Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

THURSDAY 22

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 bestselling crime author Tom Hindle discussing his new book A Killer in Paradise in conversation with fellow cosy crime author Orlando Murrin at The Bookery. Tickets at £6 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

FRIDAY 23

7.30pm - and 24th, Crediton Arts Centre and Mike Felsted present So Many Words, monologues, poetry, sketches and spoken word, presented by local performers, at Crediton Arts Centre, pay what you can £10/£12/£14, tickets from ticketsource.

SATURDAY 24

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

SUNDAY 25

2.30pm - Tedburn Amateur Dramatic Society present Robin Hood and The Babes in the Wood, Tedburn St Mary Village Hall, and 7.30pm on January 29 and 30 and 2.30pm and 7.30pm on January 31. Adults £10, children £5, box office 07917 794589 or ticketsource or email [email protected]

3pm - Saint Boniface Concert Society AGM and free Guitar recital by guitarist Luke Tyrrell, Crediton Parish Church.

3pm The Farming Community Network Plough Service, The Barn, Melbury Farm, Parkham, EX39 5PP, followed by refreshments, wrap up warm.

MONDAY 26

7.15pm - for 7.30pm start, Bow and District Historical Society talk by Dr Jenny Bennett on “The river Exe, untangling its history”, Bow Village Hall.

TUESDAY 27

6.45pm - Crediton Garden Club talk, Houseplant 101: Success with Houseplants, by Rob Vincent, Crediton Library, members free, visitors £3.

THURSDAY 29

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

SATURDAY 31

10am to 5pm - North Creedy Choral Society Choral Workshop, Boniface Centre, tickets £15 non members, £10 members, Faure’s Requiem and Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C, www.northcreedychoral.co.uk

6.30pm - General Knowledge Quiz, Crediton Football Club, £10pp entry, maximum of 6 people per team, 1st prize £120, 2nd £60, entry via email: [email protected] .

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1

6pm - Epiphany to Candlemas Carol Service, with Crediton Parish Church Choir, readings, carols and hymns, choral music, Holy Cross Church, Crediton, free, all welcome.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

7.30pm - to Saturday, February 7 and 2.30pm matinee on February 7, Whitestone Players present Hansel and Gretel by Alan Frayn, adults £7, child £3.50 (under 16), 07977 439419 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/whitestone-players .

THURSDAY 5

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

FRIDAY 6

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 7

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

10.30am to 12 noon - Friends of Newton Arboretum coffee morning, Newton St Cyres Parish Hall, cakes and books stalls.

7pm for 7.30pm start - Quiz Night, Bow Village Hall, £10 per person, maximum teams of four, price includes pasty, vegetarian option must be pre-booked, £40 prize money for winning team, book your table on 07540 085105 or email [email protected]

7.30pm - Spuds and Puds Quiz Night, Kennerleigh Parish Hall, tickets £10 adults, £5 U11s on sale at Kennerleigh Community Shop, take your own bottle.

SUNDAY 8

7.30pm - Charity Quiz Night, The Lamb Inn, Sandford, £2 per head, max team of four, book your table.

MONDAY 9

7pm - The Devon Photography Archives of James Ravilious and Chris Chapman, Crediton Area History and Museum Society History Talk by Chris Chapman at 7.30pm, tea. Coffee and biscuits included in admission, £2 for members, £5 for non-members.

THURSDAY 12

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

7pm - Author Event, Danielle Giles in conversation with Mark Norman for the paperback launch of her acclaimed novel Mere, The Bookery, tickets £5.42

7.30pm - Film, This is Spinal Tap, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £5, from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

FRIDAY 13

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 14

7.30pm, Valentine Disco with Lurvgroove, Sandford Parish Hall, bar, fundraiser for Crediton Heart Project’s 2026 Summer Arts Festival, tickets £10, ticket source.co.uk/the-crediton-heart-project

THURSDAY 19

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

7.30pm - and Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm plus a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm, Sandford Panto, Sleeping Beauty, Sandford Parish Hall, tickets available from Sandford Stores

FRIDAY 20

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.

7pm for 7.30pm - Jazz Duo Side by Side, Coldridge Village Hall, bar, tickets £17.50, jazz classics and re-imagined pop hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s performed by Mandi and George, enquiries and to buy tickets, please email [email protected]

FRIDAY 27

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.

7pm - Film and discussion with guests, System Update: Rebooting our future, organised by Sustainable Crediton at Crediton Arts Centre, Suggested donation £4 at the door, please book at: http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sustainable-crediton

SATURDAY 28

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

11am to 2pm - Sustainable Crediton’s Seed Share, Boniface Centre, stalls, displays, information, music, refreshments and lunch, free entry, donations welcome.

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