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About this cause The group meets at Torrington Town Hall every Wednesday. They are a disparate group of women from all walks of life, many of them vulnerable, who support each other and engage the town in community knitting projects. The latest project was 21,000 poppies knitted by 2,000 knitters. The funding would help extend…

The Torrington Town & Community Hall AGM will take place at the Town Hall on 17th December at 5pm.

Unfortunately, due to the latest Government guidelines we will be closing the Town Hall on Wednesday 4th November at 4pm and re-opening as soon as we are safe to do so. Our Hog Roast take-a-ways on Friday 6th November WILL STILL GO AHEAD (this service is line with Covid guidelines for outside take-a-way outlets) The…

Torrington Community Craft and Produce Fair Torrington Town & Community Hall Friday 4th & Saturday 5th December 2020 We will be holding a Community Craft and Produce Fair in the Town Hall on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th December.  The Fair will be aimed at local people who don’t normally showcase or sell their work. …

THE SEARCH IN ON FOR THE BEST KNITTED, STITCHED OR CRAFTED ELF ON THE SHELF OR FATHER CHRISTMAS!   The Torrington Knit and Natter Group who meet at Torrington Town Hall every Wednesday from 10am to 12 noon, are inviting people to get creatively competitive in the lead up to Christmas.  The Group who are…

Diversification and Training is the way forward to help combat rises in unemployment since the Covid Pandemic! Grant funding opens new Career Opportunities for Torrington Job Club Members   The Torrington Job Club which was set up as a part of the ESF and ESFA Community Grants Project in January of this year, had an…

The needles of Great Torrington’s Knit and Natter group are busy gearing up for a major knitted Christmas scene. The popular group of people who gather weekly at the town hall to knit, natter and crochet has already made its mark on the town, with last year’s Poppy Project to create 10,000 knitted and crocheted…