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Highway Code 11th October 2024




Steve Greenhaigh (Road Safety Officer - Somerset Council)

'Mature Driver'



Mark Noble 13th September 2024




Mark Noble - Artist

'Art and Disability'



Cream Tea 16th August 2024

NB Change from 2nd Friday





Cream Tea



Born Free 12th July 2024




Dawn Lawrence

'Two steps behind...' - The Born Free Foundation



L>iesl Herbst 14th June 2024




Felice Hardy

'The tennis champion who escaped the Nazis: Liesl Herbst's journey from Vienna to Wimbledon'

(Books for sale)



Falklands Map 17th May 2024
NB Change from 2nd Friday




Mark Aston

'My Falklands War'



Speaker and topic
Philip Campagna 12th April 2024




Philip Campagna (Mayor of Frome)

A Year in the Life of the Mayor



Kelways 8th March 2024




Kelways: The Roots of Success

Janet Seaton



South Africa Map 9th February 2024




Growing up in Apartheid South Africa

Dawn Denton



AGM 12th January 2024




AGM

followed by a fun quiz



Somerset Morris 8th December 2023




Somerset Morris Dancers

There was Christmas cake!


Greylake Fox 10th November 2023




Wildlife Photographer

David Bailey

(items will be for sale)


Chocolates 13th October 2023




'From Kosovo to Chocolate - an unlikely journey'

by Jane Swayne

(Chocolates were available to purchase)


Hedgehog 8th September 2023




'Hedgehog Awareness'

by Laura and John Batt

(Merchandise for sale 50p - £5)


Cream Tea 11th August 2023




Cream Tea



World of Glass 14th July 2023




'The Wonderful World of Glass'

by Dr Francis Burroughes


Blackshed Flowers 9th June 2023




Blackshed Flowers, Flower Farm

by Paul Strickland


Bath and West 12h May 2023




'The History of the Bath & West Society and Show'

by Carol Paris, Chief Executive


Antarctica 14th April 2022




'Antarctica - my journeys to the deep south'

by Professor Michael Danson


Polio 10th March 2022




'My tussle with Polio'
- a lighthearted talk

by Philip Witmarsh (former Mayor of Frome)

Copies of Philip's autobiography will be available to buy, with the proceeds going to charity.


Stars 10th February 2022




My Friends and the Stars

by Rev David Clark


AGM 13th January 2022




Annual General Meeting

Followed by a Fun Quiz


Question 9th December 2022




St John's First School Choir

Christmas cake and mince pies were provided


Bikes 11th November 2022




Frome's Missing Links -
will they ever be found?

by Richard Ackroyd


Gardener 14th October 2022




'A Victorian Head Gardener'

by Dr Francis Burroughes


Air Ambulance 9th September 2022




The Work of the Dorset and
Somerset Air Ambulance


Cream Tea 12th August 2022




Fun Quiz and Cream Tea


Rothwell 8th July 2022




Rothwell - The Story Behind the Thriller

Sam Earner - the author


Gemstones 10th June 2022




A Brief History of Gemstones

Rachael Boothroyd
(Cooper and Tanner)


Tunnels 13th May 2022




Frome Tunnels

Gary Kearley


Polio 8th April 2022




Fantastic Wildlife
Including Beavers and Otters

Tony House
A Local Wildlife Enthusiast

Sculpture 11th March 2022


Working in Stone

Kate Semple - Local Sculptor


Night Sky 11th February 2022


Antique Furniture Restoration

Tom Harflett


AGM 14th January 2022


Annual General Meeting



Mince pies 10th December 2021


Christmas Tea MEETING CANCELLED


Morris Dancers 12th November 2021

Barbara Butler

The History of Morris Dancing


plus a solo jig with musical accompaniment


Samaritans 8th October 2021

Brett Davies


The Samaritans


West Hatch 10th September 2021

Bel Deering


From the RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre


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