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An insight into the world of Frome's friendly Mayor We had the great pleasure of meeting up with the Mayor of Frome , Sara Butler-Bartholomew for a quick pre-Christmas drink at The Three Swans during her hectic schedule. Becky Percival (Fabulous Frome), Sara (the Mayor of Frome) & Jim (Manager of The Three Swans) Between juggling her mayoral duties of switching on the Christmas lights, playing with her band Back of the Bus , then slipping down to support the Frome Frost Fair

What’s really going on at Saxonvale? The Mayday Saxonvale Community Day at The Silk Mill Saturday 26th March saw a large crowd from every generation at the recent Mayday Saxonvale event at the Silk Mill in Frome. The event was to publicise the Mayday plan for the Saxonvale site - which offers an alternative, sustainable, community led development to the one proposed by Mendip District Council and Acorn Property Group. The highlight was a premiere of a film made by ex BBC repo