Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

THURSDAY 8

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.

No Crediton Courier Drop-In.

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

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

7.30pm - CANCELLED (due to lack of volunteer helpers), Sandford Parish Hall Meat Bingo.

SATURDAY 10

9am to 11.30am - Big Breakfast, Copplestone Community Room, rear of Methodist Church, breakfast £7, items on toast for children and smaller appetites £1, in aid of ELF, organised by Crediton ELF Fundraising Group.

10am to 2pm - Redlands Primary Care Open Day, Joseph Locke Way, Crediton, behind the scenes tour, meet the team, learn about services available, refreshments.

4pm - Pet Service, Crediton Parish Church, take your pets, short service followed by refreshments.

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

SUNDAY 11

6pm - Harvest Evensong, St Lawrence Chapel, Threshers, Crediton, harvest gifts to Crediton Foodbank, donations to WaterAid.

MONDAY 12

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.

TUESDAY 13

6pm to 7pm - Police drop-in, Crediton Police Station.

7.30pm - The Good Book Club, read the Bible and hear it read by others, The Bookery, 21 High Street, every second Tuesday, free to attend, copies of the Bible will be available. Tea and coffee available.

THURSDAY 15

7pm - Music at St Matthew’s, Cheriton Fitzpaine, musical duo Nigel and Tina Guthrie present a programme of music for flute, voice and organ, including pieces by J S Bach and Faure, donations at the door, nibbles and soft drinks from 6.30pm and during the interval, proceeds to St Matthew’s Church and Crediton Parish Church Music Endowment Fund.

FRIDAY 16

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

7pm - Bow YFC Harvest Supper, Bow Village Hall, £15 per person, includes ploughman’s supper, apple pie and drink, book with Martha on 07729 506404.

7pm - for 7.30pm, Folklore of Devon, folk songs, legends and customs with singer Jim Causley and folklorist Mark Norman, The Boniface Centre, Crediton, £10 on the door (cash only) includes a pasty, cash bar, to reserve tickets contact Bob Edwards on 01363 774391 or email: [email protected]. Fundraising for the Boniface Link Association and the Folklore Library.

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

SUNDAY 18

8.10am - Tune in to BBC Radio 4 to hear the Morning Service being broadcast from Holy Cross Church with the wonderful choir in full voice.

TUESDAY 20

7.30pm - Bow YFC New Members Evening, Down St Mary Village Hall, for those aged 12 to 28, find out about YFC, details from Martha on 07729 506404.

WEDNESDAY 21

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

10am to 1pm - Indoor Car Boot Sale and Local Produce Market, Lapford Victory Hall, in aid of Lapford Youth Playing Field Trust, bacon/egg rolls, vegetarian croissants, toasted teacakes, crumpets, to book a table £5 call Grace 07807 019890.

7pm - The Bookery welcomes Devon shoemaker and author Alison Hastie discussing her new memoir, Green Shoes: Forty Years of a Radical Women’s Craft Collective . Tickets: £5, redeemable against a copy of either book from The Bookery or at www.thebookery.org.uk

FRIDAY 23

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

WEDNESDAY 28

7.30pm - Concert by Stowford Meadow Singers, Wembworthy Chapel, in aid of Chapel funds, supper at close, admission free, donations welcome.

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