Adam Nevill’s ‘Under a Watchful Eye’ – a review
It's always a pleasure to find the long heritage of Torbay Horror being continued- and a great relief to find the paranormal banner being raised again so efficiently. Shelley, Stevenson, Crowley, Lytt…
Kevin Dixon(Author)
Consumption – The Muzzled Ghosts of Torquay
In 1840 Dr AB Granville visited Torquay and described a town of the sick and dying. He wrote, "The Frying Pan along the Strand is filled with respirator-bearing people who look like muzzled ghosts, an…
Torquay’s Mount Braddon, Disraeli and the Primrose League
Britain's largest political organisation had its roots in Torquay. It had more support than the trades' union movement and, in 1910, when the entire national electorate was only 7.7 million, it had a …
‘Wreck the Hoose Juice’- Buckfast’s gift to the World
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…
Torquay Ladies’ Lounge: “Creating a lifeline for local vulnerable women”
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…
Torquay’s Purple Angel Day Centre
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 Torbay Community Grant!
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…
Pirates in Torbay
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…
Study History at South Devon College
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 Ancient Chambered Tomb at Broadsands
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 …
“Words, Faith and Action”, at Torbay Interfaith Forum on 9th January 2019 at 7.30pm
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…
Torquay- the evolution of a tourist resort
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) …
When a Deadly Disease Hit Torbay by Jack Critchlow
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…
The (second) Scariest Place on Earth – The Abbey of Thelema, Torquay’s anti-monastery
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…