We've taken our meet-ups online! Come along and catch up with us. This will be just like our usual get together with the benefit you can have your favourite drink to hand, your favourite nibbles and sit in your comfy chair! And you don't need to travel - so come along. Share what's going on […]
Join us for our June 1st meetup where we're going to be talking about food in all it's local, organic, ecological, regenerative, and transformative deliciousness! Shall we start up a farm in the heart of Torbay? How about a school meals cooperative? or getting schools to grow their own food? What about the NHS? Bring […]
This crisis is teaching some valuable lessons about the vulnerabilities of our economic system, our food supplies, and important institutions like the NHS. How can we strengthen and 'shock proof' our local and regional economies to ensure we have secure livelihoods, enough fresh and nutritious food, and reliable supply networks supporting the NHS and other […]
By now almost everyone knows we're heading into troubling economic times. This was going to be true to some degree due to leaving the EU. But now the situation is more challenging. Many businesses will fold and some will drastically change. How can we strengthen and ‘shock proof’ our local and regional economies to ensure […]
What if we owned our High Street? What if our community owned the rental housing in our community and operated it fairly for the benefit of the community? How might we raise the finance for democratising and relocalising the ownership of our local economy? The answers to the these questions will lead us to strengthen […]
Where did all the banks go? The British banking industry has become an oligoply of giant banks scanning the globe for profits. Their High Street branches are closing by the dozen. Their lending to local enterprises have dried up. What if we started our own bank that concerned itself with the life and wellbeing of […]
Please join us Monday August 3rd, 6pm at Lupton House! We'll be outdoors, together, physically distanced the required metre or two. It will be fabulous! Our main topic 'Doing a Regenerate Torbay Summit' Coming off a super successful Devon-wide event, let's keep the momentum going and FOCUS on our lovely place. We'll talk about other things too, of course, […]
Please join us Monday, September 7th, 6 pm at Lupton House! We'll be outdoors, together, physically distanced the required metre or two. It will be fabulous! Our main topic 'How do we create meaningful livelihoods for young people and young families?'. We'll talk about other things too, of course, but please come. An evening picnic - we'll […]
Please join us Monday, October 5th, 6 pm back on Zoom! We had a fabulous outdoor event in September but due to the current restrictions, we are going back online! There's loads to talk about, like the Kickstart programme to help young people get into work, the Torbay Council's economic plans, our own plans, new resources […]
Please join us Monday, November 2nd, 6 pm back on Zoom! What could co-ops bring to Torbay? We all know about the Co-op shops – there are several across Torbay, but co-ops come in various shapes, sizes and sectors – energy, care, housing, manufacturing. Join us to explore what sort of co-ops are already in Torbay, […]