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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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Bike A cycle path following the route of the A4174 Avon/Bristol Ring Road provides Frenchay with good traffic-free cycling connections to many local amenities and further onward connections for the more energetic. A low-traffic route though Fishponds to the traffic-free Bristol and Bath Railway Path allows access to …
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South Gloucestershire Council Libraries The nearest branches are: Downend: Buckingham Gardens, Downend BS16 5TW tel: 01454 868006 email: downend.library@southglos.gov.uk Winterbourne: Flaxpits Lane, Winterbourne BS36 1LA tel: 01454 868006 email: winterbourne.library@southglos.gov.uk Filton: Shield Road Retail Park, …
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Following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. The Chair of South Gloucestershire Council, Councillor Sanjay Shambhu, said the following: “On behalf of all councillors and staff of South Gloucestershire Council, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the Royal Family at this very sad …
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Construction work has begun on 30 climate friendly and energy efficient new family homes being built at Manor Gardens, a new development located off Malmains Drive in Frenchay, South Gloucestershire. A turf-cutting ceremony was held at the site on Thursday 18 August featuring representatives from South Gloucestershire …
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Dear Friends and Neighbours, We hope that by the time you receive this magazine you have returned rested and relaxed from any vacations, this glorious summer reminds us of 1976 and has been very sunny indeed. When we helped with the establishment of the new community Orchard (gifted by the NHS/NHBT as a Queen’s Jubilee …
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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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Please note that we have already reported the worn road markings at the M32 roundabout that we know many residents will use daily. As this roundabout forms part of the motorway network, permission and collaboration is required from Highways England in advance of any works. We hope these lines will be refreshed quickly. …
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Jubilee Celebrations We were really pleased to see so many residents taking the opportunity to enjoy the various events that were organised to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Personally, I had two very different experiences; sitting in the sunshine late into the evening on the Thursday followed by a more …
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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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