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Pack your bags and head to the library to join Wild World Heroes, Summer Reading Challenge 2021! To get involved, children read 6 books over the summer holiday and collect stickers to complete their special Wild World Heroes poster to get a medal and certificate. It’s FUN and FREE to take part. Join the Wild …
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Congratulations to our latest graduates of the couch to 5km course. We are delighted that so many of them have joined the club and are running regularly. Well done and welcome to those who have enrolled on our 19th July couch to 5 km and 5-10 km courses. It’s not too late to join these groups. Alternatively, …
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July is a great time for taking advantage of running in the cooler shady spots along the River Frome and through the woodland of Oldbury Court and Stoke Park. Our Monday night 7pm 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-mile groups try and maximise the use of off-road routes in the dry summer months. Our Friday 5.45pm session aimed at …
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Allotments Parish Councils have an obligation to provide adequate allotments. We set up the Jubilee allotments In Winterbourne some years back which have been full most of the time. There is a smaller area within Frenchay on the former hospital site but there is a need to look for more land. As Adrian Collins reported …
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Unfortunately we have to report that there has been some vandalism at the Frenchay Tennis Courts near to the play area and Museum in Frenchay. This happened on Sunday 2nd May in the evening after the courts had been used during the day. We were aware that children had previously been trying to unlock the padlock to …
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On Saturday the 5th of June, Just Run Frenchay members, along with our latest ‘Couch to 5km’ graduates should hopefully have celebrated participating in the first of the restarted local Park Runs. Park Runs are free, inclusive and a great way to build fitness through the summer months – www.parkrun.org.uk. We …
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Mid-year Report (in lieu of a summer meeting) By the time this June edition of FCN is being delivered at the end of May, it is widely expected that we will be only 3 weeks from the last milestone on the ‘Roadmap’ to final release from Lockdown. However, at the time of writing this report (10th May) although some inside …
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We are delighted to announce that the Village Hall now has a bike shelter, positioned towards the back of the carpark. It will hold up to 8 bikes and is in a location which is covered by lights and the CCTV system at the Hall. A huge thanks to the members of New Life Church for installing this and for the many other …
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As the COVID restrictions and Lockdown rules gradually relax during May and June we are hoping that some of our regular groups will be able to return to their activities at the Village Hall. If you are involved in any events at the Hall, please make use of the hand sanitisers and be aware that we are doing extra …
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2020 has been a challenging time for all of us, and your parish councillors have continued to work to the best of their capabilities, with Zoom meetings and socially-distanced site meetings where necessary. The four Frenchay councillors have been monitoring local issues. The Frenchay Parkland site, in part of the …
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