Staying connected, engaged and active in Preston, Paignton
I’m enjoying working with the Preston Community, spending time by the beach in the summer is a treat, and it’s truly beautiful. The Preston Weekly walk is growing, and friendships have...
I’m enjoying working with the Preston Community, spending time by the beach in the summer is a treat, and it’s truly beautiful. The Preston Weekly walk is growing, and friendships have...
[caption id="attachment_10285" align="alignright" width="374"] Pete, with Merlin the Owl. Pete brings different owls to the STEAM Cafe every Tuesday morning.[/caption] The Timebank is about exchanging your time and skills with others....
[caption id="attachment_10278" align="aligncenter" width="926"] July 2024 at Parkfield, celebrating ten years of Community Connectors helping CBs bring people together around the Bay[/caption] As our community builders have been active in Torbay...
Staying active as you get older can be a challenge, and finding activities that interest you might require some digging, but I have recently been getting in a pickle each...
In the last couple of weeks, we have enjoyed some beautiful days and evenings here in the Bay, and there have been some wonderful events to enjoy too. What an incredible...
A lovely colleague recently wrote an article about ‘The Ripple Effect’ in communities. I can truly say this is very much prevalent in Brixham. There is not one person I...
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...
[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,...
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...
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...