Come with us to visit the Eden Project, a series of huge glass domes nestled in a huge crater in Cornwall. The Bio Domes house the largest rainforest in captivity, sunning plants and trees from all regions of the world, exhibitions and stories - all as a backdrop to a series of striking contemporary gardens. … Continue reading Eden Project Expedition
A fun- filled session with stories and crafts. It's free and an opportunity for children to have fun in their library.
A fun- filled session with stories and crafts. It's free and an opportunity for children to have fun in their library.
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Pop into the Library this Saturday (1st) at 11 am for the official launch of the library exhibition relating to D-Day and Brixham’s week of commemoration. Cllr. Jill Regan, Chair of Brixham Town Council has kindly agreed to come along and say a few words. The launch will just be a simple 15 minute ceremony … Continue reading D-Day Exhibition Launch
As part of the Brixham commemoration of D-Day, come to the library coffee morning to enjoy a medley of World War Two songs performed by Kim Wilson and Debs Ellis. You can also try out even more delicious cakes (some from wartime recipes).
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
This has become a popular fixture on the FoBL programme for many years. A beautiful and tuneful evening on Berry Head with fabulous food. Music will be provided by local harpists Susie and Bill Trezise - Harping Mad. The menu will be Greek themed and will include Greek Salad, Moussaka and Baklava! Members £15; non-members … Continue reading Greek Evening at Berry Head Guardhouse with Harping Mad
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
If you have a competitive streak or just like to join in for fun, why not come along for an evening of Boules. The event will be hosted at the beautiful Berry Head Hotel with fine views across the bay. After the game there will be a finger buffet to console the losers... Members £11; … Continue reading Boules and Finger Buffet at Berry Head Hotel
Come and join some familiar faces and meet new people over tea, coffee and delicious cakes.
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Once again FOBL provides you with an opportunity to sail on Vigilance, the restored 78 foot heritage sailing ketch based in Brixham. No previous sailing experience needed. The crew will assist you in experiencing the wonders of sailing - whether you want to lend a hand hoisting the sails or simply to walk the deck … Continue reading Sailing Trip on the Vigilance
Attend the AGM and help us plan for the next year. We need your ideas and opinions! And after the official business, there will be an illustrated talk by Lin Williams on Malawi - the Warm Heart of Africa on her trips to Malawi and the work taking place with local schools and women's groups.
The St Mary's Graveyard Project is finished. Come to celebrate the astounding achievement of over 60 volunteers over 2 years. In mapping the graves of St Mary's over 15,000 names of people and family connections have been tracked across Brixham. The church records were burned in the bombing of Exeter, and the project sought to … Continue reading Celebrate the end of the Graveyard Project
Join Mike Langman on a summer stroll around the Clennon Lakes to learn about the natural history and birds of the site. Midsummer is the best time for watching dragonflies and damselflies, including the recently discovered in Torbay small red-eyed damselfly. Take a guided walk around the site, watch its wildlife and even try a … Continue reading Clennon Lakes – wildlife walk with Mike Langman
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Join Missin' Tackle Shanty Crew on the Old Fish Quay, Brixham Harbour for three Tuesday evenings of shanty music and songs of the sea. There will be collections in aid of two local good causes, FoBL and Brixham Museum. So why not come along and enjoy the harbour side atmosphere with the melodies and singing … Continue reading Missin’ Tackle on the Quay, Brixham Harbour
Come and join some familiar faces and meet new people over tea, coffee and delicious cakes.
Join Missin' Tackle Shanty Crew on the Old Fish Quay, Brixham Harbour for three Tuesday evenings of shanty music and songs of the sea. There will be collections in aid of two local good causes, FoBL and Brixham Museum. So why not come along and enjoy the harbour side atmosphere with the melodies and singing … Continue reading Missin’ Tackle on the Quay, Brixham Harbour
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Join Missin' Tackle Shanty Crew on the Old Fish Quay, Brixham Harbour for three Tuesday evenings of shanty music and songs of the sea. There will be collections in aid of two local good causes, FoBL and Brixham Museum. So why not come along and enjoy the harbour side atmosphere with the melodies and singing … Continue reading Missin’ Tackle on the Quay, Brixham Harbour
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Come and join some familiar faces and meet new people over tea, coffee and delicious cakes.
