The List Frome- January 2021

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ISSUE 120 january 2021

Rose Langley

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’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. At least, not ones made to punish ourselves, to make up for Christmas or to deny ourselves something we actually quite like (did someone say wine?). For me, a new year is a blank slate – an empty twelve months to be filled with anything I choose. Last year is gone, this one is where it’s at!

Though, with a year like 2020 it’s hard not to let its effects reach beyond December 31st - especially as our day-to-day situations look much the same.

a new year is a blank slate – an empty twelve months to be filled with anything I choose So, this New Year I’m planning to fill my blank twelve months with lessons learned from lockdown.

Here they are. 1. See people! Once we are allowed to meet with friends and family again, I’m going to become a serial socialiser. And woe betide those not into physical contact. Hugging, for an awkwardly long period of time, will be very much on the cards. I shall never elbow-bump again.

2. Immerse yourself in nature. I’m a bona-fide forest bather now (it’s a thing, look it up). Dogs and child in tow, me and The Husband will climb more hills, discover the wild places, swim in rivers and let the great outdoors be our entertainment. 3. The UK is

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where it’s at. OK, I’d love to be somewhere a little hotter, where the food is a little more exotic, but choosing to explore our varied and breathtaking shores fills me with excitement and romance. The mountains of Wales, the coastline of Northumbria, the wilds of Dartmoor – they are calling to me!

4. Food matters. Lockdown part one was a lesson in frugality and creativity. We made our own bread (we always have but the weapo n-like hardness of our dense loaves made them perfect for the impending social collapse), we took time to cook together, all our food came from local, independent providers and we didn’t waste anything. So, that’s us. What are your plans for 2021? Whatever they are, I hope they bring you hope, happiness and a whole load of physical contact!

One more thing. This is our fifth issue since pausing through lockdown. I’m staggered by the support The List has had, and the warmth with which each issue is received. To my advertisers I would like to say a heartfelt thank you. Frome isn’t short of incredible businesses, and when you advertise with us, your small business is supporting mine. And thank you to my readers.

Your feedback to me, support of my advertisers, and general feeling of communal ownership of the publication makes me feel the strength of the community. Our wonderful community of Frome.

Design: blackinkstudio.co.uk Front cover: William Rose Photo: www.helenkichenbrandphotography.com Wallpaper: Morris & Co Copy deadline for the February issue: January 14th Published by Rose Langley, trading as Make a List Publishing, Sole Proprietor Editor Rose Langley 07957878717 rose@thelistfrome.co.uk . thelistfrome.co.uk *The publishers shall not be liable for any loss occasioned by the failure of an advertisement to appear, or any damage or inconvenience caused by errors, omissions or misprints.

Fundraising for WHY R ac h e l Cl a r k l au n c h es 12 c h a lle n g es fo r 2 021

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uper Fundraiser Rachel Clark is marking 10 years of supporting cancer counselling charity We Hear You (WHY) by taking on a challenge every single month in 2021 and is calling on you, the Frome community to get involved.

Rachel has raised more than £55,000 for WHY, organised a successful Guinness world record attempt in 2018, ran a mile every single day in 2019 and was named Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year in the national Institute of Fundraising Awards in May 2020.

“2021 will mark the 10th anniversary of my mum’s death, and therefore the 10th anniversary of my fundraising,” says Rachel. “I’ll be bringing you twelve challenges for WHY - one per month - that many of you can join in with. Due to the pandemic, some of the challenges will be virtual, but I hope that by the spring our WHY supporters can start getting together again! The year of challenges will be launched on Saturday 2nd Januay (on my mum’s birthday), so dust off those WHY t-shirts!

More details coming very soon so keep an eye out through WHY or me on social media!”.

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To find out details of the monthly challenges, please see facebook.com/WHYWeHearYou or visit the WHY website events page at wehearyou.org.uk/fundraising To refer yourself for WHY’s free professional counselling service for those affected by cancer and life-threatening conditions, call 01373 455255 or email info@wehearyou.org.uk

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Small & Affordable at B l ac k Swa n A rt s

Black Swan Arts has launched ‘Small and Affordable’, a fundraising pop-up exhibition, showcasing beautiful and unique artwork which is available to buy online and from the art centre’s new creative space on Bridge Street in Frome.

Like many organisations in the creative sector, Black Swan Arts has been hit hard by the pandemic.

It is a registered charity and currently receives no external funding, so relies heavily on volunteers and supporters.

