DOZENS of people enjoyed going along to Shobrooke Harvest Festival at St Swithun’s Church in the village on Saturday, September 13.

13 September 2025 Shobrooke Harvest Festival Rev Sandra Collier with Joy Moore, who decorated the holy well for the celebration (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)
Rev Sandra Collier with Joy Moore, who decorated the holy well for the celebration (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)

Rev Sandra Collier opened the annual event with the blessing of the holy well.

Festival-goers enjoying the event
Festival-goers enjoying the event (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)

Throughout the day, there was live music, a raffle, an auction, an autumn pie competition, a bar, a pop-up cafe and a wide variety of stalls with cakes, bric-a-brac, plants, local produce and more.

Cakes and refreshments were available to buy inside St Swithun's Church during the event
Cakes and refreshments were available to buy inside St Swithun's Church during the event (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)

Stuffed animals were sent down a zip-wire from the church tower in the afternoon, and a dog show was held at the event for the first time.

Dog show judges Annelie Coetzer of Vets for Pets, left, and Matthew Woods of Ark Vets, right, chose Rob's 11-year-old Border Collie Boo as the winner of the 'most appealing eyes' class
Dog show judges Annelie Coetzer of Vets for Pets, left, and Matthew Woods of Ark Vets, right, chose Rob's 11-year-old Border Collie Boo as the winner of the 'most appealing eyes' class (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)

The following day, Sunday, September 14, there was a harvest songs of praise service at the church.

Colin Dagnall and Alison Ayres of Shobrooke Allotment Association sold produce and handmade wooden items
Colin Dagnall and Alison Ayres of Shobrooke Allotment Association sold produce, flowers and handmade wooden items (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)

The yearly harvest festival raises money for the maintenance of the church.