The Residents Association have also had a request from Catherine McCoy of SGC for help with the ‘park and stride’ scheme for the new school as follows; We are looking for a few more people to volunteer to help share opening and closing the gates of the Rugby Club to enable the Park & Stride site for the …

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The Residents Association have also just been offered by BAM (new school builders) some surplus sand and building materials which has to be moved before saturday, this donation will help us with the nature reserve pond restoration work and needs moving ASAP. So if anyone has a spade, wheelbarrow and some time from …

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Reverend Charles and Kath would like you to know how much the benefice of Frenchay and Stapleton means to them: its people, its activities and so many joyful times shared together. This includes his involvement with the schools in Frenchay and Stapleton parishes. However, for some time Charles has felt that there has …

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September saw an exciting transition for Frenchay Primary School. At the start of the term we welcomed 20 new pupils to the school along with our new reception children. This was the first time we began working in single age group classes, rather than the traditional mixed age classes we had previously known. The new …

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September is seeing the final touches being carried out to our wonderful new school building for Frenchay Primary School! We cannot wait to move in on the 14th and open officially on the 19th September. Year 4 and 5 children had one final visit before we broke up for the summer where they met Toby Savage, Head of the …

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Frenchay Church of England School Update As staff and students were looking forward to the summer holidays, I joined a group of students and teachers from Frenchay Church of England Primary School to visit the new school site. We were given a tour of the brand new facilities, enabling us to take a last peek before …

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Katherine Marks, Headteacher, writes: Unicorn class are enjoying the final few weeks together in Reception. Lots of learning has been taking place and we have been making the most of the warm, sunny weather by spending lots of time outside. Last week, we enjoyed taking part in science day where we had to create a …

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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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The new school building is taking shape with most of the triple glazed windows now in place. These take 2 to 3 days to fit for each classroom due to their size and weight! The wooden panels are being fitted to the top half of the building now, ready for more insulation next week. This helps to fully insulate the …

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Dear Friends and Neighbours, Jubilee Picnic Thank you to everyone who joined us on the common by the church, it was a very enjoyable afternoon and all the feedback seems very positive. For the hard working Frenchay Residents Association (FRA) team we are inspired by your enthusiasm for more community events, so we will …

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