The Crediton Parish Church Flower Festival is one of the main fundraising events for the upkeep of Holy Cross and many people from our parishes work to make it a very special and memorable week.
This year’s festival has the intriguing title ‘What’s the Point…’ and runs from 10.30am on Saturday 3rd June until 5 pm on Thursday 8th June.
Work towards this years’ Flower Festival began as soon as last years’ Festival ended.
The title of last years’ Festival was ‘Outside the Box’, and a big talking point was a car in the church. This 1927 Austin was subsequently decorated...
Exeter Authors Association is holding a book celebration as part of CredFest17 on 17th June from 2-5pm at Crediton Library.
This will be a highly interactive, free event to celebrate writing in Devon.
There is room for only 80 visitors in the venue, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
The Performances- There will be readings from books/ poems. Local published poets and authors will be reading in 10-minute slots. The authors and poets include some of the best south-west writing talents such as
Devon and Cornwall Police are increasingly concerned for the welfare of Chorley Laxton, a 16 year old boy from the Salmonhutch area of Crediton, Devon.
Chorley has not been seen by his parents since late January, nor by authorities since mid-February 2017.
He is described as a white male, about 5’8” tall, of thin build with short, light brown hair.
It is thought that Chorley may be in the Southampton area.
If anybody has any information as to his whereabouts, they are asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101, quoting log 777 of 27/02/17 or PID...
Red Dragonfly Productions, the team behind the critically acclaimed 'DiaoChan' and 'The Autumn of Han' are proud to present an evening of new writing from first time playwrights at Crediton Arts Centre on 10 February. Six months ago Red Dragonfly launched Taking Flight a competition aimed at finding three new short plays from writers within the British East Asian, South Asian, and South East Asian communities, and from the many entries the Red Dragonfly team chose three plays to be taken through to final production in a unique evening of theatre. The plays are: Ketchup - By Sammy Wong Her...
On Friday 28 October, at the Masonic Hall, Uffculme, Queen Elizabeth’s School in Crediton was presented with a cheque for £1,000 to be used to purchase licences for the Nessy reading and spelling computer programme.
Amanda Middlemost, a Special Educational Needs Coordinator at Queen Elizabeth’s said: “These licences benefit many of our students who struggle with persistent spelling or reading difficulties. They will be used to contribute to literacy interventions that are delivered by our Learning Support Department, but they also can be used to provide additional and ongoing...
Planet Play, a new fun and friendly soft play centre and café is about to open on the edge of Crediton town centre in Westward Business Park. Opening its doors for the first time on 17th October 2016, Planet Play will offer a vast 5400ft2 of awesome play space for children aged 0-11.
Sean and Nicola Schofield, Owners of Planet Play will be hosting a launch week to celebrate its opening from the 17th-23rd October. Planet Play hopes to become a focal point in the local community offering soft play 7 days a week. The café will serve affordable yet quality food and drinks with a great...
Firefighters were called to tackle a fire in the kitchen of Exeter's Cavern Club just after 10pm last night (Tuesday).
One fire appliance from Danes Castle was mobilised to a fire alarm sounding. On arrival smoke was seen coming from the property, and crews requested further assistance. Appliances from Danes Castle and Middlemoor were mobilised.
Crews got to work with two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet.
The incident report is as follows:
At 2232, crews requested a further 3 appliances for assistance. These were mobilised from Topsham, and two from...
A former teacher who retired to Crediton, recently lost her battle against mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.
Sue Stephens taught hundreds of children in her 30 years in the classroom and believed the cancer was caused by the job she loved.
Sue, who had launched a petition calling on the Government to do more to protect children and staff at affected schools, died at her home on 26 June 2016 to the sound of the dawn chorus.
Her daughter Lucie is continuing with the campaign in her Mum’s memory and aims for the removal of asbestos from...
South West Estate Agents Helmores, based in Crediton, have secured four new awards from Property Sharing Experts, the South West and London’s largest Estate Agency and homes directory.
Over 300 people attended the PSE Gala Awards Dinner at Woodbury Park, Exeter, compered by Alan Dedicoat – best known as the “voice of the balls” on the BBC’s national lottery programme.
Helmores were delighted to have won Silver in Expert Branch Sales, Silver in Expert Branch Lettings, Gold in Charity by an Office and Gold in Agent of the Year, Devon.
