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The Tunnels of Love – Transforming the subways in Newton Abbot
The Tunnels of Love Project is an exciting art project, led by local artist Kate Green. The project has been managed by Newton Abbot Community Interest Company and has engaged local schools, community groups and artists in creating artwork which is being installed in...
Asda Foundation donates £22,650 to help The Courtenay Centre
Asda Foundation has donated £22,650 to Newton Abbot Centre Association to help breathe new life into its community space, The Courtenay Centre. • Over 60 local projects have been awarded ‘Spaces and Places’ grants between £5k and £25k to bring communities together and...
£190k Support for Buckland
NEWTON Abbot Community Interest Company and Buckland Support are celebrating the news that they have received a grant of more than £190,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. The cash will be used to provide advice and support activities at The Buckland Centre...
A Christmas treat for our neighbours
The Directors, staff and volunteers from Newton Abbot Community Interest Company have prepared and distributed more than 50 treat bags for households in the local community this Christmas. The packs were funded using private donations from the Directors and staff, as...
Celebrating National Tree Week
Newton Abbot Community Interest Company recently marked National Tree Week by continuing the planting work the CIC has been carrying out at Penn Inn roundabout. In total seven trees were planted including Birch, Copper Beech, Buddleja (Butterfly Bushes) and...
Investing in our local community
Newton Abbot CIC manages the Buckland Centre for the benefit of the local community. The CIC is constantly looking to invest in the facilities at the Centre, and has recently improved two rooms to offer improved meeting facilities. The new meeting space offers...
Numbers growing at The Base Youth Club
The Base Youth Club offers a variety of fun activities for young people age 7-11. It runs on a Friday evening from 6.00pm – 8.00pm at the Buckland Centre and entry is just £1. The Club has a new team in place to run the weekly sessions, under the leadership of Emma...
Celebrating the community space at Penn Inn
Working with a team of dedicated volunteers, Newton Abbot CIC has spent the last two years working with Plantworld Nurseries to carry out improvements to the greenspace under Penn Inn flyover. The CIC recognised that the greenspace was in need of improvement after the...
New noticeboard for Our Fairways
The CIC has been working with residents in some of the new communities in Newton Abbot. We've been asking residents about the facilities they would like to see provided in their neighbourhoods as the number of houses grows. We've been talking to the Fairways community...
