Date
Date Event
Wednesday 15th March 1995 Matt Sage MC

Benji Ming: (sketch) Woody Hill
Richard House: story of knight
present, maybe performed: Phil, Lesley, Sally (Anja's housemate)
present, didn't perform: Ed Pope
also present Jim Davies and Pip Payne who noted "The girl out of Shuffle drunkenly sang and was lovely and someone read a poem about Jack Kerouac and Carolyn Cassidy"

Wednesday 8th March 1995 Matt Sage MC

Nick (Parker? looked like George Michael)
Benji Ming: (sketch) Professor Fraser
Terry Walpole
Barney Dree
Matt Sage
Andy Porteous
present, may have performed: Judy (belly dancer)
present, didn't perform: Ed Pope
Jim Davies & Pip Payne who noted "there were stories and poems from the black poet"

Wednesday 1st March 1995 Matt Sage MC

Ed Pope: (story) my visit to Ireland in 1971
Doug (Anja's boyfriend): poem & story
Phil: dark moon poem
Barney (song): Drifting in England
present, may have performed: Lawrence (poet & mathematician), Judy (belly dancer). Terry Walpole, Alex Kramer, Christina, Phil, James
Jim Davies, Pip Payne who noted "several long stories were told and the rowdy poet was on good form"

Wednesday 22nd February 1995 ?

Adam Moore: poem
Jim Davies: New York poem
Pip Payne there


some Catweazle acts remembered at Victoria Arms but no date known
Andy Yorke & Unbelievable Truth
Paul Herman: Fisherman's song
Christina Davies: poem about cleaning out space
Kate Garrett
Damien Katkhuda & The Mostar Diving Club
Giles (poet with specs)
Chris & Nick Thiessen (fiddles and guitars)
Emma Chapman (fiddle)
Ma Ddy
Clare Senior: true story of being lost in the jungle
Jonathan Kent: Kuala Lumpur
Ed Pope: Bob Dylan's dream (Bob Dylan)

Wednesday 15th February 1995 Matt Sage MC upstairs

Judy: (belly dance)
Ed Pope: (songs) Puppet in the pockets/My man hungry little sister is a teenage tart (headline from Georgette Floyd, "Answering your problems" Oxford Mail 2/12/1993)
Benji Ming: (sketch) Professor Boot
Barney Dree: (guitar song) Soul economy
Terry Walpole: (poems) Trebarweth Strand/Moonchant
Pip Payne: poem
present, maybe performed:
guy from Newport at Ruskin who knew Raga
Phil (Australian acrossage)

Wednesday 8th February 1995 ?

present: Benji Ming, Danny (Gaelic)

Wednesday 1st February 1995 Matt Sage MC in snug

Andy Porteous played guitar
present maybe performed: Danny (didgeridoo and Gaelic poems)
present didn't perform: Ed Pope, Benji Ming
also present: Phil Muill & Emma, Julian, Belinda, Sophie Phipps, Eric, Cristina's sister Jo, Pip Payne, Jim Davies

Monday 30th January 1995 Council chamber lie-in

As part of a campaign to resist the many planned housing developments along the Oxford canal/railway corridor, three protestors used their right to a three minute hearing to say nothing and lie on the tables in the Council Chamber, which all councillors but one respected silently. On 1 April 1995 there was a link hands along the canal action with about 1000 people taking part. People were also asked to sign direct action pledges (a tactic which had worked at Oxleas Wood in London) and about 50 were signed. However the only development which has not by now taken place was the one saved later by using the tactic of Town Green legislation

Wednesday 25th January 1995 Matt Sage MC (upstairs or snug?) Burns night

Ed Pope: (song) Ode to the woodlark (Robbie Burns)
present, maybe performed: Terry Walpole, Judy (belly dancer), Warren Scott-Morrow, Belinda, Paddy

Wednesday 18th January 1995 Matt Sage MC (upstairs? at Victoria Arms)

Ed Pope: story of Oxford Poetry Group (1990 to 1992)
Pip Payne, Jim Davies & Andy Porteous there