The Ship Inn Arts Centre – at Ashford Hill
Ship Inn Country Hotel RG19 8BD
Welcome everyone!
Our Website: https://shipinnarts.org/ has links to our events, under Events 2025 – or you can pick up a leaflet with all our events when you visit Shipinnarts.
Early Booking is Advised
Purchase Tickets: Tickets from Eventbrite.
You can also reserve tickets directly by ringing The Ship: 01189 814504 (this includes Early bird tickets) – then pay on the door when you come – please bring cash if you can.
All tickets are non-refundable – tickets may be exchanged for another performance providing it is within 48 hours of the advertised start time of the event.
If you would like to be put on our Mailing List, please email shipinnarts@gmail.com – you will receive an email monthly about events coming up for the next month.
Open Mics
Open Mics will be relocating in 2025 and still under Jon Whitfield, if you are interested in Open Mics, please do email us on the above email address. Jon will then be able to let you know where they are.
Tuesday Crafts at Shipinnarts During 2025 we are taking a break from the Crafts sessions.
The Ship venue is available for hire at a reasonable cost: if you would like to hold a workshop of your own, or a concert, or hire The Ship for rehearsals/recording, please ring The Ship on 01189 814504.
Food Allergy Notice!
Please be advised that the food may contain allergies. Ring us a week before the event you are attending, if you have a special food requirement, so we have enough warning – thank you.
Opportunities for ensemble playing!
Flautissimo II – is a lovely group of Flute players and would love to encourage more flute players to join us! All abilities welcome, school age too, even if you can read just a few notes! Please bring £5 cash with you when you come. Sometimes our rehearsals are held in Newbury. Please get in contact – email: alisonpickering30@gmail.com
Recorder Choir (18 years and up) – come and join us! Bring your recorder if you have one, Alison has some to lend if not. Alison hopes to build the full range of recorders. Please bring £5 cash each practise. Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
These pages list our upcoming events in 2025. You can also pick up a leaflet with all our events when you visit The Ship.
MARCH
The Ship is available for hire for Workshops/events
Saturday 8th & 29th March 12 – 1pm Flautissimo II Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
Friday 14th 21st & 28th March 7.30pm – 8.45pm Recorder Choir (18 years and up) – come and join us! Bring your recorder if you have one, Alison has some to lend if not. Please bring £5 cash each practise. Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
APRIL
The Ship is available to hire for any Workshops/events
The Ship is available for hire for Workshop/events
Saturday 5th & 26th April Flautissimo II practise . Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
Friday 11th & 25th April Recorder Choir (18 years and up) – come and join us! Bring your recorder if you have one, Alison has some to lend if not. Please bring £5 cash each practise. Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
MAY
The Ship is available to hire for any Workshops/events
The Ship is available to hire for any Workshops/events
Saturday 3rd & 17th May Flautissimo II Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
Friday 9th & 16th May Recorder Choir (18 years and up) – come and join us! Bring your recorder if you have one, Alison has some to lend if not. Please bring £5 cash each practise. Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
JUNE
Saturday 7th & 28th June Flautissimo II. Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
Friday 13th 20th & 27th June Recorder Choir (18 years and up) – come and join us! Bring your recorder if you have one, Alison has some to lend if not. Please bring £5 cash each practise. Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com
Sunday 29th June 3 – 5pm “Summer Showcase” and afternoon tea with the Kingsclere Singers Come and join us for a fabulous afternoon!
Musical Directors Hazel O’Leary and Jess Craker-Knott
Accompanist Paul Freeman
Kingsclere Singers are a community choir who rehearse on Mondays during term time at The Fieldgate Centre in Kingsclere from 7.30-9.15pm. We sing a variety of music including songs from films and the West End. There are usually six events each year. Two at Christmas [these are always for charity], two in the Spring and two at the end of July. We are also available for weddings, funerals and corporate functions.
Please contact hazeloleary@hotmail.co.uk for further information or visit our website kingsclere-singers.org.
Our fees are very reasonable…….£135 yearly.
If you are interested just come along and meet us. There are no auditions and you do not need to read music!
Tickets: £15 Food Allergies: please contact us on email, or ring us to let us know of any special dietary requirements at least a week before the event you are attending – thank you.
JULY
Saturday 19th July 3 – 5pm – Courtlye Musick ‘Threading through Time and Place’ with Anita and Martin Felton, Anne and Gareth Jones – a Medieval tea will be served
Step back in time with Courtlye Musick (a group of versatile musicians specialising in instrumental music and song from the renaissance and late medieval periods), as they weave a pattern of music and composers through the courts of Europe and through the 15th and 16th centuries.
Courtlye Musick has been busy in the last year, with events such as the Milton Abbas Street Fair, Twinning weekends with an Early Music and Dance ensemble from Cherbourg and concerts across the South Coast.
Tickets: £15 Food Allergies: please contact us on email, or ring us to let us know of any special dietary requirements at least a week before the event you are attending – thank you.
AUGUST
Saturday 16th August – 3pm – 5pm – A Summer Cream Tea with Music
Come and relax and have a very special afternoon! You will be served a delicious cream tea and Angela Moore (local harpist) will play in the background some magical music on her beautiful harp!
Tickets: £15 Food Allergies: please contact us on email, or ring us to let us know of any special dietary requirements at least a week before the event you are attending – thank you.
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 13th September 7.30pm – 9.00pm – Singalong Workshop
Hazel O’Leary, local Choir Director of Kingsclere Singers and Tadley Singers will get us all singing along!! Great fun last time!! We will sing sea shanties, Olde Tyme Music Hall and other well known tunes Recorder Choir and Flautissimo II two groups established by Alison Pickering here at The Ship in 2024. ‘Twinduo’ will also perform, Alison and Jane Pickering, (piano and saxophone) who are twin sisters, and are accomplished musicians who come from a very musical family and wish to share their love of music in all genres, with everyone.
Bar Open
Tickets on door £5 – cash please
OCTOBER – The Ship is available to hire The Ship for Workshops/events
NOVEMBER
Sunday 30th November – 3 – 5pm – FAMILY EVENT “Christmas Sensations” Flautissimo II and Recorder Choir will play
Come and make Christmas Decorations and make Pot Pourri! Refreshments will be served at £4.
Tickets £5 on the door – please bring cash
Food Allergies: please contact us on email, or ring us to let us know of any special dietary requirements at least a week before the event you are attending – thank you.
DECEMBER – The Ship is available to hire for any Workshops/events
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