The Old Showfield Parkrun

Frome has its own parkrun, taking place every Saturday morning at 9am on The Old Showfield.

Learn more about The Old Showfield parkrun

The parkrun team at the finish line

Being a parkrun practice is another way that we can help to: 

  • improve the health and wellbeing of practice staff
  • improve the health and wellbeing of patients and carers, reducing the need for lifelong medication
  • raise awareness amongst the parkrun community of services that practices provide
  • contribute to the development of a local community and environment that is centred around wellness generation
  • support the UK-wide movement to scale up social prescribing activities

Local Support

Mendip Health Walks

There are varying lengths of walks for you to choose from. To book on the walks and find out where they are being held:

Visit the Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership website

Exercise & Sports finder – SASP

Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP) has a directory that lists exercise and sports groups available across the county.

Visit the Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership website

Habits for Health – Frome

6-week interactive education programme designed to support your health and wellbeing covers the following topics:

  • Setting goals for your health
  • Getting better sleep
  • Moving more
  • Taking care of your emotional wellbeing
  • Eating healthily
  • Connecting with others

Learn more Habits For Health

Cycle Together Frome – A Green & Healthy Frome

Cycle Together is a series of free activities that support people living in and around Frome to cycle more.

Visit the Frome Bike Project website

Free low impact activity and movement sessions

Fun and free one-hour low impact activity, movement and coordination sessions.

Learn more about on the Somerset Council website

Active Living Exercise Class – Frome

Designed for older people to help keep active. It incorporates a mix of seated and standing exercises.

Contact – Jo Fordham (07967 023406)

Movement to Music Seated Exercise Class – Frome

A fun and lively choreographed class for general fitness. Supported by Age UK.

Visit the Age UK website

Age UK Somerset Strong & Steady

People aged over 65 who may experience a fear of falling or a history of falls, who wish to increase muscle strength, balance and confidence. 

Visit the Age UK website

Healthy Backs Exercise Class – Online

Online class, based in Frome.

Contact – Joanne Fordham (07967 023406)

Evergreen Dance – Frome

Join Soo Wright for a fun, friendly and inclusive dance fitness class for adults of all ages. You'll learn simple, low-impact dance routines to music from all round the world, incorporating all sorts of different dance styles such as African, Bollywood, Charleston, Contemporary, Salsa, Tango and many more!  

Visit the Evergreen Dance website

Mojo Moves Dance and Exercise classes

Mojo Move is a retro feel-good workout which combines comedy with proper dance aerobics. 

Visit the Mojo Moves website

Silver Swans ballet – online classes

Classes are open and accessible and will help improve your mobility, posture, coordination, and energy levels.

Learn more about Silver Swans ballet from Black Bird Red Rose

Tai Chi for Health

The slow, flowing movements of Tai Chi Qigong can be beneficial for a range of conditions from Parkinson’s to fibromyalgia. It can also help to reduce blood pressure and improve cardiac health. Pain reduction, improvements to balance, co-ordination and general mobility and falls prevention are just some of the benefits that have been recognised to date.

Visit the Two Tone Tai Chi website

Walking Football Somerset FA

Walking Football is designed to help people keep an active lifestyle at all ages and abilities.

Learn more on the Somerset FA website

Reaching Out – Frome Tennis Club

Frome Tennis Club is providing free coaching and free club membership for juniors from low-income families and for adopted children and children in foster care. If you are a parent or guardian of a child that qualifies (or is likely to qualify on starting school) for Pupil Premium funding, then you will be eligible for the scheme. The scheme is now also open to Ukrainian refugees and refugees from other countries.

Visit the Frome Tennis website