Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

THURSDAY 30

10am to 4pm - and Friday, and 11am to 1pm on Saturday, Final chance to see 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.

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/

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.

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.

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 - 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

10am - Remembrance Civic Service, Crediton Parish Church.

10.45am - Remembrance Parade and Laying of Wreaths, Crediton and Hamlets War Memorial, Union Road, 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.

THURSDAY 13

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 environmental campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole and writer, medievalist and naturalist Michael J Warren discussing his new book The Cuckoo’s Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place. Tickets at £5 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

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.

12.30pm to 2pm - Soup and Stories returns to the Bookery with varied themes in a warm space for community and conversation. Free of charge, open to all, no booking required.

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

7.30pm - Rosalie, One-woman play, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £13/£11 from Crediton Arts Centre on 01363 773260 or via Ticketsource, concessions for under 18’s, full-time students and unemployed.

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.

WEDNESDAY 19

10am to 12 noon - Crediton U3A, talk by Alex Liger, Working with the Military: Television presenters under stress, Boniface Centre, £2 includes refreshments, open to all.

THURSDAY 20

Small Business Saturday tour comes to Crediton.

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

FRIDAY 21

10.30am to 12 noon - Going for a Sing, Boniface Centre.

4.30pm to 8.30pm - RHS Glow, RHS Garden Rosemoor, until December 30. New features, redesigned Winter Garden, light installations. Festive shopping and seasonal treats. Prices for members £8.25 for adults, £4.50 for children. Non-member prices £13.50 for adults, £7.25 for children. Under-fives go free. Book online: rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor/whats-on/rosemoor-glow.

6.30pm - Doors open for Bingo, Morchard Bishop Football Club, eyes down 7.45pm, Memorial Hall.

7.30pm - Red Dirt Band, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £10/£8.

SATURDAY 22

10am to 2pm St Nicholas Fair, Boniface Centre, stalls, refreshments, tomobola, toys, gifts, ELF stall.

6.45pm - Voices for Gaza, music, hear Palestinian stories, sample Palestinian food, bring cash for donations, Boniface Centre.

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