The new school building is taking shape with most of the triple glazed windows now in place. These take 2 to 3 days to fit for each classroom due to their size and weight! The wooden panels are being fitted to the top half of the building now, ready for more insulation next week. This helps to fully insulate the …

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Frenchay Probus Club continues to hold monthly Presentation Talks, the most recent being a very interesting talk on ‘Creating Concorde’, made all the more engaging because the speaker, Chris Bigg, had spent his working life at Filton working mainly on the project, and as a result, that made it a very personal and …

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Dear Friends and Neighbours, Jubilee Picnic Thank you to everyone who joined us on the common by the church, it was a very enjoyable afternoon and all the feedback seems very positive. For the hard working Frenchay Residents Association (FRA) team we are inspired by your enthusiasm for more community events, so we will …

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Jubilee Celebrations We were really pleased to see so many residents taking the opportunity to enjoy the various events that were organised to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Personally, I had two very different experiences; sitting in the sunshine late into the evening on the Thursday followed by a more …

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Our meeting in May was our Resolutions evening when a member gave us an outline of what was being proposed - Women and Girls with ASD & ADHD - under-identified, under-diagnosed, misdiagnosed, under-supported. The resolution was unanimously passed and will go to the National Federation of Women’s Institutes …

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Visit Downend (or any South Gloucestershire/Bristol) library and become a Gadgeteer with the Summer Reading Challenge 2022 - it’s FUN and FREE! All children aged 4 - 11 are invited to take part! Children read books over the summer holiday and collect stickers (including some stinky ones!) to complete their special …

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You are invited to our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Village Picnic Afternoon Saturday 4th June from Midday Village Common opposite the Parish Church Live music with the Concord Wind Band from 2.30pm. Accompanied by the Church Choir for some Hymns, Popular ‘sing along’ tunes followed by patriotic songs. Live Jazz from …

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Just one month to go now until the Frenchay Flower Show returns to the village on Saturday 9th July starting at 12.30pm. If you are looking to submit an entry for one of the Show’s competitions please use the entry form which was included in last month’s edition of the Frenchay Community News. If you have lost or …

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Do you remember the Coronation? Most people had no television and I stood outside the garage in Frome Valley Road and watched the procession on a tiny television - no sound. Then we had a street party with the children in fancy dress. I went as Queen Elizabeth 1st and my brother went as King Farouk (he was constantly …

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The Season is now well under way, and the Club has been a really busy place. All the Senior sides are now well into their respective League campaigns, and it is good to see some new faces amongst the players, with the Club commitment to ‘mixed gender’ sides as strong as ever. It is also especially good to see two …

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