[caption id="attachment_12264" align="aligncenter" width="907"] Jo with 32 in tow sailed from Paignton harbour to Dartmouth for the day on the Liberty Lass[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12265" align="alignright" width="471"] A day out at Buckfast...
“This is what communities should be like”, said Rachel, as we packed up after the Community Sing. She’s right. If this group were a representation of society, the world would...
Working as a Community Builder in Paignton, I have the great privilege of watching some people completely turn their lives around. They may get in touch or be referred because their...
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...
[caption id="attachment_8755" align="alignright" width="411"] Some of the members of Man Talk, a social chat group who meet at Custom Coffee Co. in Paignton[/caption] Recently, I visited Man Talk, the social chat...
Walking through Scadson Woods recently I was struck by the sight of a seedling sprouting from the trunk of a Norway Maple (I think) that towered above me. This was...
‘Come and be a Community Builder’, they said. ‘Go out into the community and make friends with people.’ Well, that was six months ago now for me, and what a...
By Joanna Reynolds, Community Builder for Paignton Town Centre & Clifton with Maidenway Tegen (dog) and I normally walk from home in various directions, but recently I treated us to a...
By Joanna Reynolds, Community Builder for Paignton Town Centre & Clifton with Maidenway Hello! My name is Joanna Reynolds (commonly known as Jo, but I’m happy with either) and I am...