Hello, Frenchay (and especially the ladies!) and a happy new year to you all! Since last September, your local community choir, The Frenchay Foxes, has been meeting in person again to sing, and it’s been so good to get back together! Maybe this year is the time for you to come and give it a try..? We learn …

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Dear Friends and Neighbours, Those spring bulbs are starting to appear to brighten up our days and even the days are beginning to get a bit longer as daylight lasts beyond 3pm! So many reasons to be cheerful and the thought of spring and summer events is starting to exercise our minds. One of the biggest occasions this …

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With all our meetings scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month at the Village Hall, our socially distanced meeting on 1st December seemed a little early for Christmas until the mince pies came out, and The Northavon Singers entertained us with recitals of Christmas music, old and new. It was significant for our …

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Our local Probus Club has resumed operations, starting with a “Reunion Lunch” in October to which prospective new members were invited. Then at our Club Meeting in early November we enjoyed a talk on Bristol Bears Rugby, and our meeting in December will feature a choir and a Christmas theme. Probus is still inviting …

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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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Frenchay Foxes ladies choir met up again for a picnic on the Common, prior to the resumption of their weekly practices in Frenchay Village Hall as will start in September after a long 18 month break. The Choir Director, Fran Bolton, seen here on the left with a choir member, one of 25 or so attending the picnic, is …

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As well as being available for private hire, Frenchay Village Hall has a huge number of weekly and monthly regular activities. Here is a list of our current regular groups and contact details and times for these groups can be found on our website: www.frenchayvillagehall.co.uk British Steelies Society Brownies Caravan …

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