The work on sale has been kindly donated by Black Swan Arts’ loyal and talented community of artists, and 100% of the profits will go to support the running of the organisation.

The show is called ‘Small and Affordable’ because all artworks will be less than 30 x 30 x 30 cm in size, and cost less than £300, in recognition of the fact that many of us are struggling financially in these difficult times. There is a huge variety of 2D and 3D work on offer including painting, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics.

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To view the exhibition, which runs until January 30th, go to www.blackswanarts.org.uk. Your support is vital in enabling this vibrant community arts centre to continue serving the people of Frome.

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Dancing Queen G et Yo u r M o j o M ovi n g

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y now, most of you will know the bouncy curls, bright leotard and oversized specs of Frome’s aerobics queen, Cheryl Sprinkler, from Mojo Moves. Cheryl got Frome moving, and laughing, with her unique form of comedy aerobics back in 2018 and has gone on to raise funds for charity, lead troops of hundreds and kept Fromies going through lockdown with her online classes.

Behind the curls and glasses is hardworking mum Ginny Adams, who has been a professional comedy performer for over 30 years.

“I never thought I would start running a fitness business in my late forties!” says Ginny. “I studied exercise to music to enable me to teach proper classes. So, as well as being good fun, the sessions are a really good workout!”

Cheryl is a body positive warrior who empowers people to feel good about themselves. “Even people who know me as Ginny call me Cheryl and play along when I’m dressed up. It sounds daft but I feel more comfortable and confident dressed up as an alter ego!”

Mojo Moves also work with children and teens and have seen great results in improving confidence.

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“Recently, a regular Mojo Mover told me the classes were a real tonic for the soul, and I can totally agree.” The dancing is joyful and full of power, drama and emotion, as well as being funny. Every week Ginny creates new routines and playlists. The music is an eclectic mix from multiple genres and eras - not just the 80’s - and carefully curated into a mood enhancing playlist.

The new HIIT to the Hits classes run three times a week, at 8am. HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training, and these short fifteen minute sessions give a real boost to your mood and energy for the whole day. “ I wish I could start every day with you, it does me so much good! Thank you for being there for us all so spectacularly. You’re casting so much light into the darkness.” Esmé Patey-Ford

Classes are currently all held online via Zoom.

To see class times and to book go to: www.mojomoves.co.uk @mojomovescomedyaerobics @mojo_moves

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House Proud or many people, the new year is the perfect time to plan those long-awaited changes or improvements to your home. With a vast number of us working from home over the last nine

months, those niggling little jobs, like flaking paint work, noisy boilers or worn carpet, have become even more apparent, as has the need to make our homes more aesthetically pleasing as we are spending far more time in them. Or maybe you are moving house and need a little inspiration to see yourself, and your family, putting your own stamp on your new home.

Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start, so we’ve gathered some of Frome’s best homes and interiors companies together to take the leg-work out of looking around, and to help get you inspired.

Baxter

Geoff Hunt

The little interiors and homewares shop, Baxter has only been in Frome for eighteen months, but has been taking the area by storm, with a wide selection of eclectic and affordable homewares. The shop is filled with constantly evolving collections of vintage finds and new products, and owner Charles Prior is regularly adding new ranges to the mix. These include beautiful hand-poured candles by Russell and White, and a new collection of luxurious feather-filled cushions, perfect for adding a comfortable dash of opulence to any space.

Since lockdown, Charles has been focusing on bringing affordable interiors to Frome, investing in fabric and wallpaper collections and partnering with Graphenstone paints to bring you the very best eco-friendly, sustainable paint on the market.

The incredible paint brand, no more expensive than other premium brands, has won innumerable awards and shows the way forward in paint manufacture. Stop by for a paint chart, a candle, or a chat with Charles. Expect a very warm welcome.

As a FRICS Chartered Building Surveyor with a construction background, Geoff Hunt is often invited along on one of the most amazing times in people’s life journey: buying a home. Homes form part of people’s dreams and ambitions and set the ground plan for the future. Geoff’s aim is to travel alongside clients to ensure they get the right level of information in a simple, focused and easy to understand language, helping them to make informed decisions and discover the full potential in their new home. Always on hand for solicitors with advice and clarification, Geoff provides more than a survey. He provides safe and steady assurance at a time when people are making big decisions that will change their lives. Clients can also tap into his detailed knowledge of building history to understand how their proposals and dreams can be realised. Geoff is passionate about period property, the history of construction and the reasons why we use buildings the way we do.

This passion has led him to research and publish The Architectural Timeline, which is now an industry standard reference.

