A town reaching out its fingers to another/The loving curve of the breakwater Poet Robert Garnham. Writer, humorist, performance poet beautifully remembers how Brixham townsfolk welcomed refugees fleeing occupation Brixham Museum is proud to have helped out with his research #CreateToRecover

Filmmaker John Tomkins needs YOUR memories of Torquay Town Hall and the amazing bands that played here in the 70s and 80s. Can you help? Contact John on facebook Emberlense Film Productions ＴＯＲＢＡＹ ＣＵＬＴＵＲＥ 💗 Torbay People Hito Prajapati @TorbayTDA English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark The Shorely

Wonderful poem inspired by our Fish Hawker exhibit Brixham Museum. A thrill to see our history turned into poetry - thank you Robert Garnham. Writer, humorist, performance poet! ＴＯＲＢＡＹ ＣＵＬＴＵＲＥ 💗 #CreateToRecover To find out more about Brixham's Fish Hawkers visit the museum, open 10-1 Tues-Fri

Ahoy #Torbay_hour Pilgrim calling. 2020's Covid limited sailings are almost complete, now it's about #sailing in 2021 and we need local #volunteer crew trainees. Details here: bit.ly/BM45Crew2020 It could be the making of you! Brixham English Riviera Riviera FM #heritage

Getting ready for Friday - Gemma, the world’s greatest broadcast tech & her little helper Cinders getting things set up up for our online theatre broadcast on Friday ! (Online for 48 hours) (Get info & your tickets now... tmblr.co/Z4jjquZ0NugAqi…

It's great to unite in keeping the fish hawkers alive...

Agree! Brixham Museum is so proud of its stewards for rising to the challenge of opening to visitors with such care & positivity

It's #BlackHistoryMonth! Throughout October we’ll be sharing stories of Black History through materials in our archives, collections & exhibitions. This 1980 archive footage shows Ghanaian & Afro-Caribbean band Osibisa playing in #Plymouth: ow.ly/QTuQ50BFAjU #TheBoxPlymouth

Looking forward to returning to my old home of #Torbay for this #writing workshop! #nationalpoetryday2020 #BlackHistoryMonth #Devon #IDENTITY

Happy National Poetry Day! Here's a poem by Priscilla Shrives, who lived at what's now The Guardhouse Cafe, worked as a laundress and was a lifelong poet. Discover more about her in our Berry Head exhibit BerryHeadCoastguard

'Brixham as a maritime town would have seen many black sailors in its streets'. Thank you for this post, making the lesser-known aspects of our town's history visible

Hoorah! And a reminder that our museum is dog-friendly!

We love this connection between historical and present day maritime Brixham

Looking forward to the Torbay Guild of Artists exhibition at the Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey. Kirsteen Titchener Artist Ageing Well Torbay Arts Council England, South West South West England South West England

Historical Torbay : Brixham Battery , a new Documentary film, part of ＴＯＲＢＡＹ ＣＵＬＴＵＲＥ 💗 #createtorecover coming soon Torquay Museum Clare Parker The Shorely Brixham Battery Brixham Arts Council England, South West Boost Torbay

Happy to oblige! Our archives are open for researchers by appointment :)

To coincide with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, we’ve organised a special loan to @brixhamlibrary! 🇬🇧👑 This incredible tapestry was embroidered by Eden Park Primary pupils in 1988 to mark the Queen’s visit to Torbay. Currently on display with photographs until 12th June.