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All year, events, performances and classes in a wide variety of
art forms are available in the town. Listings and contact details
for these two building-based organisations are on page 43.
Crediton Arts Centre
in East Street offers activities for a wide range of tastes: arts
and crafts for 1-5 year olds, performances in the Town Square, painting
classes, Tai Chi and Kung Fu or an evening out enjoying a visiting
professional theatre company.
At the Centre are seven different visual
arts classes, youth theatre, writers’ workshops, martial arts
classes, language courses and more. The in-house drama group, The
Brown Paper Bag Theatre Company, holds workshops, rehearsals and
performances - all-comers are very welcome, regardless of previous
experience. Three brochures are produced each year, available around
the town and at the Centre.
Wider activities have included trips
with expert guides to Berlin, Florence and Barcelona. Two book groups
meet in the town and local villages. The Centre promotes Town Square
events: Food Festivals (see p.29) primary school projects, the Christmas
Fayre in the Square and productions of Shakespeare plays.
Local support comes from businesses,
notably Ashgrove Kitchens, Peck & Strong, Veitch Penny Solicitors,
WorthamJaques Accountants, Tuckers Country Stores and Richie’s
Bistro. The local authorities and the Lions and Rotary Clubs have
all provided much-needed funding, while the Centre’s Friends
organisation generates self-help income through a variety of enjoyable
activities.
Crediton Museum and Heritage Centre,
run by volunteers from the Crediton Area History and Museum Society,
is in the Old Town Hall on the High Street. It provides a focal
point for local people and visitors to learn about the history of
Crediton and surrounding villages and to share memories of life
in the town.
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the Museum exhibitions, usually based on local themes, use
the society's archive of documents and photographs. A small shop
sells local history publications, notelets and postcards of old
local scenes. The museum involves local schools and children are
encouraged to visit. Entry is free but contributions towards running
costs are welcomed.
Research facilities are available for
family history along with interactive display units and interpretation
boards. The museum’s main asset is the archive of documents
relating to the town and locality and photographs and postcards
from the mid 19th century to the present day. A catalogue is available
and items can be brought to the museum for research by arrangement.
Open: Easter to October: Wednesday to Friday 10- 4; Saturday 10
- 1.
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