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Mayor’s Column 5 September 2019
This week I was delighted to accept an invitation to visit the…
6 September 2019
Mayor’s Column 29 August 2019
So that was the summer! Most of us will now be back…
29 August 2019
Mayor’s Column 22 August 2019
During elections, candidates are often said to be ‘running for office’. Since…
22 August 2019
Mayor’s Column 15 August 2019
At last week’s Town Matters council meeting the results of this year’s…
15 August 2019
Mayor’s Column 8 August 2019
In Frome, the past and present complement each other. Visitors, and many…
8 August 2019
Mayor’s Column 1 August 2019
Frome Town Council has a policy of encouraging all residents of the…
1 August 2019
Mayor’s Column 25 July 2019
At this time of year a mayor spends a lot of their…
25 July 2019
Mayor’s Column 19 July 2019
Last Sunday was a ‘Super Sunday of Sport’, with crucial fixtures in…
19 July 2019
Mayor’s Column 11 July 2019
Last Saturday it gave me great pleasure to stand on the stage…
11 July 2019
Mayor’s Column 4 July 2019
This week I visited the ‘Casting The World’ exhibition at Rook Lane.…
4 July 2019
Mayor’s Column 27 June 2019
I have spent much of this week with some of the young…
27 June 2019
Mayor’s Column 20 June 2019
This week the main business of Frome Town Council has been preparing…
20 June 2019
Mayor’s Column 13 June 2019
This week I was delighted to attend Frome Town Council’s annual ‘Voluntea’.…
13 June 2019
Mayor’s Column 6 June 2019
One of the main concerns that councillors hear time and time again…
6 June 2019
Mayor’s Column 30 May 2019
Welcome to my first column as the mayor of Frome. I am…
30 May 2019
Mayor’s Column 16 May 2019
Having a bad day?  Then why not (in the nicest sense) take…
16 May 2019
Mayor’s Column 10 May 2019
Psephology is the statistical study of elections and trends in voting.   Few…
10 May 2019
Mayor’s Column 2 May 2019
If I have learned one thing over the last four years it’s…
2 May 2019
Mayor’s Column 25 April 2019
I had an enjoyable pub conversation recently about urban myths and legends.…
25 April 2019
Mayor’s Column 11 April 2019
My Dad used to say that if you “don't go looking for…
11 April 2019
Mayor’s Column 4 April 2019
Despite proven economic and health benefits, UK cycling gets a terrible deal…
5 April 2019
Mayor’s Column 28 March 2019
“When you get a groove going, time flies” – Donald Fagan It’s…
28 March 2019
Mayor’s Column 21 March 2019
Entertainment in Frome is rarely something in short supply.  With two theatres,…
21 March 2019
Mayor’s Column 14 March 2019
I read with surprise that the go ahead had been given to…
14 March 2019
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