Coming Events in the Crediton Area
THURSDAY, MAY 1
Devon County Council Election Day - Use you vote and take ID.
7.15pm - Reading and Performing Beckett, free talk by Philip Robinson and Prof Laura Salisbury on his remarkable playwright, The Bookery, Crediton. Tickets at: www.ticketsource.co.uk .
SATURDAY 3
10am to 1pm - Crediton Farmers’ Market, Town Square.
10am to 12 noon - Spreyton’s Farmers Market and Big Breakfast, stalls, local meat, bread and cakes, Village Hall.
2pm to 4pm - Jumble Sale, Black Dog Memorial Hall, in aid of a Christmas Party for Children of Black Dog.
SUNDAY 4
10.30am to 1.30pm - Outdoor car boot sale, Crediton United Football Club, in the overflow car park, hot and cold drinks, bacon baps.
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY, MAY 5
12 noon - VE Day 80th Anniversary Street Party, bring and share 40s party food, Poughill Village Hall, memorabilia display, photos.
2.15pm - Downes Estate Guided House Tours Daily to May 11. Adults £11, reduced for children, HHA members free. For more information, please visit: www.downesestate.co.uk . For availability and to book a tour contact: [email protected] or 01363 460160.
2.30pm - Maypole Dancing, Village Green, Coldridge, and refreshments 2.30pm to 4.30pm, all welcome.
TUESDAY 6
2.30pm - The Friends of St Lawrence Chapel Annual General Meeting, at St Lawrence Chapel.
3.30pm - Afternoon Author event, Hugh Mellor presenting his compelling and most recent book Devon Dead and Buried at the Bookery, all welcome, no charge, tea and biscuits provided.
7pm - Crediton Town Band play at Sandford Parish Hall as part of Sandford VE Day 80th anniversary.
8pm - Eyes down for Cash Bingo, Spreyton Village Hall.
THURSDAY 8
9am - VE Day in North Tawton, flag raising at the park and parade of poppy wreaths to the War Memorial at the Cemetery; 9.30am - Speech and Okehampton Silver Band, one minutes’ silence.
9.30am - VE Day 80th Anniversary in Crediton, Flag Raising at the War Memorial; 12.30pm to 2pm - Cream Tea at the Boniface Centre, £10, book on 01363 773717, live jazz, Crediton in WWII slideshow, 1940’s memorabilia, The Way Things Was.
10am to 4pm - and Fridays and Wednesdays and 11am to 2pm on Saturdays, 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
2pm to 3pm - Crediton Courier Drop In, Crediton Library.
7pm - for 7.30pm, Supporting Swifts in Towns and Villages, a Sustainable Crediton illustrated talk with Edward Mayer of Swift Conservation. Crediton Congregational Church, 98 High Street. Free admission. Refreshments available.
7.30pm to 10pm - VE Day in Coldridge, Commemoration and Beacon Lighting, Coldridge Village Hall, pasty supper and bar, beacon at 9.30pm approximately, Coldridge Sunshine Singers.
FRIDAY 9
12.30pm to 2pm - Soup and Stories at The Bookery, all welcome, no charge, free soup and stories to enjoy
7.30pm - Eyes down for Sandford Parish Hall Meat Bingo, doors open 6.30pm, Sandford Parish Hall, for hall funds.
7.30pm - Quiz Night, in aid of Cheriton Fitzpaine Community Shop, Parish Hall, teams of up to 6, £5 per person, bar, nibbles provided, book by May 7, email: [email protected]
8pm - Church House Concert with Keith Donnelly, Church House, South Tawton, Dartmoor Folk Festival Fund Raiser, tickets £12, book via TicketSource (You can pay by card, Apple Pay etc.) Or you can call the TicketSource telephone box office number on 0333 666 3366.
VE Day Family Disco, Crediton United FC Clubhouse, tickets £5 at the door.
SATURDAY 10
9am - Big Breakfast and Car Boot Sale, Bow Village Hall and Field.
10am to 11.30am - Local Produce and Crafts Market, Zeal Monachorum Village Hall. Book a table - cost just a prize for our draw. Contact 01363 82606.
10am to 1pm - VE Day in North Tawton, coffee morning, Town Hall, stalls, war-time cake, fish and chips van from 11am, raffle 12 noon.
11am to 3pm - VE Day in Crediton, A Very Vintage Picnic, Newcombes Meadow, in the bandstand, Crediton Town Band, Morris Dancing, CODS and friends, Swing 3 Jazz Trio. Falconry, barrel organ, vintage engines, balloon modeller, bar, food and craft stalls, youth activities, Scouts, Army Cadets, Lions, organised by Crediton Town Council.
12 noon - History and Politics Book Club at the Bookery, discussion will be centred around Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949 – 1990 by Katja Hoya.
SUNDAY 11
2pm to 5pm - and Sunday, June 15, Open Garden, 4 Golden Joy, Crediton, EX17 1EA, in aid of Hospiscare, plant stall, tombola, refreshments, teas and cake, all welcome, no dogs.
3pm - The Hummingbirds close harmony trio at Whitestone Parish Hall (EX4 2JS). Tickets £10 from ticketsource.co.uk/whitestone-entertainments. Cream Tea included in the price.
6pm - Evening Prayer, St Lawrence Chapel, Crediton.
MONDAY 12
7pm - Doors open for 7.30pm talk by Alan Murray on Dowsing, Boniface Centre, if you want to have a go, book your place(s) by emailing [email protected]. CAHMS members £2, non-members £5. More information at http://creditonhistory.org.uk/whats-on/2025/dowsing.aspx
TUESDAY 13
3.30pm - Afternoon Author Ronnie Turner discussing her new book Small Fires a mesmerising modern gothic masterpiece, at the Bookery, all welcome, no charge, Tea and Biscuits provided.
WEDNESDAY 14
Meat Bingo at Crediton Football Club, organised by Crediton ELF Fundraising Group.
THURSDAY 15
2pm to 3pm - Crediton Courier Drop In, Crediton Library.
7pm - Mark Norman is joined by author Alexandra Dawe at The Bookery to lead people through a uniquely rich and entertaining exploration of Devon’s rich folklore. Tickets £4, available at www.thebookery.org.uk/events-3/
FRIDAY 16
7.30pm - In The Round, Crediton Yucca Dance with meditation on circles and the way our lives are connected and interconnected by them, Crediton Arts Centre. Tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre .
SUNDAY 18
2.30pm - Crediton Town Band and Crediton Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, Crediton Parish Church, £10 per person.
MONDAY 19
10.30am - Held Together Service, Boniface Centre, Crediton.
7.15pm - for 7.30pm start, Bow and District History Society, talk by Dr Catherine Ross, Met Office and National Meteorological Archive Manager, on “from sorcery to super computers”, Bow Village Hall. Open to everyone, free to members or just £4 on the night for visitors.
SATURDAY 24
10am - Coldridge Parish Church, Re-Dedication of the Edward V window by the Bishop of Exeter, followed by historical talks with barbecue on the green and bar, teas, etc in Coldridge Village Hall, to buy tickets, email: [email protected] .
If you have a forthcoming event, please email: [email protected] .