Run leader Julie shares her running story and talks about how her participation in the sport has inspired 3 generations of her family to take part. “I started running when our local ladies running club started up as a bit of a joke, really not expecting to continue for long but things changed, and I realised that …

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September is seeing the final touches being carried out to our wonderful new school building for Frenchay Primary School! We cannot wait to move in on the 14th and open officially on the 19th September. Year 4 and 5 children had one final visit before we broke up for the summer where they met Toby Savage, Head of the …

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Frenchay Church of England School Update As staff and students were looking forward to the summer holidays, I joined a group of students and teachers from Frenchay Church of England Primary School to visit the new school site. We were given a tour of the brand new facilities, enabling us to take a last peek before …

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It’s hard to believe that summer has matured, especially as it only seems like yesterday that the daffodils were dancing in the breeze. With the changing of the seasons there are lots of jobs to do in the garden in September. With autumn approaching and summer almost over, there are plenty of tasks to tackle to …

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In line with the National Federation of WIs, Frenchay WI holds 11 meetings a year so, instead of a regular evening meeting in August, and at the time of writing, some of our members are looking forward to going for an Afternoon Tea - something that has become an annual outing for us. The speaker for our meeting in …

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Tomatoes Preheat oven to 220C/Gas 7 Ingredients 500 gm on-the-vine cherry tomatoes cut in half 2 teaspoons Maldon salt or 1 teaspoon table salt ¼ teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon dried thyme 2 tablespoons olive oil Method Set the tomatoes side by side on an ovenproof dish and sprinkle with the salt, sugar, thyme and olive …

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As I write this article, the Ground is extremely busy with two matches being played most days, and so much credit for that going to our dedicated volunteer Grounds Team. The 1st Xl continue to make solid progress into the second half of the season, while the 2nds, 3rds, 4ths and new 5th Xl are also faring well, giving …

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Last year DFTC members were sharing with me, while we were playing tennis, their yearnings to get away and have fun. They were suggesting group visits to spa weekends and tennis retreats. So it was decided to see if any of the tennis women fancied a trip to The 2022 Rothesay International Eastbourne Tennis Tournament …

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I expect that most of you reading this have a favourite painter. Everyone who knows me realises that I am a devoted fan of the French Artist Claude Monet His paintings are said to be the most well known and loved works of art in the world. I have many books full of copies of his most famous works. Just a short time …

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The ‘Pre Season Friendly’ season is upon us, a time to hone our new moves and welcome new players. All the hard work of the previous summer recess is now put to the test. I remember ‘in my day’, our warm up run involved running up and down the slope to the Dower House. Things are much more …

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