“I must have flowers, always and always”
I always feel cheered when I see the sunny yellow daffodils in the shops. I particularly love the tiny, highly scented narcissi from Cornwall that you see around at this...
23 January, 2025
Warm Spaces project returns to the Bay
We are a nation obsessed by the weather, and with good reason - it can be a killer. The effects of weather on people’s health are manyfold and significant, particularly when...
22 January, 2025
Happy New Year, from the Torbay Community Builders
[caption id="attachment_9725" align="aligncenter" width="912"] The Torbay Community Builders[/caption] Happy New Year from the Community Builders across the Bay. Did you make any resolutions? For me, the start of the new year offers the...
16 January, 2025
Community Builders and Friendly Benches – here for lonely Torbay residents
[caption id="attachment_9672" align="alignright" width="423"] One of our Friendly Benches, located outside Preston Baptist Church[/caption] So often, the simplest of ideas are the best ones – take the ‘friendly benches’ that are...
15 January, 2025
Want more energy to do the things you love? Let’s get healthy it together!
[caption id="attachment_9676" align="aligncenter" width="881"] Live Longer Better runs sessions at venues in Paignton, Brixham & Torquay, with the next series of sessions beginning in February[/caption] January presents a wonderful opportunity to...
09 January, 2025
New year, new you with Live Longer Better Torbay
[caption id="attachment_9664" align="aligncenter" width="934"] Activities under Live Longer Better Torbay have included sea swimming taster sessions for beginners[/caption] "New year, new you." How often have you heard that phrase in the...
08 January, 2025
Be scam-aware in the new year
New Year sales used to be the one time of year that you could get the best bargains and people queued around the block outside shops to be first through...
01 January, 2025
Nothing embodies the Christmas spirit more than being neighbourly
Christmas can mean so many different things to people and evoke feelings from delight to despair. Not everyone wants to celebrate Christmas, and we must respect that, whatever the reason. They...
25 December, 2024
Crafting connections and fundraising success around the Bay
What we do as Community Builders is not always about what we know but who we know too. Within Torbay, there is a world of possibilities, conversations and connections. [caption id="attachment_9640"...
19 December, 2024
Ourbus Torbay ceases operations due to lack of funds
It is a sad fact of life in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) that projects come and go. Most are because they have run their course and have...
18 December, 2024