Are you worried about climate change? Do you live in Torbay? Here are some ways to take climate action in Torbay.
Take action in how you shop. Take action in how you travel. Take action by joining groups. Take action by supporting each other. Take action in non-violent protest.
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Churston Traditional Farm Shop
Welcome! Churston Farm Shop has been consistently named one of the best independent food retailers in Devon and we are renowned for selling the very best of regional produce.
But we’re more than just a shop. Our business also features a restaurant where you’ll find the same fantastic quality of locally-sourced foods on offer. And a garden centre. And with our neighbouring attractions this quiet corner of Torbay has now become a destination for thousands of holidaymakers every year.
http://www.churstontraditionalfarmshop.org.uk/
Churston Tradional Farm Shop Dartmouth Rd, Churston Ferrers, Brixham TQ5 0LL
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChurstonFarmShop/ (619)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurstonFarm (619)
Galleon Stores & Galmpton Post Office
We have run Galleon Stores since 1993. Our goal was to put the shop & Post Office at the heart of the community.
The store offers a full range of convenient goods and services. Fresh bread, fruit and vegetables are delivered daily while savouries are cooked on the premises. Locally grown and produced goods are well represented on our shelves.
As well as a traditional Post Office we operate a second counter from the shop which allows us to offer most Post Office services on shop hours.
https://www.galleonstores.co.uk/
Galleon Stores & Galmpton Post Office 51 Stoke Gabriel Road, Galmpton, Brixham TQ5 0NH
Trace-Less, Torquay
The Battle of Wolves
Hello and welcome to Trace-Less, Zero-Waste Shop in Torquay. I am Dana and I have been plotting the introduction of more sustainability in Torbay for some time. I have lived here for almost 14 years and consider this my home. In recent times, however, I feel like we have been losing touch with the connection to nature that many of us experienced so strongly as children. Like many of us, I was raised with an appreciation of the natural world and an awareness of the destructive consequences of human activities on our fragile ecosystem. Sadly, the world is run by beastly wolves and their monied interests, and so it is down to us to make the positive changes needed to create the sort of future we would like to see.
https://www.zerowastetorquay.co.uk/
Trace-Less The Market Forum, Market Street, Torquay TQ1 3AE
The Happy Apple, St Marychurch
Convenience and some might say alternative food store. We are also in Totnes
https://www.facebook.com/TheHappyAppleTorquay/
The Happy Apple 79-81 Fore Street, St. Marychurch, Torquay
Occombe Farm, Paignton
Occombe farm is a working farm in Paignton that is open to the public. Come and visit us to discover what makes us passionate about farming. We don’t want you just to see the farm - we want you to explore it! Meet our animals, relax in our gorgeous Occombe Farm Café, follow the nature trail or explore the orchard and gardens.
Join an event on the farm, from cookery classes just for kids to family discovery trails, meet our animals sessions, guided nature walks and many more! See our website or pick up a leaflet to see what’s coming up next!
Our Farm Cafe is open 7 days a week but operates different opening hours to the Farm so do check before visiting. Our nature trail is open all year round.
Occombe Farm is managed and cared for by the Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust, a local, independent conservation charity, that manages some of Torbay's best loved sites like Cockington and Berry Head too. Visit our website to find out more.
https://www.countryside-trust.org.uk/explore/occombe-farm/
Occombe Farm Preston Down Road, Paignton TQ3 1RN
Torbay Beach Action Group
Torbay Beach Users coming together to improve seafront sites.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TorbayBeachActionGroup/ (558)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1936078916451631/ (1.1k)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TorbayBeachAct1 (94)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torbaybeachactiongroup/ (362)
Plastic Free Torbay
Please help Torbay achieve "plastic free coastline" status by picking up litter off the beaches, saying no to single use plastics and raising awareness.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plasticfreetorbay/ (437)
Devon Community Energy
The Devon Community Energy Network brings together community organisations, local authorities, businesses and other to work towards a sustainable future for our community.
Our network acts collectively to support each other and our goals across Devon. Importantly, we work together to secure resources and deliver projects that cannot be achieved by community energy organisations acting alone.
We work together to influence new energy development, to reduce energy consumption, to fight fuel poverty and to deploy new renewable energy projects for a sustainable future.
https://www.devoncommunityenergy.org.uk/
Torbay Food Alliance
Torbay Food Alliance started in March 2020 as a direct response to Covid-19 with 12 community organisations coming together to meet demand for food as a united front.
To date Torbay Food Alliance has provided over 220,000 meals to those in need.
New relationships have been formed and the Alliance now works in partnership with Torbay Council, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Fare Share South West and Richardson Hotels.
To date Torbay Food Alliance has raised over £30,000 via its Crowdfunder page!
Thank you so much to all of those people and businesses that have supported us to reach this incredible figure.
https://www.torbayfoodalliance.org/
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TorbayFoodAlliance/ (523)
Local Spark Torbay
We’re interested in listening and exchanging ideas with members of all communities. We invite you to join us in answering this question – what does a healthy & inclusive economy look like in Torbay? And to join us in working collaboratively to make it a reality for everyone.
We are Local Spark Torbay Community Supported Enterprise CIC – Local Spark for short. We’re a small but mighty Community Interest Company with huge determination, bags of optimism and a fierce desire to make good things happen in the communities we love.
Practically speaking, we work with members of all communities to start up and support businesses for good, build productive networks of enterprises and non-profit organisations, and engage large anchor institutions to unlock their transformative potential.
Torbay Climate Action
Torbay Climate Action exists as a voluntary community group to promote and further develop holistic approaches to real issues that affect our society. We work from and with the community to drive engagement, skills-sharing and future planning to bring about positive change. We believe in a healthy planet for healthy citizens and strive to bring about environmental and social justice within the Torbay area. Environmental issues are human issues; ready, set, action!
https://www.torbayclimateaction.uk/
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/torbayclimateaction/ (935)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ActionTorbay (122)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torbay_climate_action/ (189)
XR - Torquay
Extinction Rebellion is a global movement that was founded back in May 2018... XR Talks and events coming soon to Torbay.
Extinction Rebellion is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimise the risk of social collapse.
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xrtorquay/ (262)
