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the community stand

During the 2011/12 season and following Frome’s promotion to the Southern League Premier Division the Club had to improve its facilities and increase it’s seating capacity - in doing this a project was started to raise £56,500 to complete the work. The Club would like to thank the following people and individuals who contributed to the appeal: The Football Stadia Improvement Fund provided a 50% grant of the total project cost of the project with: £28,269 The whole appeal got underway when Steve Jupp and Teresa Graham completed a sponsored walk from Shepton Mallet to Frome that raised £1400. A Frome based grant fund called the Frome Development Community Interest Company were very generous in awarding us £5,000 to the cause. Local company TBT Limited donated £2,000 to the appeal while Frome Rotary Club also handed over a cheque for the same amount as did the Frome Town Supporters Club. The Club were delighted to receive a £500 cheque from Frome Town Ladies as well as several fund raisers by the Youth Section bringing in around the same amount. Jamie Malley raised nearly £150 with a football quiz and an 80’s disco by Paul Carver and Louise Coate brought in £250. Andrews Coaches kindly gave £360, a fund raising match between Supporters and Committee raised £641 and players, supporters and Committee brought in additional money by growing moustaches for a month. The House at Woolverton put a sporting evening with Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris on for the Club raising over £1000 and Kevin Corcoran did a sponsored event that gave the appeal over £600. There was also plenty of raffles and collections made during the course of the appeal. People also pledged £50.00 to join the Stand Naming Rights draw which was won by Andrews Coaches and had the stand named after them for the 2012/13 season. The stand was officially opened during the pre-season of 2012/13 when Bristol Rovers visited in a friendly. There was a small reception for people who had helped towards the project before Rovers manager Mark McGhee officially cut the ribbon to open the stand.