Frome's Twinning TraditionFrome was officially twinned with Château-Gontier, in Mayenne, France in 1975, and with Murrhardt in Baden Württemberg, Germany in 1983. Although the Twinning ceremonies themselves were official events and took place at civic level, they opened the way for many different twinning opportunities to take place between the peoples of the three towns over the following years.The official twinning with Rabka-Zdrόj, Poland, followed in 2009 and meant that the four towns were all twinned together.
The most tangible evidence of the success of Frome's association with its partners is the wide variety of exchange visits which take place. There are formal civic events, but social ones arranged between organisations or individuals within the town vastly outnumber these. Over the years these have included trips by several schools, by churches, by the emergency services, by youth organisations, by clubs and often simply by small groups of individuals or families. The Frome Twinning Association was set up by the amalgamation of two associations that served twinning arrangements with Château-Gontier and Murrhardt, and today exists to promote twinning between the four partner towns. It is our principal aim to help and enable individuals or organisations to enjoy the rich and rewarding experience which visiting or hosting a twin town can bring. The Association is served by a small committee which administers the formal requirements of the Association, and assists the Town Council with its Twinning role.
On behalf of members it arranges and organises the "official" visits to and from the partner towns, helps and advises organisations and individuals with twinning matters, seeks to find accommodation in Frome for visitors from the twin towns and liaises with those towns to arrange accommodation for visitors from Frome.