01373 461046 5 Cork Street, Frome www.baxtershop.co.uk

07841 488636 www.geoffrey-hunt.com

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Handmade Kitchens, Bedrooms & Storage • Virtual or in person design consultations available with Charlotte, our interior designer.

• All our furniture is bespoke and handmade in our Frome workshop by David and the team.

• We use sustainable and locally sourced materials whenever possible, our environmental standards are very important to us.

• We are now taking bookings for Summer 2021.

“Charlotte and David provided an excellent service. The bookcase is really beautiful - something that we will cherish in our home for a long time.”

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William Rose Group H e ave n fo r yo u r H o m e

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he William Rose Group has been constantly evolving its services since it first opened the doors of its flagship business, The Wooden Flooring Studio, on Badcox in 2016. Run by Terry and Nikki Parker, the company was born from a passion for fine woodwork and high quality interiors. Terry’s background is in carpentry, and he started the Wooden Flooring Studio in Radstock nine years ago, in a small unit affectionately named ‘The Shack’.

Nikki could see how passionate Terry was about his new venture, but could also see that there was no way it was going to grow without some help. She quit her job on the spur of the moment, and came home to announce to a surprised (but thrilled!) Terry that she was going to put all her time and effort into the studio, so they could build their future together.

Loving their hometown of Frome, both were desperate to bring the business here. “Our hearts always were, and always will be, in Frome,” Nikki told us. Driving past Badcox that New Year, a sign had just gone up on the Vallis Way shop front; they stopped, called the agent

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and took the gamble to bring their business home.

When they opened the Badcox shop, the Wooden Flooring Studio housed both the wooden flooring and paint businesses, with the building next door a derelict mess. As the business grew, the space became tighter and tighter. Terry and Nikki persuaded the landlord to let them rent the building next door...but it would need just a little modernising (a huge understatement).

Eighteen months of hard work later, the Rose Garden launched with Little Greene, joined by a host of other fantastic brands.

William Rose has gone from being just Terry, to being an eleven-strong team. With Sue, Jennie and Faye in the showroom, the teams of floor fitters headed up by Todd and Rhys, and Nikki and Terry at the helm. Both the Wooden Flooring Studio and the Rose Garden run on the basis that the service, and the breadth of products, offered are of the very highest quality. There’s always a friendly ear and guiding hand, offering help in what can feel like a daunting process. From colour consultations for inspiration, to taking time to pour over wallpaper

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and fabric books, or answering questions and queries - making sure customers feel welcome and well looked after is the number one priority.

“We’ve been so overwhelmed with the support that we’ve had, and are always incredibly grateful to be part of such an amazing community that is always behind their local businesses. We’ve seen this more than ever during this crazy year.”

The Wooden Flooring Studio Nikki, Jennie, Sue and Faye are all based in the showroom and have extensive knowledge of all the wooden flooring products and treatments. This is a relaxed, informal space, where people are always welcome to come and browse. The aim is for everyone to feel at home, and free to ask anything they need. “We get to know our customers really well when we work with them,” says Nikki. “They can borrow boards and samples to take home, and we are always here to talk ideas through. Bespoke flooring especially can be a lengthy process and we’re there every step of the way.”

The Rose Garden Rose Garden is a one-stop shop for colour design and consultation, paints wallpapers and fabrics. Everyone on the team is well versed in all of the products on offer, and in the ranges of fabrics and wallpapers. They also offer inhouse tinting services for Mylands and Designers Guild.

In Spring 2021, the business will be expanding once again: “The opportunity arose to go next door again, to a bigger, brighter space, showcasing more of the ranges of flooring, with more samples from the different brands we work with including ESCO, Woodpecker, Tedd Todd and our new bespoke range too.”

The Rose Garden will also be expanding, utilising both sides of the current showroom. “We’ll be doubling our space to make more room for our design services, colour

consultations, and to browse the beautiful collections of wallpapers, fabrics and paint colours we have in store from brands like Zoffany, Sanderson, Morris and Co, Mylands, Farrow and Ball, Little Greene, Paint Paper Library, Cornish Milk and so many more.”

Beyond The Rose Garden and The Wooden Flooring Studio Under the name The William Rose Group, Terry and Nikki have brought together The Wooden Flooring Studio and The Rose Garden with their other business, working in the Homes and Interiors industry. These companies all complement each other and often work together on projects.

