Brixham Signal

BRIXHAM SIGNAL

Issue 34 Brixham Town Council July 2016

150 years ago, memories of the Great Storm were still raw in Brixham On the evening of the 10th January 1866, high winds and stormy seas had turned Tor Bay from a haven to a deathtrap for the merchant vessels and fishing trawlers who had sought shelter in these waters. By the time the storm abated, two-thirds of the vessels believed to have been in the Bay at the time were lost, along with the lives of almost 100 mariners, both locals and foreigners alike.

Yet the tragedy was felt much wider than Brixham and it was the citizens of Exeter who raised the money needed to provide the first lifeboat for Torbay. Appropriately, this 34 foot long open boat was named the City of Exeter.

While the modern all-weather and inshore lifeboats are leagues apart from the City of Exeter in terms of technology, the RNLI still relies entirely on the skill and dedication of its volunteers and on donations, legacies and fundraising activities to cover the costs of their vital life-saving work.

So this is a big year for Torbay Lifeboat Station and they would like to invite everyone to help them celebrate.

While events and fundraising will continue throughout this 150th year, the weekend of the 12th to 14th August will be the focus for celebrations. On Saturday there's a 'Family Fun Day' at Brixham Rugby Club, before the 'Bands in the Park' concert gets going at 6pm at the same venue. On Sunday we have tours of the lifeboat, the Two Lighthouses Run, Ron's BBQ, a classic lifeboat parade and much more. So come down to the boathouse and see what's happening!

Information about all events taking place this year can be found at www.torbaylifeboat.co.uk 'Events Calendar'.

Helpful Contact Numbers

Dentists: RSPCA (Cruelty line) 0300 1234 999 Emergency (Out of Hours) 01392 823 682 Torbay Wildlife Rescue 01803 557624 Emergency Dentist 01803 217777 Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust 01803 520022 Torbay Care Trust Dental Helpline 01803 210592 Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust 01803 882619 Apex Dental Care 01803 855292 (Berry Head Enquiries) Brixham Dental Practice 01803 853980 Harbourway Dental Surgery 01803 858392 MP Contact Details Smiles Ahead 01803 857606 Totnes Constituency: Emergency Services: 999 Dr Sarah Wollaston MP Constituency Office, Station Road, Totnes TQ9 Action Fraud 0300 1232040 5HW. Tel: 01803 868378. Anti Terrorist Hotline 0800 789321 [email protected] Crime stoppers 0800 555 111 Devon & Cornwall Police 01392 420320 Torbay Constituency: Police Non Emergency: 101 Kevin Foster MP Torquay Policy Custody Centre: 01803 841401 Constituency Office, 5-7 East Street, Torquay TQ2 Victim Support 0845 3030900 5SD. Tel: 01803 214989. [email protected] Fire & Rescue Service (General) 01392 872200

Healthcare: The Brixham Signal is published four times a Brixham Hospital 01803 881399 year; January, April, July and October. Compass House Medical Centre 01803 855897 Deadline for submissions are 1st of December, Greenswood Medical 01803 853153 March, June and September. NHS Healthcare 111 St. Lukes Medical Centre 01803 852731 The Pannier Market Under New Management Torbay Council: 01803 201201 Clinical Waste & Bulky Collections 01803 701316 The Pannier Market is based in the Scala Hall on Connections 01803 207201 Monday - Wednesday 9.30am - 3pm of each Dog Warden Service 01803 208091 week. In addition, we‟re open one Thursday and Highways Maintenance: 01803 207740 Saturday per month (March - December). Out of hours 01803 550405 Street Lighting (emergency) 01803 550405 The next Thursday and Saturday dates are: Tor2 (Waste & recycling) 01803 701316 Thurs 30th June & Sat 2nd July Tor2 (Litter, dog mess, graffiti, grass cutting, Thurs 11th & Sat 13th August public toilet cleaning & sharps) 01803 701318 Thurs 1st & Sat 3rd Sept Waste & Recycling enquiries: 01803 701310 For more information or to enquire about a stall Utilities: contact Sharon on 07445 841430 or visit us on Flooding Hotline 0800 807060 facebook (brixhampanniermarket) Gas Leak (emergency) 0800 111 999 SW Water (Emergency) 0800 169 1144 Western Power (Emergency) 0800 365 900

Other: Brixham Harbour 01803 853321 Citizen‟s Advice 01803 521726 English Riviera Tourist Company 01803 211211 NSPCC Helpline 0808 8005000 2

Councillor Contact Details Name Address Telephone No. / Email Berry Head with Furzeham Ward: Paul Addison 68a Pillar Ave, Brixham TQ5 8LB 01803 850779 [email protected] Rosemary Clarke 2 Oxford Lane, Brixham TQ5 8PP 01803 855766 (Chair) [email protected] Ian Carr 27 Station Hill, Brixham TQ5 8BN 07411 441469 [email protected] Steve Clutterbuck 169 North Boundary Road, Brixham 07984 188963 or 01803 854343 TQ5 8JS [email protected] Mike Morey 17 Bella Vista Road, Brixham TQ5 01803 853316 8BQ [email protected] Jill Regan Flat 3 Trevelyan Court, Church St, 01803 269691 Brixham TQ5 8QP [email protected] Jackie Stockman Winsome, Higher Furzeham Road, 01803 851255 Brixham TQ5 8QP [email protected] St. Marys with Summercombe Ward: Victoria Campbell 17 Glenmore Road, Brixham TQ5 9BT 07414 537451 [email protected] David Giles 2 Elizabeth Ave, Brixham TQ5 0AY 01803 469248 [email protected] Jessica Stock 22 Upton Hill Road, Brixham TQ5 9QR 01803 855741 (Vice-Chair) [email protected] Sophie Walker-Haworth C/o Brixham Town Council 01803 852262 [email protected] Jacqui Wilbraham 2 Galmpton Glade, Galmpton, Brixham 07813 936177 TQ5 8LU [email protected]

BRIXHAM TOWN COUNCIL CONTACTS Tracy Hallett, Town Clerk; Linda McGuirk, Assistant to the Town Clerk; or Christina Winch, Administrative Assistant

Address & Telephone: Brixham Town Council, Brixham Town Hall, New Road, Brixham TQ5 8TA Tel: 01803 859678 Email: [email protected]; Web site: www.brixhamtowncouncil.gov.uk Opening Hours: Open daily 9.00am – 3pm with limited cover during lunch time. Social Media: You can follow the Town Council (brixhamtc) on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook. Disclaimer: Brixham Town Council is not responsible for any errors, omissions or alterations with regards to en- tries in this newsletter. The content, views and opinions of articles do not necessarily represent the views of Brixham Town Council or the editor. The accuracy of the content in this newsletter is not guaranteed. Articles for Submission in the Brixham Signal

Do you want to put an article in the Signal about your groups recent activities? All Brixham groups are welcome to submit articles, but please remember they should be a maximum of 250 words and submit- ted by email to [email protected]. Articles for community groups are free. 3

Town Council Financially Supporting Local Organisations

The Council is delighted to announce that they have awarded £5,000 to Brixham Heritage Museum and £5,000 to Brixham Does Care.

