Here in South Devon we're proud to export our Devonshire ways to other places. For centuries we have disseminated the gems of our culture across the planet. Our mission is to enlighten and our message…
Ladies’ Lounge is a women-only drop-in based on the top floor of the Salvation Army building in Market Street Torquay opening on Mondays 11.30-2.00pm and Wednesdays 1.30-4.00pm.The women who attend su…
The Purple Angel Day Centre supports Torbay residents with dementia and is based at Rowcroft, Rainbow House, Room 1, Avenue Road, Torquay TQ2 5LS The fine folk running the Centre say, "We are looki…
Last chance for a Community Grant! Need a small grant for your community project? Funding is now available for small community-led schemes to improve people’s health and wellbeing. This could be…
We've noted before that the small communities of Torbay were plagued by pirates from North Africa. Another maritime threat came from the Dunkirkers or Dunkirk Privateers. These were raiders who operat…
South Devon College offers a great opportunity for local people in Torbay and the surrounding area to study History with English. This is the first 2 years of a degree programme - a qualification …
The Neolithic spanned from around 4000BC to 2,500BC. It was the final part of the Stone Age - the 'New Stone Age - and we see the peoples of the Neolithic Revolution adopting agriculture and settling …
The Torbay Interfaith Forum exists to bring together people who are interested in learning more about the beliefs and practices of different faiths across Torbay.The Forum aims to foster greater under…
Oh! I do like to be beside the seaside! I do like to be beside the sea! I do like to stroll along the Prom, Prom, Prom! Where the brass bands play, "Tiddely-om-pom-pom!" John Glover-Kinde (1907) …
At nine o'clock on the morning of 18th May, 1918, David Clammy died in Lanark's Lockhart Hospital in Scotland. He was only 15 years old. While it is always sad when someone so young passes away, his d…
On April 24, 1941, Aleister Crowley wrote a letter to Lady Frieda Harris about his new Torquay venture: "The ultimate aim is to have quite populous Abbeys, with every type of talent represented, s…
"You know, they used to call us good time girls... well, we did have a good time, and a damn good time at that", Elsie TannerIf you lived in a quiet northern street in Wetherfield where nothing very…
During the latter years of the nineteenth century Torquay claimed to be the wealthiest town in all England. Our seven hills boasted five hundred villas where the prosperous middle classes had escaped …
American Blues singer, songwriter and bottleneck slide guitarist Catfish Keith has established himself as one of the most exciting country blues performers of our time. Catfish's innovative style of f…