In this section of the website you will find interviews with Frome people about their work in local public services.
PUBLIC SERVICES MEMORIES
Gerald Franks discusses his work at the Frome and District Day Centre
Gerald Franks was one of the forces behind the setting up of the Active Living Day Centre which currently runs twice a week at Frome Football Club
Gerald Franks talks about his time as a special constable
Gerald Franks has a long history of volunteer work in the Frome community. Here he recalls his duties as a special constable
Sue Palmer looks back at her Frome-based career in health care
Sue Palmer worked as a nursing assistant at the Selwood Hospital and later became a practice manager with the Frome Medical Practice
Gerald Quartley remembers his work as a railway signalman
Gerald Quartley explains how he first went to work for British Rail and recalls his job at the Rodden Road signal box in Frome
Ray Trowbridge remembers his time with St John Ambulance
Ray Trowbridge describes how he progressed from being a St John Ambulance cadet as a boy to becoming a divisional superintendant
Three Frome librarians discuss the changes at Frome Library
Jane Evans, Wendy Miller-Williams and Mary Henderson talk about the changes that came about when the new Frome Library opened
Trevor Weston gives an account of his career with Frome Post Office
Trevor Weston worked for the Post Office for forty years. Here, he looks back at customers, job changes, and the 1971 strike
David Barnes remembers his work as a postman in Frome
David Barnes recalls starting work as a telegram boy and doing his National Service before returning to Frome Post Office
Anne Wallis looks back at her work with children and young families
Anne Wallis is a psychologist who worked in the Child Guidance Clinic in Trowbridge and helped set up the Frome Family Centre
Elaine Pugsley recalls her time as a young mother and playgroup volunteer
Elaine Pugsley talks about how she began working as a volunteer after she moved to Frome and took her son to the playgroup at Christ Church
Sarah Bullmore discusses children's services and Christ Church School
Sarah Bullmore talks about working with different agencies and the setting up of the Children's and Healthy Living Centre at Christ Church School
Margaret Binney remembers her work with schools and families
Margaret Binney talks about being a relief foster parent and working with schools, play schools and families in and around Frome
Isabel George remembers popular leisure classes in and around Frome
Isabel George worked as an artist and potter and organised a variety of community education classes in Frome and the surrounding villages
Paul Truscott recalls the beginning of the Frome Society for Local Study
Paul Truscott talks about how he developed a lifelong fascination with local history through talking with teacher, Eunice Overend
Muriel Chapman talks about her long service as a volunteer
Muriel Chapman was a volunteer in Frome over many years. She received many awards and was chosen to represent Somerset volunteers at the Royal Albert Hall
Blanche Farley recalls Frome Selwood Hospital and the Frome Workhouse
Blanche Farley worked for the Health Authority and came to Frome in 1987 to manage the closure of the Frome Selwood Hospital
Gloria Wingrove shares her memories of working in health care
Gloria Wingrove looks back at her varied working career and recalls how she came to be employed as a health care assistant at the Frome Medical Practice
Jackie Lobley describes her work as a midwife in Frome
Jackie Lobley discusses her career as an NHS midwife in the Frome area and looks back at some of the deliveries she attended
Dr Mary Harrison reflects on her time at the Frome Medical Practice
Dr Mary Harrison was the first female GP employed at the Frome Medical Practice. Here she talks about her work with young families
Dr Bob Griffiths talks about his work as a Frome doctor
The Frome Health Centre on Park Road was the first health centre in Somerset and opened in 1969. Dr Bob Griffiths joined the practice in 1971
Kate Greenwood recalls her work in the community
Kate Greenwood talks about her time as a community staff nurse and her work in a team of district nurses visiting patients in the Frome area
Jude Curtis tells us about her time as a district nurse in Frome
Jude Curtis was a district nurse in Frome for 21 years. She recalls how impressed she was with the caring attitudes of family and neighbours
Jean Gill discusses her varied job as a district nurse
Jean Gill was based in the nurses home in Weymouth Road. She visited patients in a car, in the days when most district nurses used bicycles
