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  • Book Exchange News – 2022 Report

    calendar Dec 27, 2022 · 1 min read · Charity Children & Young People Books & Publications Community Parish Council  ·
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    Book Exchange News -- 2022 Report

    Have you used the book exchange housed in the telephone box at the top of Frenchay Hill? It was a lifeline during Lockdown when the libraries were closed. It is open to all and you do not have to donate books to take the book/s of your choice. As we get a surplus of books some are donated to charity. In 2022 £391 was …


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  • About Frenchay Community News

    calendar Oct 28, 2022 · 2 min read · Community Books & Publications  ·
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    About Frenchay Community News

    Frenchay Commmunity News is a monthly printed magazine delivered to more than 1380 households. The magazine is provided for free to Frenchay addresses and is also available to non-residents for a small administration fee. This website provides a complementary publication method to the printed magazine. Much of the …


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  • History of Frenchay School

    calendar Oct 19, 2022 · 1 min read · Museum History School Books & Publications  ·
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    History of Frenchay School

    Have you heard about the Headmaster who was prosecuted for excessive caning? Or the Headmaster who didn’t have a pay rise for 30 years? When he complained he was given 3 months’ notice. All this and more can be found in ‘Honour Wisdom’ a short history of Frenchay Primary School. If you went to the school or know …


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  • Museum News

    calendar Sep 23, 2022 · 2 min read · Museum History Books & Publications  ·
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    Museum News

    Our current Exhibition is a celebration of the lives of South Gloucestershire residents of Indian Heritage. Come along to see and hear the story of their lives. Remember, entrance is free and we are open every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Frenchay - India Links There is an interesting 20th Century link …


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  • Lizzie Tuckett 150th Anniversary

    calendar May 1, 2022 · 3 min read · Museum History Women Books & Publications  ·
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    Lizzie Tuckett 150th Anniversary

    The 31st of May this year marks 150th anniversary of the death of Lizzie Tuckett. Born in The Old House Frenchay in 1837, Elizabeth Fox Tuckett was the eldest surviving daughter of Francis and Mariana Tuckett. Lizzie was educated at the Quaker Girls’ School in Cedar Hall, and became an artist, and the author of many …


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  • Book Exchange

    calendar Apr 1, 2022 · 2 min read · Community Environment Books & Publications  ·
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    Book Exchange

    For several years I have looked after the telephone box at the top of Frenchay Hill, sorting the books and passing on surplus books to charity shops and a charity that sends educational books to African schools and colleges. The Book exchange was started to enable people to pass on books they have read and enjoyed to …


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  • Women of Frenchay Exhibition

    calendar Apr 1, 2022 · 2 min read · Museum History Women Books & Publications  ·
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    Women of Frenchay Exhibition

    In this new exhibition we examine the role of women in the workplace, how class distinctions defined the opportunities that were available to them and how social change and key moments in history blurred these lines. These themes will be explored through the lives of women who lived in Frenchay in the 19th and 20th …


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  • Frederick Denison Maurice

    calendar Mar 1, 2022 · 5 min read · Museum History Places of Worship Books & Publications  ·
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    Frederick Denison Maurice

    Never heard of him? Then read on… with this article from Frenchay Village Museum April 1st marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Frederick Denison Maurice, Frenchay’s most influential resident. He was born in 1805 in Lowestoft, then in 1813 his father (a Unitarian minister) was appointed minister of …


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  • The Bells of Frenchay Church

    calendar Oct 1, 2021 · 3 min read · Music Places of Worship History Books & Publications  ·
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    The Bells of Frenchay Church

    Standing on Frenchay Common, Frenchay church appears to be at the centre of an ideal English village scene, with only a game of cricket on the Common, and the merry sound of the church bells ringing, needed to complete the Arcadian image. But although cricket had been played on the Common since the 1840s, there was …


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