Our AGM, followed by an illustrated talk on Kents Cavern by Nick Powe Nick Powe is a former owner of Kents Cavern and became the fifth generation of the Powe family to manage the cavern since the Victorian escavations. He ran the caves from 2000-2023 when he took over from his father John. Nick also […]

An illustrated talk by John Walters Buckfastleigh based John Walters, a wildlife consultant, author, photographer and painter shares his extensive knowledge of the wildlife of Dartmoor. Subscribers of our newsletter get automatic emails when this event is coming up, along with the latest information. If you are not yet a subcriber, why not sign up […]

An illustrated talk by David Hinchliffe This talk traces the search for water to supply Torquay’s ever-expanding population, from the era of pumps and wells in 1801 through to the construction of a chain of reservoirs on Dartmoor. A series of marker stones then returns us to the town, and brings us into the 1950s. […]

An Illustrated Talk by John Risdon Our very own historian, John Risdon tells the unique story of the Fairmile B Motor Launch that was built for WW2 as RML 497 (Rescue Motor Launch) and which later saw peacetime service as The Western Lady. This motor launch is closely associated with Galmpton & Torbay. Fairmile RML […]

There will be a short meeting for the AGM followed by an illustrated talk by Bob Mark entitled ‘South West Coast Path - A Smuggling Legacy’  Bob Mark is a former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the South West Coast Path Association, the charity which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023, and which has […]

An Illustrated Talk by John Risdon John Risdon, our very own historian and chairman will be as entertaining as ever with this fascinating talk about the history of Broadsands. 400 million years in the making and yet only around 6,000 years ago our 'broad sands' began to develop.With human influence hardly perceptible, the 20th Century […]

The Devon Archive & Local Studies Service comes to Torre Abbey on this day. The sessions will run from 11.00 am until 3.30 pm, and will take place in the Learning Lab at Torre Abbey. Archivist Brian Carpenter, by prior arrangement will bring documents from the Devon Archive for people to see. For more information […]