Welcome
The Friends of the River Frome is a group of people who feel passionately about the state of the Somerset River Frome and its surroundings.
Our activities include
- the strictly practical (working parties)
- the necessary (finding grants to do work on steep banks)
- the forward-looking (negotiating development of the river's environment with all the interested parties)
- and the more leisurely (outings)
This website will tell you more about the Friends, who we are, what we do, the variety of activities for you and how you can join us.
In short, if you care for the River Frome, then Friends of the River Frome is for you!
Latest News
- Frome Picnic on Rodden Meadow
- Yesterday nearly a hundred people gathered to enjoy the beauty of Rodden Meadow and the enjoyable music of the Frome Street Bandits. (21/05/12)
- Ten tackle riverside litter
- This morning helpers with an age range of over sixty years gathered bags of litter, a wooden leg etc (14/04/12)
- Frome Street Bandits to play in Rodden Meadow
- At 4pm on 20 May during the Frome picnic in Rodden Meadow the famous Frome Street Bandits will be bringing their colourful energy and eclectic mix of tunes to the meadow. Be sure to bring your dancing feet for a boogie For further information follow this link. (26/03/12)
- Ninety litter heroes enjoy the warmth
- HopeFrome and River Friends collected approaching a hundred bags of rubbish and various other peculiar items such as Christmas trees and an exercise machine. Groups worked from Tesco, St John's Convenience Store, the Mount and the Canoe Club in bright Spring sunshine.A Hope Frome member sent us a message, I have to give all the HOPEFrome volunteers a huge pat on the back for the good work you've been doing recently. The big litter pick on Saturday, March 10th was a great success .... A big thank you to the Friends of the River Frome for being our partners. For further information follow this link. (10/03/12)
- River Friend Tools open up the Missing Link
- Fifteen years ago River Friends needed and aquired tools designed to hack through brambles. Now they are being put to good use on the Missing Link. When the cycle path is joined up from Great Elm to Spring Gardens our river walk will extend to Bristol. For further information follow this link. (20/02/12)
- Nick Ray is our new Chair
- Nick brings both enthusiasm and skills in organisation and IT to the job. Dorothy-Anne is breathing a sigh of relief and continuing on the committee as Events Manager. (18/02/12)
- Eleven litter heroes brave the cold
- Thanks to the eleven people who struggled to prize frozen litter from the banks this morning (11/02/12)
- Heron on the river
- A heron was seen on the River Frome at Freshford recently. (10/02/12)
- We have made the Frome List
- Our AGM on Tuesday 31st January, 715 pm - 915 pm at Frome Canoe Club has made it into the Frome List. We are pleased to welcome Bob Sargent, a hydrologist who has recently moved to the area, as our speaker. His perspective on the river should be most interesting. (05/01/12)