The Town Council‟s Community Projects Fund was created in the budget this year and is designed to be used either to deliver small schemes of their own, or to support local groups or organisations if a particular financial need is identified.

Brixham Heritage Museum‟s funding, which will be match funded by Torbay Council, will be used to support a three year plan in the transition, marketing and refurbishment budget to steer the Muse- um through the cuts that have been made by Torbay Council. John Reid collecting the Brixham Heritage Museum grant cheque Brixham Does Care will receive £5,000 per year over the next from Cllr Rosemary Clarke three years which will be offset against their rent. At the end of the three years, which will take the Council through the next general elections, the agreement will be reviewed by the newly elected Councillors.

Cllr Jessica Stock said “It is important for the Town Council to recognise community groups and organisations that have a financial need due to ongoing cuts that they have received. The Fi- nance and General Purposes Committee were unanimous in their decision to help both of these worthwhile causes in their plight to reduce their overheads helping to increase their income.” Brixham’s Outstanding Sports Achievement

The Outstanding Sports Achievement Award is presented in recognition of a person or a team who has gained significant success or excelled in terms of sporting achievement bringing credit to Brixham.

This year Brixham Town Council‟s Community Services Committee unan- imously agreed to award Joel Clifton the 2016/17 Outstanding Sports Achievement Award.

Joel, who is 11 years old, is an inspirational young man and started playing wheelchair basketball three and half years ago. From the age of 10 he started completing in the South West Regional tournaments and he now also plays at Regional level.

His hard work and dedication is such that he has to travel to Exeter to train because there are no disabled sports available in Brixham.

Cllr Steve Clutterbuck Chairperson of the committee said „We were all amazed at how dedicated Joel is. He truly is an inspiration to us all and I really hope he achieves his goal of playing in the Paralympics in a few years time.‟

The Chairperson of Brixham Town Council, Councillor Rosemary Clarke Joel Clifton collecting the Award from Cllr Rosemary presented the award to Joel at the Annual Parish Meeting on Thursday Clarke 19th May.

Nominations for the Outstanding Sports Achievement Award and Civic Award are now closed for 2016. But don‟t fret … there‟s still next year!

Nominations will be open again in January and a decision will be made by the Community Ser- vices Committee in time for the Annual Parish Meeting in May. 4

A message from the Past Chairperson

The past year has been a very busy time for Brixham Councillors as well as staff. Last May saw the election of seven new Councillors as well as seeing newly appointed Town Clerk and Assis- tant Town Clerk not long in their posts. Their job made even more difficult for them due to being without an Admin Assistant for a long period of time.

The new Councillors soon settled in and have made a magnificent improvement to the Council. Throughout the year Councillors and staff have among many other things, been working hard to reduce the running costs of the Town Hall; achieving significant savings in water bills and negoti- ating better terms from gas and electricity suppliers plus a full electrical safety check of the whole building as well as improvement to security.

A new fire escape has been installed as well as upgrading fire safety measures to ensure compli- ance with latest legislation.

Despite misleading information being sent to the press Brixham Town Council has never had a plan to close the pannier market being held in the Scala Hall. In fact the opposite is the future intention, with long term plans to upgrade the Scala Hall, making it more appealing for future us- ers. A new manager of the Pannier market is now in place along with new people running the cafe. These people have a good vibrant relationship with BTC and are already implementing fresh ideas to take the market into the future.

BTC has been instrumental in the survival of Shoalstone. We have already seen the long term future of the pool more assured by the efforts of Shoalstone Pool Ltd and the Friends of Shoalstone Pool.

Despite the Mayor of Torbay refusing to pass on the Government Support Grant to Brixham we have managed to carry out our commitments as well as balancing our budget.

Christmas saw an even greater turn out for our Lantern parade and firework display. We have also helped support many groups around the town though our grant scheme.

As a Council we have achieved "Fair Trade Town" status as well as "Purple Angel" accreditation for dementia awareness.

Over the past two years it has been my privilege to have been Chairman of the Council. I have had the honour to represent the Town on many occasions, attending Civic functions, presenting awards and opening ceremonies etc.

I wish to pass on my thanks and gratitude to my fellow Councillors and our staff for all the hard work and support you have given.

Cllr Paul Addison Brixham Town Council Chairperson 2014/15 & 2015/16 Belly Bins are here!

Thanks to the hard work of Brixham Town Council‟s working group Brixham- Future, an agreement has been reached for a trial period of the Belly Bin scheme. Six bins will be positioned around the harbour and will replace many existing bins.

The solar powered bins compact waste, giving them at least five times the capacity of the current bins. They also send a message to the control centre ad- vising when they are reaching capacity, thereby reducing the number of collections and stopping the overflowing bin problem.

The bins will be in operation for an 8 week period commencing 20th June. 5

Brixham Does Care A wide range of groups and activities await you, Monday to Friday, you could join in or come along to our Café each morning until 1pm. Why not come and see us, meet old friends or make new ones. A warm welcome is guaranteed, join in or just sit and re- lax, have a hot drink or just read the papers - the choice is yours.

Mon Men‟s Group. 2pm–4pm; Sit Active. 2pm – 4pm. Tues Knit & Natter. 10.30am-12.30pm; Support Group 2pm – 4pm; Bingo 2pm - 4pm. Wed Ladies Group 2pm–4pm, (1st, 3rd & 4th Wed of the Month.); Scrabble Group 2pm–4pm. Thurs Chess Group. 1pm - 3.30pm; Art Group 2pm - 4pm. Fri Bridge Group 10.30am; Handicraft Group 2 pm– 4pm.

We also offer a home visiting service for people who are isolated, housebound or vulnerable. We have an open door policy with friendly staff. As part of our service we are able to undertake At- tendance Allowance and Pension Credit applications, we can help and support in many ways.

Brixham Does Care is a local befriending charity with lots to offer, too much to list here, why not call in and find out more.

Our offices are open Monday to Friday 9.45am - 4pm or check our website www.brixhamdoescare.co.uk. For further information on groups and events at Brixham Does Care, please phone 857727. Planning Committee

It has been a busy year in many respects. Members of the committee, along with other Council- lors, were heavily involved in working to take forward BrixhamFuture (currently a working group of the council that the committee is responsible for).

The committee has also been using its voice to comment on planning applications, to make sure development maintains or improves the built environment of the town. In particular, the committee has been proactive in trying to preserve and enhance the town's two conservation areas - specifically Brixham Town Conservation Area, which remains on Heritage England's 'At Risk Register'.

Members of the committee have also been heavily involved in developing the Brixham Peninsular Neighbourhood Plan, which will become an important planning document once adopted following consultation and referendum. Members have also been involved in a group putting together plans for the future regeneration of the town centre following the demise of the Tesco development.

