula Guley & Jayne Cox , Egg Boffs
• Jim Dowling , Chairman – Eggs section, Frome Cheese Show
• Somerset Deli , Trade stand
• Abi Holmes and Amy Maughan , Merlin Theatre
• Jane Healey , Forrester Sylvester Mackett
• Dangerous Steve , Arena performer
• David Heath , President – Frome and District Agricultural Society
• Charlotte Pidgeon , National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and Baby Connections (Frome)
• Anwar Siziba , Soul Fresh – Lead singer
• Aldo Zilli , Celebrity Chef
• Chris Wood , Mann Patching steam roller
• Geoff Cardnell , Frome Selwood Rotary
• Michael Rogers , Vice President – Frome and District Agricultural Society
• Tony Bennet , Vice Chairman – Horticulture section , Frome Cheese Show

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On this edition of ALL ABOUT FROME.

Frome College Principal Emma Reymolds on the college’s 100th anniversary celebrations, which start this Friday

Julia talks to Polly Lamb about her one-woman show at the Frome Festival on 7th, 8th and 9th July

Rupert Kirkham talks to Martin Dimery – Green Party County Councillor,

outgoing Director of the Frome Fesytival, Beatles fan and impersonator and Author of ‘The Haunting of Richard III’

at the ECOS amphitheatre on July 7, 8 and 9th.

Tickets for the Frome Festival events can be bought online or from the Cheese and Grain box office.

On this review edition of All About Frome,

we look back just 6 months to an item we broadcast in October 2021 about the end of the furlough scheme, the Universal Credit cuts and the eviction protection scheme. With Bob Ashford, Fair Frome, Steve Tanner, Fair Housing for Frome, Iona Fitzgerald, Citizens Advice Mendip and Phil Gray, Christians Against Poverty.

Music from Pee Wee Ellis

Also, how a new game POMETHEUS, designed by a local maths teacher to rival Chess

is helping refugees in Poland.

Message from Christopher Curtis:

“We are delighted to support the Cheese and Grain events for Ukraine at the end of this month and hope we can help in any way possible.  Musicians who give their time for free are welcome to take home a complimentary set of Prometheus for their family and friends.  The Team at Prometheus stand side by side with children and their families in Ukraine.

If any businesses in Frome wish to sponsor additional sets of Prometheus being sent to Ukraine children in Poland they are welcome to contact me on 07841 840501.”

All About Frome starts a new season on May 3^rd.

Listen to the interviews on Frome.fm Tuesday 8th February and 22nd February –

1200-1300 and 1800 then on demand at Frome.fm

 

Kindness Festival (1-6 March)

There are limited tickets for some events, so please book soon on www.thegoodheart.uk.

TUESDAY 1ST MARCH 

Kindness Conversations, The Good Heart, 10am – 11am

Sleep: Why It Matters & How to Improve It, online, 1pm – 2pm

Humankind Book Blast, Frome Town Hall, 7.30pm – 9pm

WEDNESDAY 2ND MARCH 

Kindness Conversations, outside Frome library, 10am – 11am

Self-Care on a Chair, online, 1pm – 2pm

The Selfish Giant: story time for 5-9 year-olds, The Good Heart, 3.30pm – 4.15pm

Kindness on Our Streets, Frome Town Hall, 7.30pm – 9pm

THURSDAY 3RD MARCH 

Green Community Connector Training, The Good Heart, 11am – 12pm

Own Oxygen Mask First, online, 1pm – 1.40pm

Make Shed: Kindness, Welshmill Hub, 6pm – 9pm

Kindness in Politics, Frome Town Hall, 7pm – 8pm

FRIDAY 4TH MARCH 

Kindness Conversations, Frome Medical Practice, 10am – 11am

Self-Compassion in Stressful Times, online, 1pm – 2.30pm

The Art of Living (Dr Phil Hammond), Merlin Theatre, 7.30pm – 9.30pm

SATURDAY 5TH MARCH 

Practical Ways to Be Kinder (5 mini-events), Pure Moves, 10am – 5.30pm

The Good Heart Window Workshop, The Good Heart, 10am – 12pm & 3 – 5pm

Kindness Café, Wesley Methodist Church, 10am – 12pm

Kindness Festival Yoga for Families, Rise, 10am – 11am

Wild Kindness Nectar Café, Victoria Park, 1pm – 3pm

SUNDAY 6TH MARCH

Independent Acts of Kindness, outside the library, 10am – 3pm

Tree-planting on the East Mendip Way, Wallington Way, 1pm – 3/4pm

Closing celebration, Black Swan Arts, 6pm – 6.45pm

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK 

Heartspace, online, Tues – Fri 9am – 9.30am

Angel Map, St John’s Church, 9.30am – 3.30pm

Kindness Windows (Window Wanderland), town-wide, Friday onwards

Thank-you noticeboard, Lo Rapitenc (Cheap St), all week

Pop-up acts of kindness, town-wide, all week

School assemblies & workshops, town-wide, all week

All events free except for Dr Phil Hammond event

All About Frome/Frome FM

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