Frenchay WI are delighted to be resuming meetings, yet again. Our March meeting will be for members only - a postponed Christmas meal, which we are holding as a Spring Meal. This means, unfortunately, that we won’t be able to accept new members at this meeting. However, new members are welcome to join us for our …

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The residual clinical facility on the former Frenchay Hospital site is the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, known as ‘the BIRU’. It is a specialist neurological rehabilitation centre which opened on its current site in Frenchay in 2001, and in 2016 a new building was added, creating a total of 52 inpatient beds with …

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Hello, Frenchay (and especially the ladies!) and a happy new year to you all! Since last September, your local community choir, The Frenchay Foxes, has been meeting in person again to sing, and it’s been so good to get back together! Maybe this year is the time for you to come and give it a try..? We learn …

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Running events are a highlight for members who get the running bug or for those who like (or need) a target to aim for as extra motivation to run. For other members they are a great way to fundraise while achieving a personal goal. There are too many to list here but some of our members shared their local favourites. …

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It is with regret that Frenchay WI have decided to suspend meetings for January and February in light of the current Covid situation. A poll of our members indicated that the majority felt it was safer to do this. However, we are hoping that things may improve and we will be able to reverse our decision in February. …

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Are you someone who made a New Year resolution to do more exercise, eat healthier, practice mindfulness etc? When the new year arrives, you sign up for a new gym membership and promise that it will be different this time. If so, then well done but if you’re like 80% of the population your resolve doesn’t last as you …

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​At our annual meeting last month the new committee were elected and all are looking forward to a full and enjoyable year ahead. We had a visit from WI Country Markets where members were able to purchase home-made food and craft items. Our December meeting was for members only but we look forward to welcoming new …

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Without our volunteer run leaders, we couldn’t facilitate up to 75 local ladies to run safely each week in small groups tailored to their running needs and abilities. Our run leaders are first aid trained and to provide a safe and enjoyable running experience, they complete the UK Athletics Leadership in Running …

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Frenchay WI are thrilled to be able to continue with our meetings and to see so many of our members attending. Our speaker in October was Steve Loader from the Seamen’s Mission who told us of the tough times the foreign sailors who come into Portbury and Avonmouth docks have endured – some of them not being …

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Business and Professional Women (‘BPW’) is an international organisation set up to promote women’s equality and achievement in business, professional and public life. It was started in 1938, and has national groups in over 100 countries, lobbying at its highest level in the UN, the European Parliament, in national …

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