Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

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

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.

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.

10am to 2pm - Christmas Craft Market, The Ship, Crediton, free admission.

10am to 12 noon - Chawleigh Community Market, Jubilee Hall, Chawleigh, stalls, refreshments.

11am to 4pm - Sandford Craft Fair, Sandford Parish Hall, 40th year, charitable support for FOSS, BASICS Devon and Children’s Hospice SW.

11am to 2pm - Second-Hand History Book Sale at Crediton Museum, 11am to 2pm. Donations, please, to support your local museum and history society.

1pm to 4pm - Car Wash, cakes, drinks, savouries, quiz, children’s activities, Copplestone Church, for BBC Children in Need, all welcome.

2pm to 4pm - Christmas Fayre, Newton St Cyres Village Hall, stalls, game, draw, refreshments.

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.

7pm - Doors open for Bingo, The Old Town Hall, Crediton, eyes down 7.30pm, in aid of CODS, over 18’s only, bar, refreshments, books £6, flyer music round £3, cash and card payments.

MONDAY 17

10am to 2pm - Have Your Say on Local Spending – Crediton Budgeting Consultation Event, hosted by Crediton Town Council, Crediton Library.

TUESDAY 18

6pm to 7pm - Have Your Say on Local Spending – Crediton Budgeting Consultation Event, hosted by Crediton Town Council, Crediton Library.

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.

7pm - Film Night at The Bookery, a double bill of locally made films shot on location on Dartmoor and in East Budleigh with Philip Reeve and Jeff Sleeman. Tickets at £5 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

7.30pm - Concert, Wembworthy Chapel, with The Stowford Meadow Singers with Chairman, Mr Maurice Hockridge, supper at close, all welcome.

THURSDAY 20

Small Business Saturday tour comes to Crediton.

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 21

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

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.

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

24-hour free parking, St Saviour’s Way car park, Crediton, courtesy of Mid Devon District Council to enhance trade and support Christmas programmes.

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

10am to 12 noon - Repair Cafe, Elephant on the Green.

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

MONDAY 24

10am to 2pm - Have Your Say on Local Spending – Crediton Budgeting Consultation Event, hosted by Crediton Town Council, Crediton Library.

TUESDAY 25

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

THURSDAY 27

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 - Film, Limbo, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £5.

FRIDAY 28

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.

SATURDAY 29

24-hour free parking, St Saviour’s Way car park, Crediton, courtesy of Mid Devon District Council to enhance trade and support Christmas programmes.

1pm to 6pm - Christmas in Crediton, Crediton Town Square, Christmas market, food, gifts, live music, choirs, Santa’s grotto, family activities, entertainers and more.

1pm to 4pm - Crediton EcoCrafternoon, The Boniface Centre, stalls, talks, workshops, crafts.

1pm to 5pm - Makers’ Christmas Market, Memorial Hall, Morchard Bishop, hand-crafted items at the market, including ceramics, prints, upcycled crafts and jewellery, all made by local artists and makers, and hot food, cakes and coffee/tea.

SUNDAY 30

3.30pm - Exmoor Carolers, Lapford Victory Hall, refreshments, in aid of Victory Hall and ChemoHero and Pete’s Dragons.

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