A recipe from guest contributor and Great British Bake Off competitor Will Hawkins (See this month’s feature item – Great British Bake Off: The Frenchay Connection) One of the things I’ve learnt being on the Great British Bake Off is to write and develop recipes. I like creating new treats but also updating …

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The recent TV series of Great British Bake Off featured, as one of its twelve contestants, Will Hawkins, who grew up in Frenchay, and whose parents still live in the village. Here he gives a short account of the experience: Until that day in November 2021, I had only ever entered one baking competition before and that …

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Our next meeting will take place at the Friends Meeting House at 7.30pm on Wednesday 4th January, when we are looking forward to hearing a talk by Dave Usher, head gardener at Hestercombe Gardens near Taunton between 1986 and 2004. The gardens have been under restoration in various stages over the past 50 years and …

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As we move into the New Year, members of Frenchay WI are looking forward to an uninterrupted year of meetings with interesting speakers and social events. November saw our Annual Meeting when a new committee was elected. We also had Country Markets with their homemade wares, so our members were able to buy some lovely …

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Before we went to live in France in 1980, I thought that my female friends there would be excellent cooks! Not so: many of my English friends are more talented. We were very often invited to join them for dinner and it was usually the husband who cooked the meal. My son is an excellent cook, far better than me or …

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Great for a nibble with celebration drinks with neighbours and friends over Christmas and the New Year. These are so easy and so much cheaper than buying them. Ingredients 100g soft margarine (or whatever cooking spread is your preference) 50g semolina 85g self-raising flour 75g well flavoured Cheddar cheese Salt ½ …

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This is the most deliciously warming soup for a cold day and serves 6 to 8. Ingredients 750g mushrooms roughly chopped, ideally darker varieties such as chestnut or Portobello 1 onion, roughly chopped 2 celery sticks, sliced 1 medium carrot, scrubbed or peeled and finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, thickly sliced 75g …

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What a start to the season! As I reported last month we started the league season with two victories, including the much cherished defeat of Clifton. Following that we moved across the city to play our old friends and adversaries Old Reds in the second local derby. A very hard fought game delivered another win for …

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Frenchay and Hambrook Horticultural Society is a member of the Gloucestershire Federation of Gardening Societies. It was great to see the successful return of the Frenchay Flower Show on The Common in July after a 2 year absence. For many years the Show was run entirely by the Horticultural Society and we continue to …

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Would you like to have your two-course Sunday Lunch cooked for you? Do you know someone on their own who would like to come with you? Or someone for whom rising costs are making life difficult? On 27th November Frenchay Parish Church will be hosting a Community Lunch. Space means we have to limit numbers, so the event …

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