Highways issues have also been high on the agenda, and projects to help improve the town are ongoing, and details of these will hopefully be forthcoming very soon. Cllr Ian Carr

Town Council Grant Awards All Saints Church

th the sum of £300 At the Parish meeting on Thursday 19 May, Cllr Rose- in support of the mary Clarke proudly awarded grants on behalf of Brix- Festival of the ham Town Council to: Sea

Pride in Brixham the sum of £1,000 Admiral Swimming Centre the sum of £2,000 in support of the tiling of in support of the the main tank of the swimming pool hanging baskets display in Middle Street 6

Meeting and event Rooms available to Hire at Brixham Town Hall. For more information, contact Brixham Town Council

Furzeham & Summercombe meeting Rooms . Capacity each 15. Facilities: Interactive smart board and projector. Level access, wheelchair friendly. Hire rate £10 per hour. Ideal training or small meeting venue.

Scala Hall. Capacity 200 people Facilities: Tables & chairs. Level access, wheelchair friendly. Hire rates from £60 per 4 hour session.

The Function Room. (Evenings and weekends only) Capacity 60. Facilities: Kitchen, chairs and tables. Level access. Hire rate from £60 per 4 hour session.

Brixham Theatre

For more information on the shows, please contact the Box Office on 882717 or visit www.brixhamtheatre.org.uk.

Every Saturday morning BATS opens the Room with a Brew in the Function Room 10am - 12pm. The drop in café provides the perfect place to enjoy refreshments, a chat with friends (or make new ones), find out what is happening at the Theatre, book tickets and join in BATS volunteer activities.

First Friday of each month BATS host a Brixham Folk Night in the Function Room from 7.30pm. Ad- mission £3, performers £2

Open Showcase Night. Second Friday of each month in the Function Room from 7.30pm. Admission £3, performers £2

Forthcoming Events: Mawkin; Fri 1st July; 7.30pm Comedy Grove; Sat 2nd July; 8pm Open Showcase Night; Fri 8th July; 7.30pm Long Live the King by Dramatically Different; Fri 15th & Sat 16th July; 7pm A Night to Remember by Community Youth Performing Arts; Fri 22nd July; 7.30pm Floyd in the Flesh in concert; Fri 29th July; 7.30pm BATS Members Garden Party; Sun 31st July Alice in Wonderland by Project Performers; Tues 9th August at 6pm Alice in Wonderland by Project Performers; Fri 12th & Sat 13th August at 1pm & 6pm Comedy Grove; Wed 14th September; 8pm Celebrating Brixham Day

Following on from the very successful event 2 years ago, Celebrating Brixham is returning on Satur- day 17th September, 10am to 3.30pm in the Brixham Town Hall complex.

As a joint event, BATS will be running a crime mystery treasure hunt around the building and the Func- tion Room Café will be open. This will give you a fantastic opportunity to meet all community groups and clubs in and around Brixham who will be showcasing their activities, events and courses.

To find out further information about how you can take part in this event or to book a free table or display space, contact Jessica Stock on [email protected] or 01803 855741.

7 OUT AND ABOUT - EVERY - Monday (Oct - May) Brixham Town Band practice session 7.45pm, Brixham College Music Department 669158 Project Performers Youth (term time only) 4pm, Brixham Theatre, Polly 07591073125 Youth Genesis Girls Group. 10-18 years. URC, New Road. 7-9pm (Term time). Michelle 853795. Monday - Friday Brixham Does Care café @ The Function Room 10am to 1pm Brixham Does Care Charity Shop, Old Market Hall, 10am - 4pm

Tuesday Brixham Detachment of Devon Army Cadet Force. Laura - 07715332721 [email protected] Cubs. 6.30pm - 8pm. Usually at The Edge. Phone Skip (Mara Slipper) for info on 858839. The Zone: Reloaded, youth club, 9-14yrs. 3.30pm £1 (inc drink & biscuits) Christian Community Centre Knit and Natter. @The Function Room, Brixham Town Hall. 10.30am - 12.30pm. Emma 857727. Buddhist Meditation Group, Lupton House 7.30pm £5 per session 845800 Healing Café 12pm –3pm and 7pm to 9pm Lupton House 845800 Veteran Seafarers Association. 2pm URC, New Road. Alan Healey 854990 Serenty‟s Garden Development Circles. 7.30pm-9.30pm. Higher Brixham Community Centre. 857870. Dramatically Different, (term time only) 5pm Brixham Theatre, Rachel 07970 557508 Rotary Club. Brixham Yacht Club 18.45. Except 1st Tuesday in a month when its 12.45. 842451. Brixham Harmony. Catholic Church Hall, New Road. 1.30pm - 3.30pm. 862246. Chess Club. Conservative Club, New Road. 7pm. All welcome. 854409. Aqua Zumba. Admiral Swimming Centre. 7.15pm-8.15pm

Tues & Thursday Mensheds. 11am - 3pm. The Edge, Bolton Street. 883794 Tues - Saturday Heritage Museum. 10am - 4pm, children under 6 free, 6-16 50p, adults £3, concessions £2.50 Tues, Thurs & Sunday Brixham Harriers Running Club, 7pm, Sundays at 10.30am. 850566.

Wednesday Scouts. 7pm - 9pm. Usually at The Edge. Phone Skip (Mara Slipper) for info on 858839. Alzheimer's Society Memory Café. 1.30pm United Reform Church. 07803 115828 Riviera Singers. Rehearse at Methodist Church, Fore Street. 7.30pm. New ladies welcome. Chris 883886. Slimming Class, 9.30am, Lupton House, 857350 Youth Genesis Streetbase Youth work teams. 6.30-8.30pm (Term time). Michelle 853795. Hatha Yoga at the Catholic Church Hall. 6pm - 7.30pm. £4 per session. Joan 854694.

Thursday Brixham PROBUS Club, Catholic Church Hall, New Road. Refreshments from 09:30am. Speaker from 10:30am 854191 or 883087. BDC Chess Club for beginners. Town Hall 1:00pm to 4:00pm Bell ringing, 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. St Mary's church. Guy Thompson - 07764 344694 Brixham Orpheus Choir 7.30pm. Rehearsal Methodist Hall, Fore Street. 856230 Brixham Town Band (training) 6.30pm main band 7.45pm Brixham College Music Department 669158 Aqua Zumba. Admiral Swimming Centre. 10.15am-11.15am

Friday Youth Genesis The Place Youth drop in. 11-18yrs, 7pm United Reform Church. Michelle 853794. Belly Dancing class at Brixham Rugby Club. 10.30am - 12pm. £3 per session. Kate 07804 934889.

Sunday Brixham United Spiritual Family Church Service. 6-7pm. Higher Brixham Community Centre. 666177. Brixham Community Church. 10.30am. Brixham College Main Hall. All Welcome. 07772 591357.

