Dennis Barnard was raised in the village of Chapmanslade near Frome. He attended Frome Grammar School until he went to work in his family’s shop

Daisy Bane was born in 1919. She talks about her happy childhood and life as a pupil at Wesley School, before going to the Frome School of Art and Science

Joan Smith talks about her memories of being a pupil at Milk Street School in Frome, before she went on to work at Beswick’s

Ray Trowbridge talks about Oakfield School, Frome and recalls the lessons he enjoyed before becoming an apprentice in the building industry

Val Humphries attended St Louis Convent School, Frome, as a boarder from the age of seven. She later worked for Benchairs

Winifred Fairhurst discusses her schooldays and recalls particular lessons and incidents, including a story about the headteacher’s dog

Marion Barnes lived in the Trinity area and shares memories from her schoodays at Trinity School. She still lives in Frome

Ray Trowbridge was a pupil at Trinity School and Milk Street School. He then went to secondary shool before entering the building trade

Sarah Bullmore discusses the thirteen years she spent as head teacher of Christ Church School in Frome and how she set about making a difference

Isabel George was born in Frome in 1920. She had a lifelong interest in art and was a student, then teacher, at the Frome School of Art and Science