Visit Downend (or any South Gloucestershire/Bristol) library and become a Gadgeteer with the Summer Reading Challenge 2022 - it’s FUN and FREE! All children aged 4 - 11 are invited to take part! Children read books over the summer holiday and collect stickers (including some stinky ones!) to complete their special …

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You are invited to our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Village Picnic Afternoon Saturday 4th June from Midday Village Common opposite the Parish Church Live music with the Concord Wind Band from 2.30pm. Accompanied by the Church Choir for some Hymns, Popular ‘sing along’ tunes followed by patriotic songs. Live Jazz from …

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Just one month to go now until the Frenchay Flower Show returns to the village on Saturday 9th July starting at 12.30pm. If you are looking to submit an entry for one of the Show’s competitions please use the entry form which was included in last month’s edition of the Frenchay Community News. If you have lost or …

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Frenchay Probus Club reports some very successful recent meetings, including the musical entertainment of ‘Wind in the Willows’, cleverly conceived and admirably performed by the two visiting presenters, then followed by an excellent buffet lunch for members and their lady guests.. The main May meeting was a talk on a …

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The Frenchay 10k Charity Road Race went ahead on Sunday 24th April with a field of over 700 a record field of over 700 runners entered. The race passed very smoothly, and we were delighted, as a race committee, with the incredibly positive feedback we received from runners and spectators alike. As always, all …

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Rhyme Time - from June our FREE weekly Rhyme Times will return to being drop ins, so anyone with pre-school children can come along on Wednesdays at 9.30am. No booking required. The next Lego Club will take place on Saturday 11th June @ 10.30am. These monthly sessions will also return to being drop ins from this date, …

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Upcoming talks: 4 May: ‘Trek to Everest Base Camp’ by Nigel Wright 1 June: ‘Creating Concorde‘ Interested in joining Probus? Contact frenchayprobus@outlook.com.

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Save money – it is now FREE to reserve books from the Libraries West catalogue of over 2 million items and have it delivered to Downend (or any other South Gloucestershire) Library without paying a penny. Reservations can be placed online at librarieswest.org.uk, on the Libraries West App or by staff on-site. Not …

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To help with costs and the environment this year’s flower show schedule and entry form is available from the Frenchay Flower Show website. There is a copy of the classes with basic information in this issue of Frenchay Community News. Please pull out the centre pages and keep for information or pass it on to someone …

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Just 3 months to go It’s just 3 months to go until this year’s Frenchay Flower Show which will be on Saturday 9th July so please put the date in your diaries and start planning your fruit, vegetables and flowers! The Committee are busy finalising the schedule for the Show, booking stalls and finding sponsors. We are …

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