Headed up by Terry and Clare with a dedicated team of builders, Frome Design and Build tailor each project to help clients with as much or as little of the process as they need. It came from a desire to offer a different breed of building company. “We’ll never treat a home project as a ‘site’ ” said Terry, “it always remains a home, and we put as much time, energy and passion into each project as if it were our own.” Offering a host of different services, from design and planning to project management, Frome Design and Build can help customers with as much of the process as they need.

Another side to the group is White Rose Electrical, an in house company that works on all Frome Design and Build projects as well as stand alone electrical projects. Headed up by Shaun White and his experienced team.

Offer: The Rose Garden would like to offer List readers a free tester pot, or 10% discount on their first order. Just mention The List!

Main Switchboard: 01373 228388 Showrooms: 41 & 42 Vallis Way, Frome, BA11 3BA Email: info@thewilliamrosegroup.com

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Avalon Interiors Having worked in the furniture making business for over thirty years, Sarah Hayford, owner of Avalon Interiors, knows that furniture which has been designed and made with care and attention will stand the test of time in any home. Specialising in made-to-order painted and oak cabinet furniture, Avalon Interiors offers a large range of furniture for the whole home in choices of paint colours and oak finishes that few can rival. All Avalon furniture is made within seven miles of the shop, so customers can be confident of the credentials and craftsmanship that goes into each piece, whilst truly supporting local jobs. Avalon’s showroom displays are arranged in room sets to give you an idea of how each piece works in a home setting. A wide range of beautiful home accessories from around the world, including mirrors, lamps, cushions and throws, are also available. The emphasis at Avalon is very much on quality, and the friendly staff are always on hand to assist with any questions you may have.

Westway Shopping Centre, Frome 01373 466414 www.avaloninteriors.co.uk

Frome Interiors Frome Interiors, run by husband and wife team, David and Charlotte, specialise in bespoke kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and storage. Charlotte is an interior designer with a background in architecture and a love of historic buildings. From the early concept, to the completion of the project, she likes to work as closely as possible with clients to create a design that exceeds their expectations. David is a cabinetmaker with over ten years of experience in the building trade. Now running his own workshop, he always goes the extra mile, and his love of materials and technical know-how means that he can offer unique and creative solutions for each project. Charlotte and David work together to create well-designed and functional interiors that will stand the test of time, becoming treasured spaces within their clients’ home. Frome Interiors have sustainability at the heart of everything they do, and ensure that materials are sourced locally and ethically, creating furniture that will be used and loved for years to come.

01373834914 www.fromeinteriors.co.uk

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SW Plumbing We provide a full range of services from installation, service and repair of full central heating systems and boilers through to bathroom, kitchen and water softener installations.

Call us now for a FREE no-obligation quote!

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Garden Affairs Garden Affairs are experts at creating extra living space in your garden. Their structures are thoughtfully designed and built to the very highest standards, meaning your garden room will hold up to even the worst of the British weather, for many years to come. If, like many others this year, you have found yourself working from the kitchen table, it may be time to explore the option of a garden office. All of Garden Affairs spaces are designed to be comfortable all year round, and they can add value to your property, while providing a versatile and enduring garden room.

what you’re looking for, they can custom make the building that suits your needs.

Garden Affairs have a wide range of buildings to suit every taste and budget, and if you can’t find

01225 774566 www.gardenaffairs.co.uk

CTS Interiors CTS Interiors supply and install a wide range of high quality curtain tracks and blinds. With a wealth of experience and excellent product knowledge, they specialise in one-off bespoke solutions, from effective solutions for large expanses of glass to electric systems for curtain tracks and blinds. They also supply a wide range of high quality curtain poles. CTS Interiors are bay window specialists, ensuring a trouble-free installation of your chosen curtain track and blind system.

Based in Frome, CTS Interiors have over 25 years experience in the supply and installation of quality products, with a friendly, reliable service.

07711 027515 www.curtaintrackspecialists.co.uk

Matthew Paul Interiors Matthew Paul Interiors has become well-known for its beautiful range of home and interior accessories at very affordable prices. The shop at 1 Bath Street is the local Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Wall Paint stockist and sells other Annie Sloan products including waxes, brushes, stencils and books. As well as selling Annie Sloan products, owner Matt Gillman hosts Annie Sloan painting workshops and offers a commission painting service giving a new lease of life to your tired or outdated furniture.

The shop also sells a wide selection of accessories for your home including vases, jugs, picture frames, cushions, rugs and throws, diffusers and candles and also beautiful toiletries by Bramley. Pop in for a look around and follow the shop on Instagram and Facebook at Matthew Paul Interiors.

