Members in Devon Connect

I live in the Rock Road area of Torquay.  Enjoy gardening and quite knowledgable about plants.  I garden to encourage bees, butterflies and all wild creatures.  I'm an ambler rather than a rambler.  I play badminton and work as a  ... Read more

Community Builder for the Hele, Barton and Watcombe area of Torquay. I am heavily involved with the great outdoors and love to encourage the community to become engaged with the local green projects. Take a look at The Acorn centre, Our space projec ... Read more

I am the founder of team helping hands an all volunteer group who offer support l, advice, advocacy and practical assistance. We visit people in Torquay, Paignton, Brixham and Newton Abbot    I personally have a B. Sc. (Hons.) Degree in T ... Read more

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I am an aspiring artist looking for things to do with my art! I'm trying so hard to get my name and art out there and I would love peoples views and tips on my art! 

Paignton sea front Geo Park is maintained and run by volunteers and is in need of help. This facility is availible 52 weeks of the year and is a vital asset to the youngsters of the Bay for outdoor play and to the visiting children.  Can you he ... Read more

I am a very creative soul who paints, makes jewellery and candles and takes part in local plays in my spare time. I love cooking and gardening and general DIY projects. I've been living in Torbay for a year and a half now and am keen to expand my se ... Read more

Genrally helping & advising older citizens to get more out of life through assisting ageing well & helping to run Torbay Older Citizens Forum group meetings as speaker finder & general dogsbody. Regular contributer to the beach hut magaz ... Read more

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I am working on a personal profile and will come back to fill this in later.  As I do not have my own garden, and I lack contact with nature, I am happy to help someone and learn more about edible plants, growing fruit and vegetables, etc. ... Read more

I have lived in Paignton and Brixham for most of my life, I am Devon born and love the area we live in, my ansestors have lived in Brixham since 1535, so I am what you would call a true local. I am very passionate about the Bay and would like to see ... Read more

Involve Mid Devon (Mid Devon's Council for Voluntary Service) support and promote voluntary and community action across Mid Devon by:  Developing the capacity, skills and knowledge of groups; Connecting groups to facilitate and promote  ... Read more

Database of Community Organisations, groups and clubs across Devon.

Database of Grant Funding opportunities.

Have a look at our Profiles of Associational Life https://devoncf.com/our-work/reports-and-publications/

I work for Torbay Community Development Trust, supporting our community of Torbay with development activities, meaningful engagement and on going support.

  I am a Sports Science and Business Management Graduate.  A qualified personal trainer.  Have worked in Education, Sports and Community Settings.  Intrested in Well-being, Art, Science & History.  Likes Science Fict ... Read more

i`m new to this volunteering thing, i got into do this through doing the driving for the covid jabs and got hooked. some ppl still use me for helping them out after they had me for their run over to the RICC and asked if i would help them when needed ... Read more

I am a Director at Made Open Communications Ltd. We are working with Devon Voluntary Action to develop and support the Devon Connect community platform. Here to help.

this is Maram "Saudi girl" i'm here in the UK to study. Fortunately, I have plenty of time in this period and I want to learn more about the country's culture and engage in society. I volunteered a lot in my country in rehabilitation centers, nursi ... Read more

Hi, I am the administrator for Devon Connect.

If you have any problems with your account, setting up activities, groups or project teams, or have any other questions - let me know.

Hi.. My name is Sue and I am a small cog in the much larger workings of Alabare, our main aim is to offer support to homeless and vulnerable adults in need of a helping hand For this purpose we have a very helpful team of staff each with their own a ... Read more

We are Leonard Cheshire – supporting individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. Led by people with experience of disability, we are at the heart of local life – opening doors to opportunit ... Read more

My name is Bonnie Knapton, i'm 23 years old, working as a Health Care Assistant as well as committing to my studies in Forest School, so I can nurture the natural development of children as well as the natural world, with a Forest environment which e ... Read more

Ex secondary school teacher and university lecturer.

As a local charity based at Higher Clovelly, North Devon, Noah’s Place supports adults with special support needs in a safe secure, nurturing environment, giving them the opportunity to develop horticultural and agricultural skills, maintenance ... Read more

A fascinating museum housed in an old mill in the centre of Okehampton. It is dedicated to the fascinating history of Dartmoor and its people. It is everyones museum and everyones history. There are three floors of wonderful exhibits and many more in ... Read more

BucksCrossVillageHall is for the community. Currently there is a weekly Wednesday coffee morning and Thursday art group. Monthly gardening group.  Seasonal and annual events and courses.

Bike Explosion is a non-profit bike maintenance school and workshop situated directly on the National Cycle Route 2 in Dartington. Run entirely by volunteer cyclist-educators, our work takes a practical, do-it-ourselves approach to fixing and maintai ... Read more

Established in 2001, Moor Trees is a Devon-based charity dedicated to recreating native woodland across Dartmoor and south Devon, and increasingly helping projects around the Tamar valley and beyond. Although our region seems to be well wo ... Read more

NCS is a Government Trust that run a range of programmes for 16 – 17 year olds; we exist to engage, unite and empower young people to achieve their dreams. The key objectives of our programmes centre around social cohesion, social mobility and  ... Read more

The Community Garden welcomes new members. Suitable for all ages and gardening abilities, most of us are novice gardeners so you don’t have to worry about doing the wrong thing...there’s no such thing as a mistake with gardening because y ... Read more

I would like to volunteer as i have creative knowledge  and great people skills that i would like to give back to the community. I have a caring attitude that i feel will help others aswell. ... Read more