Oxford CAMRA:
Local Pubs Week 2010
Local Pubs Week is a campaign by CAMRA to raise the profile of
community pubs and to encourage more people to use them more of the
time. Unlike some other campaigns, the dates for Local Pubs Week are
chosen by each branch and Oxford branch has craftily chosen the 17th
to the 26th of September (Friday to Sunday) giving us a whole 10
days.
What sort of events will there be? It will be up to the publicans to decide, but hopefully there will be a wide variety, from beer tastings and meet-the-brewer evenings, to book group meetings and poetry readings. We want to appeal as much as possible to people who don't normally get down to the pub, but of course we will be making the most of traditional pub activities we'll be supplying a round of questions on local pub knowledge for pubs that want to run a themed quiz, and a team of CAMRA All Stars will be playing pub games across the region (against anyone who dares take up the challenge!).
We'd love to hear from anyone who has an idea for their local pub, and CAMRA can supply beer mats and posters to publicans who are running an event. We'll be contacting the main local newspapers, but we'd also like to find out about any local newsletters or magazines that would be willing to print listings. Most of all, we'd like to see as many people as possible supporting their pub, so if you can persuade just one of those pub shy people to join you at the bar that week, to discover the warm welcome and convivial atmosphere at their community local, then Local Pubs Week will have achieved its aim.
If you are thinking of holding an event that you would like us to know about, particularly if it is aimed at getting new people into the pub, contact: Michael by email at hopwax@gmail.com or call JoHanne by telephone on 07766 663215.
Events planned so far include:
Friday 17th September
Live Music from Full Circle, Broad Face, AbingdonLive Music from Nikki Loy, Cricketers Arms, Littleworth
Sunday 19th September
Texas Holdem Poker, Olde Cross Keys, WitneyOpen Mic Night, from 8.30pm, Hollybush Inn, Witney
Charity Local Pub Quiz, 7pm for 7.30pm, Eagle Tavern, Witney
Curry and Quiz, Griffin Inn, Witney
Live Jazz, from 4pm, Broad Face, Abingdon
Monday 20th September
Quiz Night, 8pm, Olde Cross Keys, WitneyPoker Night, from 7pm, Kings Head & Bell, Abingdon
Tuesday 21st September
Open Mic Night, from 9pm, Plough, WitneyQuiz Night, Eagle Vaults, Witney
Knitting Group, Jam Factory, Oxford.
Beer Festival, Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford
Quiz Night (CAMRA All Stars Challange), 8pm, Blacks Head, Bletchingdon
Hollybush Inn, Witney
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Wednesday 22nd September
Quiz Night, Royal Blenheim, OxfordGrill Wednesday, Eagle Vaults, Witney
Half price wine, 5-9pm, Hollybush Inn, Witney
Beer Festival, Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford
Thursday 23rd September
Curry Thursday, Olde Cross Keys, WitneyCurry Night, Eagle Vaults, Witney
Beer Festival, Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford
Friday 24th September
Live soul and reggae music from Pete McCray, Carpenters Arms, WitneyAle and Music Festival, Cricketers Arms, Littleworth
Beer Festival, Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford
Harvest Beer Festival, Brewery Tap, Abingdon
Saturday 25th September
Ale and Music Festival, Cricketers Arms, LittleworthBeer Festival, Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford
Harvest Beer Festival (including runner bean judging!), Brewery Tap, Abingdon
Open Mic Night, Hollybush Inn, Witney
Sunday 26th September
Ale and Music Festival, Cricketers Arms, LittleworthCurry and Quiz, Griffin Inn, Witney
Live Jazz, from 4pm, Broad Face, Abingdon
Harvest Beer Festival, Brewery Tap, Abingdon
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