What We Do

Frome Town Council is the largest of the 52 parish/town Councils in the Mendip District, some of our services and functions are noted below:

þ Provides grants to local voluntary or other organisations who demonstrate significant local benefit through their projects e.g. youth activities, Police Community Support Officers, activities for older residents, twinning, the Frome Festival, school crossing patrols and other public events which encourage visitors to the town, help retailers and entertain residents.

þ    Manages and maintains Victoria Park, Mary Baily Playing Field, Murrhardt Gardens and adjoining woodland (North Parade), Zion Path, Rodden Meadow at the end of Willow Vale and Merchants Barton public conveniences

þ    Provides and maintains floral displays in the town and Victoria Park and is involved with Britain in Bloom

þ Provides Christmas lights displays in the town events and organises the annual Frome Christmas Spectacular

þ    Provides 7 allotment sites which are administered by Frome Allotments Association:            

      • Cranmore View
      • Queens Road
      • North Hill
      • Mendip View
      • Orchard Street
      • Welshmill
      • Vallis Road

þ    Funds provision and maintenance of street furniture, signposts, bollards, seats, bus shelters etc.

þ Provides funding for new street lights and reports street light faults to Somerset County Council

þ Considers every planning application submitted and passes its views back to the relevant authority

þ Supports the Town Mayor and a Town Crier as part of the civic and social life of the town

þ Provides partnership funding for town CCTV coverage, as part of community safety and anti-social behaviour reduction initiatives with Mendip Community Safety Partnership

þ Supports provision of ‘Alcohol Restricted Zones’, giving police increased powers to tackle anti–social behaviour related to excessive drinking

þ Administers Street Trading Licensing

þ Supports Town Twinning activities

þ Leases the Cheese & Grain building from Mendip District Council and sub-lets it to Cheese & Grain Ltd as a community facility 

þ Operates a tourism information service from the town centre

þ Reports blocked drains, overhanging hedges, waste issues, highway faults to the relevant authority on behalf of the town

þ Provides member support for committees, forums and working parties; appoints representatives to local organisations and special interest groups

þ Lobbies relevant agencies and third parties on issues of the day that are important to the community