Creating ripples for change in our community
Following on from my previous article (6th Feb, “It lifts your spirits to have someone visiting, and this has made a big difference in my life”), where I spoke about...
29 May, 2025
Stories nearly cut short offer a ray of hope
Everyone has a story to tell, and as I discover nearly every week on the Volunteer Show on Riviera FM, some stories can move me to tears. Every Tuesday between 10...
28 May, 2025
Celebrating VE Day and getting involved in Torre
[gallery link="file" columns="4" ids="10141,10142,10143,10144,10145,10146,10147,10148,10149,10150,10151,10152" orderby="rand"] The Veterans Lunch Club put together an amazing VE Day celebration on 7th May, held at Central Conservative Club. There were more than 45 people for lunch,...
22 May, 2025
Awareness and fundraising events offer volunteers plenty of ways to help out locally
VOLUNTEERS are everywhere. Throw a stick (metaphorically speaking) at any event, and you will surely hit one. Volunteers are the backbone of organisations and events across the Bay, and we have...
21 May, 2025
What is the identity of Paignton?
What is the identity of Paignton? That’s a question I was asked recently. It sometimes feels like Paignton is the overlooked ‘middle child’, and yet our town is bursting with life...
15 May, 2025
What’s on in your part of Torbay?
It is often said that nothing is happening in Torbay for those who live here. Not true. It is a charge levelled often at our Community Builders, but luckily, they are...
14 May, 2025
Spring brings new opportunities to The Willows
As I write this, the sun is shining and it feels like spring is finally here. I don’t know about you, but I am one of those people who feel...
08 May, 2025
Active Lives helps to boost happiness & health in later life
[caption id="attachment_10067" align="aligncenter" width="918"] Centre for Ageing Better, Age Positive Image Library, RS8694, Mark Epstein[/caption] Live Longer Better; you can’t argue with any of those sentiments, and hundreds of people have...
07 May, 2025
Commemorating 80 Years Since VE Day with your Neighbours
[caption id="attachment_10027" align="aligncenter" width="929"] Photo of American Soldiers leaving Torquay Harbour heading to Normandy, June 1944[/caption] Thursday, May 8th, marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, a momentous occasion marking...
01 May, 2025