‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration project
Protestors outside Frome town hall before Somerset council’s meeting to decide the future of the Saxonvale development site. Photograph: Sam Frost/The GuardianView image in fullscreenProtestors outside Frome town hall before Somerset council’s meeting to decide the future of the Saxonvale development site. Some of those who had worked on the Mayday project for more than five years were in tears.View image in fullscreenThe Saxonvale brownfield site in Frome, Somerset.
- ▪Protestors outside Frome town hall before Somerset council’s meeting to decide the future of the Saxonvale development site.
- ▪Photograph: Sam Frost/The GuardianView image in fullscreenProtestors outside Frome town hall before Somerset council’s meeting to decide the future of the Saxonvale development site.
- ▪Some of those who had worked on the Mayday project for more than five years were in tears.View image in fullscreenThe Saxonvale brownfield site in Frome, Somerset.
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Protestors outside Frome town hall before Somerset council’s meeting to decide the future of the Saxonvale development site. Photograph: Sam Frost/The GuardianView image in fullscreenProtestors outside Frome town hall before Somerset council’s meeting to decide the future of the Saxonvale development site. Photograph: Sam Frost/The GuardianRegeneration‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration projectLocals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate companySteven MorrisFri 25 Sep 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA bold bid by residents of a progressive town in the English West Country who raised almost £1m to create what could have been the UK’s largest…
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