Editing Frome (section)

=== Local government ===
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Frome Town Council
| coa_pic            = Frome Town Council is made differently.jpg
| coa_caption        = Logo
| coa_res            = 260px
| house_type         = Town Council
| leader1_type       = [[Mayors in England|Mayor]]
| leader1            = Andy Wrintmore
| leader2_type       = [[Municipal clerk#United Kingdom|Town clerk]]
| leader2            = Paul Wynne
| members            = 17 Councillors
| seats1_title       = [[Independents for Frome|Independents<br />for Frome]]
| seats1             = {{Composition bar|17|17|hex=#000000}}
| voting_system1     = [[Plurality-at-large voting|Plurality-at-large]]
| last_election1     = 7 May 2019
| next_election1     = 2 May 2023
| website            = {{URL|http://frometowncouncil.gov.uk}}
| meeting_place      = Town Hall, Frome
}}

Frome has two tiers of local government. At the upper level, it is in the [[unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] of Somerset. It elects six members to [[Somerset Council]] from three electoral wards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/329/introduction/made|title=The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022|date=17 March 2022|access-date=23 April 2022|website=[[gov.uk]]}}</ref>

At the lower level, it is a [[civil parish]] with a [[parish council (England)|parish council]] which styles itself as Frome Town Council. The council has 17 members elected from eight wards: three each for Berkley Down, college and Keyford wards, two each for Market, Oakfield and Park wards, and one each for the Highpoint and Innox wards. In May 2019 all 17 council members elected were members of the [[Independents for Frome]] party (ifF).<ref name="x79"/>

{{Emblem table
|collapsed=y
|name=Frome Town Council
|shield=Sable on a Chevron between in chief two Sallow Trees and in base a Teazle slipped Or a Chevron Ermine.
|crest=Out of a Saxon Crown Or a demi Dragon wings elevated and addorsed Gules supporting a Crozier Gold.
|motto=Time Trieth Troth
|notes=Granted to the urban district council on 14 August 1953. Transferred to the [[successor parish]] council on 21 May 1974<ref>{{Cite web |title=FROME TOWN COUNCIL (SOMERSET) |url=http://civicheraldry.co.uk/south_west.html#warminster%20tc |access-date=31 October 2019 |publisher=Robert Young |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024060532/http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/south_west.html#warminster%20tc |archive-date=24 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

Historically, from 1894 to 1974, Frome was administered by Frome Urban District,<ref>{{cite web |title=Frome UD through time {{!}} Census tables with data for the Local Government District |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025394 |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}</ref> while surrounding parishes were administered by a separate Frome Rural District Council.<ref name="fromerd">{{Cite web |title=Frome RD |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025539 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016004035/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025539 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |access-date=4 January 2014 |website=A vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=University of Portsmouth |df=dmy-all}}</ref> From 1974 to 2023, Frome was part of [[Mendip District]], electing 11 members to the district council and 3 members to [[Somerset County Council]].<ref name="x79">{{Cite web |title=Election Results 2019 |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/election-results-2019/ |access-date=2019-05-05 |website=Frome Town Council |date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505200708/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/election-results-2019/ |archive-date=5 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Initiatives====
In early 2015, the UK's first high street [[library of things]] was set up in the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somerset Share Shop offers a new kind of enterprise |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/13/frome-share-shop-social-enterprise |access-date=2015-05-13 |website=The Guardian |date=13 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201085700/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/13/frome-share-shop-social-enterprise |archive-date=1 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In one year (May 2018 to April 2019), use of the shop helped avoid 92 tonnes CO2e of greenhouse gas emissions, saved 117,000&nbsp;kg of material usage and avoided 10 tonnes of manufacturing waste. In the same period its members collectively saved £66,800 by borrowing instead of buying items.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Kris |year=2019 |title=SHARE:Frome, A Library of Things Impact Assessment |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SHARE-Frome-Impact-Assessment-2019-Final.pdf |access-date=2019-09-01 |publisher=Frome Town Council |publication-place=Frome |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201090553/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SHARE-Frome-Impact-Assessment-2019-Final.pdf |archive-date=1 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024 the Share Shop closed for lack of funding.

The Town Council installed the first [[community fridge]] in the country in May 2016;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Fridge |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/resilience/community-fridge/ |access-date=2019-05-07 |website=Frome Town Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331181040/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/resilience/community-fridge/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> 90,000 items a year have been saved from landfill.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Kris |year=2019 |title=Frome Community Fridge Impact Assessment |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Frome-Community-Fridge-Impact-Assessment-Revised-Final.pdf |access-date=2019-05-07 |publisher=Frome Town Council |publication-place=Frome |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507105541/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Frome-Community-Fridge-Impact-Assessment-Revised-Final.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> This was joined by a community larder in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-24 |title=Community Larder Launched for Frome |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/community-larder-launched-for-frome/ |access-date=2019-05-07 |website=Frome Town Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507105452/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/community-larder-launched-for-frome/ |archive-date=7 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 13 December 2017 the Town Council unanimously agreed to become a 'single-use plastic'-free council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plastic Free |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/resilience/plastic-free/ |access-date=2019-04-14 |website=Frome Town Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331170310/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/resilience/plastic-free/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Frome has an online market, the Food Hub<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yes To Local |url=https://www.fromefoodhub.co.uk/ |access-date=2019-04-14 |website=www.fromefoodhub.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414170936/https://www.fromefoodhub.co.uk/ |archive-date=14 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> launched in November 2018, where sustainable supplies from local farmers and food producers can be sourced, either for collection or by delivery (central Frome only).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frome's new Food Hub announces launch party |url=http://www.frometimes.co.uk/2018/11/20/fromes-new-food-hub-announces-launch-party/ |access-date=2019-04-14 |website=Frome Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414170932/http://www.frometimes.co.uk/2018/11/20/fromes-new-food-hub-announces-launch-party/ |archive-date=14 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are a number of public green spaces within the town, both formal and informal; some are substantial such as the Victoria Park<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victoria Park |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/parks-and-open-spaces/victoria-park/ |access-date=2019-04-14 |website=Frome Town Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331181005/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/parks-and-open-spaces/victoria-park/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> or the Rodden Meadow;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rodden Meadow |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/parks-and-open-spaces/rodden-meadow/ |access-date=2019-04-14 |website=Frome Town Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331173936/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/parks-and-open-spaces/rodden-meadow/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> others may be smaller but are valued within their neighbourhoods, such as Weylands<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weylands |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/parks-and-open-spaces/weylands/ |access-date=2019-04-14 |website=Frome Town Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331173850/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/parks-and-open-spaces/weylands/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> or the Dippy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dippy |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/parks-and-open-spaces/the-dippy/ |access-date=2019-04-14 |website=Frome Town Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331173818/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/parks-and-open-spaces/the-dippy/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of the public spaces have organised litter picks, arranged by local community groups.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-24 |title=Keep Frome Clean: Join a litter pick |url=https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/keep-frome-clean-join-litter-pick/ |access-date=2019-05-07 |website=Frome Town Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507110404/https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/keep-frome-clean-join-litter-pick/ |archive-date=7 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>