ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

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Lou Aylward talks to Chloe Jones and Cllr Richard Ackroyd about ‘Save the River Path’ campaign

http://www.frometimes.co.uk/2020/05/11/campaign-to-save-river-frome-path-from-closure-by-developer/

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Rupert talks to Kate Cochrane about the replacement for the popular Frome Festival event

www.facebook.com/events/1025573607836625

www.frome-open-art-trail.co.uk

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Anita Collier – Mayor of Frome gives her weekly report

www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/councillor/anita-collier

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Rupert talks to Ian Drew, Director of The Frome Times about the paper in lockdown and returning the print edition to our doorsteps.

www.frometimes.co.uk

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Listen to the sounds of some of our most common birds – but are they all the same?

www.froglife.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wild-memories-june-2020.pdf

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

ROYAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Changes to the help you can get from the NHS Volunteer Responders – Richard Paul-Jones reports.

https://volunteering.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/nhs-volunteer-responders

LOCKDOWN PHOTOGRAPHY

Two local photographers, Jackie McDine and

Debbie Hamblin talk about their lockdown photography projects.

Jackie – Fox & Beau Photography 

Fox and Beau Photography

Debbie - Childsplay Photography

Childsplay Photography

EDVENTURE

What Next? – Neil Oliver talks about some new online discussion events

for young adults hosted by Edventure Frome. Where do we want to go from here?

Contact Neil on info@nulledventurefrome.org if you’d like to take part.

WILD MEMORIES
A nature project for people living with dementia and their carers – the birdsong identification activity.

FROME’S TALLEST COUNCILLOR

(oh and he’s also Deputy Mayor) Andy Wrintmore,

talks about music, politics and his role in Frome for the coming year.

Andy Wrintmore Deputy Mayor of Frome

awrintmore@nullfrometowncouncil.gov.uk

If you’d like to get your story, community group or granny on All About Frome,

contact the team on hello@nullfrome.fm and be sure to put All About Frome in the subject window.

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

Rachel Clark talks to us about winning the UK volunteer Fundraiser of the Year competition

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Lucy McMahon talks about recent fundraising ideas for WHY

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Anita Collier, the new Mayor of Frome talks about her hopes for the next 12 months of Mayordom

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Julia Wellard talks to Alex Cunningham-Scott from Somerset Libraries about some of their work during the lockdown period.

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Mark Dorrington talks about his year as Mayor of Frome

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Tony Perry tells us about a new book he is writing about the Bridge Café

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If you would like your organisation or volunteer activities or ideas to feature on All About Frome

contact email studio@nullfrome.fm and put All About Frome in the subject.

Rupert or Julia will get back to you.

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

ROWDEN HOUSE – A care home in lock-down, how does it work out?

https://www.somersetcare.co.uk/care-home/rowden-house

FROGLIFE- nature activities for people living with dementia

WHY keeps going – HOW?

https://www.wehearyou.org.uk/

TONY PERRY – How to get a PIP these days and what to do if you don’t agree with the award.

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk

Istanbul in lockdown – what’s it like?

DOMESTIC ABUSE – Somerset radio campaign launch. What to do  if you don’t feel safe at home.

www.somersetsurvivors.org.uk

COMMUNITY NEWS

Frome Medical Practice

Latest news from the Frome Medical Practice. The Practice is now divided in to three treatment areas. They’ve done this to keep everyone as safe as they can.  The three areas are:

• Respiratory Assessment [Area 3]
• Shielded Patients [Area 7]
• Main Patient Population [Areas 1 & 2]

If you haven’t symptoms of coronavirus  (or aren’t living with someone who does) you should attend any appointments you have. If you have worries that aren’t about coronovirus, call the Practice. If you think you might be affected by the virus, call the Practice.

Whatever your concerns -and we all have many concerns  – the number to call is   01373 301301.

Frome Recycling

Frome recycling  and garden waste collection has reopened.  They want you to follow government guidelines, which means if you can store waste safely at home, please do so.  They ask that, if it’s not an essential journey, you wait till sites are back to normal.

The site is closed on Thursdays. It’s open the rest of the week. The hours are: 9am to 6pm  Mondays to Fridays, 9 to 4 Saturdays and Sundays.

But there are restrictions relating to social distancing, which may cause queues and delays.

Fair Frome

Fair Frome is concentrating on the Food Bank, for which you need a referral from Citizens Advice, Job Centre Plus, health visitors, Frome Medical Practice or social services. Offices may be closed but telephone lines are open.

Food Bank reserves are going down rapidly, so please donate to one of the collection points if you can,  or donate some money via the Fair Frome website. https://fairfrome.org.

Wild about Frome

The Wild about Frome project was set up last year to encourage biodiversity in Frome’s parks and green spaces. The project is affected by the lockdown as everyone else is. They haven’t been cutting the grass as they usually do. But this has led to a flourishing of wildflowers and wildlife which weren’t there before.

Wild about Frome are keen to get feedback about areas that you’d like to see left wilder in the future. On your daily walk, please take a photo of a verge or a patch if you can. Let them know what’s growing there, and mention any wildlife you can see or here. Email cstringer@nullfrometowncouncil.gov.uk

If you’ve got an item for All About Frome, let us know on hello@nullfrome.fm. Put AAF in the subject.

IN THIS WEEK’S SHOW

Sgt. Rachel Clarke – Police report and fundraising award nomination 

Somerset County Council launches Domestic Violence radio campaign

 Young Somerset – Rural music project survives lockdown.

Jeremy Westcott “Everything you wanted to know about selling on EBay but were afraid to ask”

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

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We talk to Mathew Higgins from Edventure, organiser of the new community exhibition that launched this week called ‘Creation from Isolation’

https://www.facebook.com/FromeCommunityExhibition/

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New Vicar Liz Dudley from St Mary’s Church talks to us about her role during the pandemic

https://www.christchurch-stmarys-frome.co.uk

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We talk to Jason Goddard and Bob Elliot about foster care – could this be the change of career for you?

www.enhancedfostercare.co.uk

Boreham Mill, Bishopstrow, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9HQ

01985 218505

hello@nullenhancedfostercare.co.uk

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In financial trouble? We have an Interview John Warman, Chairman Mendip Community Credit Union

www.mendipcommunitycu.org.uk

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We also have a poem from playwright and poet  Brian Wright

https://vimeo.com/411402241

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If you would like your organisation or volunteer activities or ideas to feature on All About Frome

contact email studio@nullfrome.fm and put All About Frome in the subject.

Rupert or Julia will get back to you.