The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Ice Hockey at Torbay Hockey Club
Jolly Ice Hockey sticks at Torquay Pavilion!
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Overview
An Ice Hockey match is held in the indoor pavilion at the Torbay Hockey Club based at Torquay Girls' Grammar School. Ice Hockey is a contact sport and is often seen as fast paced and rough, believed to have evolved from simple stick and ball games of the 18th century in England, the sport is now popular worldwide.
The Pavilion in Torquay operated as an Ice Skating Rink from 1979 to 1983.
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