DJ Night with DJ Polo
Jan
18

DJ Night with DJ Polo

DJ night in the barn with DJ Polo and special guests - bar open from 6pm, music from 7pm onwards

Plus loaded jackets and nachos from Lovely Spudly, served from 6pm

Free entry, all welcome!

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Drop-in Health Clinics
Jan
30

Drop-in Health Clinics

Drop by for tailored advice on heart health, stopping smoking, mental and physical health and wellbeing and more, from a range of professional healthcare teams from:

Healthwatch Herefordshire

Social prescribers

TALK community hub

Age UK

…and more

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Creative Writing Course
Jan
8

Creative Writing Course

Writer and author Sarah Star is returning with another 6-session course, suitable for all: whether you’re a creative writing beginner, looking to hone your skills, or just need a push to get going!


Course dates will be 6-8.15pm, Feb 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th, and March 6th and 13th, £5 suggested donation for each class

Not sure if the course is for you? Join a FREE TASTER SESSION - Sunday 19th January - 2-3.30pm

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New Year's Eve at The Oxford
Dec
31

New Year's Eve at The Oxford

NEW YEAR'S EVE - LIVE MUSIC & BAR - 6-10PM

Still not made plans for New Year's Eve this Tuesday night? Join us at The Oxford for live music in the barn from 6-10pm: acoustic melodies from LIV42DAY, plus guaranteed entertainment from alternative folk duo Diego Brown & The Good Fairy

The bar will be serving Hobsons, Lucky 7, Robinson’s, Staropramen, wines and soft drinks - and you're welcome to bring your own food or order in a takeaway. All ages (and dogs) warmly welcomed to our heated barn and marquee 🥳

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Sunday Session with Mr H
Dec
15

Sunday Session with Mr H

Kington Folk Club presents a Sunday Session with bluesy singer-songwriter Mr H.

Mr H is a Singer Songwriter who is best known for his wordy Jazz/Blues musical collaborations with Hawkwind Saxophonist Nik Turner and his recording sessions with John David of Rockfield and Berryhill Studio's fame.He has occasionaly appeared in festivals such as Green Man, The Acoustic Festival of Britain, The Guitar Greats Festival, Aber Jazz Festival, Tenby Blues Festival and Hay on Wye's How The Light Gets in and supported Jerry Donahue, Gordon Haskell and Wishbone Ash to name but a few.

His writing style has been compared to Chris Rea,Tom Waits,Van Morrison,Charles Bukowski and Dave Gilmour and in 2025 he will be celebrating over 50 years of songwriting,recording and performing with random solo acoustic gigs throughout Wales and the Uk.

Not a great fan of social media he currently has two Website Albums "The Ballads and Blues of Mr H" and "The Rock and Pop of Mr H" in total 72 tracks,with a free download of his current single "Friends For A While" which is slightly removed from his usual style.

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Christmas Creative Cafe
Dec
14

Christmas Creative Cafe

Join Sarah and a friendly group of crafters for the final Creative Cafe session of 2024. We’ll be making air-dried clay ornaments - just in time to decorate your Christmas tree!

You’ll find us in the Oxford Arms barn with the heating on!

Materials provided - Payment by donation

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Kington Winter Food Festival - events at The Oxford
Dec
7

Kington Winter Food Festival - events at The Oxford

The epic Kington Winter Food Festival is here, and we’re hosting some brilliant food stalls and events at The Oxford Arms!

11am-5pm - fancy some Japanese soul food or traditional Indian street food? Miniyaki’s and Lockdown Dhaba are setting up shop for the day in our yard

11.30am - dress your four-legged friends up as much as they can tolerate to enter our CHRISTMAS BEST DRESSED DOG COMPETITION!

12.30pm & 2pm - the angelic Whitton Voices are serenading us with a selection of festive favourites and Christmas classics

2-4pm - keep your family entertained with a selection of Christmas crafts for children (and adults!) in our barn

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November events at The Oxford
Nov
1
to 30 Nov

November events at The Oxford

Saturday 16th November - 7.30-9.30pm - Music and comedy with Kate Green - An absurd and eclectic musical mashup of comedy, storytelling, ukulele ballads and zombie poems

Friday 22nd November - 7-10pm - Reggae in the barn - DJ Steve M returns to the Oxford Arms barn with his reggae mix, plus woodfired pizza from the Doughzy Mares - Free entry

Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd November - Christmas Craft Workshops - Get in the Christmas spirit with our cosy workshop in the barn - make embossed foil wreaths (10am-12.30pm, Fri & Sat) and decorative stars (1.30-4pm, Fri & Sat) - £20pp, book by emailing info@openarmskington.co.uk

Saturday 30th November - 6-10pm - Live music & RJ’s Smoke Shack - Acoustic session with singer-songwriter Lake, plus RJ’s legendary burgers and waffle


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Creative Writing Course
Oct
6
to 21 Nov

Creative Writing Course

Ever wanted to write, but not sure where to start? Join author and teacher Sarah Star for a six-session course at The Oxford, with free, drop-in taster sessions on Sunday October 6th, 2pm-3pm and 3pm-4pm.

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Antiques Valuation
Oct
4
to 5 Oct

Antiques Valuation

People living in Kington and the surrounding Herefordshire, Powys and South Shropshire borderlands are being urged to check their attics, storerooms and cupboards for hidden treasures that might be worth a small fortune.

Experts from Shrewsbury-based Halls Fine Art will be visiting the Oxford Arms on Friday, October 4 from 10am to 2pm to hold a charity antiques valuation event.

A fee of £2 will be charged for each item professionally valued and all money raised by the event will go towards transforming the Oxford Arms into a community “hub and pub”.

The experts hunting hidden treasures are Maryanne Lineker-Mobberley, silver, jewellery and bijouterie specialist and Alexander Clement, watches, clocks and Asian art specialist and general valuer.

Anyone wishing to have collections or large antiques valued at the event may take along photographs to show Maryanne and Alexander, who may arrange a follow up home visit.

Those who have antiques that they wish to be valued but are unable to attend the valuation event can contact the fine art team on Tel: 01743 450700. Visit https://fineart.hallsgb.com/ for more information.

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Kington Walking Festival Map Interpretation Workshop
Sept
20

Kington Walking Festival Map Interpretation Workshop

Learn to correctly interpret what you see on a map. This indoor workshop in the Oxford Arms Barn introduces the art of map interpretation which enables you to get an incredibly detailed picture of the ground using simple techniques. Once you have been introduced to this simple yet effective skill, you will never look at a map in the same way again.

Location: The Barn, Oxford Arms, Duke Street, Kington. https://what3words.com/reverted.cabinet.woods

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Smoke & Steam at The Oxford
Aug
17

Smoke & Steam at The Oxford

Smoke and steam on offer this Saturday at The Oxford - get up close and personal with the steam-powered traction engines who'll be stopping off with us on their way to the Kington Vintage Rally.

Plus RJ's Smoke Shack are serving their amazing smash burgers and waffles from The Oxford courtyard, 11am onwards. Our popup bar and caravan cafe will keep the cold and hot drinks flowing til late.

Keep an eye on our socials for updates on timings! @openarmskington

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