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  • Frenchay Tuckett Society and Museum Talks

    calendar Dec 27, 2022 · 2 min read · Museum History  ·
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    Frenchay Tuckett Society and Museum Talks

    How time flies as December & Christmas becomes yet another memory! My old granny (who knew a thing or two) always said that an English ‘winter’ really gets going in January and thus it is perhaps fitting that we have three evening talks now confirmed for ‘Winter 2023’: Crossing the Severn: An illustrated …


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  • Residents Association Report No. 98

    calendar Dec 27, 2022 · 5 min read · Residents Association Travel South Glos Council PLanning & Development Music PLaces of Worship Community Museum Health Charity Environment Parish Council  ·
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    Residents Association Report No. 98

    Dear Friends and Neighbours, Happy New Year to you all. We wish you a healthy and happy 2023 and thank everyone who has supported FRA in so many ways during 2022. It was certainly an interesting year as we started to emerge from our Covid measures in time to enjoy a year that seemed to have so much sunshine, including …


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  • Village Open Evening Report

    calendar Nov 25, 2022 · 1 min read · Residents Association Volunteering Community School Preservation Society Sport & Fitness Tennis Yoga Environment Probus Club Music Women Places of Worship Museum History Village Hall Flower Show Gardening  ·
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    Village Open Evening Report

    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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  • Tuckett Society – Winter Talks

    calendar Nov 16, 2022 · 1 min read · Museum History  ·
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    Tuckett Society -- Winter Talks

    We are in the process of organising three talks and more details will be available next month. Meanwhile, please make a note of the following dates in 2023 which may be of interest; 12th January – Bridges over the River Severn 9th February – Frenchay Subscription Bridge 9th March – Zizz-zagging …


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  • Frenchay Museum News

    calendar Oct 19, 2022 · 2 min read · Museum History Women Volunteering Planning & Development Travel  ·
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    Frenchay Museum News

    Temporary exhibitions update Our current visiting exhibition, celebrating the lives of South Gloucestershire residents of Indian Heritage, continues until the end of November (and the accompanying computerised continuous display is now working properly). Annual close-down Please note that the Museum will be closed …


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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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  • Museum News

    calendar Sep 1, 2022 · 2 min read · Museum History  ·
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    Museum News

    Autumn update The jubilee exhibition which we mounted for the summer will be taken down over the first weekend of September, so there is just time to fit-in a visit – and/or send us a personal memory of 1952-53. As late summer turns to early autumn it is very tempting to hope for an ‘Indian Summer’ to put off the …


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  • Museum News – summer activities!

    calendar Jul 1, 2022 · 1 min read · Museum School  ·
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    Museum News -- summer activities!

    Around 100 people (adults & children) visited the Museum’s stall on The Common as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Saturday 4th June and enjoyed the activities prepared by Carol Thorne and her team. Copies of a new book on the Village School proved very popular and there was lots of interest in an old …


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  • Coronation Memories

    calendar Jun 1, 2022 · 1 min read · Museum History  ·
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    Coronation Memories

    Do you remember the Coronation? Most people had no television and I stood outside the garage in Frome Valley Road and watched the procession on a tiny television - no sound. Then we had a street party with the children in fancy dress. I went as Queen Elizabeth 1st and my brother went as King Farouk (he was constantly …


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