Mar 24, 2026
Frome Chamber are delighted to invite you to a coffee morning at Vallis Farm on September 15th, 9.30-11.30. Vicky Hunter-Frigeiro, Business Development Manager will introduce Vallis Farm and lead a tour around the grounds before kindly providing coffee (or tea) and pastries in the kitchen/lounge or, weather permitting, outside.
After buying Vallis Farm in 2021, Max Hatvany’s first priorities were to become energy and water independent – regenerating not only the land, but the systems that sustain it. Then cultivating a garden that exists in harmony with the surrounding ecosystem: vibrant, edible, and alive with pollinators, birdsong, and biodiversity. Finally, a community – Friends of Vallis Farm – and a space where knowledge is shared, where people connect with nature and each other, and where you can explore what it means to live well. Recently, a natural swimming pool and sauna have been added. It truly is a place where you can feel close to the rhythm of the Earth.
Join us for networking and an opportunity to shop in Vallis Farm kitchen. The eggs are excellent!
Mar 18, 2026
Investment. Why should you give up some of your business? Is a %age of a big pie better than 100% of your pie? And who is the right investor, anyway.
The world of private equity, venture capital and angel investors sometimes seems like the world of Silicon Valley. But the truth is that businesses can scale much faster with the right investors. Yes, you need a pitch and a business plan with a forecast based on assumptions you can back up – and adjust to show that you know the impact if your predictions don’t materialise (we all know that the one thing we can be sure of is that a forecast will be wrong!). But the work to prepare this doesn’t have to be difficult, and the reward if you get it right significant.
Invest 2 hours of your time on the 19th May, 9-11am, to explore the world of investment with Ian Lloyd from Milsted Langdon, Hollie Edwards-Davies from Harbourside Corporate Finance and Matt Browning from The FSE Group. The return will be well worthwhile.
Tickets are fully funded (and include a breakfast roll).
Mar 17, 2026
Are you a business owner? Like the idea of money you don’t have to pay back?
The grant landscape has changed dramatically since we left the European Union. But that doesn’t mean there are none to be had. Adele Reynolds from Innovate UK will be joining us to talk about the UK’s Innovation Agency and the general UK grant landscape.
Join us at Little Walcot on June 9th, 9-11am, to explore what is available, and how to apply.
Sponsored once again by Milsted Langdon and Harbourside Corporate Finance, this event is fully funded (and includes a breakfast roll and coffee).
Grants are the only form of funding that don’t need to be repaid – although there will be conditions (usually relating to GVA – Gross Value Add) to be met.
Want to understand more? Book your place now.
We deliberately keep attendance low to ensure everybody gets a chance to speak.
Feb 22, 2026
This event is for you if you are an owner or Director of a food and drink business located in or around Frome.
The next Frome Food and Drink Forum, sponsored by Marston Foods and Mogers Drewett Solicitors, will meet on Tuesday 2nd June at Little Walcot, 9-11am.
The theme for the discussion will be sales and marketing, and are excited that we will be joined by Stuart Martin (Ethical Sales Pro), and Ben White (Ben White FMCG Sales), two sales and marketing experts who will help you to identify your target markets, how to reach them, and how to sell to them.
Tickets are fully funded, and include tea/coffee and a breakfast roll. Members and non-members of Frome Chamber are all welcome.
Places are deliberately limited to ensure everybody has the opportunity to participate in the discussion, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Feb 9, 2026
Frome Chamber of Commerce is hosting a business networking breakfast with guest speakers from Mayday Saxonvale, exploring where local businesses sit within a growing town and changing economy.
The significant development planned and underway across the town raises important questions:
- How do we protect and prioritise business growth, employment space and long-term economic activity alongside housing and other uses?
- How can local business owners have a stronger voice in shaping the economic future of their town, and greater influence over how long-term value is created and retained locally?
- What does it take to keep businesses, talent and investment rooted in Frome long-term?
Frome’s business community has an important role to play in shaping what comes next. This event is an opportunity to hear directly from Mayday Saxonvale on how they are bringing the community benefit society model to Frome at scale, understand the potential economic impacts ahead, and explore where you can directly engage and help influence the future of the town.
Join us on the 19th March, 8.30-10.30 at the Cheese and Grain, to talk to other businesses about their vision of the future of Frome, and ask Mayday Saxonvale your questions – all accompanied by an excellent Cheese and Grain breakfast!
