Unfolding Heritage
Some of the PHS committee members alongside the children from Oldway Primary School who were instrumental in the ‘Paignton Our Home Town’ project appear in a short film which is being hosted on the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark You Tube channel. The film celebrates Torbay’s rich past and vibrant community spirit with 40 community-led […]
Junior Heritage Society
We are keen to involve schools and young people in local history and working alongside Oldway School during the production of the Paignton Book proved that there is room for a Junior Heritage Society, where children can explore areas of local history that interest them. We are delighted that Mrs Jo Tucker, one of our […]
Heritage Centre Opens
Our new Paignton Heritage Centre is based on the first floor of Paignton Library and is now open to visitors on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 11am to 3pm. It’s a work in progress as we’re busy indexing and cataloguing materials and artefacts in our extensive archive collection. Do pop in and see our work so […]
Heritage Society Events
“WARTIME PAIGNTON” Book Launch This book, which looks at wartime Paignton, was written by Jo Tucker in collaboration with Oldway School. Children from year 6 acted as a focus group and made some very helpful suggestions which were taken on board. These children will be attending the launch which will be held in Paignton library […]
Heritage Society Events
“WARTIME PAIGNTON” Book Launch This book, which looks at wartime Paignton, was written by Jo Tucker in collaboration with Oldway School. Children from year 6 acted as a focus group and made some very helpful suggestions which were taken on board. These children will be attending the launch which will be held in Paignton library […]