Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

THURSDAY 11

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

7.30pm - Gerard Flotats (cello) and Julian Chan (piano), Crediton Parish Church, St Boniface Concert Society, tickets £18, free to students under 30, from A E Lee Outfitters, or ticketsource or at the door.

FRIDAY 12

12.30pm to 2pm - Sandwiches & Stories at The Bookery with varied themes in a warm space with summer sandwiches & warm conversation. Free of charge, open to all, no booking required.

7pm - Award winning climate journalist David Shukman presenting his urgent new book “The Response” at The Bookery. Tickets £6 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk Ticketholders receive 10% off purchases of The Response on the evening.

SATURDAY 13

10am to 11.30am - Local Produce & Craft Market, Zeal Monachorum Village Hall, Book a Table, cost - just a prize for the draw! Contact 01363 82606 / 07729086623

11am to 3pm - Christians Together in Crediton Family Fun Day, Newcombes Meadow, free barbecue, live music, bouncy castle, face painting, inflatable fun run, tractors and engines, dog show from 1.30pm, games and activities, all provided free by Crediton Congregational church.

1pm to 4pm - Mad Hatter Tea Party, in aid of Sandford Community Stores, Sandford Parish Hall, mad hat contest, afternoon tea, raffle, tickets £2 from Sandford Stores.

3pm to 6pm - Games afternoon, Boniface Centre, with afternoon tea, for the whole family, free to attend, donations for Crediton Church Junior Choir, small charges for some competitions.

7pm - The Tempest, by Crediton Arts Centre, Lapford Mill, also Saturday 20 3pm Crediton Parish Church car park; Sunday 21 3pm Sandford Millennium Green; Friday 26 7pm Shobrooke Park; Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 3pm Newton St Cyres Arboretum, tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

SUNDAY 14

3pm - Songs of Spring and Devotion, a recital of English song, by Philip Lancaster, Alex Wilson and Leonie Anderson, Crediton Parish Church, no entrance fee, donations welcome.

WEDNESDAY 17

10am to 12 noon - Crediton U3A, Boniface Centre, A Rose by any other name - our fascination with the Rose, A Talk by Dr Justin Newland, entry £2, includes refreshments.

THURSDAY 18

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

7pm - Writer and megalith enthusiast Fiona Robertson discusses her acclaimed memoir Stone Lands at The Bookery. Tickets £6 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk.

FRIDAY 19

12.30pm to 2pm - Sandwiches & Stories at The Bookery with varied themes in a warm space with summer sandwiches & warm conversation. Free of charge, open to all, no booking required.

7.30pm - Crediton Arts Centre presents The Tempest, outdoor touring production, Lapford Mill, then Crediton Parish Church car park (June 20); Sandford Millennium Green (June 21); Shobrooke Park (June 26); Newton St Cyres Arboretum (June 27/28); St Andrew’s Church, Colebrooke (July 3); Morchard Bishop Playing Field (July 4); Lower Woodbeare, Kennerleigh (July 5).

Tickets, £10/£8 are available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre or telephone 01363 773260 or email [email protected]

SATURDAY 20

10am to 12 noon - Peoples Park Wildlife Area Community Tidy Up Day, volunteers welcomed, take gloves, refreshments for volunteers.

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

10am to 4pm - Sampford Courtenay Open Gardens Day, £5 per person, children under 14 free, programmes and refreshments from the Village Hall, eight gardens open all day, others half-day, park at village hall car park.

12 noon to 11.30pm - Tawland Music Festival, North Tawton Rugby Club, tickets from Merry Go Round North Tawton and Okehampton and online or email [email protected]

12 noon to 4pm, Copplestone Family Fun Day, Copplestone School, Rob Pudner, stalls, food stalls, bar, barbecue, ferret racing, ice cream van, bouncy castle, live music from CODS and Crediton Samba Band, games, for Copplestone PTA and Copplestone Village Hall Fund.

2pm to 5pm - Crediton Branch RBL 100th Celebration, Downes, Crediton, refreshments available, stalls, free entry.

5pm - Fun Boules & BBQ at Zeal Monachorum Village Hall. For all ages everyone welcome. Admission by donation. Please book by June 17: [email protected] 0136382606, 07729086623

7.30pm - Pimms and Pipes In the Pews, An evening of music and merriment for Midsummer! Friends of St Mary’s Morchard Bishop present a concert of organ music, Northumbrian pipes and song, followed by Pimms or Apple Punch, in the church.

THURSDAY 25

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

7pm - The Bookery welcomes award-winning novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison discussing her new novel The Given World with Dr Michael Warren. Tickets £6 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk.

FRIDAY 26

12.30pm to 2pm - Sandwiches & Stories at The Bookery with varied themes in a warm space with summer sandwiches & warm conversation. Free of charge, open to all, no booking required.

SATURDAY 27

11am to 5pm - Coldridge Fete and Vintage Rally, Flower Festival and Dog Show, vintage vehicles, stalls, main ring entertainment, music, children’s games, refreshments, adults £5, children 16 and under free.

2pm to 5pm - Tea in the Garden, 4 Golden Joy, Crediton, for Hospiscare. All welcome.

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