A walk from Powderham Church to the Turf Locks Pub approx. 2.4miles flat walk there and back. Whilst there are no guarantees of seeing osprey but early September is prime time for their migration and some linger on the Exe Estuary to fatten up on Mullet before migrating south to Africa. There will be plenty … Continue reading Osprey Watch
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Memory Walk Saturday 21/9/19 This walk is to raise funds for a fantastic cause, The Alzheimer's Society. The walk will be one of hundreds of walks across the UK scheduled as part of their “Walking Season” raising funds to help them find a cure for this condition that is predicted to affect 75 million people … Continue reading Memory Walk for The Alzheimer’s Society
This event is exclusive to the Friends of Brixham Library and your guests. Steve Nash, Group Educational Manger for Paignton Zoo will be giving a talk at the Zoo about the history of Paignton Zoo, from the founder, Herbert Whitley, to the current day. You will be able to see the old parts of the … Continue reading Exclusive Zoo Tour
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
To discover more about the weather forecasting and climate research, come on a guided tour of the modern headquarters in Exeter, which includes a visit to the National Meteorological Library. The talks and tour should last about 2 hours and 30 minutes, after which you will be free to look around yourself or use the … Continue reading How do they forecast the weather?
Following the success of last year’s skittle night, join the Friends again for a fun social evening of skittles. Enjoy a light buffet (with chips) and see who will be crowned best bowler this year! £6 members - £8 non-members
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
The monthly coffee morning is coming early! As the library is closing for refurbishment for 4 weeks we have brought forward our November Coffee Morning. So come and take a last look at the old Library before it has a full make over!
The Berry Packed Rowan and Hawthorns on the edges of Dartmoor are a target for hundreds of migrating thrushes during early autumn. The timing needs to be right to make sure the thrushes have arrived from Scandinavia and the berries have not all been stripped! The very end of October and early November should … Continue reading Winter Thrushes on Dartmoor with Mike Langman
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Helen, a retired & highly experienced paramedic, will be hosting a Basic Cardiac Life Support Training Session (B.C.L.S). This session is open to everyone and will give you the opportunity to learn B.C.L.S and practice on a manikin. Helen will go through the process of dealing with an unresponsive casualty, administrating life support (if required) … Continue reading Resuscitation Training
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
This is a first for us in a new venue for FoBL. Over the course of the evening there will be a blind tasting of five different wines, a different canapé per person for each wine, a wine talk from James Brown (the owner of the Wine Loft) and a fun wine quiz and a … Continue reading Wine Tasting at the Wine Loft
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Join us for our last coffee morning of the year and start your Christmas festivities here. There will Christmas stalls, music from the local school choir and, of course, lovely coffee and cake!
We are so pleased to welcome Quay Harmony for their annual Christmas concert and are delighted they have chosen Brixham Library as this year’s Christmas venue. Tickets are £6 for members, £8 non members, and available from the library and also from choir members. During the concert there will be a raffle with all … Continue reading Quay Harmony Ladies Choir at the Library
FoBL invite people living with dementia and their carers to a fortnightly walk. Starting at the Golden Hind in Brixham at 10.30am, and finishing with a cup of coffee at the Brixham Steam Packet.
Come and join us for the first Friday February coffee morning. See some old friends and make some new ones. We are also having a drive to encourage more people … Continue reading First Friday Coffee Morning – with free cake
Come meet old friends, make new ones - and eat cake! Don't forget to borrow a book. This is also your monthly opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions for what you think the Friends should be doing.
An illustrated talk by Bruce Graeme-Cook capturing the highlights of a long flying career with the RAF and latterly with British Airways. To book a place for the talk followed by a cream tea please ask in Brixham Library:£8.00 to FoBL Members & £10.00 to Non-FoBL Members
From Libraries Unlimited: Brixham library will be open for two hours in the morning for customers to use the library via self-service from the week beginning Monday 23rd March. Staff will not be available during these times, but you will be able to borrow and return items through the self-service kiosks and computers will also … Continue reading Brixham Library temporary self service opening
This tour has been postponed, hopefully simply until later this year. If you have already paid then the Treasurer will contact you to refund your money - when she is … Continue reading POSTPONED Met Office Tour – the perils of forecasting the weather
Come for an evening of great food and entertainment. Only 30 places available! Menu Starter - Hot & sour soup Main - Sweet chilli chicken with garlic, lemon and coriander served with pak-choi fried … Continue reading Postponed – Chinese Meal at the Guardhouse Cafe, Berry Head