Every day this week between 8am and 10am Frome College Radio Club will be hosting the FromeFM Breakfast Show. Tune in for fun and games, news, local chit-chat and all the best music to get you going in the mornings.

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

Sophie, Mitchell, Romera and Alison

Lyn and Helen

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Sophie Addison, Headteacher from Critchill School comes into the studio this week with two of her students to discuss winning a competition to improve their school playground.

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Alison Murdoch from Fair Housing for Frome talks about ‘Tiny Homes’ as a solution to the housing shortage.

There is a ‘Tiny Homes’ event taking place on the 22nd March at the Cheese and Grain. Tickets are now available from Eventbrite

www.facebook.com/events/280615326170714

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Alison Rayner from Frome Community Hospital talks about her role as the Activities Co-ordinator

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Helen Sprawson-White talks about her role within WHY and what exciting fundraisers are coming up this year.

Helen also brings in Lyn Porch from Dorothy House to discuss their ‘Coffee Connection’ mornings. These are weekly get togethers at the Cheese and Grain (Tuesdays 10-12) where people can come for a relaxed coffee with other people who are affected by life-limiting illnesses, including people who are dealing with bereavement.

www.wehearyou.org.uk

01373 455255

www.dorothyhouse.org.uk

0345 0130 555

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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.

We welcome you back with the first live AAF show of 2020

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

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Rachel, Tim, Dawn and Simon

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Simon Carpenter, Fossil expert, fascinates us with his interesting stories about his discoveries of some magnificent fossils

Simon also talks to us about his new ‘pop up fossil museum’ which happens every Wednesday at the Flea Market in The Cheese and Grain

10am-14.00

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Tim Gander, photographer, talks about his personal project based around the Saxonvale site.

Tim currently has an exhibition on display at the Merchants Barton car park (opposite Marks and Spencer’s)

You can also see his work on www.timgander.co.uk

www.takeagander.co.uk

or check him out on Instagram under takeagander

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Dawn Denton comes into the studio, as a guest today, to talk about a new initiative called the Frome Women’s Network which helps women in the community showcase what they do.

The group meet on the first Friday of every month upstairs in Café la Strada.

for more information search Frome Women’s Network on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/dawnadenton

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Rachel Griffin from FTC pops in to talk about several things happening over the next month including the Share Gift Swap which is happening on Saturday 18th Jan at the Town Hall where you can take in unwanted gifts you may have received at Christmas and swap them for something else. A great way to reduce waste. They will also be collecting toiletries for Refresh.

Through Edventure you can also book the latest training session called ‘Does my idea have legs’. For more information on this, and to book your slot please visit www.edventurefrome.org

www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk

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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

A repeat of our November 5th All About Frome Special on

HOMELESSNESS

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This week’s guests joining in the discussion are:

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Tony Perry from Bridge Café

01373 469944

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Alison Murdoch from Fair Housing Frome

www.fairhousingfrome.org.uk

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Wendy Miller-Williams from Fair Frome

www.fairfrome.org

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Christine Wilson a disability rights trainer

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Richard Pinnock from Mendip District Council

www.mendip.gov.uk/cllrrichardpinnock

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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

from left to right: Tom, Grenville, Andy, Steph and June

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June Walsham from Frome Town Band and Steph Collishaw, Musical Director from Frome Youth Choir introduce music from their joint concert that took place on the 7th Decmber. They also talk about what is involved in the choir and Frome Town Band and what you can do if you’re interested in getting involved!

www.frometownband.com

youthchoirfrome@nullgmail.com

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Grenville Jones, Founder of the Good Afternoon Choirs gives us an insight on how the choir works and also discusses his ‘Golden Oldies Choir’ which is specifically for people living with dementia.

The Choir also makes an appearance on Animal Park’s Christmas Eve special, which will be aired on BBC1 at 12.05pm. Make sure you check it out!

www.goodafternoonchoir.org

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We are lucky enough to be hanging out with Local group Rocktopus in the Frome FM studio . Tom and Andy talk about how the band formed, and what things they have been doing around Frome to help promote music in schools. Rock on!

www.rocktopusmusic.org

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This will be the last live show of All About Frome for 2019. Today’s show will be repeated during next Tuesday’s slot at 12pm, as well as the usual repeats of 6pm on Monday, 7am on Wednesday, 1pm on Saturday and 11pm on Monday.

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From all the crew that make All About Frome happen, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

There’s a brand new show on FromeFM tonight: The Space Folk Horror Lounge, presented by Darren Giddings.
Darren will be promoting new and recent work by artists – many of them in the Bristol-Yeovil-Frome triangle – who are making music inspired by folklore and the space-age as filtered through the likes of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, 1970s horror films and the television test-card.
Enter the Space Folk Horror Lounge, for an hour of ‘wyrd’ and wonderful music, and racket inspired by the strange background music of a 60s/70s/80s childhood. – Turn left at the electricity pylon and head for the Wicker Man ….’

Monday 16th December. 8pm until 9pm.
This show is available to listen to on demand here.