Sunday, Monday & Friday Brixham Battery Museum. 2pm to 4pm. Free entry. Alternate Tuesdays Brixham Stroke Association. 2pm United Reformed Church, New Rd. 882269. Brixham Ladies Forum, Catholic Church Hall, New Rd, 10.00am 859828 or 882288 Alternate Thursdays Family History Group, Brixham Heritage Museum, 7-9pm 856267 Alternate Fridays Brixham TT Club. 7pm Commencing October. Contact Mr Pengelly 07778 287387

1st & 3rd Thursday of each month. Soroptimists, Brixham Rugby Club 1st Monday Brixham Blind & VI Club, United Reform Church, New Rd; 2pm-4pm 853959 8

1st Tuesday Royal Naval Association Brixham Rugby Club 8pm 857947 1st Wednesday of month. Brixham Horticultural Society (not January) 2pm Catholic Hall, New Rd. 853539 1st Thursday of month. John Turk's Folk Night, free admission - singers welcome Ernie Lister Bar 9pm.

2nd Monday of each month. Brixham Stamp Club, 7.15pm at Chestnut Heights Community Centre. 2nd Monday of each month. (not August) Brixham Inner Wheel, 7pm, Berry Head Hotel. 459641

2nd Tuesday of each month. Brixham U3A. 1.45pm at Brixham Rugby Club. 852904. 2nd & last Wednesday Brixham Quilters. 854411

2nd Friday (except April & August) Messy Church. Brixham URC, New Rd. 3.45pm-6pm 2nd Thursday of month. Astrology Group. 7.30pm Churston Court. Val 851392 3rd Thursday Brixham Society of Art. Eden Park Primary School 7.30pm. Ernie Lee 431560. Brixham WI, 2.15pm Brixham Rugby Club. Details 855439. Last Tuesday Brixham Means Business, Berry Head Hotel 7.30am - 9am. 855210 Last Wednesday Torbay Owls and Company 7pm Galmpton Village Institute 853453

OUT AND ABOUT (including Town Council meetings) July Fri 1st BTC Town Hall Sub Committee. 9.30am in the Council meeting room. Sat 2nd Free Craft Day for all ages at The Edge. 11am - 3pm. 851414. Sun 3rd - Sun 10th All Saints Church Festival of the Sea. 10am - 4pm. Sun 3rd Berry Head BATS. Meet outside Brixham Library. 2pm - 4pm. 853870. Mon 4th BTC Planning & Regeneration Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room. Tues 5th St. Mary‟s Church Harbourside Fayre under the Old Fish Market. 9am - 4pm. Wed 6th BTC F&GP Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room. Fri 8th - Sat 9th Brixham Hap‟Nin‟. St. Mary‟s Park. Sun 10th Rockway Records, Scala Hall. 10am - 4pm. Thurs 14th BTC Evaluation Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room. Fri 15th - Sat 16th Brixham Horticultural Society, Scala Hall. 10am - 4pm. Sat 16th Brixham Orpheus Male Voice Choir Concert. All Saints Church. 7pm - 9.30pm. Mon 18th BTC Community Services Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room. Tues 26th Harbour Hullabaloo on the Old Fish Quay. From 10am. 857855. Thurs 28th BTC Full Council. 7pm in the Function Room. Fri 29th - Sun 31st Brixham Rugby Club Camp 2016. www.brixhamrfc.co.uk. Fri 31st - Sun 2nd Torbay Steam Fair

August Mon 1st BTC Planning & Regeneration Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room. Wed 3rd BTC F&GP Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room. Fri 5th - Sun 7th Torbay Steam Fair, Churston. Sat 6th Brixham Gig Club Regatta. Fri 12th - Sun 14th Torbay Lifeboat Week. Sun 14th Brixham Battery Museum VE Day 10am - 4pm Fri 19th - Sun 21st Brixham Yacht Club Regatta. Sat 20th - 27th Brixham Society of Art Exhibition, Scala Hall, 10am - 6pm.

September Thurs 1st BTC Full Council. 7pm in the Function Room. Fri 2nd BTC Town Hall Sub Committee. 9.30am in the Council meeting room. Fri 2nd - Sun 11th Torbay Sea Angling Festival. Starts 8pm Fri 2nd. 07527 968150. Mon 5th BTC Planning & Regeneration Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room. Wed 7th BTC F&GP Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room. Sat 10th Fishstock, Brixham Fish Quay. 07860 542071. Sat 17th Celebrating Brixham, Brixham Town Hall complex; 10am - 4pm Mon 19th BTC Community Services Committee. 7pm in the Council meeting room.

Town Council Meetings. Whilst meeting dates are set in April for the year, there are occasions where dates may have to change due to circumstances beyond our control. Please check the Council website for up to date information. 9

Youth Activities Cadets Brixham Detachment of Devon Army Cadet Force. Laura D‟Alessandro 07715 332721. Cricket Brixham Cricket Club. Phil Gregory by email [email protected]. Football Brixham AFC. Contact Club Secretary Bill Harris on 01803 856671. Judo Ronindo Judo Club. Contact Ray Brown on 01803 551434. Karate Brixham Karate Club. Contact Richard or Kate Hurd on 01803 856601. Kayak The Ibex Canoe Club. Ralph on 01803 857656 or Jacky on 01803 858174. Rowing Brixham Gig Club. Contact Club Captain Dave Morralley on 07794 102601 or [email protected] or brixhamgigclub.co.uk Rugby Brixham RFC. Contact Director of Rugby James Onslow on 07855 046677. Sailing Brixham Junior Sailing Club. The Honorary Secretary at www.brixhamjsc.co.uk. Sea Rangers SRS / CSRS Churchill. Contact Skipper Mrs Steph Luscombe. 855182 or [email protected] Swimming Brixham Swimming Club. Contact Paul Pickett on 859866. Table Tennis Brixham Table Tennis Club. Club Secretary Alan Maynard on 01803 853047. Venues for Hire

Admiral Swimming Centre Saloon & Pool private hire available. 857151 Brixham Cricket Club Function Room – 853836 (Catering available 07519 975811) Brixham Library Lyte meeting Room 853870 Brixham Museum 856267 Brixham Rugby Club 2 Function Rooms 882162 Brixham Sport Centre multi use facilities for classes/ clubs/ meetings. 883388 Brixham Town Hall 2 Meeting rooms, Scala Hall & The Function Room. 859678 Fore Street Community Hall 852941 Lupton House 845800 Higher Brixham Community Centre 07904 368121 Laura Jury Lyte House Community Rooms 26 Bolton St 854331 Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church meeting Room. 853406 St John Ambulance Hall, Penn Meadows. Margaret 07800 881940 United Reformed Church, New Road. 852218 Brixham Conservative Club upstairs suite/bar/meeting room. Christine Dwyer 882205 St. Mary’s Church Hall, St. Mary‟s Square - Suitable for functions & meetings. Mandy 853525

National Allotment Week 8th - 14th August

Allotments have many benefits. They bring people together and unite them through their shared love of low-cost, healthy fresh fruit and vegetables, physical exercise and social interaction.

They are a world away from the flat cap and whippet image that they have suf- fered from in the past. Renting one is not only an inexpensive way of getting your hands on valuable gardening space, ranging from £9 to £50 depending on the size of the plot.

