With money being tight for many of us this Winter don’t forget that most of the services on offer at Downend Library are FREE. So that means it is still FREE: To join the library To borrow books (with DVDs available to 50p for 3 weeks hire) Reserve books from across South Gloucestershire and the neighbouring …

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The outdoor season finished in September, and serious preparations immediately took place to set up the Ground for 2023. As well as the regular ‘end of season’ works to the Squares, as part of our on-going ‘Wickets Improvement Project’, specialist Contractors arrived to completely relay three wickets on the Main Square …

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What a start to the season! As I reported last month we started the league season with two victories, including the much cherished defeat of Clifton. Following that we moved across the city to play our old friends and adversaries Old Reds in the second local derby. A very hard fought game delivered another win for …

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In my half-year report back in June, I mentioned that there were three topics on the radar which are of great interest to local residents. The current update is as follows: Hand-over of the Village Green areas - to be known as ‘Frenchay Parklands’; now agreed in principle between North Bristol Trust and Winterbourne …

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Do you ever feel lacking in enthusiasm to get outside when the skies are so grey and the wind begins to bite? As we head towards the darker, colder months of the year, sometimes you have to dig a bit deeper to find your motivation to get outside. It’s usually worth the effort and the extra layers of clothes. To begin …

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Frenchay and Hambrook Horticultural Society is a member of the Gloucestershire Federation of Gardening Societies. It was great to see the successful return of the Frenchay Flower Show on The Common in July after a 2 year absence. For many years the Show was run entirely by the Horticultural Society and we continue to …

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As the funeral of our late Queen, Elizabeth II, was being held on the date of our monthly meeting in September it was decided, as a mark of respect, to cancel the meeting. We received many messages of support for this decision from our members. We are looking forward to holding our October meeting and hearing from Avon …

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The Club held its Annual General Meeting on the 5th October and reported on a successful year, resuming a regular pattern of meetings after two years often interrupted by Covid precautions. New members had joined before that period of disruption, and the aim was set to seek and to welcome further members, particularly …

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Frenchay C of E Primary School A huge congratulations to the staff and pupils of Frenchay C of E Primary School who have moved into their new buildings last week. Cabinet Members for Schools and Property Services, Erica Williams and myself, were given a tour of the £10.5m Passivhaus-standard facilities. We witnessed …

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Temporary exhibitions update Our current visiting exhibition, celebrating the lives of South Gloucestershire residents of Indian Heritage, continues until the end of November (and the accompanying computerised continuous display is now working properly). Annual close-down Please note that the Museum will be closed …

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