OBHAG Talk on Cockfighting by John Pinfold

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Oswestry & Border History and Archaelogy Group

TALK ON COCKFIGHTING - Friday 12th January

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Kinokulture screenings in January

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM KINOKULTURE CINEMA! Our Lives, Our World, Our Cinema With New Year just around the corner we wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has visited the cinema over this past year and Festive Season. Our programme over Christmas has been packed full of great films to entertain you and our programming team have been busy sourcing out some wonderful new films to bring to our screen in the New Year and into 2024. Today is the last chance to treat for the little ones with our 5pm screening of Disney's family friendly animation 'Wish' and over the weekend we take a nostalgic trip back in time with the 20th anniversary re release of 'Love Actually'.  Looking forward to the New Year we bring you Ridley Scott's epic 'Napoleon', Willy Wonka's origin story 'WONKA' starring Timothée Chalamet and a wonderful selection of award winning & Oscar nominated independent films from our new programming team.    On our website you can view trailers and information on each film by clicking on the image or film title.  If you already know which film & date you want to book just click on the Book Now button. View Our Website Here Our doors and cafe/licensed bar selling a range of hot & cold drinks and pre packaged snacks open 30 minutes before the screening time. Please scroll down to find out more about our Festive programme & news & Highlights for January. Our ticket pricing policy is at the bottom of this newsletter.    We hope you will Come along and join us for a deep dive into the wonderful world of cinema over the Festive Season & in 2024 Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! COMING TO OUR SCREEN OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD & Looking Forward to 2024 kinokulture cinema 9 Arthur Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1JN

