Did you know that Co-op gives 1% of what members spend on Co-op branded food products and selected services to local projects?

This year (until October 2019), FromeFM is one of those community organisations. As a member, you can sign in to your Co-op account at https://membership.coop.co.uk/ and click ‘Chose a local cause’. Alternatively, you can go directly to our local cause page at https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/22741

If you’re not already a member please visit https://www.coop.co.uk/membership to earn rewards.

So just by buying a pint of milk from a Co-op store, you could help make things better for us, and our community.

We have handed the reins of this month’s Bad Detectives Show to Bruno, a thirteen-year-old student at North Hill House in Frome.

Bruno has a special interest in music primarily from the 60’s and 70′s, and he would like to share this with listeners to FromeFM.

Tune in to hear his extraordinary music choices on Sunday 14th October at 8pm, repeated again on Saturday 20th October at 8pm.

FromeFM are delighted to support Frome Town Ladies FC. Request Stop have spent a day with the ladies finding out why they love playing for Frome Town. Tune in for an hour of fun and laughter, not to mention fantastic musical requests all the way from the 40′s to modern day, at 1pm Friday 5th October.

If you can’t tune in for the initial broadcast then you can use the listen again facility on our Request Stop page.

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

A talk with Frome based charities, entertainers and a community-based share shop.

• Sam from the Share Shop, described as a ‘library of things’! – https://sharefrome.org
• Jade and Joe from Open Storytellers discuss activities and initiatives happening with them. – https://www.openstorytellers.org.uk
• And we hear from Frome based entertainers ‘Rare Species’ who revealed the news of their Lottery Funding for their #mojomoves -https://www.facebook.com/rarespeciesuk/

Tune in or listen again to hear ‘All About Frome’

Up to 40,000 visitors are expected through the gates of RNAS Yeovilton on Saturday 7th July for the 2018 Yeovilton Air Day. It’s set to be an amazing show and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to some lucky listeners of FromeFM.

Confirmations so far include The Red Arrows, The Hellenic Air Force F-16 Demo Team ‘Zeus’ and The Royal Canadian Air Force with their CF-18 Demo Team who will be making their first UK appearance in ten years. Also confirmed are the French Navy’s fantastic Rafale pair role demonstration. There will be over 5 hours of spectacular flying displays and the perfect opportunity to explore the extensive static display, a huge array of ground attractions, Service displays, trade stalls and arena displays. For the thrill seekers, there will be simulators, fairground rides and helicopter pleasure flights to enjoy!

The Royal Navy’s legendary Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber of Taranto attack and Bismarck-sinking fame is another historic element of Air Day’s five-plus hour flying programme. The remarkable, heroic, irrepressible Swordfish soldiered on throughout WW2, despite becoming increasingly outdated by faster, more capable naval fighting machines.

Part of the Royal Navy Historic Flight, W5856 is the world’s oldest airworthy example and, in its 820 NAS markings, represents a heroic Bismarck Swordfish. The Flight’s other example, LS326 will also be on static display. Both Navy Wings aircraft are maintained and operated in an ongoing tribute to generations of naval service personnel.

For your chance to win tickets to the Yeovilton Air Day 2018 please answer the following question…

What is the tail number of the world’s oldest flying example Fairey Swordfish?

To enter visit our entry page and remember to give your name and a contact email or telephone number so that we can get in touch with you if you win. You must be a UK resident and be available on Saturday 7th July to attend the 2018 Air Day at Yeovilton. Full terms & conditions.

On Saturday 5 May at noon, Frome College students staged a ‘24-hour takeover’ of FromeFM to raise funds for their radio club and provide mental health counselling.

If you missed the Frome College 24-hour Takeover on 5th May you can now ‘listen again’ to all the shows.

Frome College Radio Club is a student-led group for young people to express their views and opinions on local issues that affect them and the wider Frome community. The average age of the Radio Club is just 14, and over half of the Club have some form of Special Educational Needs or come from a disadvantaged background.

Students and staff managed to raise over £1800 during the broadcast but the donation page is still open at www.frome.fm/24 so please consider donating to this very worthy cause.

The donation page closes on 28th May 2018.