Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

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.

10am to 3.30pm - Coldridge Cafe, Coldridge Village Hall, tea, coffee, cake, lunches, takeaway service.

10am to 4pm - Exhibition of images by James Ravilious and local residents, Newton St Cyres Parish Church, daily to October 3.

11am and 2pm - Church Tours, Coldridge Parish Church, book by email: [email protected]

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

6pm - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Great Crediton Firewalk, Crediton Town Square.

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

10am to 12 noon - Coffee Morning in aid of Ukraine and Moldova, Memorial Hall, Morchard Bishop, stalls.

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.

6.30pm - Gates open for Tedburn St Mary fireworks, Recreation Ground, fireworks at 8pm, adult £9, children 5-11 £4, under 5 free, family (two adults and two children £25, cash only.

MONDAY 27

7.15pm - for a 7.30pm start, Bow and District Historical Society talk by Tony Gale on "The Great Fire of Crediton”, Bow Village Hall, EX17 6HU. Members and under 18's - free admission. Visitors £4. Tea and biscuits included free of charge.

TUESDAY 28

8.15am - Coach leaves Bow, picks up in Copplestone and The Green, Crediton at 8.30am, Coach trip to Clarks Village, Redlands League of Friends, £20 per person, book a seat asap, contact Christine on 01363 773474.

7pm - Crediton Garden Club, talk on Nerines, Crediton Library, free to members, visitors £3.

WEDNESDAY 29

10am to 1pm - Half Term Drop In Halloween Craft Activities for children at The Bookery. Free event, no booking required.

7.30pm - Newton St Cyres Garden Club talk on Cacti and Succulents, Newton St Cyres Parish Hall, £3.

THURSDAY 30

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.

3pm - Lapford and District Over 60 Club, The Ark, crafts, making Christmas cards.

6.45pm - for 7pm - Antiques Call My Bluff, with experts from Barnes, Hampton and Littlewood, Cheriton Fitzpaine Parish Hall, £10, includes pasty and nibbles, cash bar, proceeds for Children’s Hospice SW, tickets from Cheriton Fitzpaine Community Shop.

7pm - Doors open for Films for Crediton The Last Thursday Picture Show, monthly film night at Crediton Arts Centre, 7.30pm film begins, Promising Young Woman, comedy and thriller, in collaboration with the Kirton Queens Community. Bar, tea, coffee, puddings £5 admission. Tickets available on the door or in advance through Crediton Arts Centre https://www.creditonartscentre.org/

7pm - Music and Song with a Harvest Theme, arranged by the friends of Allerbridge Chapel, led by The Ayrton Family, farmers from Lancashire, Ware Inn, Zeal Monachorum, refreshments at close, donations for FCN.

FRIDAY 31

7pm - Gates open for Bonfire and Fireworks evening, North Tawton Rugby Club, bonfire 7.30pm, fireworks £8, barbecue, drinks, adults £6, child £2, Family two adults and two children £14, adult and two children £10, two adults one child £14

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

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

11am to 12.30pm - Authors and illustrators Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve will be signing copies of their Adventuremice book Mousehole to the Centre of the Earth at The Bookery, open to all. No booking required.

5.30pm - Gates open, Cheriton Fitzpaine Bonfire and Fireworks, field behind White Cross, fire lit 6pm, fireworks 7pm, adults £7, £4 children, under 3’s free, no sparklers, hog roast, burgers and chips, coffee cart, cash only.

8pm to 11pm - Better Luck Next Time, Crediton United AFC, £5, classic rock and pop.

SUNDAY 2

2pm to 4pm - Indoor Car Boot Sale, Memorial Hall, Morchard Bishop, £5 per table, set-up 12.30pm, [email protected]

7.30pm - Charity Quiz Night in aid of Sandford Scouts, The Lamb Inn, Sandford, £2 per person, max four per team, please book your table.

