Crediton Area History & Museum Society events, and other local events of interest to CAHMS members, in 2018
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| Talk on "Mining and miners in Newton St. Cyres" by Brian Please (CAHMS event) |
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| Talk by Judi Binks on Napoleonic prisoners of war. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Film about Farming in Sandford, presented by Mike Brett. A Newton St Cyres History Group event. |
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| Talk by Simon Dell on Dartmoor's Sett Makers' Bankers. A Bow and District Historical Society event. |
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| Talk by Elly Babbedge entitled "The tanner, the pauper and the lunatic" (CAHMS event) |
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| Talk on mills in the Devon landscape, by Martin Watts. A Newton St Cyres History Group event. |
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| CAHMS Spring Coffee Morning |
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| Talk by Omneya Ayad introducing Islamic culture. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on prostitution in North Devon by Peter Christie. A Bow and District Historical Society event. |
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| Gary Knaggs, N Devon Heritage Officer, talks about the voyage of John Incledon Webber of Barnstaple. |
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| Talk about the deterioration of high moor habitats.
N.B. the date for this talk has been amended from Mar 1st to Mar 8th due to weather concerns. |
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| Talk on the notorious North Devon savages, by Peter Christie (CAHMS event) |
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| Talk on 18th Century Newton St Cyres by Brian Please. A Newton St Cyres History Group event |
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| Talk by Joe de Witt Vine on Bonsai Trees. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on Exeter and the Lower Exe Valley during the English Civil War, organised by Brampford Speke Twinning Association |
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| Talk on Mills in the Devon Landscape by Martin Watts. A Bow and District Historical Society event. |
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| Talk entitled "An In-Cider's view" by Barney Butterfield |
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| Relive your childhood at this year's exhibition. Open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 1000 to 1600 and Saturday 1000 to 1300.
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| Talk by Felicity Goodall on Devon's lost industries. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| The Pirate Queen, a fresh look at Elizabeth I, by Susan Ronald. A Newton St. Cyres History Group event. |
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| Exposition of the South West Heritage Trust local studies material and facilities. |
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| Talk on Belgian Refugees in Devon by Ciaran Stoker. A Bow and District Historical Society event. |
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| Friends of Devon Archives Spring Meeting |
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| CAHMS Village Tour |
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| Talk by Liz Brooks-Hocking on Palestinians under occupation. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on WW1 Hospitals in Exeter by Julia Neville. A Newton St. Cyres History Group event. |
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| Researcher Emil Sokolov talks about WW1 recruitment in Ilfracombe |
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| Talk on Margaret Pedler by Nigel Browne. A Bow and District Historical Society event. |
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| Talk by Mark Barnwell on the evolution of the Spanish guitar. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| The church of St James, new discoveries from excavation and study of the standing fabric. A Bow and District Historical Society event. |
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| Meeting of Shobrooke Local History Group |
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| Workshop focussing on the music written in Crediton and its surrounding area, much of it rediscovered by the Quire’s researchers. |
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| Talk on NHS chaos theory by Stephen Miller. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Open day for interesting local archaeological excavation. |
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| Bow and District Historical Society visit to Dowrich |
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| Talk by Dr Jenny Bennett on the River Exe through time. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| N Devon Heritage Assistant discusses NDRO's medieval documents. |
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| Talk by Prof Ian Barclay entitled 'Why did they invent that?' A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on the ancient three hares motif, by Tom Greeves. A Newton St Cyres History Group event. |
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| Talk on Okehampton by Andrew Thompson. A Bow and District Historical Society event. |
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| Crediton Library initiative with an interesting mix of presentations, including one from CAHMS. Come and support it. |
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| Excavating the Roman road. |
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| A live theatre performance to commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War, created together by people from England and Germany. |
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| A live theatre performance to commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War, created together by people from England and Germany. |
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| A live theatre performance to commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War, created together by people from England and Germany. |
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| Talk by Todd Gray on the Rise and Fall of Mosley's Blackshirts in Crediton and Devon. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on fairgrounds in WW2 by Kay Townsend. A Newton St Cyres History Group event. |
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| Presentation about the recent excavation at Wooston Castle, in Fingle Woods. |
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| Talk on Devon Great Consols by Rick Stewart. A Bow and District Historical Society event. |
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| An opportunity to see the replica Anglo Saxon Processional Cross |
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| Talk on Crediton Parish Church Library by Anna-Lujz Gilbert |
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| An evening of story sharing at the Crediton Living Library of Food Memories |
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| Devon History Society Seminar and Workshop on Maps and the Devon Landscape |
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| Meteorological Office Archivist Catherine Ross uses selections from the Met Office archive to illustrate the development of meteorology. |
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| Talk by Todd Gray on the Royal Clarence Hotel, severely damaged by fire in 2016. A Newton Cyres History Group event. |
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| Talk on The South West Police Heritage Trust by Hilary Bracegirdle |
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| Biannual Coffee Morning |
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| Exeter's oldest business - 300 years of history |
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| Talk by Sir Neil Butterfield entitled Crime and Punishment. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| An evening telling the stories that make Crediton unique, through a variety of media |
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| Bow and District Historical Society AGM and Social |
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| An illustrated talk by Andrew Johnson, master glazier, specialist in stained glass window design and conservation |
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| CAHMS Christmas Party |
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| Talk on Reconstruction Dartmoor's Medieval Landscape by Dr Richard Sandover |