Coming events in the Crediton area - Your local event listing

THURSDAY 17

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

SATURDAY 19

9.30am to 12.30pm - Saturday Indoor Market, Crediton United AFC Clubhouse, with cake stall, bacon baps, hot drinks, stall bookings (£6) on 07807 058549.

10am - Sandford Community Autumn Tidy Up, meet Sandford Square, bring gloves, trowels, etc, refreshments and cake at 11.30am.

6.30pm - for 7pm, Zeal Monachorum Village Hall’s Harvest Supper, with guest, David Phillips, an actor and tour guide of Ghost Walks around Devon towns, bringing his exuberant storytelling to the Hall. £10 or if you book and pay by Monday, October 14, only £9 - telephone 01363 82606 or email: [email protected] .

7.30pm - POSTPONED Supper and Dance as part of Crediton Town Band 40th Anniversary celebrations, Sandford Parish Hall, Music by the Holly Water Stompers.

SUNDAY 20

2pm to 5pm - Tedburn History and information Society Open Day, Tedburn St Mary Village Hall.  Tea and cake will be available as well as displays of local history, photos, etc.  

TUESDAY 22

6.45pm - for 7.30pm, Crediton Garden Club, talk by David Usher on Gertrude Jekyll, Her Plants and Designs, Crediton Library, Refreshments. Visitors welcome £3, annual membership £12.

WEDNESDAY 23

7.30pm - Popular buildings archaeologist Dr James Wright, talk in Crediton Library as part of his Historic Building Mythbusting tour.  Tickets are £5 from Crediton Library or online at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/historic-building-mythbusting-dr-james-wright-tickets-935471028027 where a booking fee applies.  Seats are limited but some still available so book early.

THURSDAY 24

10am to 3.30pm - Coldridge Cafe, Coldridge Village Hall, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, home-made cakes, lunches, all welcome.

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

7.30pm - Film Screening of Purpose, Crediton Arts Centre, Film Screening of Purpose, followed by discussion which will include thoughts about its implications for us here in Crediton, no charge, donations welcome.

FRIDAY 25

7.30pm - An Evening of Folk Songs and Stories at the Old Town Hall (above Crediton Museum). Presented by CAHMS and the Folklore Library and Archive. £5 a head, further details from http://creditonhistory.org.uk/whats-on.aspx or at the museum.

SATURDAY 26

10am to 12 noon - Art Exhibition and Sale, by local artists, Community Hall, Bow Village Hall, Bow Market in the Hall.

10.50am - Garden of Remembrance, Crediton Parish Church.

1pm to 4pm - Sustainable Crediton and Significant Seams Eco Crafternoon, Boniface Centre, includes The Repair Cafe, many stalls, craft activities, craft swap, workshops, refreshments.

1pm to 4pm - Sustainable Crediton Repair Cafe, Boniface Centre (note change of time and venue).

6.30pm - Tedburn St Mary Fireworks, Recreation Ground, display 8pm, adults £8, children 5-11 £3, Under 5’s free, family ticket 2 adults, 2 children £20, cash only, refreshments, bar, candyfloss, sweets, Punch and Judy, kids carousel, supporting local charities.

TUESDAY 29

6.30pm - Doors open for 7pm screening of film, Six Inches of Soil – the revolution is underground, Crediton Methodist Church. Entry by donation (suggested £4).  Refreshments available.  To see a trailer of the film and find out more about the campaign go to: www.sixinchesofsoil.org/ .  Following the film there will be Q and A discussion lead by James Lee, Martyn Bragg and Clive Edmunds.

WEDNESDAY 30

7.30pm - Talk by local mammal expert Paul Chanin on ‘The Otter: Past, Present and Future’, preceded by a short AGM of Devon Mammal Group, Boniface Centre, Crediton. Booking via http://devonmammalgroup.org £2.50 DMG members, £4 non-members.

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