A short introduction to the intricacies of planning regulations and policies … When someone applies to South Gloucestershire Council for planning permission to alter or extend their property or to build a new house, Winterbourne Parish Council receive notification so that they can make a comment. We have the …

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Several people have commented favourably about the clearing up and pruning of trees that has taken place on the Hospital site prior to Winterbourne Parish Council taking it over. They have also commented on the strip of land at the hospital boundary from the museum round to CLIC cottage. It is overgrown and the wall is …

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FRENCHAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY AGM MEETING 26th November 2015 at the Unitarian Chapel, 7.45 pm. The Environment Agency will be making a presentation on the recent works on the Frome in Frenchay as below: Background to the work of our team – Hydrometry & Telemetry The purpose and importance of Frenchay flume How it …

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This article reworks material from a Blog of the same name written by Carole Thorne in 2013-14 The Newlands The Newlands was named after Newlands, a large house which was demolished to build the present road. In 1768 the house was described as Frenchay Inn or Frenchay Coffee House. It was then converted to a house and …

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Following the closure of Frenchay Hospital, Winterbourne Parish Council will be taking over and running the hospital’s open spaces. Before this happens major management work is being carried out. The trees are being pruned, brambles cleared and the nature reserve restored. As part of this work the fence along Beckspool …

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A Burma Star John King, a resident of Frenchay was called up in 1940 when he was 20 years old. He joined the artillery unit protecting the country in Devon. In 1944 he was transferred to the iInfantry to fight abroad. He was sent to Bombay and from Bombay to Doolally where they had to dye all their clothes green for …

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Frenchay Preservation Society are delighted to inform residents after a lengthy campaign that South Gloucestershire Council have approved the Village Hall Junction improvement scheme. It is difficult to cross safely at this point so the scheme will have benefits for all residents. We hope in the future to add further …

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A public meeting was held at the Village Hall on Thursday 19th March to discuss and debate the proposed Village Design Statement (VDS). Part of Frenchay is covered by the Conservation status, but areas outside such as Grange Park, Newlands, Riverwood and all properties outside the boundary are not. We are proposing to …

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One of the positives of the closure of Frenchay Hospital was to be the reduction in parking all over Frenchay. Having recently returned from 6 months in Lisbon I expected to see a big change in the traffic. Although the surrounding roads are now clear of most hospital based cars, Beckspool Road is just as congested …

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No doubt some of you will remember this was raised at the Annual General Meeting of the Frenchay Preservation Society meeting in November 2014. By those present it was unanimously cheered and applauded as a way forward to expand on the Conservation document which was approved by South Gloucestershire Council in 2007. …

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