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2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 ceremony, signalled by a Queen of Hearts rocket at 5.30pm, started with the gathering crowd being serenaded by accordian player Tom Woolman and the Selwood Bounds musicians, accompanied by the Selwood Bounds morris dancers who were captivating. At 6pm sharp the town crier, Martin Scott, exulted the crowd with words about love. Four poems were read by Jane Hughes, Mike Rogers, Caroline Rose and Roz Dace. Eddie Young, the new lamplighter, said a few words and lit the lamp! The mayor, Anita Collier, said the thanks and presented Reg Ling with a specially commisioned hand painted illustration, by Paul &#8216;Mutartis&#8217; Boswell, which will be featured in the upcoming book about Reg and the creation of the Valentine Lamp, to be published later this year. Mulled wine and hot berry juice was imbibed. The weather was dry and mild, a much needed break in the long wet winter we had all endured. The crowd dispersed happy and full of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frome Valentine Lamp Ceremony | 14th February 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LI-SySql25c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Poems read aloud:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>Lover\u2019s Lament<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love barged into my life in muddy boots.<br>\u2018You\u2019re not on the list, you can\u2019t come in,\u2019 I said<br>and Love just laughed, strode in anyway,<br>blundering through my pristine solitude,<br>stuck its feet under my table, chucked its socks<br>beneath my bed, left a ring around the bath<br>and didn\u2019t even care. I tell you, love sucks.<br>Impudent as an alley cat, bold as a busker,<br>Love is a brazen thief. Stole from under my nose<br>my precious hoard of loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<em>Written by <strong>Crysse Morrison<\/strong> and read by <strong>Jane Hughes<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>LAMPLIGHTER, LAMPLIGHTER\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lamplighter, lamplighter, light me a lamp<br>give me a guide through the dark and the damp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll give you a light, but what you see<br>depends on you and not on me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When two people meet in the lamplight\u2019s ring<br>will they both be looking for the same thing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the lamplight, on the empty street,<br>see each other clearly, and really meet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does each one bring, that they\u2019ve seen before?<br>Want the same, or different, or something more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To want and to wish are different demands,<br>and only the second is in your hands,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To change yourself, as your partner does too,<br>combining to be something joined and new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Written and read by <strong>Mike Rogers<\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>No Birds Sing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No birds sing<br>As you walk by.<br>They hardly even tweet.<br>No flowers abound<br>On barren ground<br>Where you have set your feet.&nbsp;<br>The sea won\u2019t freeze.<br>The sun won\u2019t dim.<br>For you no eagles soar,<br>And yet, to me,<br>My precious love,<br>You\u2019re everything.<br>And more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Written and read by <strong>Caroline Rose<\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>On Valentine\u2019s Night<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Valentine Lamp thought deeply, while gazing at the stars,<br>\u2018Are there are other lamps like me on Jupiter or Mars?<br>Do they light the way for lovers, embracing young and old,<br>ignite the fires of passion, warm hearts that have turned<br>cold?<br>In those spangled heavens would they shine as bright as me,<br>caught in sparkling stardust for all in love to see?\u2019<br>And in that cobbled night as she shone her glowing light,<br>a beacon on the hill above Frome\u2019s velvet night,<br>she wished upon a star which fell from far above,<br>that all who were alone should receive the gift of love,<br>and all those sad and lost should find the warmth of bliss,<br>and feel the hug of happiness with the touch of a sweet kiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Written and read by <strong>Roz Dace<\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>14th February 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 ceremony, signalled by the traditional firework at 5.30pm, started with the gathering crowd being serenaded by an accordian player, Tom Woolman. At 6pm sharp the town crier, Martin Scott, exulted the crowd with words about love. Three poems were read by Dom McDonald, Jane Hughes and Ethan King. Reg Ling, the inventor, creator and custodian of the lamp for the last 32 years, handed over his lamp lighting duties to the new incumbent Eddie Young, who lit the lamp. The mayor, Andy Jones, presented Reg Ling with a civic award to commemorate his commitment and dedication. Mulled wine was imbibed. It was cold and rained but the record crowd left happy and full of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poems read aloud:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>Without<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without both, the worlds are cold<br>unforgiving and hard.<br>Without both, we cannot touch<br>we do not flourish.<br>Without one, a dark enfolds the earth,<br>without the other, we are alone.<br>Without either, we wither<br>diminish and fade.<br>With the two, light and love,<br>we have life, we have warmth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<em>Written and read by <strong>Dom McDonald<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>Lamplight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sense you, feel you, by my side.<br>Hold me, wrap me in your arms.<br>To feel your beating heart, in time<br>with mine, I surrender to your charms.<br>Your eyes, under lamplight, shine.<br>Valentine\u2019s magic encircles us.<br>Shine, lamplight on my eyes.<br>Am I yours? Charmed and cherished?<br>Our hearts, as one, beat in time<br>as I\u2019m held, secure in your arms.<br>You feel me, sense me, by your side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<em>Written and read by <strong>Jane Hughes<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>The Valentine Street Lamp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sign is on a slant: I like that.<br>Love is never a level track.<br>Lamp post could do with a lick of paint;<br>Not one of us stays at our permanent best.<br>Bulb\u2019s grown a bit dim;<br>That can happen too.<br>Look deeper:<br>Lasting Love is a wild briar,<br>Wrapped round a column of steel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<em>Written and read by <strong>Ethan King<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><div class=\"sfsi_widget sfsi_shortcode_container\"><div class=\"norm_row sfsi_wDiv \"  style=\"width:225px;text-align:center;\"><div style='width:40px; height:40px;margin-left:5px;margin-bottom:5px; ' class='sfsi_wicons shuffeldiv ' ><div class='inerCnt'><a class=' sficn' data-effect='' target='_blank' rel='noopener'  href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61555521044012' id='sfsiid_facebook_icon' style='width:40px;height:40px;opacity:1;'  ><img data-pin-nopin='true' alt='Facebook' title='Facebook' src='https:\/\/fromevalentinelamp.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-icons\/images\/icons_theme\/thin\/thin_facebook.png' width='40' height='40' style='' class='sfcm sfsi_wicon ' data-effect=''   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style='width:40px; height:40px;margin-left:5px;margin-bottom:5px; ' class='sfsi_wicons shuffeldiv ' ><div class='inerCnt'><a class=' sficn' data-effect='' target='_blank' rel='noopener'  href='https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fromevalentinelamp\/' id='sfsiid_instagram_icon' style='width:40px;height:40px;opacity:1;'  ><img data-pin-nopin='true' alt='' title='' src='https:\/\/fromevalentinelamp.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-icons\/images\/icons_theme\/thin\/thin_instagram.png' width='40' height='40' style='' class='sfcm sfsi_wicon ' data-effect=''   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div ><div id=\"sfsi_holder\" class=\"sfsi_holders\" style=\"position: relative; float: left;width:100%;z-index:-1;\"><\/div ><script>window.addEventListener(\"sfsi_functions_loaded\", function()\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof sfsi_widget_set == \"function\") {\n\t\t\t\t\tsfsi_widget_set();\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}); <\/script><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14th February 2026 The 2026 ceremony, signalled by a Queen of Hearts rocket at 5.30pm, started with the gathering crowd being serenaded by accordian player Tom Woolman and the Selwood Bounds musicians, accompanied by the Selwood Bounds morris dancers who were captivating. 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