First Day by Lesley The minibus collected eleven DFTC members from the Bristol Golf Centre at 9.30am. We chatted and laughed to our first comfort stop and then chatted and drank prosecco to the second stop where we had our packed lunches. We were having so much fun the driver had to remind us that there was still a …

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Gadgeteers Summer Reading Challenge – This summer’s six book challenge runs until 10th September, so still plenty of time for children to finish and get their medal, certificate and loads of other goodies! bit.ly/srcGadgeteers, #HAF2022 #libraries #Gadgeteers The Reading Agency #SummerReadingChallenge Rhyme Time …

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What a wide subject! I have a large book called ‘The Soup Bible’ which has 200 recipes. I eat soup almost daily. Why? I have lost my appetite and also have difficulty in swallowing. I cook a meal almost every lunchtime, but sometimes cannot eat it. I tip it into my food processor and add juice before spinning it into …

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The wait should soon be over. The PCC (Parochial Church Council) has given the go-ahead to a design which provides a ramp and new steps to the main entrance of the church. Now we are awaiting detailed plans, then need to secure the appropriate permissions and work can start. At this stage we do not know what the costs …

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Following on from the Article in the August edition of FCN about the story behind the names ‘Shaftsbury Park and The Dings Crusaders’, Geoff Haskett writes as follows: Reading in last month’s edition about the origins of the Dings Crusaders brought back many memories of the Dings. Pip n’ Jay Church ran their Saturday …

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Autumn update The jubilee exhibition which we mounted for the summer will be taken down over the first weekend of September, so there is just time to fit-in a visit – and/or send us a personal memory of 1952-53. As late summer turns to early autumn it is very tempting to hope for an ‘Indian Summer’ to put off the …

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Looking ahead to the New Season at ‘The Dings’ Well, the first of our pre season ‘friendlies’ gave us a very salutary lesson, Being hammered by the famous Pontypool in front of a big crowd, many of whom had travelled over the bridge and added to the great atmosphere. ‘Ponty’ play in the Welsh …

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Tuckett Field Last month’s edition (August) of Community News contained a special report by FRA on Biodiversity in Frenchay, including a brief reference to Tuckett Field as ‘Area 3’ of that report. So, I thought it would be very appropriate to follow-up with an extract from the book entitled “A Grand Tour of Frenchay” …

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On the 24th August, the ‘Summer Lunch’ will have been held at the Bristol Golf Club at Cribbs Causeway, where there are wonderful views of the Severn estuary and of the two bridges. On the 7th September there will be a Talk at Frenchay Village Hall to be given by Patrick Howell with the title ‘Overland to Hong Kong’, …

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Dear Friends and Neighbours, We hope that by the time you receive this magazine you have returned rested and relaxed from any vacations, this glorious summer reminds us of 1976 and has been very sunny indeed. When we helped with the establishment of the new community Orchard (gifted by the NHS/NHBT as a Queen’s Jubilee …

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