‘More than a Pub’ programme at The Abingdon Arms, Beckley
BACBS organise events at The Abingdon Arms as part of their More than a Pub programme. Regular activities take place both ‘physically’ in The Abingdon Arms and at other locations. These events are listed below.
More than a Pub Talks
Talks are from local experts on a wide range of topics. They are held in the pub at 6.30 pm on the last Sunday of every month, apart from August and December. See below for more information. Recordings of some of the older talks and accompanying presentation slides are available on request from info@bacbs.org.
More than a Pub Walks
These gentle, approximately two-hour, walks usually start at 2pm from outside the pub and take place on the third Sunday of themonth except August and during winter. Dogs on leads welcome. As well as the regular led walks below, some local walk routes are described here.
Pub Quiz
The popular, free pub quiz is on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30 pm, every month except August. All welcome! Come as part of a team of up to six or you can join a team on the night. A round of drinks for the winning team has been kindly donated by The Abingdon Arms.
Upcoming public events
Click on the individual event for more details
Meet at The Abingdon Arms at 2 pm for a gentle ramble and chat with your neighbours.
Sandra Ruge and Marie Lehri will tell us about a social enterprise based in Oxford that tackles food waste and food poverty.
PAST EVENTS
Mary Stuck from Horton-cum-Studley will talk about the novel, its author, and its association with Beckley and Stow Wood.
Meet at The Abingdon Arms at 2 pm for a gentle ramble and chat with your neighbours.
Anna Beer on crime fiction (especially ‘cosy crime’) and why there are, and have been, so many murder mysteries set in Oxford - including her own.
Meet at the car park at the Old Road end of Shotover at 2 pm for a gentle ramble and chat with your neighbours.
Meet in the Bernwood car park at 2 pm for a gentle ramble and chat with your neighbours.
Andrew Myatt of Stanton St John will look at the forgotten stories of how Oxford was founded in about 700AD through some miracles, the turbulence of faith and politics in the Middle Ages, as well as some of the 'heroes of the faith’ right up to CS Lewis
Helen Weinstein will give an illustrated talk to tell the stories of those who lived & worked in the Beckley area from Victorian times onwards
Meet at the Stanton St John Village Hall car park for a gentle 2 hour walk and chat with your neighbours.