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’

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

Charles Cain, Chair of European Movement Mendip Branch

talks about panel discussions on the impact Brexit

will have on our region

https://m.facebook.com/mendipem/

Veronica Roberts talks about The I Know campaign

helping young parents feel supported

https://www.facebook.com/iknowcollective/

veronica@nulldrvroberts.co.uk

June Barnes MBE, Chair of Frome Carnival Committee

talks about plans for the carnival, the need for volunteers,

and fundraising events that are coming up – and

a plea to only buy light up goods from official

Carnival sellers wearing carnival tabards

http://www.fromecarnival.org.uk/about-us.html

 01373 461625

Helen Fielden of SPARK, Volunteer Coordinator

of Volunteer Frome talks about Volunteer

Opportunities in the Town

https://volunteerfrome.org/

01373 465757

ALL ABOUT FROME today looks at the plight of the local farmers after the long hot summer.

Andy Fussell takes us on a trip around a cornfield discussing harvesting techniques, Fire on Salisbury Plain, climate change, Brexit and his plans for the future from the cab of his combine harvester.

All About Frome will be live again from next week,  September 11th.

 Andy’s straw on fire! https://youtu.be/s-swomuNHAg

Lindsay Downes – Frome Food Assembly and Cllr. Peter Macfadyen talk food miles.

Dorothy-Anne Bryant talks about living with Alzheimer’s disease

and her forthcoming 100 mile bike ride attempt in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society

alzheimers.org.uk

Notes: Dementia support group Cafe Connect meets

at Frome Health Centre on the second Thursday

of the month from 10.30-12.00

 

Lindsay Downes talks about the Frome Food Assembly

and a food tasting extravaganza on 11th July, from 5.30-7.30pm at the Steiner School

thefoodassembly.com

https://www.facebook.com/TheFromeFoodAssembly/

Peter Macfadyen from Frome Town Council talks about the Council’s next

Zero Carbon conference on Monday July 16th.

Paul Allen from the Centre for Alternative Technology talks to Rupert Kirkham

about his Frome Festival performance of

The Extraordinary Story of Human Beings, Energy and Happiness

on the evening of the Zero Carbon conference.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/frometowncouncil/175694/cat.org.uk

Julia Wellard talks to organisers, parents and children at the Frome Children’s Festival.

https://www.facebook.com/FromeChildrensFestival/

Naiomi, Clare, Dawn and Kelly

Bob Ashford from Fair Frome

and Lenka Grimes from Purple Elephant

talk about children’s summer lunches

and activities and the Children’s Festival

fairfrome.org

01373 488578

07714 587129

info@nullfairfrome.org

Clare McKeown from ADD, disability rights charity,

talks about their summer fair to thank the people

of Frome for their support

add.org.uk

Naomi Millard from Norton St Philip

talks about their artisan craft fair

in aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

 

dsairambulance.org.uk

Kelly Roberts at From Peru to You

talks about their festival opening night party

(Friday – now completed)

fromperutoyou.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/peruvianfoodfrome/

Dawn Denton from Celebrate Southern Africa

and Frome Diary talks about her recent award

 

fromediary.com

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

Jenny Rutter and Alex Johnson talk about powerchair football at Vallis Youth Club for children with disabilities

www.novasportsandcoaching.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/novasportsandcoaching/

Lorraine Johnson talks about her new book on 150 years of the Garston vet practice and their pioneering work for farm animals and exotic animals at Longleat

www.fromemuseum.co.uk

01373 454611

Producer, Julia Wellard, Cliff Howard and the Frome Third Age

Photography club take a trip to Avebury

http://www.fromethirdage.org.uk

Richard Parr, organiser of the Frome Half Marathon talks about this year’s event on 15th July and the crucial role of volunteers – of which they need MORE!

fromehalfmarathon.co.uk

All About Frome: Tuesday at 1200 and 1800, Thursday at 1400, Saturday at 1500