Allotments are a valuable resource and our allotment holders take immense pride in their up keep and produce.

Have you ever thought about having an allotment? Why not contact Brixham Town Council today for an allotment?

BrixhamFuture

BrixhamFuture is currently a working group of Brixham Town Council but will eventually become a Community Interest Company (CIC).

As was the case when the original group was formed making the arrangements for the new company is taking a little time to resolve but the company will broadly be based on the agreement reached with Brixham Town Council in June 2015 which recognises that BTC is the lead organi- sation in regeneration in the community and that all projects are to be agreed between the parties and other agencies and partners where necessary.

Even in the short period since this agreement was reached BrixhamFuture has already delivered a fully costed scheme for the provision of Solar Powered Belly Bins in Brixham, which BTC re- solved to support at Full Council on 22nd October 2015.

This project is now with Torbay Council, where Nigel Makin of BrixhamFuture and Councillor Da- vid Giles recently attended a Waste Work Stream meeting where further progress was made regarding the proposal. There remains a very long way to go at this point, with no certain outcome but BrixhamFuture met the challenge that the council set for them to deliver a project in 2015 and this augurs well as the group moves forward.

In March 2016 the group led the SPRING CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN day. The event was a successful collaboration with Brixham Chamber of Commerce, Brixham Community Partnership, Brixham Town Council and Pride in Brixham and many individuals and businesses also lent their assistance on the day.

The present membership are all volunteer townspeople with a wide variety of backgrounds, including tourism, fundraising, retail, engineering, project management and community business managements and consists of John Brennan, Sara Caselton-Bone, Keith Dodd, Janet Howard, Nigel Makin and Pauline Neal.

Additional interest has been received from other parties who want to lend their assistance to the regeneration work in our community.

The group will continue with its task of prioritising, evaluating and recommending regenerational and development ideas to the Town Council and other partners as well as being free to develop and deliver projects of their own under the joint BF/BTC agreement.

Three Town Councillors and invited guests also attend each of the sessions which at this stage are all workshops, but a new format is being discussed for public meetings and news will follow on this subject at a later date.

If you are interested in joining BrixhamFuture ideally you will bring to the table some or all of the qualities listed below:-  a love of Brixham and a passion to play a part in its future development  a skill set that will include at least one of the following elements - planning, project management, business management and/or management accounting, media, youth or community work, marketing and fund raising.  attendance at 8-10 workshops per year plus any additional public events.

If you can offer any or all of the above to the future progress of the group please contact [email protected], [email protected] or you can contact the Town Clerk who will pass on your details to the group.

BrixhamFuture has built strong links with existing organisations such as the Neighbourhood Fo- rum, Brixham Chamber of Commerce, Brixham Community Partnership, Torbay Council and the Torbay Development Agency already and invite you to join them too in this exciting enterprise. Cllr David Giles 11

Financial Statement For year end 31st March 2016

Receipts 2014/15 2015/16

Precept £194,300.00 £223,028.00 Projects £17,699.39 £24,720.15 Allotments £673.00 £3,964.43 Other income £4,639.85 £3,088.49 Newsletter £6,856.96 £4,677.48 Town Hall £68,379.08 £67,472.07 Bank interest £29.03 £300.59 VAT Charged £4,839.50 £1,638.67 VAT Recovered £24,535.86 £21,663.54 £321,952.67 £350,553.42

Payments

Staff costs £84,969.86 £75,263.83 General admin £8,669.18 £6,887.34 Insurance £6,520.15 £3,409.87 Members allowance £456.49 £1,089.26 Civic Service £1,133.80 £995.50 Courses & travel £441.20 £451.80 Grants £34,680.88 £22,100.00 Newsletter £12,695.05 £13,669.86 Projects £16,970.89 £36,115.17 Seasonal Display £25,677.24 £34,826.96 Allotments £2,694.47 £2,260.29 Audit £1,465.00 £1,315.00 Town Hall £60,658.46 £56,970.91 Election £0.00 £12,204.77 Rent, Rates & utilities £36,563.71 £22,859.00 VAT Paid £1,681.91 £1,051.94 VAT Input £26,217.77 £22,715.48 £321,496.06 £314,186.98

Surplus for the year £456.61 £36,366.44 General fund b/fwd £183,875.39 £184,332.00 General fund c/fwd £184,332.00 £220,698.44

Lloyds Bank Current £90,394.93 £25,473.75 Deposit 1 £14.99 £100,028.27 Deposit2 £100,014.04 £100,596.77 Petty Cash £51.88 £66.11 £190,475.84 £226,164.90

2015 was a fantastic year for the Brixham Hap'nin, we raised money for local charities and put on some great music! Sadly due to a handful of incidents that were beyond our control and the mis- behaviour of a few rowdy and irresponsible revellers we are having to make a few changes for 2016.

The Hap'nin can no longer continue as an Open Event and must be a Gated and Enclosed venue. So with regret Brixham 2016 Hap'nin will be completely fenced to ensure it remains safe and fun for everyone.

Personal supplies of alcohol will not be permitted through the gates.

We‟re looking forward to putting on another weekend of great music and fun!

Beer & Wine, Real Ale, Burgers, Hog Roast, Pizza‟s, Swing Boats, Bouncy Castles, Donkey Rides, Trampolines, etc. etc. and much much more.

Friday £2, Saturday £3, Children under 12 entry free only if accompanied by a responsible adult

Friday 8th Lead band 3BF With supporting acts including Dirty Strings and Ticket to Anywhere

Saturday 9th Lead band NuttyNess

With supporting acts including Eden Park school, Ukulele Band, Stage Stars, Project Performers, The Miller Brothers, The DT‟s, and many more. Vandalism and Graffiti

Battery gardens have been hit by vandals spray painting the buildings at the battery gardens for several consecutive weeks in a row. Unfortunately, this seems to be a bad winter for vandalism and graffiti in this area with something happening almost each week. The volunteers are not only running out of the correct paint but are also running out of the will to keep re painting this protected site.

Battery Gardens volunteers are asking anyone to inform either the local police on 101 or Brix- [email protected] or TOR2 on 01803 701318. Before calling, you may want to think about the following:

Did you see who committed the offence and could you provide a description? When did the offence occur? What is the specific location of the graffiti? Is the graffiti offensive?

Information about specific offences and „tags‟ may assist the Police with their enquiries and help to target persis- tent graffiti offenders.

Community Flood Plan

600 properties are at risk of flooding in Brixham. Flooding can be devastating. There have been several major flood events within Brixham over the years. Heavy rainfall in 2004 caused the Higher Brixham Watercourse to flood 15 properties. 13 properties were flooded in October 1993 when a flash flood resulted in a 2 foot wall of water. In Brixham, there is a high risk of flash flooding from rivers, surface water and from combined sewers overflowing, as well as coastal flooding.

Following a presentation to Brixham Town Council members were keen to support the development of a flood plan and nominated two Councillors as a point of contact. A „Drop in information day‟ was held and a number of volunteers were recruited to produce a flood plan. Representa- tives of Torbay Council, the Environment Agency and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue worked with the volunteers.

