It is a busy old time at Torbay Communities (when isn’t it?) We have just closed the nominations for the Torbay Community Champion Awards, and the judges are whittling down the...
When did children stop playing out? It is a date that is difficult to pinpoint but appears to have been a gradual decline that began back in the late 1980’s and...
[caption id="attachment_12220" align="aligncenter" width="902"] The 2025 awards at Bay Church, Paignton - where the next, 2026 awards will also be hosted.[/caption] Another week, and hundreds more reasons to celebrate volunteers and...
Regular listeners to the weekly Community Champions Show on Torbay Radio* will know that prostate cancer and testing for it are causes that are close to my heart. Despite mounting pressure...
We live in a world riven by ‘isms’ and social media appears to be exacerbating them all. Hiding behind freedom of speech, there are those who seek to stir up hatred...
[caption id="attachment_12130" align="aligncenter" width="925"] Nordic walking in & around the Bay - one of many activities in Active Lives Torbay's summer programme[/caption] Staying active is key to living a longer, healthier...
[caption id="attachment_11423" align="aligncenter" width="870"] Tanny receives a standing ovation, as she's presented the Community Champion Award by previous winner, Norrms McNamara[/caption] Within hours of launching the 2026 Community Champion Awards, we...
The prestigious Torbay Community Champion Awards are returning for their third year. We have already celebrated around 300 volunteers and workers from the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector, but we...
[caption id="attachment_12053" align="aligncenter" width="917"] Our winners for the Young Volunteers category, at the most recent Community Champion Awards, held in January 2026.[/caption] Volunteers Week has come and gone and all eyes...
[caption id="attachment_12019" align="aligncenter" width="977"] There's always a variety of activities on around the Bay - from Big annual events such as the Brixham Pirate Festival, dotted throughout the year, to...