Embracing the outdoors around Torquay
We have waved farewell to winter and welcomed spring with open arms. I have always liked how symbolic this season is, as this time of year really puts a spring...
27 March, 2025
Five years later – a strange new world, a new, pioneering, community helpline
FIVE years ago, we had just entered the strange new world of lockdown and were tentatively feeling our way around an unfamiliar new reality. We had launched the Torbay Community Coronavirus...
26 March, 2025
Bob & Richard’s legendary volunteer Disk-Jockeying journey
[caption id="attachment_9874" align="alignright" width="446"] Bob Wyatt & Richard Osbourne have been volunteering as DJs for over a decade[/caption] I met with two incredible gentlemen a few weeks back to find out...
20 March, 2025
Five years on since COVID-19 lockdowns began
FIVE years ago, a dark shadow was creeping towards the Bay, and we watched helplessly as COVID-19 spread across Europe. Some braced, some prayed, but none of us knew what to...
19 March, 2025
Got time to spare, to “spend”? Try Timebanking
Your time is precious, so why not join the Timebank and make it count? You can phone someone who doesn't get out much and chat; visit a housebound person or give...
13 March, 2025
Rethinking our perceptions of age
Rarely does this column spark as much debate as the one last week about ageism. It created quite the storm. People have been in touch to express their surprise that not...
12 March, 2025
Galmpton bands together to clean up their community
I recently became aware of not one, but two litter picking groups in my area; this is in addition to the lovely community members at Waterside, whom I see out...
06 March, 2025
Ageism continues to divide communities
Ageism is a subject I was hoping I would never need to return to, but sad to say it is getting worse. We have, down the years, tackled any number of...
05 March, 2025