Torquay Cemetary- a garden town for the dead
As Torquay developed during the nineteenth century, the town's traditional burial grounds of St Saviour's in Torre and at Upton gradually became overused. Alongside this obvious overcrowding and compe…
Kevin Dixon(Author)
Torbay’s Forgotten Coins
Pub tokens give us a glimpse into working class life in Torbay in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.First of all, a definition. In numismatics, tokens are coin-like but used instead of…
‘Inspire’ – transforming St Mags to become the heart of TQ1
Congratulations go to Torquay's St Mary Magdalene (Upton Parish Church) - better known as St Mags - for successfully applying for a grant of £138,300 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for its ‘I…
The Salvation Army – Combatting poverty in Torbay this Christmas
This winter, The Salvation Army is hard at work throughout Torbay preparing over 250 Christmas Hampers for families and individuals suffering poverty this Christmas. The Salvation Army has an over …
Supporting Carers of those with drug and alcohol issues
At any one time there are around 500 people in Torbay receiving support for their drug and alcohol dependency, and the number of deaths from drug poisoning in Torbay has doubled in 10 years - that's 5…
Torbay 2050: the waters rise
If you want to know the future, look at the past", Albert Einstein A good deal of Torbay's coast has been reclaimed from salt marsh. Our sea walls and diverted streams - the Fleet, the Scire, and the…
The War of the Worlds- the Torbay Connection
This Sunday sees the first broadcast by the BBC of their new 3 part mini-series of 'The War of the Worlds' starring Rafe Spall and Eleanor Tomlinson. Unlike the 1938 radio broadcast narrated by Orson…
A Buried Torbay
There's an idea in archaeology and history called a palimpsest. It comes from a parchment manuscript page. These were originally made of lamb, calf, or goat kid skin and were expensive, so they were …
‘The Traditional Magic of the Roma’, at Torbay Interfaith Forum
The Torbay Interfaith Forum brings together people who are interested in learning more about the beliefs and practices of the different faiths across Torbay. The Forum aims to foster greater understa…
Torquay’s Critics speak out!
While we were putting together the 'Writers on the Riviera' walking trail, we were asked to find a few quotes from visitors and locals who appreciated Torquay.We found a great many folk who really val…
“Caring for your Future”
Join Us on Carers Rights Day Event for Carers and the people you care for Thursday 21st November, upstairs at Paignton Library 10.00am – 5.45pm - Official Opening at 10.30am Join Torbay Car…
A Halloween Torquay
“Deep night, dark night, the silence of the night, spirits walk, and ghosts break up their graves”, William Shakespeare Night-time Torquay is another Torquay. Late at night, despite the electric lig…
May the Torbay Force be with you!
On December 27 2016 we lost Carrie Fisher. None were more upset by the news than Torbay’s Jedi community – and there are a lot of them. In the 2011 Census 500 people in the Bay identified themselves a…
The Vikings come second in Torbay
The Anglo Saxon Chronicle records that in the year 850AD:“Here Ealdorman Ceorl with Devonshire fought against the heathen men at Wicga’s stronghold and made a great slaughter there and took the victor…