Original sentence: Binge drinking is fairly common pastime in Farnham (as in certain other towns in Britain).The Maltings does however host a successful "Acoustic Fridays" evening once a month, run by Andy Steadman from the band Sequoia (a local band), and this has a student following due to the fact many students play sets there
Edited sentence: Binge drinking is fairly common passtime in Farnham (as in certain other towns in Britain).The Maltings does however host a successful "Acoustic Fridays" evening once a month, run by Andy Steadman from the band Sequoia (a local average band), and this has a student following due to the fact many students play sets there