TUESDAY 4

7pm - The Bookery join acclaimed historian, broadcaster and author James Fox, discussing Craftland: A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades in conversation with Camilla Hampshire MBE, Chair of MAKE Southwest. Tickets at £7 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 5

5pm - Gates open for Charity Firework Display, Newton St Cyres Recreation Ground, supporting Newton St Cyres School PTA, food, hot drinks, sweets, glow merchandise, bar, fireworks at 6.30pm.

THURSDAY 6

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 - Bonfire lit at The Waie Inn, display by British Champions Sonic Fireworks, fireworks 7.30pm, £5 per person, pay on arrival, refreshments available outside.

FRIDAY 7

10.30am to 12.30pm - Coffee Morning, Elmfield House, Fordton, Crediton, books, cakes, jams, chutneys, Christmas cards and gifts, raffle, Crediton Friends of FORCE, admission £4 includes drink and cake.

4pm to 8pm - Fall for All, quiet sensory bonfire night event, Turning Tides Project’s community space off Four Mills Lane. Open mic with local performers; a firework-inspired sensory trail; sensory bags; drinks and hot food including smores, jacket potatoes and chili. Dogs welcome. No fireworks.

7pm - Gates open for Fireworks and Bonfire, Drakes Farm and Cafe, Higher Fingle Farm, EX6 6NP, Cheriton and Tedburn YFC, fireworks at 7.45pm, bar, barbecue, £5 per person, under 10s free.

7.30pm - Americana gig, trio Jaywalkers at Crediton Arts Centre. Tickets £15 for adults, £12 for concessions. Book online: ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre.

SATURDAY 8

10am to 12 noon - Crediton Methodist Church Table Top Sale, crafts, clothes, bric-a-brac, tables £10, book on email: [email protected]

10am to 12 noon - Jumble Sale, in aid of Bow School Pool, Bow School Hall, refreshments available, take cash.

11am - Author Stephanie Austin will be signing copies and reading passages from her latest book How To Get Murdered in Devon at The Bookery. Tickets are free and available at The Bookery or at: www.thebookery.org.uk

6pm - Copplestone Lighting Up The Parish, torch lit procession gathers at Copplestone School and leaves school led by morris dancers at 6..30pm, 6.30pm gates open at Copplestone Farm Shop, 7.15pm bonfire lit followed by firework display, bar, food, £5 per adult, £3 child, under 3’s free, £15 per family (two adults and up to three children), cash only.

SUNDAY 9

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

10.45am - Remembrance Parade and Laying of Wreaths, Crediton and Hamlets War Memorial, parade them proceeding down Market Street to Town Square.

MONDAY 10

7pm - Doors open for 7.30pm talk, 1,000 years of history: highlights from Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives with reference to Crediton, Crediton Area History and Museum Society, admission £2 for members, £5 for non-members, tea, coffee and biscuits included on admission, Boniface Centre.

TUESDAY 11

10.50am - Gather for Armistice Day Ceremony, Crediton Town and Hamlets War Memorial, Union Road, Crediton, speech before 11am Two Minutes Silence. All welcome.

WEDNESDAY 12

7pm - Sustainable Crediton film, The Line We Crossed, Crediton Arts Centre, entry by donation, suggested £4, followed by discussion.

FRIDAY 14

10.30am - Talk, Reforesting Devon, by Sir Harry Studholme, Thorverton Memorial Hall, The Devonshire Association Industrial Archaeology Section, £3 for Devonshire Association members, £5 for non-members, no booking required, lunch reservations can be made directly with The Thorverton Arms.

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

SATURDAY 15

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

11am to 4pm - Sandford Craft Fair, Sandford Parish Hall.

12 noon to 7pm - Crediton Conversation Cafe Day of Wellness, Crediton Congregational Church, drumming, art, macrame, magic show, face painting, exhibition, concert with Ukrainian Singers, food.

7pm - Doors open for free concert by Seraph, Colebrooke Church, 7.30pm start, refreshments served during interval, donations welcome.

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