1 Bath Street, Frome 01373764472

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Your Local Furniture and Interiors Store

Specialists in High Quality British Made Painted and Oak Furniture.

Made to Order Choice of Painted and Oak finishes Eclectic selection of Mirrors, Clocks, Lamps, Cushions and Home Accessories Come and browse at your leisure.

Open Tues to Sat 10am to 5.30pm Tel 01373 466414 | sales@avaloninteriors.co.uk www.avaloninteriors.co.uk | Find us on Facebook

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Fair Frome Wh at it d o es , a n d h ow yo u ca n h e lp

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air Frome is a charity that runs the local food and furniture banks for the BA11 area.

They also campaign with, and on behalf of, local people to address root causes of poverty. Fair Frome has been extremely busy since the pandemic began and have been working to help alleviate the practical and emotional strain this is having on the local community. Inevitably the crisis is hitting those who are already struggling hardest, so Fair Frome have increased the levels of services they are providing and the ways in which they are delivering them to reach as many people as possible, and ensure their staff and volunteers are as safe as they can be.

• Mondays at Mount Community Hut • Wednesdays at the Cricket Club • Thursdays at Trinity Church Hall car park

If you need help:

If you can’t get to the supermarket, please make a donation by going to: localgiving.org/charity/ fairfrome. Cash donations enable Fair Frome to stock up with food items they are low on, buy some fresh food products (dairy, fruit and veg) and assist people with essential living expenses they would otherwise be unable to afford.

Food Bank Food parcels supply food basics for three or more days. To get help from the Food Bank, you need a referral from local support agencies. These include Citizens Advice, Job Centre Plus, health visitors, Mendip Health Connections, Frome Learning Partnership family support workers, your child’s school, your housing association, Frome Medical Practice or social services. Even where offices are closed, telephone lines are open.

Food at Five Takeaway meals run three days per week, every week. Hot and nutritious meals with vegan/glutenfree options always available. These are free to anyone on benefits or low income.

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Fair Frome Furniture Bank Collects donations of essential furniture, household goods and white goods and delivers to referred householders in need of items to create a home.

If you can help: Please donate any long-life food you can at the donation points, in Asda, Sainsburys, Westway Coop, Badcox Co-op, Tesco Express, Lidl, Coventry Building Society, and Frome Wholefoods.

If you have any essential items to donate to The Furniture Bank please contact fairfromefurniture@ gmail.com or 07718 652991.

Volunteer! Look out for regular shouts for volunteers on social media and local press for fundraising, campaigning, community meals, admin, furniture and food bank projects. www.fairfrome.org

Celeriac Soup Makes enough for a couple of large flasks, or 6 people.

1 small or half a large celeriac head, about 600g, peeled and diced fairly small 1 medium onion (200g), diced fairly small

Cook & Eat Recipes from our resident Foodie Laura Coate

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hen I conjure to mind Januarys past, I remember clear, crisp days, bleak, bare branched trees and ground which crunches and splutters underfoot. Days to make chilled noses drip and pink hands pine for forgotten gloves.

I’m a perpetual glove neglecter. (I follow the same trait with umbrellas on rainy days too.) To my credit though, I often remember to pack something warming for our winter walks, so there will at least be a cup of something around which I can wrap my iced fingers.

My culinary training began one freezing January in West Cork, Ireland. The first thing we were taught was a basic soup technique and we practised it daily.

Naturally enough, it includes a sensible amount of dairy and a comforting proportion of potato (both foodstuffs for which Ireland is famous) and suits almost any root vegetable.

Celeriac is the knobbly, whiskered root relative of celery. More softly aniseed in flavour, it makes a silky soup and one which (helpfully, at this time of year) is complimented beautifully by creamy, salty flavours, or smoky, toasted ones.

1 large, or 2 small floury potatoes (200g), such as Maris Piper or King Edward, peeled and diced fairly small 75g butter Salt and pepper 1.2l stock (chicken or vegetable) 100ml to 200ml full fat milk or cream, depending on levels of comfort required To garnish (any of the following): Blue cheese, crumbled Hazelnuts, toasted, skinned and chopped Smoked ham, shredded or crispy smoked bacon Melt the butter in a large pan and when it begins to fizz, tip in the onion and potato, stir and season with salt and pepper. Place a lid on the pan (plus, for perfectly sweated vegetables, a piece of baking paper cut to the size of your pan and pressed down on top of the vegetables, before the lid goes on) and cook for 10 minutes.

