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Following on from the Article in the August edition of FCN about the story behind the names ‘Shaftsbury Park and The Dings Crusaders’, Geoff Haskett writes as follows: Reading in last month’s edition about the origins of the Dings Crusaders brought back many memories of the Dings. Pip n’ Jay Church ran their Saturday …
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Dear Friends and Neighbours, We hope that by the time you receive this magazine you have returned rested and relaxed from any vacations, this glorious summer reminds us of 1976 and has been very sunny indeed. When we helped with the establishment of the new community Orchard (gifted by the NHS/NHBT as a Queen’s Jubilee …
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It is with sadness that we share the news that Roland Jempson has died, aged 91. He was a well-known figure in Frenchay, especially among those who lived near him and also in the church community. His funeral service will be in the Parish Church at 12.00 noon on Tuesday 2 August. I first met Mr Jempson - as he was then …
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While Frenchay adapts to a major transformation with the development of the former Hospital site, it remains a village very conscious and proud of its special history. So too it is with the Dings Crusaders who have brought the excellent facility of Shaftsbury Park to Frenchay, but always respecting the episodes of …
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We’re sorry to have to report the passing of Nigel Aylett. Nigel came to Frenchay as a boy when his father bought Riverside Cottage and the derelict Frenchay Mill in 1946. His father restored the Mill buildings, and eventually it became Nigel’s home. He was a keen supporter of the Frenchay Tuckett Society, serving on …
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Dear Friends and Neighbours, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 4th June Picnic Afternoon Although the Frenchay Residents Association (FRA) have promoted this as extensively as possible, you should have this June magazine in time for the full details. On Saturday 4th June, on the common opposite Frenchay Parish …
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As usual it has been a busy few months and we are grateful for residents bringing a few local issues to our attention. Please continue to let us know of problems in the local area and we will do our best to have them resolved. We would like to thank those residents who have expressed an interest in supporting Ukrainian …
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Perhaps you have already come across Frenchay’s two Police Community Suport Officers (PCSOs) as they move around the area, but if not, please be introduced to Bianca Rotariu (seen here on the left) and Sam Norster (on the right), sometimes patrolling on foot, sometimes as here on their bikes, or otherwise keeping in …
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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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Dear Friends and Neighbours, It is great that the traditional flower show will be able to return on Saturday 9th July which, hopefully, marks the end of two years we would like to forget. We have recently had three residents join our Frenchay Residents Association (FRA) committee, two of whom live in the new houses at …
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