I supposed you'd call me a local, does 46 years count? I really don't think there is a real issue of "them" and "us" in terms of local versus incomer. If there is, it is for a minority really. Ultimately we all want the best for our town and however that happens, it has to be a good thing doesn't it? I am really pleased with all of the things going on in town just now: vsion for frome, the foreground arts project, the festival coming up. We are so lucky to live in such a vibrant and busy place, that more and more people want to come to and stay. Frome wasn't always this way and local or not, I think we have all had a part to play in getting this place back on its feet. So hooray for Frome and hooray for us! I for one am excited to be here and excited by the prospect of the next 20 or so years here. I reckon we all have a role in making sure all this effort is not wasted and that we continue to make Frome the town we ALL deserve.

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I'd support Katy's thoughtful comments, and am fascinated that "green" and "arts" issues should only be for people who have come to the town in more recent years. Surely all these things are a matter of choice related to what your concerns and interests are, rather than whether you were born here? What about my children (and thousands of others) - both born in the Victoria hospital and educated in arts and green issues at frome schools and colleges... is it somehow wrong for them to be into these things? At what point does someone become "of Frome" as opposed to an outsider?
Peter

Frome is boasted as a art town-but we only have 1 gallery we need to build more galleries and art places like the black swan-also on maps-road maps-geographical maps it tells you what the town/city has. It says that Frome only has a tourist information centre-Frome has a museum-art gallery, historic buildings-we have lots og Grade 1 and 2 listed buildings-can something be done about this

Martin - Forgive me if you think my comments were 'ramming' I had no intention to do that, partly a reminder to Gerlinde that she can use the forum as she's already signed up there. The SF meetings and activities are full of local people and everyone is welcome.

I've spent the last ten years helping to make Frome fit for the future and feel passionately about our town as it is already a very special place. However we are all affected by rising prices of fuel and food and it is my belief that we will need to travel less and buy more local food in the future, particularly bearing in mind the gradual depletion in oil reserves. I hope therefore that the V4F process will give us a blueprint for 2028 which incorporates ideas for reducing our dependency on petrol & imported goods and explores many ideas of how we might grow crops and make many more goods locally.

As someone in Glastonbury recently said "if I look at what we need to do to create the communities that we're happy for our grandchildren and their grandchildren to grow up in, then that work certainly won’t finish in our lifetimes…"

I don't think it is right that another group tries to send people to its site for copying what is being done here. This forum is great for people coming up with ideas and debate to do with the town and I have been reading with interest. Not everyone likes having the green message rammed down their throats. I am local to Frome and feel that the likes of sustainable Frome and as someone else suggetsed, the arts scene in Frome are not for local people.
ML

A Frome Town broadband from a central wireless hub would create a more cohesive area and populatio and be more economical.

John Hyde

If anyone cares to use the Sustainable Frome forum for posting information or for using the private messaging system (or the email system), please join up at http://www.sustainablefrome.org.uk. You will find information on the forum that is very relevant to V4F, particularly some very local projects focussing on energy reduction and preparation for the impact of oil price increases, local food production, shop local campaigning, etc.

Hi - can we keep the forum for discussions and debate about Frome please rather than for personal messages. If you need to contact an individual about specific matters, it would be better to ask for an invididual's email and contact them off-board.

Many thanks,
V4F

thanks for letting me know. Can we arrange something after 6th June?
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Gerlinde

Regret I cannot make our meeting at the Settle on Thursday. Many apologies. Please send me another couple of dates.

Best wishes

John

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yes that is fine. good to have met you today.

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Suggest meeting at Settle Cafe in Cheap Street at 10.30 on 22 May.
John

Hi John

I can do 22nd of May anytime.

Regards

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It's sometimes hard to envisage what is achievable in terms of reducing energy consumption, so here's a heartening story about a town in the USA the same size as Frome reduced energy use by 30% in one month! Turning things off, turning things down and hanging the washing out to dry. Let's hope they keep it up . . .

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/am...r-lines-829931.html

Hello Gerlinde

Am usually fairly free mid-week but not free 21, 27-30 May. Best thing is for you to let me have, please, a couple of dates , times and place. I will be around if at all possible.

Best wishes

John

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