Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

WEDNESDAY 4

7pm to 9pm - Nick Benge of the Roborough Rewilding Project will be presenting ‘Rewilding: Why, how and the hope it gives us - conclusions from a local project’ at the Boniface Centre. All welcome to this Devon Birds meeting, suggested donation £3 for members £4 for non-members.

7.30pm - Talk on Orchids by Saul Walker, Newton St Cyres Parish Hall, £3.50 includes hot drink and biscuits.

THURSDAY 5

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

7pm - Join two outstanding South West authors Veronica Henry and Liz Fenwick to celebrate their new books The Invitation & Flora’s Day at the Bookery. This celebration will be chaired by Anne Oxborough OBE. Tickets £6 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

FRIDAY 6

12.30pm to 1.30pm - Crediton Neighbourhood Police Officers Drop-In, Crediton Tesco, Joseph Locke Way, Crediton.

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 11.30am - Sustainable Morchard Seed Share, Morchard Bishop Memorial Hall, tool sharpening service, coffee morning.

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

10am to 12 noon - Spreyton Farmers’ Market and Breakfast, stalls, breakfasts, Village Hall.

7.30pm - Music with Holly Clarke, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £14/£11 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

8.30pm to 11pm - Band Better Luck Next Time, Crediton United Football Club, £5, cash only, bar, in aid of Crediton United FC.

SUNDAY 8

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

MONDAY 9

7pm - Doors open for Crediton Area History and Museum Society talk Mining in a Mediaeval Landscape, 7.30pm start, Boniface Centre, admission £2 for members, £5 for non-members, tea, coffee and biscuits included on admission.

TUESDAY 10

6.30pm - Free planning for local businesses discussion with Crediton Town Council, Boniface Centre. For more information and to book your place: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crediton-town-council-future-planning-for-businesses-tickets-1982001139763

THURSDAY 12

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

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.

7pm - Eyes down for Easter Bingo at 7.30pm, North Tawton Rugby Club.

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

SATURDAY 14

9.30am to 1pm - The Fourth Crediton Community Conversation, Future Planning for Crediton Housing, open space, High Street, transport – what do you think? Join Crediton Town Council and Sustainable Crediton for a whole morning of Community Conversation, Boniface Centre.

6pm to 8pm - Crediton Junior Choir Quiz and Pizza, Boniface Centre, £10 adult, £6 child, includes pizza, max teams of six, bring own drinks, tea/coffee/squash available, booking essential: 07576025106 or [email protected]

WEDNESDAY 18

10am to 12 noon - Crediton U3A, talk Lets, Earth Energy Lines around Crediton, Boniface Centre, £2, includes tea or coffee.

7pm - Eyes down 7.30pm, Bingo in aid of Witheridge and District Ploughing Match.

THURSDAY 19

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

6.45pm - Doors open for eyes down 7.30pm, Pippins and Kids Star Club Easter Bingo, Crediton Rugby Club.

7pm - Illustrated talk at The Bookery with Caitlin Pharoah celebrating her spectacular book Hidden Figures of the South West. Tickets £5 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

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.

7.30pm - Mariners Away Concert, North Tawton Rugby Club in aid of Merry Go Round, bar, food available, free parking, tickets £10 on sale at Merry Go Round, Eco Mojo and North Tawton Post Office.

7.30pm - The Turning Tides Project present And Other Stories, Crediton Arts Centre, pay what you can.

SATURDAY 21

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

6.30pm - to 10pm, A Night of Music with The Bicycle Repair Man, in aid of Edukid and a life-changing project in Uganda, standard tickets £15 (over 18s only), available from sandfordorchards.co.uk. No tickets available on the door. Stonebaked pizzas available to purchase, 20 VIP tickets available for behind the scenes tour, silent auction.

SUNDAY 22

10am to 2pm - Share in the Square, Crediton Town Square, local musical talent on display, free, donations welcome.

2pm - Devon Drummers, drumming workshop, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £4 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

MONDAY 23

7.15pm to 9.30pm - Talk by renowned historian Dr Todd Gray on Devon’s Home Front Writers 1937-1945, Bow Village Hall, £3, tea and biscuits included with admission.

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

WEDNESDAY 25

6.45pm - for 7pm, 25th Anniversary of the Mid Devon Farming Life Group Celebration Meal, The Waie Inn, Zeal Monachorum, guest speaker TV weatherman DanDownes, ticket only event to be purchased in advance from Ruth Friend on 07871 273018 or Sarah Chown on 07855 829972.

7.30pm - Acoustic by Candlelight, St Lawrence Chapel, Crediton, tickets £5, from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

THURSDAY 26

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

7pm - Author event with novelist Helen Bain discussing her debut novel The Daffodil Days at The Bookery, tickets £5, from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

7pm - Films for Crediton present The Last Thursday Picture Show, monthly film night at Crediton Arts Centre with Wild Rose, film starts 7.30pm, bar, tea, coffee, puddings, tickets £5, available at the door or from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

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