Events
The Serious Bit
13 – 15 September 2019
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St Antony's College, Oxford

As guests of Oxonmoot and St Antony’s College, please remember that you represent The Tolkien Society and all its members. You must respect the law at all events, including private room parties, and treat your hosts and fellow guests with courtesy. In the case of room parties, the organisers of these parties are fully responsible for what happens at them; neither The Tolkien Society nor Oxonmoot will accept any liability.

The Tolkien Society, represented by the Oxonmoot Subcommittee (Subcomm), will support College staff in the event of any unacceptable behaviour. If the Subcomm feel unable to deal safely with any situation, they will not hesitate to ask the authorities to intervene. Anyone, whether in private or public, who breaks the law, or in any way brings The Tolkien Society into disrepute, will not be welcome at future events, and may have their membership withdrawn. They will also be required to make good any damage to College property.

The College bar is bound by UK licensing laws. The bar staff will refuse to serve you alcohol if they believe you are under 18, or buying it for someone under 18, so bring some ID if you are lucky enough to look young. They also reserve the right to refuse to serve you if you appear to them to have had enough to drink. Please accept this with grace, or look after each other and do not allow that embarrassing situation to arise.

If you are drinking alcohol in public (i.e. not in College or other licenced venue), please be aware that you can be asked to stop drinking and/or to hand over any alcoholic drinks by a police officer, and it’s an offence not to comply.

We understand wanting to show off your work, and a few people do spend the whole weekend in costume but, if you do, please remember that carrying weapons of any kind in public, including decorative swords and knives, is illegal and could get you into serious trouble. The Masquerade and Entertainments are a time when quite a few people will be in costume – but it’s not compulsory and you are very welcome however you are dressed.

Finally, a word about privacy. Oxonmoot is an opportunity for all lovers of Tolkien to get together and this can occasionally include individuals who are celebrities in their own fields in the real world. Please respect their privacy and request an introduction via the Chair or Subcomm Chair if you want to meet them.