As well as working to produce the flood plan volunteers produced a leaflet for householders to raise understanding of the local flood risk and what people can do to prepare which were hand- delivered to properties at risk of flooding.

A core group of volunteers produced Brixham Community Resilience Flood Plan. The aim of this flood plan is to increase resilience within the local community through developing a robust co- ordinated approach to flooding that compliments the plans of responding agencies. A copy is available in the library and Town Hall.

Advice on what to do before, during and after a flood is on the Town Council website (www.brixhamtowncouncil.gov.uk/community flood plan), along with an Emergency Telephone Directory that lists who does what during a flood and their emergency contact numbers.

Please continue to support the Flood Plan group. If you would like to get involved in the Group or volunteer to be a Flood Warden or a member of the Community Emergency Response Team, please get in touch via the Town Clerk. Cllr Rosemary Clarke Sew Crafty Torbay

We are SEW CRAFTY TORBAY – a friendly local group who meet each Friday (10am – 1pm) to teach, practice and share our like-minded interests - an idea developed out of the passion and dedication of a group of volunteers wishing to become an integral and creative part of the local community with the ambition to bring people together and to develop their natural creative skills to make, recycle, refurbish and rejuvenate materials to encompass many different crafts.

We originally approached Cllr Steve Clutterbuck and Cllr Victoria Campbell of Brixham Town Coun- cil who were instrumental in pointing us in the right direction – we now have over forty members (many from Brixham) with approximately twenty attending on any given week. We are currently at St Boniface, Belfield Road (just off the Kings Ash Road) – TQ3 3UZ.

Our many crafts/skills include: sewing (with dressmaking tuition), home furnishings tuition (includes curtains, Roman blind, cushions, etc.) bag making, knitting and crochet, art, re-upholstery (dining chairs and bed heads), lampshades, basic computer skills ….. and much much more ….

Everyone welcome – especially beginners – we charge a small fee of £3 for our three hour session, which includes tuition and guidance, coffee/tea with biscuits and usually cake!! PLEASE COME AND JOIN US – YOU WILL LOVE IT !!

NB – If you have a sewing machine you no longer use (working or not) or any craft materials you don't need we would be extremely grateful for donations – please contact us on 01803 414486 or 07887 593101 – thank you so much from the Sew Crafty team x

Shoalstone Pool

Shoalstone Pool opened for the 2016 season on Saturday 28th May! Huge thanks once again to everyone who volunteered their time and energy to make this possible: here‟s to a summer filled with sunshine and swimming.

2016 is a very special year for the pool for two reasons.

Firstly, it marks the start of the Shoalstone Revival project, which aims to breathe new life into Shoalstone Pool, securing its future as a top-class destination for locals and tourists alike. The first wave of works is now complete thanks to our grant award from the Coastal Revival Fund, and we are busy ex- ploring further funding options to improve the facility even further. If you haven‟t been down to the pool for a while, you are in for quite a treat.

Secondly, this year marks the pool‟s 90th birthday. Whilst the original rockpool was in use from Victori- an times, with two walls being built in 1896 to retain the tidal water, it was in 1926 that more extensive works were done to give the pool the shape it still has today.

We kickstarted our birthday celebrations on the opening day with a fancy dress swim for all who dare! The lifeguards wore specially-adapted uniforms, and it was fantastic to see lots of other people in their finest 1920s attire, bringing some historical glamour to the start of this special season at the pool.

Also as part of our 90th birthday celebrations we have launched the Shoalstone Memories project: an attempt to reach out to the Brixham community past and present and collect memories of the pool to conserve for future generations. There is a book and a folder available at the pool for you to record your own memories, and it would be brilliant if you could reach out to friends and family to see if they might have any stories they can share.

If you have a memory to share but can‟t get down to the pool, or if you have any questions about this project, then please email [email protected].

Brixham Battery Museum are open every Friday, Sunday and Monday 2pm to 4pm plus V.E. Day on 14th August, 12 noon to 4pm

PROPERTY REPAIRS Opening Times: Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 2pm - D.M.EDWARDS EST 1984 Local trader established for over 30 years, trusted and 4pm (except bank holidays) reliable. Call now with confidence. @ The Torbay Room, Brix- Specialising in: ham Town Hall. Gutter/facia replacement, maintenance and cleaning. Tel no. 07873 164211 Joinery. Glazing. Tiling. Decorating. Roofing repairs and cement work. We are always keen to receive donations. Holiday home maintenance a speciality. You can do this by placing your items in the No job too small no call out charge NO VAT donation boxes available in local shops, visit Tip the scales in your favour choose a reputable trader. us during our opening times or deliver your CALL DAVE EDWARDS 07713 636251 items to Brixham Town Council. Thank you.

Make Tracks for the first English Riviera Model Railway Show

The English Riviera will host it first model railway exhibition on Saturday 23rd July. The event is being held at Churston Ferrers Grammar School, Greenway Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0LN. More than 12 model railway layouts in a variety of scales from tiny Z Gauge to O Gauge will be on show along with a number of trade stands.

The exhibition is being well supported by clubs and modellers from around Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Many of the layouts are new to the exhibition circuit.

Of particular interest is 'Brixham Bay', a layout based on terminus of Brixham Harbour and town connected from Churston on the Torbay and Brixham Railway.

The exhibition is next to Churston Ferrers Station on the Paignton and Dartmouth Railway.

Free parking is available at the venue. The exhibition will be open from 10am – 4.30pm. Admission is £5 for adults, £2.00 for children and £12 for families (2 adults accompanying 2 children). For further information please call 07595 255150.

BRIXHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM & HISTORY SOCIETY

Samantha Little, Writer in Residence at Brixham Heritage Museum, recently welcomed a number of distinguished guests to the launch of her latest book, „Battling Onwards: The Brixham Fishing Fleet 1914-1918‟, which was produced as part of the Museum‟s Great War centenary commemo- rations.

While Samantha signed copies of her book John Risdon, well-known local historian, author and the Museum‟s President, who has written a foreword to Samantha‟s latest book, praised the hard work and commitment of all the Museum‟s volunteers.

Samantha paid tribute to the Mayor, Gordon Oli- ver, for his enthusiastic support, including a £400 grant from the Mayor‟s Fund, which under- pinned his commitment to local heritage. Mayor Oliver also praised the wide-reaching work of the Museum and the dedication of its volunteers, which impressed him.

Samantha‟s book is the evocative, true story of the Brixham Fishing Fleet during the Great War, battling great adversity to supply the nation with food at a crucial time, despite recruitment of men to the Royal Navy, increasing regulations, U-boat activity, mines in the trawl and many other obsta- cles. The book also recalls the rescue of men from HMS Formidable by the crew of the Brix- ham trawler, Provident.

