Rook Lane Blog

January 13, 2016

Following the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2013, killing almost 1200 people, Engineer Ruth Haynes of Build Collective worked for Tim Khan in Dhaka to survey factories that supplied clothing to two major British retailers. Find out what she discovered and why we need to push for good governance, transparency and professional Engineering.

January 8, 2016

Drawing on evidence presented in his new book, Leading the Inclusive City, Robin Hambleton will suggest that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to make a difference.

September 21, 2015

Join best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith for an evening of sheer delight at Rook Lane Chapel.

April 30, 2015

A must-see event for folk fans, English folk legend Shirley Collins brings stories and songs from her memoir “America Over the Water” to close Frome Festival 2015.

April 30, 2015

Frome Society for Local Study invites us to remember the evacuees who came to Frome during the second world war. Local author David Lassman coordinates the event, which combines film and the testimonies of evacuees and their hosts.

April 21, 2015

Writer, biographer and broadcaster Gillian Darley discusses Ian Nairn’s journey from the RAF to the Architectural Review in this month’s Architecture Club.

April 21, 2015

Elegance really matters in the built environment, but what is it when applied to bridges? Engineer and bridge designer Ian Firth joins us for May’s Architecture Club.

March 10, 2015

Award-winning architect, Peter Clegg joins us to discuss the importance of creative industries.

January 8, 2015

Award-winning architect and Professor of Architecture, Sarah will join us for March’s Architecture Club.

January 8, 2015

Architecture Club founder, Pippa Goldfinger discusses the Desire Lines: Romance and Rationalism in Bridge Design exhibition.