Devon’s talented food and drink scene was alive at Monday (3rd October) night’s 11th Food Drink Devon Awards. Over 330 individuals from the county’s finest food and drink producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in...
Vigilance BM76, the classic Brixham sailing trawler, has been awarded an £820k grant from the Cultural Assets Fund (CAF), which is administered by the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). The grant will finance vital ‘below the waterline’ repairs. Nigel...
Vigilance, one of the few remaining Brixham sailing trawlers, has received a grant of £2000 from the Royal Warrant Holders Charity Fund. Martin Purnell, co-founder of Channel Fisheries Limited and holder of a Royal Warrant, says “I co-founded Channel Fisheries with my...
2022 has been a year of renewed energy at the Brixham Heritage Museum. Regarded as one of the country’s most family friendly museums, they are unique in that they tell only the Brixham story. From the caves of pre-history to the end of the Brixham Railway line, – the...
Part of an old railway line which once carried the “Whippet” train between Churston and Brixham could be re-opened as a walking trail. A local project team has been set up to create the trail, which would allow walkers to retrace the route of the line which was closed...
Local man, Glen Gardner has become the latest Trustee to join Brixham Heritage Museum. Glen attended Eden Park school, Brixham, back in the ‘80’s and remembers the pupils working on the famous tapestry which was presented to Queen Elizabeth 11 on her visit which is...
Andy Wilson of Brixham has come up with a novel way of using dead car batteries to power Vigilance, the heritage sailing trawler based in Brixham. He is appealing to anyone in the Torbay area with redundant car, van, lorry, boat or tractor batteries to get in...
Following winter maintenance, chamber member Vigilance of Brixham is now ready to take locals and visitors on tours around the bay once again. Volunteers working to raise the top mast of the Vigilance were warned: “If it falls it’ll pierce the deck like a harpoon -...
The latest addition to the Brixham Steam Packet Chart Room is Richard offering a First Class Restaurant on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Bringing a touch of liner dining to the Brixham restaurant offering, the Chart Room First Class Restaurant is run by...
A Brixham woman has become a member of Equity's designers and directors national committee - but missed the message to congratulate her because she was busy trying to help a seagull chick!. Laura Jury, a trustee of Brixham Theatre and director with South Devon...
A pair of designers from 'up north' swapped the London life to embark on a new venture in the small Devon fishing town of Brixham. Andrea and Jamie Carless left the smog of London behind after Jamie received some devastating news. He was diagnosed with a form of...
As Torquay lands a £22million cash boost and Paignton hopes for another, a ‘you’re not forgotten’ message goes out to Brixham. Council leader Steve Darling has welcomed the ‘Magnificent Seven’ ranking for Torbay which has landed a £22million cash boost to reshape...