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Beckspool Road – Traffic Calming As many residents will be aware, the developers of the former Frenchay Hospital site installed traffic calming features on Beckspool Road, and safety and effectiveness concerns of these build outs were raised by residents and motorists. A public consultation took place for 3 weeks …
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As usual it has been a busy few months and we are grateful for residents bringing a few local issues to our attention. Please continue to let us know of problems in the local area and we will do our best to have them resolved. We would like to thank those residents who have expressed an interest in supporting Ukrainian …
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Planning permission for a new extension! It was ‘third time lucky’ in our attempts to persuade the planners of the need for an extension to West Lodge and perhaps a good omen that the formal permission was issued in time for the AGM of Frenchay Tuckett Society (FTS) last month. This milestone has been achieved with the …
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Frenchay Village Museum I was really pleased to see that the Planning Committee overturned the planning officer’s recommendation and gave approval for the extension to Frenchay Museum. Local residents understand the importance of Frenchay Museum and the tireless dedication of the volunteers who run it. I am very …
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We have continued to have online meetings with North Bristol Hospital Trust on the proposed handover of the Frenchay Parklands area’s and we are hoping that this will be completed in 2022. The added 20 mph signs that we have been requesting from South Glos. Council should be fitted in February from the Village …
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Dear Friends and Neighbours, It is great that the traditional flower show will be able to return on Saturday 9th July which, hopefully, marks the end of two years we would like to forget. We have recently had three residents join our Frenchay Residents Association (FRA) committee, two of whom live in the new houses at …
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Thank you to all residents who continue to reach out to us in relation to a variety of issues. We continue to focus on issues that matter to you and, in particular, what you experience outside your own front door. We regularly walk around Frenchay to identify local issues such as roads that might need resurfacing, pot …
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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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Dear Friends and Neighbours, Happy New Year to you all, we hope that everyone had an enjoyable Christmas with their families and friends. 2022 will see FRA continue to tirelessly push and campaign for many things in Frenchay that have been promised or that are needed as essential parts of our Infrastructure to support …
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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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