Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

WEDNESDAY 18

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

7.30pm - Bats and Ladders - stories from the real world of bat conservation, Illustrated talk at the Boniface Centre, Crediton, Booking via http://devonmammalgroup.org £2.50, Devon Mammal Group members, £4 non-members.

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.

12.15pm - Crediton Veterans 10-mile March 4 March leaving Crediton Tesco for Yeoford and return in aid of Combat Stress, 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

10am to 11.30am - Crediton and Area Vintage Farmers Group coffee morning, Homeleigh Garden Centre, a friendly space for farmers, retired farmers and their families, share stories from the farm, a relaxed cuppa and a good chat.

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.

6.45pm - Doors open for Crediton Friends of FORCE Easter Bingo, eyes down 7.30pm, Crediton Football Club, Easter Egg, pork, chicken, beef prizes, bar, raffle.

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

10am to 3.30pm - Coldridge Cafe, Coldridge Village Hall, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, home-made cakes, lunches, all welcome.

11am and 2pm - Church Tours, Coldridge Parish Church, book by email: [email protected]

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]

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.

5.30pm - Doors open for eyes down at 6pm for Family Friendly Easter Bingo, for all ages, Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School Hall, £2 a book (5 games), raffle.

6pm - for eyes down at 6.30pm, Easter Bingo, Sandford Parish Hall, in aid of FOSS, chocolate prizes bar, soft drinks, snacks, children’s colouring activities.

7.30pm - Filkin’s Drift, folk musicians, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £14/£11, from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

8pm - Folk evening with Suthering, Church House, South Tawton. Tickets £12.50 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/chc

SATURDAY 28

9.30am - Lapford Spring Village Tidy-Up Day, organised by Lapford Parish Council, litter picking, weeding, pruning, equipment provided and free refreshments in the Victory Hall.

10am to 12 noon - British Summer Time Coffee Morning, in aid of Lapford Congregational Church, Lapford Victory Hall, coffee, tea, cakes, bacon rolls, stalls and raffle, to book a stall contact Grace on 07807 019890, £5 per table.

10am to 1pm - Craft Fair, Boniface Centre, refreshments, 20 local crafters.

Crediton and District Lions Club 2nd Great Crediton Fire Walk, Crediton Town Square.

6.45pm - Doors open, Bingo at Bow Village Hall, eyes down 7.30pm, six books and two flyers for £10, everyone welcome, take own drinks.

7.30pm - Folk duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Crediton Congregational Church, £18/£15, from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

SUNDAY 29

3pm - Rehearsal, Come-and-Sing Stainer's 'Crucifixion' for Palm Sunday, concert at 6pm. Attendance for the choir and audience is free, with donations welcome to help raise money for the Choir Tour to Truro Cathedral in July. Scores will be provided with a suggested donation of £2 per hire. Email: [email protected] for info and booking.

TUESDAY 31

7pm - Author event, The Bookery, Rob Husband reading from his latest collection Moving Parts and talking about poetry. Tickets £5 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

7pm - Author Event with C M Ewan, to discuss his high tension crime fiction, Eye Spy, The Bookery, tickets £6 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

THURSDAY 2

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

SATURDAY 4

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

10.30am - Authors and illustrators Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve will be signing copies of their Adventuremice book Of Mice and Mummies at The Bookery. Tickets are free but need to be booked in advance from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

12 noon - Philip Reeve will be celebrating 25 Years of Mortal Engines and the launch of his new book Bridge of Storms in conversation with Patrick Garrett at The Bookery. Tickets £2 redeemable against a purchase of any Philip Reeve book.

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