Wish (U)   Thursday 28th December 5:00pm Our final screening of 'Wish' ... Tickets are available on the door! Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Wish" is an animated musical-comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn  Writters: Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore  Cast: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk Run time: 1 hour 28 minutes BOOK TICKETS FOR HERE Love Actually (15) 20th Anniversary Friday 29th & Saturday 30th December  7:30pm This Christmas celebrate 20 Years of Love with Love Actually! Two decades after this iconic film first captured our hearts, we're celebrating with a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary. Director: Richard Curtis Cast: Emma Thompson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Laura Linney, Hugh Grant, Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Keira Knightley, Alan Rickman, Martin Freeman, Kris Marshall Run time:  2 hours 15 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE   Napoleon (15) Friday 5th & Saturday 6th January  7:30pm Sunday 7th January  2:00pm (subtitled for the Hard Of Hearing) Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte's relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed. "If, at 85, Ridley Scott has reached the final season of his filmmaking career, Napoleon is the ideal work of wintry grandeur to mark it. Scott's 28th feature is a magnificently hewn slab of dad cinema with a chill wind whistling over its battlefields and round its bones: its palette is so cold, even the red in the tricolore is often the shade of dried blood. Spanning 32 years, from the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 to its title character's death on St Helena in 1821, it casts Napoleon Bonaparte's rise, reign and downfall as both a prickly psychodrama and a sweeping military epic, in which the intimate lives of its central players and the fate of France itself become instantly and anxiously entwined." **** The Telegraph Director: Ridley Scott Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ludivine Sagnier, Ian McNeice, Ben Miles Run time: 2 hours 38 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE WONKA (PG) Friday 12th & Saturday 13th January 7:00pm Sunday 14th January  2:00pm (subtitled for the Hard Of Hearing) Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, "Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. "Timothée Chalamet leads a beguiling cast in a backstory that rinses away all sourness from Roald Dahl's embittered chocolatier" ***** Peter Bradshaw - The Guardian "Wonka is a charming family film that really will appeal to all. The songs are fun, the acting is fun, the plot is fun and the chocolate is what dreams are made of." No More Workhorse Director: Paul King Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Mathew Baynton, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Matt Lucas, Calah Lane, Paterson Joseph, Keegan-Michael Key, Timothée Chalamet Run time: 1 hour 56 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS January is now fully programmed and on sale so look out for our January newsletter coming very soon! In the meantime take a look at the film information & trailers on our website VISIT OUR WEBSITE HERE MEET OUR 'NEW PROGRAMMERS GROUP' Long time volunteers Alison Layland, Christine Barstow, Anne Davies and Valentine Davis have been working hard over the past few months to learn the dark art of film programming with spectacular results! They have put together a marvellous selection of award winning and Oscar tipped films for their first month in the role of taking on our Wednesday & Thursday night film screenings.  MAY DECEMBER starring Julianne Moore & Natalie Portman screens on Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th January 7:30pm "Serpentine in its plotting, queasily unsettling in its subject matter, and very, very funny, Todd Haynes's latest picture is as deft a tonal juggling act as you will see anywhere this year." **** The Observer A love letter to Britain from our friends in Europe, German filmmaker Jens Meurer's bittersweet and loving documentary Seaside Special screens on Wednesday 17th January 7:30pm "Such a joyous film – affectionate, uncynical, good-hearted, full of memorable people – about Englishness and doggedness and sequins and crabs." India Knight, The Sunday Times ???? Finland's widely acclaimed Oscar entry Fallen Leaves screens on Thursday 18th January 7:30pm "Gorgeous… A heartfelt cinephile ode to the possibility of love" — LITTLE WHITE LIES  ????? Wim Wenders latest documentary Anselm creates a portrait of Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time screens on Wednesday 24th January 7:30pm "This is a superbly controlled and expressed film and its high seriousness about the nature and purpose of art really is invigorating." **** Peter Bradshaw - The Guardian Past Lives one of the great modern romances screens on Wednesday 31st January & Thursday 1st February 7:30pm "Plaudits to the principal cast, who do a miraculous job of portraying inner conflict and ecstasy with the merest tilt of a head, or subtle shift of a shoulder." **** Mark Kermode - The Observer "It's barely believable that this is Song's very first feature. Her film is simply sublime from start to finish." ***** The Jewish Chronicle We hope you will support our New Film Programmers! All these films are on sale and can be booked via our website VISIT OUR WEBSITE HERE   This December Oswestry Film Society bring you  We are thrilled to be supported by Film Hub Midlands through the BFI Film Audience Network with funds from The National Lottery. The aim of this support is to give everyone in the UK the opportunity to enjoy a diverse range of British & international independent films and without this support we would not be able to offer such a wide range of independent & world cinema.  If you have visited kinokulture over the past few months please help us by filling in the BFI Survey. TAKE THE SURVEY HERE  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Ticket Pricing Policy To support our sustainability we have taken the difficult decision to increase our ticket prices from April onwards. We have tried to keep the increase as low as possible as we know that the cost of living crisis is impacting on us all and hope that you still feel that we offer great value and will continue to visit us. Regular Screenings Ticket Prices From April Sofa (seating two people): £22.00 Adult: £9.00 16-30/jobseekers/student/NHS: £7.00 Under 16: £5.00 Event Cinema Ticket Prices Sofa (seating two people): £30.00 Adult: £14.00 Under 16's/16-30/jobseekers/student/NHS: £12.00 Please do carefully check your dates before booking as we cannot offer refunds Although we encourage online booking where possible there may be tickets available on the door (doors open 30 minutes before the screening time). Gift Vouchers & CEA Cards To order Gift Vouchers for your cinema loving family & friends please email or call us to place an order. The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed for UK cinemas by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA). The Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema. Accessibility The auditorium is situated on the first floor but sadly due to the building being Grade II listed we have no disabled lift accessibility. There are 20 low rise stairs to the auditorium and wheelchairs/prams can be left downstairs. Mens, Ladies & a Disabled Wash Room are all located on the ground floor. We have a loop system and Senheisser Connect system installed and our Sunday matinees have Audio Described subtitles for the Hard Of Hearing.  If you want to discuss your accessibility needs or have a CEA card and require a complimentary ticket for your carer or if you have been given a kinokulture Gift Voucher please contact us on 01691 238167 to reserve your tickets or email us:  info@kinokulture.org.uk

CANCELLED - New YEAR`S Eve party at Weston Lullingfields

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Message from Nicky Hey, Weston Lullingfields

Sadly, we have had to cancel our New Year`s Eve party at Weston Lullingfields Village hall, due to lack of interest.