Check on it halfway through, just to make sure the potato isn’t sticking.

Add the celeriac, giving the the vegetables a good stir, followed by the stock. Bring the liquid to the boil, then turn the heat down and place the lid (but not the paper) back on the pan.

Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the celeriac is completely tender.

PurĂŠe the soup until completely smooth and return it to the pan. Add the milk or cream until the soup is to your desired consistency, then taste and season.

Pour into receptacles and top with your preferred garnish.

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Work It Out I m p r ove yo u r fitn es s with M o r ga n M a r s h

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hinking about improving your fitness? Maybe you are looking for a personalised fitness routine, created to help you achieve your goals. If that sounds like you then book a free, initial consultation with Frome-based personal trainer Morgan Marsh. Morgan is highly experienced and works with a wide variety of ages and fitness levels, using his wealth of fitness knowledge to help his clients reach their goals at a pace that suits them. All training sessions are bespoke, created around the aims of each client, whether to improve strength in certain areas, increase movement and aerobic fitness, or lose weight.

Morgan also provides all his clients with nutritional guidance to help them get the very best out of their training. Sessions with Morgan take place at his fully equipped gym studio at his home in Frome. As well as personal training, Morgan is also a sports massage

therapist, offering deep tissue massage, trigger point release, myofascial cupping, percussive massage therapy and injury prevention/rehabilitation.

To book an appointment with Morgan call 07710 528146 or email mmarshfitness@gmail.com

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CHARLIE ELLIS JAMES LCPH MARH

Gentle, effective, non-invasive, therapy for aches,

Registered and insured homeopath offering face-to-face and video consultations

pains, restricted movement, injuries, stress & many other problems.

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Janie Godfrey Frome Bowen Clinic

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At Garston Vets we are here 24 hours a day - from preventative health through to surgery and emergencies, our experienced and dedicated teams have provided professional care since 1911

• Preventative care plans including all vaccinations, flea prevention and worm treatments • The very best advice for the age of your pet including health and nutrition

• Modern, highly equipped and accessible practices • Care for your pets around the clock and emergency surgery at our main site in Frome

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ROLL OVER, CAPTAIN MAINWARING Th e Fr o m e Fo s s i l

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ong long ago my eldest sister landed her first job. She found a flat she could just afford, but she still needed a few essentials – a saucepan, knives and forks, a tin opener. Where would she get the money for them? Should she apply for a bank loan? This was, in those, days, a momentous step.

She turned to my father for guidance. “Do you think the bank manager would mind?”, she asked. My father looked at her weightily. “I’ve got one piece of advice,” he replied. “Always treat your bank manager with contempt.”

Now, no-one could have called my father antiEstablishment. Far from it. He was achingly respectable – a pillar of the business community, a churchwarden, a loyal Conservative and a doer of good works. But this was the early Sixties, and things were beginning to loosen up a bit. The old gods, including Etonian Prime Ministers, sleek lawyers, puce rear admirals and canting archbishops, were losing their mystical glow. Suddenly it was OK to laugh at them, question their authority and generally blow raspberries.

And bank managers were right there in the line of fire. Everyone had seen them as wielders of enormous power, the power of money. Now, unmasked, they turned out to be rather sad little folk (remember, Captain Mainwaring first appeared on our TV screens in 1968). So my father had no difficulty in treating them with contempt. By which he meant: don’t grovel for a loan, just demand one. Their job is to lend you money: that’s how banks make profits.

This attitude did him no harm at all, as a series of unctuous bank managers fell over themselves to renew his loans and extend his overdrafts.

It worked for my sister, too, who soon got her cutlery. But for me the magic never quite rubbed off. I spent most of my life as a professional hack, and my earnings were erratic, and often laughable.

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Bank managers scratched their heads in bafflement.

Most gave me stern lectures, but they still lent me money. One chubby little fellow took me out to lunch in a desperate attempt to understand my eccentric finances. But even he gave up. At the end of the meal he threw his pudgy hands in the air and said: “Just think, one day when you’re a respectable citizen we’ll both laugh about this!” I bet he’s not laughing now.

Congratulations!

You have bought the house of your dreams.

With help from Estate Agents who kept it all moving, Solicitors who made sure all the Ts were crossed and Surveyors who allowed you to see the true potential. You have the keys and the confidence to make it all yours.

Geoffrey Hunt. Proud to be part of the local team.

I would like to issue an apology to anyone offended by the wording of my advert in the December issue of The List. It was not my intention to cast aspersions on the conduct of any Frome Estate Agents