Astor

New affordable housing on former Astor Centre site

A new affordable housing development on the site of the former Astor Community Centre is nearing completion.

The centre was closed several years ago and the land was released as part of Plymouth City Council's Get Plymouth Building programme. AJM Building Design Ltd has transformed the former community centre into a striking block of 12 one and two bed homes, one of which is a disabled...

Astor Garden Party - Free

If you’re looking for a little bit of the highlife to end the summer holidays in style then Plymouth Museum’s Astor Garden Party should be your first port of call.

The event features several activities throughout the day suitable for all the family with craft play making garden party buntings for younger children and swing dance workshops for those a little older.

There will also be an airing of Nancy Astor’s maiden speech by local actress and BBC journalist Jo Loosemoore

The event coincides with an exhibition on the life of Lady Astor, the first ever female British...