A NEW FRIENDS’ GROUP FOR FRENCHAY PARKLANDS? Some two years ago, at the November 2019 AGM of Frenchay Preservation Society (FPS), it was proposed that FPS should sponsor the formation of a Friends’ Group to support the long-term management of the 20+ acres of hospital land being handed over as a Voluntary Village Green …

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Annual Report Following on from the notice in last month’s edition that the AGM has been postponed because of on-going concerns about ‘Covid’ and potentially crowded indoor meetings, here is my report. Winterbourne Parish Council (WPC) has considered the usual range of planning applications - from tree works through …

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I wanted to write this month on a personal level rather than give a Parish Council report. During the pandemic we have seen in the media people who have selflessly given up time to help others in small and big ways. What a remarkable man Sir Captain Tom Moore was and the funds he raised in the run up to his 100th …

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Allotments Parish Councils have an obligation to provide adequate allotments. We set up the Jubilee allotments In Winterbourne some years back which have been full most of the time. There is a smaller area within Frenchay on the former hospital site but there is a need to look for more land. As Adrian Collins reported …

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Mid-year Report (in lieu of a summer meeting) By the time this June edition of FCN is being delivered at the end of May, it is widely expected that we will be only 3 weeks from the last milestone on the ‘Roadmap’ to final release from Lockdown. However, at the time of writing this report (10th May) although some inside …

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2020 has been a challenging time for all of us, and your parish councillors have continued to work to the best of their capabilities, with Zoom meetings and socially-distanced site meetings where necessary. The four Frenchay councillors have been monitoring local issues. The Frenchay Parkland site, in part of the …

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The Parish Council has continued to operate well under the restrictions. We have held the monthly meetings by Zoom which has worked well, many parishioner’s have joined the online meetings for planning matters, grants, traffic and environmental issues for example. If you would like to join a meeting please email …

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I had a couple of residents ask about how Winterbourne Parish Council (WPC) and Frenchay have been affected by the electoral boundary changes. As many of you are aware, Frenchay is now part of the Downend Ward. However the parish boundary remains the same as it historically was. Trevor Jones is now a Winterbourne …

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When the phone box at the top of Frenchay Hill became redundant, Winterbourne Parish Council bought it. A grant from Redrow has enabled the council to renovate it for community use. It will become a Book Exchange where people can bring books they have finished with and take books that have been donated. Next time you …

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Three trees have recently been cut down on Frenchay Common opposite to CLIC Cottage. Winterbourne Parish Council manages the Common but did not order the trees to be cut down. Who did it? If you have any information the Parish Council would like to know why the trees were cut down. Winterbourne Parish Council

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