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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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In my half-year report back in June, I mentioned that there were three topics on the radar which are of great interest to local residents. The current update is as follows: Hand-over of the Village Green areas - to be known as ‘Frenchay Parklands’; now agreed in principle between North Bristol Trust and Winterbourne …
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Tuckett Field Last month’s edition (August) of Community News contained a special report by FRA on Biodiversity in Frenchay, including a brief reference to Tuckett Field as ‘Area 3’ of that report. So, I thought it would be very appropriate to follow-up with an extract from the book entitled “A Grand Tour of Frenchay” …
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The caption on the front cover of the April edition of Community News reads “Up and Running Again” - perhaps hinting at the beginning of some kind of return to a post-Covid normality. I am drafting this piece whilst waiting for my second booster jab at the GP surgery, which reminds me that we are still waiting for news …
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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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Postponement of AGM By now, in a ‘normal’ year, the committee would have met in September and begun the usual preparations for an AGM in November. However, in my view, due on-going concerns about Covid and with various recommended precautions still in place, things are still far from being back to normal. So, …
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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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Annual Report for 2020; in lieu of an AGM due to Covid If like me, you had an ‘I-spy’ book when you were a kid, then this edition of FCN, with contributions from most of the ‘Frenchay Members’ on Winterbourne Parish Council (WPC) is worth noting. So, I would like to start by recording our thanks to Charlie Watkins who …
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The return of Frenchay Community News, once again being delivered to every household in Frenchay after two months in isolation due to Covid-19, is one welcome sign that ‘lockdown’ is gradually being eased. However, we are a long way from getting back to normal ( old or new) with many of Frenchay’s planned summer events …
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