Coming Events in the Crediton Area

THURSDAY 27

7.30pm - Exeter Opera Company present Orfeo ed Euridice, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £12 or £10.

FRIDAY 28

12.30pm to 2pm - Every Friday, Soup and Stories at The Bookery, all welcome, no charge, free soup and stories to enjoy.

7pm - Cancer Screening awareness event, Village Hall, Chapel Lane, Sampford Courtenay, delivered by Devon Communities Together, not medical experts, all welcome.

10.30am - Going for a Sing, Boniface Centre.

7pm - Quiz and Games Night, £3 per person, teams up to 6, Shobrooke Village Hall, bring your own nibbles, cash bar, raffle, spot prizes. To enter a team or for more details, contact Sandra 01363 777013, [email protected] .

7.30pm - Fur Choirs Concert, Crediton Methodist Church, tickets various prices.

7.30pm - Doors open for Evening with Two of the Greatest Pioneers of Contemporary Global Jazz, Trevor Watts with Very Weston and Jamie Harris, Lowe and Bespoke Showroom at Unit 4, East Town Park, Mill Street, Crediton (EX17 1EY). Entrance £10 suggested donation, which includes a glass of Sandford local brew.

SATURDAY 29

10am to 2pm - Charity car wash, Crediton Fire Station, in aid of The Firefighters’ Charity, cash and card payments.

10am to 2pm - Busting Bothersome Bills with Gez Carter at the Bookery, open to all.

7pm - for 7.30pm start, Quiz Night, Victory Hall, Lapford, teams of six, £8 per person, sausage roll, wedges and cakes, take own alcohol, soft drinks to buy, entries by March 24 to [email protected] or 01363 83763. Proceeds to support 2025 Lapford Revel.

7pm - for 7.30pm, Stan Hacking Concert, Crediton Congregational Church, £10 to include light refreshments, in aid of ELF, To reserve tickets please text Karen on 07970 969846 or at www.ticketsource.co.uk/stan-hacking-concert-band .

7.30pm - Ashley Hutchings and Blair Dunlop, part of CAC Music Festival, Crediton Parish Church.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

8pm - Easter Bingo, Spreyton Village Hall, Cash prizes, Easter Raffle.

THURSDAY 3

10am to 4pm - Cake sale, Dolphin Stairlifts, 22 Marsh Lane, Lords Meadow Industrial Estate, Crediton, coffee, also showcasing local artist Phil Smith and local ceramics designer Anne Smith, Easter Hamper raffle, donations welcome, in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity.

2pm to 3pm - Crediton Courier Drop In, Crediton Library.

7pm to 9pm - Author Lucy Brazier in conversation with Veronica Henry at The Bookery. Tickets redeemable against a purchase of The Honesty Box on the evening, available at: www.thebookery.org.uk/events-3/ .

SATURDAY 5

10am - Crediton Farmers’ Market, Town Square.

10am to 1pm - Crediton Parish Church Easter Craft Fair, Boniface Centre.

11am to 1pm - Authors Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve signing and illustrating copies of latest Adventuremice book Mice Camera Action! at The Bookery, open to all.

SUNDAY 6

4pm - Fanfare for Spring concert, St Andrew’s Church, Sampford Courtenay, tickets £10 at the door, including wine and nibbles, in aid of British Heart Foundation and St Andrew’s Church.

MONDAY 7

7.30pm - Cheriton Fitzpaine Ploughing Association AGM, West Raddon Farm, Shobrooke, EX17 1BH, anyone interested is welcome to attend. More information can be obtained by contacting the secretary Julie Davie on 07791347788 or [email protected].

TUESDAY 8

3.30pm - Afternoon Author event with Ebberley Finch and Hazel Hatman at the Bookery, all welcome, no charge, Tea and Biscuits provided.

WEDNESDAY 9

6.45pm - Doors open for Crediton Friends of FORCE Easter Bingo, eyes down 7.30pm, Crediton Football Club, Easter eggs, pork, chicken, beef prizes, bar, raffle, hamper, all welcome.

THURSDAY 10

10am to 2pm - Devon in Sight Living Well with Sight Loss event, The Ockment Centre, Okehampton, free event, register on 01392 876 666 or email: [email protected].

FRIDAY 11

7.30pm - Eyes down for Sandford Parish Hall Meat Bingo, doors open 6.30pm, Sandford Parish Hall, for hall funds.

SATURDAY 12

4pm - Recital of well-known songs and arias in English, with Sarah Baillie, Soprano, accompanied by Jonathan Rawles, In aid of the Crediton Church Music Endowment Fund, Holy Cross, followed by Tea and Cake in the Boniface Centre included in £10 ticket on door, entry by cash or card. Alternatively pre-book with TicketSource. U16s free.

If you have a forthcoming event, please email: [email protected] .