11 Bloom St, Salford M3 6AN
The Kings Arms is an old pub with a youthful attitude.
We sing here twice a month. It’s vibrant, friendly and can get busy. Grab yourself a pint at the bar and come and join us in the snug.
The room we sing in is unventilated – the windows don’t open and we can’t leave the door open because we’re too noisy. It can get hot, especially in warm weather. Feel free to wear a mask if you want to.
The room is quite low-lit and the text in the book is small so bring reading glasses if you use them, and a portable light if you can acquire one.
We sing loudly, so if there are a lot of us in the room it can be intense. Bring noise-reducing ear plugs to manage the noise levels, and take a break outside at any time if you need.
Physical access at The Kings Arms is largely ok if you’re ambulant disabled, but difficult if you’re a wheelchair user. The toilets and bar are on the ground floor. There is no wheelchair-accessible toilet. (We also sing once a month at The Whitworth which is wheelchair accessible throughout. )
There is one stone step to enter the pub and uneven stone flooring on ground level. The Snug is the first room on the left. It has a stone floor.
We sing seated, arranged in a square around wooden tables which fill the centre of the room. Tenors and altos sit on upholstered stools, basses and trebles on the two room-length upholstered benches which are fixed. We have the tables in front of us so we can rest our books and beers. There’s not really anywhere else for the tables to go. We can move them around but not take them out of the room.
We have a regular booking for the ground floor snug, but very occasionally we’ve been moved to a room upstairs without notice. The upstairs room is problematic for anyone who is ambulant disabled: it is at the top of a single flight of quite steep steps.
If you need to know for sure in advance, please drop us a line and we’ll be happy to contact the venue to explain our needs and request that we definitely stay downstairs
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