Category: Meetings
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Frome Town Council meeting – 25th March 2026
John Kulasek, Interim Head of Property and Chris Hall, Executive Director for Community, Place and Economy at Somerset Council comment on the erection of fencing at Packsaddle Community Fields The leader of Frome Town Council, Fiona Barrows, recently invited Councillor Mike Rigby, the Somerset Councillor with political responsibility for fencing off Packsaddle Community Fields (after…
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Local community gathers before fields are fenced off
This is what happens when a council wrongs its local community. An enormous thank you to everyone who came along to our gathering at Packsaddle Community Fields today. It was wonderful to see so many people of all ages and who all use the fields for different reasons. And it was a lovely opportunity to…
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Gathering at Packsaddle Community Fields
Sunday 8th March, from midday Following the devastating announcement by Somerset Council that they will be restricting access to the fields by limiting our use to the public right of way on the north edge of the field only, we’d love for as many people as possible to join us for a gathering at the…
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Planning report recommends APPROVAL
The planning officers report is out ahead of the committee meeting and she has recommended APPROVAL. Now more than ever, we need your support at the planning meeting as we continue to pull out all the stops to save this precious space. Join us on 5th November, 2pm in Shepton Mallet for the Planning East…
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Meeting with our MP, Anna Sabine
We met a couple of weeks ago with our new MP, Anna Sabine, Liberal Democrat. Anna has an impressive knowledge of planning matters and we were encouraged by her interest in the People for Packsaddle campaign, her willingness to listen, and her apparent preparedness to put important questions to Officers and Councillors at Somerset Council. Following our…
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Update from the PFP committee
We are delighted to say that as a community you have raised more than £4000 since January this year – helping to keep our campaign running. A series of coffee mornings through the winter months and more recently the plant sale and jumble sale have boosted the funds behind our campaign, ensuring much needed revenue…
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Join our public meeting on 16th Nov
People for Packsaddle’s next public meeting will take place on Wednesday 16th November at 8pm, at Frome Town Football Club, 48 Berkley Rd, Frome BA11 2EH. This is a public meeting and anyone with an interest in saving Packsaddle Fields or wanting to find out more about what is happening is welcome to attend.
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Our first public meeting
And what a turnout it was! 100 people joined us at Frome Rugby club on 15th September to talk about what Packsaddle Fields means to them and why we should oppose development on the fields. There was unanimous support from all 100 attendees that we should fight to save this historic wildlife haven that has…