Parish Council News Winter Support Service & PC vacancy

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Please note, Lydia Bardsley is no longer Ruyton XI Towns Parish Clerk

Message from Ruyton Parish Council

Winter Support Service and

Parish Council vacancy

Services at the Churches round the Cliffe

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Message from Lucinda our Vicar

SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES ROUND THE CLIFFE November to February

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Cost of living advice

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Message from the Ruyton XI Towns Community Action Group

The RXIT Community Action Group has drawn together some advice for anyone who may be worried, or knows someone who may be worried about coping through the winter, and has arranged for information to be placed on Parish notice boards, sent to all parents of pupils by the School, in Café XI, the Church, Village Hall and Victoria Rooms and has placed some handouts for people to take away in various places – copies attached with the front sheet used for handouts.

Newsletter from Qube, Oswestry

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Did you miss us? We've decided to change how often we email you, so we will store up all the exciting Qube news and email it to you in one go every quarter. The past few months have been busy for us here. We've welcomed new team members, launched more community projects, hosted wholesome events, celebrated our volunteers and so much more. Have a read of what we've been up to and make sure you follow our social media channels and blog for the latest Qube news!

Qube's Newest Team Members!

Meet Rebecca! Rebecca is our Cancer Champion Coordinator! She'll be working within communities least likely to access health services currently on offer to locate some volunteer Cancer Champions. Find out more about our Cancer Champion programme here. Meet Nikki! You'll find Nikki at our Reception desk. She will be able to help with all your telephone enquiries and is the friendly face to offer support, check you into your classes and pop through any purchases you may wish to make. Be sure to say 'Hi' on your next visit!

We've been working on creating a safe and inviting area within our gallery space that people can visit to enjoy a warm, social setting and access a hot drink. We've taken the idea of the warm space further, by providing starter packs to visitors, which offers them the means to create a piece of warmth that they can take home - this could be a hat, mittens, a scarf or the beginning of a blanket. Read more about the project right here.

Get tech savvy with our 1-1 Digital Skills Programme Finding digital technology a minefield? Look no further! Our one-to-one digital skills programme is designed to support those who find the latest technology a challenge and will teach them the basic skills needed to use it in everyday life. Contact us for more details! Qube become a 'Safe Place' We have joined forces with Safe Place Shropshire to offer an additional venue as a safe place. Safe Place Shropshire is a network of 'short term safe havens' for people who may require additional support and assistance when they are out and about in the community.

Shropshire Blood Pressure Checks Project Officially Launches! We are absolutely delighted to announce that our Blood Pressure Checks project, in conjunction with NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Integrated Care Board and Shropshire has officially launched! The project aims to recruit volunteers from across Shropshire to target high-risk populations to increase the detection of hypertension and improve awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Please read more on our latest blog post here.

We're delighted to be a part of the Armed Services Covenant! The Armed Services Covenant is a pledge that details together we acknowledge and understand that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces. Volunteer With Us! We have some really exciting volunteering opportunities available at the moment. So if you enjoy meeting new people and love the thought of giving something back to your community then get in touch. Call 01691 656882 or call info@qube-oca.org.uk Qube volunteer selected as Community Champion We're delighted to announce that Sue Coxhead, our social group volunteer has been selected as Oswestry Town Council Mayor's. Olly Rose 'Community Champion'. Her infectious inspiration and ongoing support is very much appreciated. Read more here!

Qube plays host to the Oswestry Youth Forum! We had a wonderful visit from the Oswestry Youth Forum at the beginning of November, arranged by our wonderful Arts & Creativity Officer, Gemma! This was a wonderful opportunity for the group to get to know a little more about how Qube supports the local community, some helpful tips and pointers on how to start up a business, plus they got the chance to try out some new crafts too.  The group were an absolute pleasure to host and we hope they come back again soon.

We're on a mission! Qube is raising funds through SpaceHive and Crowdfunding to get our latest initiative up and running - Get Crafty with Words! This project aims to improve literacy skills for children and adults living in Oswestry and the surrounding area.For children, storytime shouldn't be just at bedtime and for adults, there's more to life than reading a utility bill. Please donate and read more about our initiative here.

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