Battling Onwards: The Brixham Fishing Fleet 1914-1918 by Samantha Little is available from the Museum shop at a cost of £3.50; it is also available through bookshops quot- ing ISBN: 978-0-9545459 -8-7. 16

Brixham Fairtrade Group

I hope you noticed the display in the Library and were impressed by the information concerning the variety of Fairtrade goods available - many of them here in Brixham! Our thanks to the Library staff for their co-operation.

During May we were glad to hear that the long awaited Banner was finished! This is the banner that children from Brixham schools helped to design in 2015!

Our apologies for the delay and for the fact that we haven't yet found a public place in which to display it! Unfortunately it is too big to go up in the Library.

It will be on show at our events in the next few months, including the Brixham Hap'nin' & the Torbay Lifeboat Week event at the Rugby Club.

The popular Smoothie Bike should be making an appearance at one or both of those events.

We plan to produce book-marks decorated with the "Banana People" who featured so prominently in the designs for the banner - free to all Brixham children!!

We have just been asked for the information needed to renew Brixham's status as a Fairtrade Town. The Fairtrade Foundation want to know what we've been doing since we were granted Fairtrade Town Status 18 months ago - an article for the next Signal perhaps!! Helen I. Barrett Festival of the Sea

The Parish Church of „Fishtown‟ celebrates Brixham‟s heritage of fishing and fishermen with a week of Displays and Events. Open daily for you to take your time to look round the church decorated with trawler burgees and nets, and see the unique displays celebrating Brixham‟s heritage of fishing and fishermen.

This year the event includes a special display to tell the inspiring story of our local Lifeboat, from 1866 to 2016.

The event closes on Sunday 10th July at 6.30pm with the traditional Brixham Harvest of the Sea Service conducted by Rector, Revd. Ian Blyde, with address by Rt. Revd. Nick McKinnel Bishop of Plymouth.

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Brixham Signal Delivery

The Brixham Signal is issued quarterly and delivered to the TQ5 postcode sector by Royal Mail and is available on the Town Council‟s website. The newsletter, which started in 2008 has become very popular to locals and visitors alike. Brixham Town Council is currently reviewing the delivery to make it easier access and want to know your preferred delivery option.

 By Post  Available to download from Town Council website  Email; please provide your email address (please print)

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Do you have any comments regarding the Brixham Signal?

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Name: ………………………………………………………...… Postcode: ………………………………

Tourist Information Points / Centres

The English Riviera Tourism Board (ERTB) with cease to operate on 31st December 2016, as a result of cut backs and currently there are no plans, or funds, to market the resort from January 2017.

This saw the start of the ERTBID (English Riviera Tourism Business Improvement District). A business plan was created and the BID, covering the whole of Torbay went out to vote to all eligi- ble businesses between 2nd and 30th June 2016.

At the time of going to print, we were still waiting for the results. If the ERTBID wins the vote, the English Riviera Tourism BID will be there to promote Torbay. However, in reality, if the vote is lost there will not be a tourism company to promote Torbay.

In the Strategy Document for 2016 - 2019, the Town Council has pledged to support our core local business sector, the fishing and tourism industries and to work with partners to provide a dedicated Tourist Information Centre in the town.

Whether or not there is a company promoting Torbay as a whole from 1st January 2017, the Town Council is keen to know if you want them to run a Tourist Information Point / Centre dedicated for Brixham Tourism?

 Yes  No

Do you have any further comments to add in relation to a Tourist Information Point / Centre?

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Name: ………………………………………………………...… Postcode: ……………………………… Please return the above to Brixham Town Council either by hand, post or email by 31st July 2016

Brixham Community Partnership held their AGM 19th April at Brixham Rugby Club, we looked back at the public meetings we had held including a hustings event for Brixham Town Council and the Mayoral elections, we also found out more about the Brixham Flood Plan and how the community is involved, the Town Council presented their budget consultation, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP met with local groups and residents to hear the issues of the community. Local groups Brixham Theatre and Shoalstone Pool presented to us.

This year we have already held an event about the EU Referendum we plan to have meetings that concern local people and would like local groups to come and tell us how they are getting on and if they have any events coming up etc.

September 17th we will be holding another Celebrating Brixham event, jointly with BATs, this will be held in the Scala Hall, cafe and surrounding space. We held the first two years ago and it was a chance for residents to find out what groups are in Brixham and how they can get involved. We would like to thank those who are helping us to put this event on.

During the last year we have not received reports from local groups to circulate so we put out the challenge to all local groups to engage with us and let us know what is happening, you can either contact us with an update or even better would be to offer to tell us at the meetings. Also we send out information so if you have changed your contact details please let us know.

You can contact us on [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @BrixhamCP

Bizzy-Bodies Cleaning Services

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CHURSTON GOLF CLUB The Club House, Churston Close, Brixham; Mondays 7.30pm Consultant: Lisa 07535260808

OUR LADY OF THE STAR ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL, New Road, Brixham; Tuesdays 5:30pm & 7.30pm Consultant: Samantha 01803 883929 / 07759 664809

GOODRINGTON METHODIST CHURCH Community Room, Grange Road, Goodrington Tuesdays 5pm & 7pm. Consultant: Lisa 07535 260808 Fridays 9.30am & 11.30am. Consultant: Mags 07810 783642

BRIXHAM RUGBY CLUB Rea Barn Road; Thursdays 5.30pm. Consultant: Kerrie 07505 119326

PAIGNTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE Waterleat Road, Paignton Wednesdays 7pm. Kerrie 01803 392034

BRIXHAM ORPHEUS MALE VOICE CHOIR

Three deserving local groups Coastwatch, Torbay Gateway Club (Mencap) and Youth Genesis were beneficiaries of the Choir's Spring concerts, two of which involved visiting Ladies Choirs from Torpoint and Saltash.

Collections at the three Quay concerts on 27th July and 3rd and 10th August will also benefit local charities with the ever-popular Proms Night following on 11th August as guests of the Brixham Town Band.

Before these All Saints Church will be the venue for what is seen as the Choral highlight of the year, the 62nd Annual Concert, in company with Quay Harmony and visiting soloists. Being a member of the Friends of the Choir entitles you to a free ticket ,and a programme for this concert, with a special mention in the programme. Why not join the Friends? Ring Danny for details (859218).

BRIXHAM HARMONY

This ever-growing group of singers were proud to have been chosen to sing at the church of St Mary's of Churston Ferrers in June to celebrate the Queen's official 90th birthday. A great time (and cream tea) was had by all!

The four-part harmony choir number about 40, with the greatest proportion being ladies. The very few men could do with some assistance. An ability to read music is not compulsory; if it was, the writer of this article would not be a member and there would be even fewer men.

If you like to sing, and are free for two hours on Tuesday afternoons contact Roz on 862246

ACE

The Swimming Class had a very memorable morning in March. ACE had been fortunate to receive £1,000 from Comic Relief. Duncan Goodhew, who you may remember won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics, came to meet the class. Duncan was marvellous, he went in the water with the members and talked to each one individually. We had our new tutor Doug Litt and our previous tutor John Kenn there as well, and a very happy hour it turned out to be.

