THIS year’s Christmas Tree Festival, which is currently being staged in Crediton Parish Church and the nearby Boniface Centre is the biggest and best yet with more than 76 community decorated and illuminated trees on display.

It opened on Wednesday, December 4 and closes at 5pm on Sunday, December 8.

Local schools, clubs, societies, groups, charities and businesses have decorated the trees, most displayed in the glorious setting of the magnificent Grade One Listed building in the heart of the town.

Crediton Parish Church is owned by the community and has been designated one of England’s Major Parish Churches.

The festival is one of the major fundraising events to keep this beautiful building upright and watertight.