SCORES of people have enjoyed going along to the second “Big Boniface Bash” in Crediton.
Stiltwalkers en route to the event (Toby Mitchell, Crediton Youth Service)
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Mayor Steve Huxtable opening festivities (Jennifer Salter, Crediton Youth Service)
Held for the first time last year, the free community fun day on Sunday, June 8 celebrated St Boniface, who was born in Crediton in the seventh century AD and is the patron saint of Devon.
The parade (Emily Scoins, Crediton Youth Service)
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The Rock Choir performing at the bandstand (Toby Mitchell, Crediton Youth Service)
There were wandering minstrels, stiltwalkers and Saxon re-enactors at the event, as well as games, food and craft stalls, Punch and Judy shows, live music and a bar.
A young Saxon and St Boniface himself (Olivia Harris, Crediton Youth Service)
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Guests enjoyed listening to live music (James Barton, Crediton Youth Service)
Children also dressed up as Christmas trees, as St Boniface is thought to have been the person who invented the Christmas tree tradition.
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Children playing games (Toby Mitchell, Crediton Youth Service)
A pair of minstrels (James Barton, Crediton Youth Service)
The event was organised by Crediton Town Council.
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Children and adults enjoying a Punch and Judy show (Jennifer Salter, Crediton Youth Service)
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People gathered in Newcombes Meadow (Olivia Harris, Crediton Youth Service)
A food stall at the event (Emily Scoins, Crediton Youth Service)
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