We had many interesting speakers on Thursday mornings and we hope for good weather for our barbeque in July and our end of term trip to Plymouth Marine Aquarium.

The Autumn term will start on September 26th with the following classes:

Monday morning – Swimming at Brixham Pool: Thursday morning – Members morning followed in the afternoon by Drawing and Painting or The Write Way: Friday morning – the Gardening Group, and Friday afternoon – Pottery

Join us for a taster session on a Thursday morning to see if you would like to join this fantastic charity. All classes are taught by a South Devon College Tutor and supported by a qualified Care Worker and volunteers. Taxis can be arranged to bring you to your class from anywhere in Torbay (unfortunately we cannot offer this service for taster sessions)

If you have a disability, or would like to volunteer, contact Yvonne at Brixham Adult Learning Centre on 01803 853302 or email [email protected] for more information and membership details.

WE NEED YOU

Admiral Swimming Centre Maintenance Closing Dates

Admiral Pool will close on the evening of Wednes- day 13th July for the tiling of the pool with the works scheduled to take a maximum of 8 weeks.

There is still time to support your local indoor pool by investing £5 into its future.

Anyone interested in the ‟Buy a Tile‟ fundraising scheme can contact Phil Thomas on 01803 857151 or [email protected].

Brixham Horticultural Society

This year is the 75th Anniversary of Brixham Horticultural Society, it was founded in 1941, during the war when everyone was encouraged to 'dig for victory'. Nowadays, we usually dig for pleas- ure and enjoy showing our flowers, vegetables and fruit in the Summer and Autumn, Flower & Vegetable shows. The Society is well supported by the local community and this year we have been lucky enough to receive 3 new Trophies from local businesses - Ron Campion, The Interi- ors Store, Terry Dart, Electrical Suppliers and Mifsuds the Photographic Dealer.

Dates for this year's shows are - 15th & 16th July (Summer Show) and 14th and 15th October (Autumn Show). 2pm - 5pm on the Friday and 10am - 4pm on the Saturday in the Scala Hall. Perhaps you have a prize Marrow or a beautiful Rose you would like to enter! Who knows, you may win one of those new Trophies!

Our monthly meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month in the Catholic Church Hall, New Road, at 2pm. We have a coach trip to Knightshayes in June (fully booked) followed by a Garden Party in July, so the next meeting this summer will be in August with a talk all about Keeping and Showing Poultry, by Barbara and Frank Vond. New members are always welcome so why not come along and join us? Further information or an Entry Form for the show is available from Helen Huxham 01803 856531.

Brixham Society of Art

Brixham Society of Art was formed in 1949 to provide a forum for local artists. Now more than fifty strong, the group contains mainly amateurs, with also a sprinkling of professional and semi- professional artists.

Every August the group holds a week-long exhibition of original paintings in the Scala Hall. All the work on display is for sale and the show is well- attended, with many works sold. Harry Flockhart Each month the group invites an artist to demon- strate their particular expertise in a variety of me- CARPENTER & JOINER dia, and the event is always enthusiastically received by members and guests alike. Usually at City & Guilds Qualified with over these events a camcorder and overhead projec- 25 Years Experience tor are used to provide an enlarged image of the demonstration.  Doors & Locks  Fire Doors Socially engaging and culturally enriching, the society hopes, by its members' efforts to go from  Wardrobes strength to strength. New members are always  Kitchens welcome, whether as full painting members or  Staircases associates.  Wood porches & Conservatories The Scala Hall Exhibition takes place this year from Sat 20th - Sat 27th August. 10.00am -  Flooring & Decking 6.00pm (last day until 4.00pm) Free Entry.  uPVC Fascia & Guttering  Fencing Monthly demonstrations are usually held on the third Thursday of the month at Eden Park FREE ESTIMATES – NO JOB TOO SMALL School, Eden Park, Brixham. Non-members £2.00. Parking. Contact Harry on: 01803 844797

or Mobile: 07527 287603 Further details can be found on our website: www.brixhamsocietyofart.co.uk. Or contact our [email protected] secretary: [email protected] www.harryflockhart-torbay.co.uk

Brixham Gig Club The last 2 weeks has seen Brixham Gig Club compete in 4 regattas Roseland and Rock on the May bank holiday weekend and Swanage and Salcombe on the weekend of the 4th and 5th of June.

Roseland started off the run of events this small regatta in St Mawes in Cornwall was well attended however some of Brixhams crews had to make personnel changes due to work commitments. The results were good with the Mens A and B, Ladies A and B, The under 16s and the Ladies Vets all finishing in the top 3 places but nobody managing victory that day.

This was followed by Rock on the Sunday, hosted at Daymer Bay and attended by more than double the boats then Roseland. The weather was not quite what was expected early on with a thick fog de- scending on the course for the first race the Ladies Vets with the leading group including Brixham being lost in the fog and finishing mid pack.

After this the weather cleared with all crews putting in massive effort over the rest of the day with a boat in every race with the Under 14s crew steeling the show with a defence of the trophy won by last year.

Saturday 4th June was Swanage regatta, due to the distance to travel and various family and work commitments Brixham sent a small squad. The results here were also good however victory once again eluded the club.

Sunday 5th June proved much more fruitful for Brixham with 2 wins coming at either end of the day, the first race was the mens B with the crew winning by over 5 lengths over Boscastle and constant ri- vals Cattewater. The second win came towards the end of the day with the Mens Vets crew finishing ahead of Cattewater once again.

Girls Rugby Returns to Brixham!

After over 20 years, girls‟ rugby has returned to Brixham!

Training only started part way through the 2016 season and thanks to Jennie Moss and Dawn Mortimer, the numbers have flourished with girls ranging from ages 9 to 15. After just six months the under 15‟s team started competing in matches against Kingswood, Newton Abbot and Paignton. With the rugby season at an end, more matches are planned for the new season starting in September, where it is also hoped that plenty more girls will join the teams.

This year‟s youth prize giving took place at the Brixham Rugby Club on Sunday 22nd May and saw an array of winners. Jennie Moss says “We are immensely proud of all of our players. It was incredibly hard to choose winners for each category. All of our girls have worked hard this year and all deserve praise for their achievements and determination. We are looking forward to welcoming more players to our growing teams for the new season.” Brixham Rugby Camp 2016 If you are interested in joining the girls‟ teams from September, contact Fri 29th - Sun 31st July details for Jennie Moss can be found on www.brixhamrfc.co.uk/teams. Rugby specific courses cover- The winners were: ing all aspects of the game, delivered by qualified coaches & Under 11 Under 15 helpers. Most Improved Player: Imogen Harris Molly Wellspring Player of the Season: Georgina Hallett Annie Myhill www.brixhamrfc.co.uk for Sports Person: Florence Mercer Jasmine Mills more information Players Player: Georgina Hallett Misa Shaye DAVIDS FISH & CHIPS 64 Bolton Street, Brixham TQ5 9DH Telephone: 855771 (If calling from a withheld number, please dial ‘1470’ first to unblock your number)

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