The Frenchay Flower Show Committee will be meeting at the Village Hall this Thursday 9th Feb at 7pm to discuss whether it is going to be possible to run the Show this year. The current Chairman and several members of the Committee, including the Secretary, have had to stand down this year but will support it and act as …

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This Saturday from 10am we are going to get on with planting the whip trees through our joint project with the NHS and Woodlands Trust, the rain is due to die out from 9am but come dressed for staying dry and warm with gardening gloves and a garden spade if you have one please (we do have many spare). If you are able …

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It’s the perfect weather for snuggling up with a book and the Gadgeteers are back for the Winter Mini Challenge! The Winter Mini Challenge is an online challenge for primary school children beginning on 1st December and finishing on 20th February 2023. To take part in the Winter Mini Challenge, children join online at …

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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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When the festive season is over if you have a real tree please recycle by chipping it for use on the garden or take it to the recycling centre. If you have the space the tree can be cut up into small pieces and stacked in a corner of the garden to biodegrade naturally giving a home to the creatures in the garden and …

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After more than 75 years the Frenchay Flower Show will not take place in 2023 UNLESS we have more volunteers to take on the following roles: Co-Chair, Co-Secretary, Publicity, Sponsorship, Booking of stalls and attractions, Health & Safety, Schedule Manager, Help on the day. If you are interested in helping to keep …

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More than one hundred people attended the Village Open Evening on Tuesday evening in Frenchay Primary School. The event was organised by the Residents Association with the aim of providing an informal forum to meet members of other groups and discuss future plans for Frenchay. Many of the groups were also looking to …

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Christmas & New Year Opening Hours Christmas Eve: Staffed 9.30am – 1pm Christmas Day: Closed Friday 30th December: Staffed 10am – 5.30pm, Open Access 8am – 7.30pm Saturday 31st December: Staffed 9.30am – 1pm, Open Access 8am – 7.30pm Sunday 1st January - Tuesday 3rd January: Open …

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On a wet and miserable evening our November talk, by Mandy Bradshaw, transported us to summer in the Cotswolds. Having first outlined her development as a garden journalist, Mandy brought us on a whistle-stop tour of 12 gardens. The main areas of interest in each were described and illustrated with her excellent …

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December weather is often the worst of the year in that it is grey, wet, cold and dank. However, if we get cold, frosty weather then the garden can be transformed into a glittering wonderland and suddenly all kinds of winter jobs are possible from winter pruning, gathering up those papery leaves and tidying up those …

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