5 of 6 April 2024 The 1805 Dispatches #24.02 Devon member of The 1805 Club, Jenny Ridd sent us an article from the Torbay News, by Julian Barnes, which it is hoped you will enjoy. Below is an extract from the full article which can be seen at: https://www. torbayweekly.co.uk/news/home/1408447/brixham-set-to-receivestunning-new-murals.html Brixham is set to receive a splash of colour after new murals were designed to showcase and celebrate the town and the local community. Over the last few years, the walls, gable ends and alleyways of Brixham that may usually go unnoticed have been transformed into enormous painted murals, depicting various parts of the Brixham's rich cultural heritage. Brixham Future, a community interest company that works on ‘microregeneration projects’, is the organisation behind many of the murals around town. With funding from Brixham Future's lottery and a recent National Lottery grant, the streets of the town have become a treasure chest of hidden art pieces. All murals are created by artists local to Devon. Now, Brixham Future is in the process of commissioning another set of murals, this time linked to the Poetry and Literature Trail. Three have already got funding in place. “They are all still very much linked to the local area,” Sasha explained. “One celebrates Fish Town and Cow Town, one is just to show how difficult and dangerous it can be to be a fisherman, and another commemorates Horatio Nelson, who was stationed here in 1801 when the fleet used Brixham as a base to prepare for the Battle of Copenhagen. He wrote a letter to his lover Lady Hamilton from Brixham on the birth of their lovechild.” After the recent consultation is reviewed, it’s hoped that all the new murals will be ready for the summer. See the new designs shown here. But, be warned, these clever images look real, but the murals may not all have been completed when you get there. Hunt the mural, with your fingers crossed … BRIXHAM’S MARITIME HERITAGE ON SHOW
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