Social Life Memories

In this section of the website you can find out how Frome residents spent their free time in the past.

Gerald and Evelyn Franks recall the social life at Butler and Tanner
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Gerald and Evelyn Franks remember the many dances, cabarets, and social events held at the Caxton Club for the Butler and Tanner workers

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Ron and Pete Stone remember the social life at Butler and Tanner
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Father and son, Ron and Pete Stone, talk about the Butler and Tanner Sports Club, and the Caxton Club which was the firm’s social centre

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Jude Curtis talks about work and social life at the Frome Medical Practice
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Jude Curtis discusses her busy working life at the Frome Medical Practice and describes meeting up socially with colleagues

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Dorothy Hawker remembers the leisure activities at Butler and Tanner
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Dorothy Hawker looks back at her social life while working at Butler and Tanner and recalls the outings and Christmas dances

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Dawn Chapman looks back at her social life at Beswick’s
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Dawn Chapman talks about working at Beswick’s in Frome and the active social life she enjoyed with the other ‘Beswick’s girls’

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Ian Spearing recalls how he played in different dance bands
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Ian Spearing looks back at his time playing drums with the Modernaires and other Frome bands, and describes a particularly memorable night at the George

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