Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

THURSDAY 18

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

6pm - Meeting to discuss the redesign of Crediton Skatepark, The Meadow Suite, Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, share your views with Mid Devon District Council, skaters welcome, if you would like to attend, please email [email protected]

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

9am to 11am - Coffee Morning, in aid of Royal Devon Hospitals Charity, Chulmleigh Town Hall.

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.

SUNDAY 21

3pm - The Saint Boniface Concert Society welcomes the Delphine Trio to play in Crediton Parish Church. Tickets are available from A E Lee Outfitters, High Street, Crediton, online from www.ticketsource.co.uk or on the door. Ticket price is £18, (£15 to ‘Friends’ of the Society), FREE to full-time students under 30. Refreshments will be available.

TUESDAY 23

1pm - Author talk with comedian Robin Ince, Crediton Library, £3 for library card holders, £5 otherwise.

WEDNESDAY 24

7pm - for 7.30pm start, Mid Devon Farming Life Group, Waie Inn, Zeal Monachorum, speaker being Trevor Wayborn, the owner of the "Sheep Show”.

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.

7pm - Films for Crediton presents The Last Thursday Picture Show, a monthly film night at Crediton Arts Centre on the last Thursday of the month. Film, The Last Person in the World, bar, tea, coffee, puddings, film starts 7.30pm, £5, tickets at the door or in advance from www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre

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.

7pm - Crime Writing Panel with Michael Jecks, Morgan Witzel and Orlando Murrin in conversation, Crediton Library, free, donations to the library welcome, refreshments available, book in advance at the library or telephone 01363 772578.

SATURDAY 27

10am to 12.30pm - Plant Sale, Meadow Gardens, Crediton EX17 1EJ, in aid of ELF, Crediton Fundraising group of Exeter Leukaemia Fund.

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.

SUNDAY 28

The Nello Bike Ride.

MONDAY 29

6.45pm - Family Bingo and Raffle, Bow Village Hall, in aid of Bow Swimming Pool, refreshments available, eyes down 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, JULY 2

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

7.30pm - Saint Boniface Concert Society present axophonist Rob Burton and pianist Mark Rogers, Crediton Parish Church, Tickets are available from A E Lee Outfitters, High Street, Crediton, online from: www.ticketsource.co.uk , or on the door. Ticket price is £18, (£15 to ‘Friends’ of the Society), FREE to full-time students under 30. Refreshments will be available.

FRIDAY 3

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 4

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

12 noon - Cheriton Fitzpaine Carnival Sashing Ceremony, Cheriton Fitzpaine Parish Hall, announcing the 2026 King or Queen, Carnival through the years slideshow, refreshments, raffle prizes.

2pm to 4pm - Strawberry Fair, Sandford School Field, stalls, strawberry cream teas, ice creams, bar, raffle, music tent, free entry, all welcome.

7pm - Concert, Something for Everyone, with the Mid Devon Good Afternoon Choir and Crediton Strummers, Crediton Congregational Choir, retiring collection for FORCE, tickets £5 from gas.ticketlight.co.uk or call 0844 8889991 or via choir members, doors open 6.30pm.

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