The 2021 Winter Mini Challenge, run by The Reading Agency in partnership with WWF, is still on! It runs (from 1st December) until 16 January 2022. There are also games, rewards and book recommendations to explore at at www.wintermini.org.uk – of course children can borrow books to read for the challenge for FREE …

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Without our volunteer run leaders, we couldn’t facilitate up to 75 local ladies to run safely each week in small groups tailored to their running needs and abilities. Our run leaders are first aid trained and to provide a safe and enjoyable running experience, they complete the UK Athletics Leadership in Running …

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A NEW FRIENDS’ GROUP FOR FRENCHAY PARKLANDS? Some two years ago, at the November 2019 AGM of Frenchay Preservation Society (FPS), it was proposed that FPS should sponsor the formation of a Friends’ Group to support the long-term management of the 20+ acres of hospital land being handed over as a Voluntary Village Green …

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Our local Probus Club has resumed operations, starting with a “Reunion Lunch” in October to which prospective new members were invited. Then at our Club Meeting in early November we enjoyed a talk on Bristol Bears Rugby, and our meeting in December will feature a choir and a Christmas theme. Probus is still inviting …

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Frenchay WI are thrilled to be able to continue with our meetings and to see so many of our members attending. Our speaker in October was Steve Loader from the Seamen’s Mission who told us of the tough times the foreign sailors who come into Portbury and Avonmouth docks have endured – some of them not being …

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A member of Downed and Frenchay Tennis Club tells the story of her personal journey onto the courts. October, November, and December are thrilling times for adult tennis. The big dramatic skies over the tennis courts, the sun sets. The cold refreshing breeze on our hot faces. The occasional gust of wind that makes the …

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Computer Support Need some help using your laptop, tablet or smartphone? Our friendly Digital Champion is back to help out. You can book a FREE session with him at Downend Library by calling 01454 865022 or emailing downend.library@southglos.gov.uk or asking staff for details. Downend Library also hosts longer Computer …

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Why do we run? For some it’s for health benefits, for others it’s more about setting an intention or goal and then achieving it. Achievements can be very personal or shared. At Just Run Frenchay we love to hear about and celebrate our members’ running achievements, no matter how small or grand. These can be making it …

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Annual Report Following on from the notice in last month’s edition that the AGM has been postponed because of on-going concerns about ‘Covid’ and potentially crowded indoor meetings, here is my report. Winterbourne Parish Council (WPC) has considered the usual range of planning applications - from tree works through …

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Whatever the time of year, much of the satisfaction of running comes afterwards: those runs that were absolutely the last thing you felt like doing, but you did them anyway. This probably applies three- or fourfold for evening runs in the dark because you are trying to ignore the temptation of the sofa, a hot chocolate …

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