THURSDAY 9

10am to 4pm - and Fridays and Wednesdays and 11am to 2pm on Saturdays, to October 25, Crediton Museum Exhibition: The Home Front: Crediton in World War Two, Admission free, donations welcomed. See http://creditonhistory.org.uk/whats-on/2025/homefront.aspx

10am – “Jam Babies”, free creative play and music sessions for preschool children with their carers, at the Bookery in partnership with the Turning Tides Project.

2pm to 3pm – Crediton Courier drop-in, Crediton Library.

FRIDAY 10

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

SATURDAY 11

11am to 12.30pm - Alexandra Dawe, author of The Stitchwort Curse will lead a spectacular Halloween themed craft making workshop for children and book signing. Tickets are free but should be prebooked at the Bookery or at www.thebookery.org.uk

12 noon - Coldridge Gardening Club Bangers N Mash lunch, Coldridge Village Hall, cake stall, raffle.

2.30pm - Crediton Town Band Chris Taylor Memorial Concert, Crediton Parish Church, admission free but donations to Royal Devon Hospitals Charity, refreshments afterwards in the Boniface Centre.

SUNDAY 12

2pm to 5pm - South West Lindy Hoppers 1940’s Vintage Charity Tea Dance, VJ 60th anniversary, Fine Whines vintage duo leading singing from the 30’s to the 80’s, Lindy Hop Performance and lesson, North Tawton Town Hall, £8 in advance, £10 at the door, to include tea and cakes, Lindy Hop Lesson, entertainment, dress theme 1940’s or 50’s, tickets from North Tawton Post Office, in aid of North Tawton RBL and in memory of Alf Bolt, book in advance on 07821 721043.

6pm - Harvest Songs of Praise, collection in aid of the UNICEF Yemen Famine Appeal, St Lawrence Chapel, Crediton.

MONDAY 13

7pm - Doors open for 7.30pm start, Crediton Area History and Museum Society (CAHMS) talk by Julia Neville and Judy Moss “Building Homes for Heroes in Rural Devon in the 1920s”, Boniface Centre, Admission: £2 for CAHMS Members and £5 for non-Members. Tea, Coffee and Biscuits included on admission.

WEDNESDAY 15

10am to 12 noon - Crediton and District U3a, a talk by James Taylor, Horatio Nelson: A Complex Character, £2 entry includes refreshments, open to members and non-members.

12 noon to 1.30pm - Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School Senior Citizen Harvest Lunch, Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School, £4 per lunch, two courses and entertainment, [email protected]

THURSDAY 16

10am – “Jam Babies”, free creative play and music sessions for preschool children with their carers, at the Bookery in partnership with the Turning Tides Project.

2pm to 3pm – Crediton Courier drop-in, Crediton Library.

7pm - Join local folklorist Mark Norman and author Tracey Norman for an atmospheric evening of folklore, witchcraft, and storytelling featuring their books Britain’s Folklore Year and Devon’s Forgotten Witches 1860–1910, The Bookery, Tickets £5 from the Bookshop or at: www.thebookery.org.uk

7.30pm - Race Night, Cheriton Fitzpaine Parish Hall, £10, includes choice of curry from The Ring of Bells, £5 without food, tickets from the Community Shop.

FRIDAY 17

7pm - Join local folklorist Mark Norman and author Tracey Norman for an atmospheric evening of folklore, witchcraft, and storytelling featuring their books Britain’s Folklore Year and Devon’s Forgotten Witches 1860–1910 at The Lamb Inn, Sandford. Tickets £5 from the Bookshop or at: www.thebookery.org.uk

SATURDAY 18

10am to 4pm - Butterfly Conservation Devon Branch Open Day, Boniface Centre, Crediton, doors open 9.30am, speakers, tea, coffee available, bring own lunch, a day of community, curiosity and conservation.

10am to 1pm - Crediton Farmers’ Market, Town Square.

12 noon - Yeo Cider, Yeoford Community Hall, featuring 15 ciders and perries, food and live music. Entry £3.

2.15pm - Registration in Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall for 2.30pm Raddon Hills Walk, five mile walk on Raddon Hills between Thorverton and Shobrooke on public and private footpaths, Exeter Friends of Hospiscare and The Friends of Stockleigh Pomeroy Church, church open, refreshments, dogs on leads welcome, info on 01363 779706.

7pm - Crediton Foodbank Quiz, Crediton Congregational Church.

7.30pm - Tongues and Savage Love, theatre, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £10/£8.

8pm to 11.30pm - Disco Spectacular, Sandford Parish Hall with LurvGroove, in aid of Sandford School PTA, bar, tickets from Crediton Card Centre, Sandford Stores or at tinyurl.com/LurvGroove

THURSDAY 23

10am – “Jam Babies”, free creative play and music sessions for preschool children with their carers, at the Bookery in partnership with the Turning Tides Project.

2pm to 3pm – Crediton Courier drop-in, Crediton Library.

6pm to 9pm - Great Crediton Firewalk, Crediton Town Square, watch people walk on fire, some places still available, raise money for the Lions or your own charity, telephone 07714 203403 or email: [email protected].

7.30pm - Dan Whitehouse and Gustaf Ljunggren, music, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £15/£12.

FRIDAY 24

10am to 1pm - ECOE Advice Drop In with Energy Boost Mid Devon project, energy advice, Sustainabubble, 8A North Street.

SATURDAY 25

11am to 12.30pm - Local children’s authors Vicky Byron and Coralie Liston will be storytelling and signing copies of their books Hector’s Halloween and Walter and I! Free event, no booking required.

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