MORE than 80 local children have enjoyed going along to Crediton Congregational Church’s summer holiday club.

Youth and Childrens Lead Eleanor Herbert giving a talk
Youth and Children’s Lead Eleanor Herbert, centre, giving a talk (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)

The three-day programme for primary school-aged children took place from Monday, August 3 to Wednesday, August 5.

Decorating cupcakes
Decorating cupcakes (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)

This year’s theme was “Secret Agents”. Youngsters solved mysteries, sang songs, played games, listened to Bible stories and did arts and crafts.

Playing a code-breaking game
Youngsters engrossed in code-breaking (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)

Pastor James Gregory said: “[We’ve been] finding out about Jesus, who Jesus was, from stories from the Bible, figuring out if he's a friend, if he's good, that kind of thing.

Making decorations
Making decorations (Crediton Congregational Church)

“We've been doing lots of singing and dancing, lots of games, crafts and 'gunging' [pouring slime over] a leader each day.”

Volunteers playing a messy game
Volunteers playing a messy game (Crediton Congregational Church)

More than 20 volunteers helped organise and run the holiday club.