Ever since the end of February when Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of people from across Ukraine, mostly women and children, began to move west away from the fighting. They crossed over into Hungary, Poland, Moldova and Romania where they were met by an amazing army of volunteers from across the world, eager to host …

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3rd – 9th October is Libraries Week www.librariesweek.org.uk All public libraries remain free to join and most of our services are remain free as well. Here is a reminder of the opening hours and events that we run on a typical week at Downend Library. Mondays Staffed hours 10am - 5.30pm* Knitter Natter 10am (an …

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The season is well under way after a hectic and testing pre-season campaign. The league started on September 3rd with a home fixture against Luctonians from Herefordshire, our first competitive encounter against them. We won 29-17, gaining a try scoring bonus point. This was followed up by a greatly savoured win in the …

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If you are a regular reader of our Just Run articles, you’ll know we are a local ladies running community. We bring women of all ages, backgrounds, and fitness levels together in a social, fun environment and help them reap the benefits of increasing physical activity through jogging, walking, and running. For more …

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2022 has been rightly described as the most successful season in the history of the Cricket Club, with all four Saturday ‘Senior’ Teams achieving promotion, three as ‘Champions’ of their respective Divisions. The 1st XI (shown below) became Champions of the Bristol and District League for the fourth time, while the 2nd …

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Frenchay WI are pleased to have had several new members join us recently. In June we welcomed Simon Barnes whose talk was entitled “Mindfulness as a tool for better mental health”. Simon helped us to find ways to clear our thoughts in order to stop worrying about those things over which we have no control …

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The Frenchay Probus Club meeting on 7 September heard a Talk entitled ‘Overland to Hong Kong’ by Patrick Howell. In 1984 Patrick, and his wife, wished to travel to Hong Kong to visit family. For various reasons they did not want to fly so they decided to go overland. With the help of the “Voyages Jules Verne” travel …

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Former Chairman David Fletcher has sadly passed away recently. David joined Winterbourne Parish Council (WPC) in 1991 and retired from WPC 28 years later in 2019 having served a number of years as Chairman. He was also a member of The Frenchay Preservation Society and also Chairman for a long period. He moved to …

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Our current Exhibition is a celebration of the lives of South Gloucestershire residents of Indian Heritage. Come along to see and hear the story of their lives. Remember, entrance is free and we are open every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Frenchay - India Links There is an interesting 20th Century link …

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Dear Friends and Neighbours, We write our Frenchay Residents Association (FRA) feature three weeks before distribution, so as we absorb the enormity of the loss of our Queen, it is a time to reflect upon how she has inspired and served us for all of our lives. We knew that this day would come, but there is no doubt …

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