Taleblazers develop and deliver projects with and for the wider community of Torbay and the South West. We have a number of active projects and programmes that you can get involved in and lots of others that we’ve run in the past.
Earthworks is our community project based in the woods at Treacle Valley. We are rejuvenating this old ash plantation, removing invasive plants and improving biodiversity, and giving people opportunities to learn new outdoor skills. We run a free monthly community session where anyone can come up to the woods and enjoy some outdoor activities in the fresh air, whether that’s helping with some active woodland management, building birdboxes, surveying or just enjoying some stories around the campfire.
We are delighted to be associate partners of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark, and we are committed to supporting the UNESCO designation by offering educational walks, talks and workshops for schools and the general public. Torbay is a fantastic scientific resource with some incredible geology and we are proud to be able to offer educational services to support the Geopark.
Taleblazers are proud to be a recognised provider of the Torbay Council’s Healthy Holidays (HAF) scheme. These free school holiday programmes are funded by Torbay Council and are targeted primarily at children who are in receipt of free school meals. They are designed to help children and young people enjoy their school breaks in a safe environment. All activities are run by qualified staff and aim to have a positive effect on the young person’s health and well-being, as well as helping them to develop new skills.
We are proud to be involved in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme which is run by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Plantlife, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. We survey two botanical sites on Dartmoor, visiting twice a year to record the plant species growing in our square. Being part of this volunteer project helps us to develop our botany skills and contributes important ecological data about the abundance and diversity of plants in the plots. We love Dartmoor and this project allows us to help to conserve the national park by helping to assess the health of its habitats.
Take a look at some of our treasured previous and ongoing community projects.