Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

WEDNESDAY 23

6.45pm - Doors open for Meat Bingo at Crediton Football Clubhouse organised by Crediton ELF Fundraising Group, eyes down 7.30pm.

THURSDAY 24

10am to 4pm - Crediton Museum, Searle Street, Crediton and Area in 21 Objects Exhibition, and Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am to 4pm and 11am to 2pm on Saturdays, to end of October, lots for children to do as well as for adults to look at.

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

6pm - The Bookery welcomes bestselling author, artist and medievalist Amy Jeffs discussing her remarkable new book Arthur: A New Life. Amy will be joined in conversation by Mark Norman. Tickets £6 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

FRIDAY 25

7.30pm - Exeter Opera Group presents Samson Et Dalila, Opera by C. Saint-Saens, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £15 via: www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre

SATURDAY 26

and Sunday 27 - St Michael’s Church, Spreyton, 575th Anniversary Celebration, historical displays in the church, cream tea at the Tom Cobley, Spreyton School time capsule burial, children’s entertainment, 11.15am service on Sunday 27 followed by bring and share lunch.

11am to 2pm - The Big Green Fair in the Square, Crediton Town Square, presented by Sustainable Crediton.

SUNDAY 27

10am - meet for Newton St Cyres YFC Tractor Run at 11am in memory of Nathan James Saunders, Rudge Rew Farm, Morchard Bishop, EX17 6NG.

MONDAY 28

3.45pm - The People’s Emergency Briefing Screening hosted by QE Sixth Form and Crediton Youth Voice, (recommended minimum age is 16), Drama Studio, Western Road Site, Queen Elizabeth’s School.

7pm - every Monday except Bank Holidays, Andys Man Club group meets, The Bookery, free and safe space to talk, confidential, open to any man aged 18+, no booking, no fees, no registration, just turn up, until 9pm.

7.15pm - Bow and District Historical Society talk, The St Michael Line, by Peter and Sue Knight, Bow Village Hall, admission £5 for non-members, tea and biscuits.

WEDNESDAY 30

6.45pm - Doors open for Crediton Friends of Force are holding a Meat Bingo at Crediton Football Club, eyes down 7.30pm, bar, raffle.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

No Crediton Courier Drop-In, Crediton Library closed.

7pm - The Bookery welcomes back celebrated crime writer Ann Cleeves discussing her new book, The Dying Light. Ann will be joined by bestselling thriller writer C.M. Ewan. Tickets £7 from the Bookshop or at www.thebookery.org.uk

FRIDAY 2

12.30pm to 2pm - Soup & Stories returns to The Bookery with varied themes in a warm space with hot soup & warm conversation, Free of charge, open to all, no booking required.

SATURDAY 3

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

12 noon to 2.30pm - Apple Pressing Day, The Glade, Penstone, take apples and containers to shreds if you have some spare.

12 noon - Yeo Cider 2026, Yeoford Community Hall, £3, includes souvenir glass and programme, live music, games, food, 12 ciders and perries, all proceeds to Yeoford Community Hall.

SUNDAY 4

7pm - The People’s Emergency Briefing Film Screening and Discussion, on the climate and nature crisis, (recommended minimum age is 16), Thorverton Memorial Hall, doors open 6.30pm, refreshments available.

TUESDAY 6

7pm - Winkleigh Morris taster session, Winkleigh Community Centre. All welcome to go along and have a go with a friendly group of dancers & musicians. No previous experience necessary. More details: www.winkleighmorris.org.uk or ring Colin on 01363 877216.

WEDNESDAY 7

7.30pm - Talk by Dr Todd Gray, The Art of the Devon Garden, Newton St Cyres Parish Hall, £3.50 admission, includes tea/coffee and biscuits, organised by Newton St Cyres Garden Club.

THURSDAY 8

No Crediton Courier Drop-In, Crediton Library closed.

7pm - The Bookery welcomes two inspiring voices in nature writing, Chris Sperring and Ian Parsons, discussing their new books Ghosts of the Night and Tarka Revisited. Tickets: £5, redeemable against a copy of either book from The Bookery or at www.thebookery.org.uk

FRIDAY 9

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

SATURDAY 10

7.30pm - Let Us Take You to Paris, a wild evening of Parisian cabaret as musicians Fifi La Mer and Oliver Wilby whisk you away to Paris with songs of Piaf, Trent and Gainsbourg, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £15/£11 from Crediton Arts Centre on 01363 773260 or via: www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre

FRIDAY 16

7.45pm - Bingo, Morchard Bishop Memorial Hall, in aid of Morchard Bishop Football Club.

SATURDAY 17

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

7.30pm - Reg Meuross, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £15/£13 from Crediton Arts Centre on 01363 773260 or via: www.ticketsource.co.uk/creditonartscentre

WEDNESDAY 21

10am - Crediton U3A Open Meeting, talk, The History of Halloween, by Aidienne Sketcher, Boniface Centre, £2 includes tea or coffee.

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