Oxford Arena

70 Waverly Street
Phone (902) 447-3101
 

Overview

The Oxford Arena (Lions Recreation Centre) located on Waverly Street hosts tournaments, recreation events, skating shows and much more.  Currently the town along with a dedicated group of volunteers is raising money for renovations and upgrades to the arena.  If you would like to support the communities efforts by giving to the Oxford Arena Focus Capital Campaign please call the Oxford Town Hall at
447-2170.

Cumberland County Ringette Association

Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. Players wear ice skates, and use straight sticks to control a rubber ring; with the objective of the game being to score goals by shooting the ring into the opponent's net. The objective of the association is to provide a well-rounded program of ringette to the children within Cumberland County and surrounding area.  Ringette will teach children how to play, encourage their physical fitness and develop their sense of good sportsmanship and fair play.

For dates and times check our events page. Inquiries please call:

John at 447-3101
or
Linda at 447-2798

Cumberland County Exhibition

The Cumberland County Exhibition, under the auspices of the Oxford Agriculture Society, has been operation since 1918. It was started as a one-day show, changed to 2 and then 3 days and now runs a full 6 days including 4H events. The Blueberry Harvest Festival was added in 1988. The 15-member Board of Directors consists entirely of volunteers.

The week-long Exhibition consists of various activities including a queens’ pageant, talent show, various farm animals, 4-H day, different displays and vendors and more. Several contests run throughout the week as well as a parade to end off the festivities. The Cumberland County Exhibition runs the last week in August.

History

At the June, 1973 supper meeting of the Oxford Area Lions it was unanimously decided that the club would undertake the project of building a Lions Recreation Centre in the Town of Oxford. Following the collapse of the old Oxford Hippodrome rink several years previous Oxford had been without a proper skating rink. It was decided that a multi-purpose building should be erected on Waverley Street at the site where the Oxford Hippodrome once stood.

On October 1978 total funds being realized were in the amount of $450,000. Of this amount $135,000 had been received in the form of grants from the Nova Scotia Department of Recreation, $31,000 donated by the Oxford Area Lions and the balance from donations by nearly every person, group and organization in Oxford and the surrounding area. Many local businesses, contractors and citizens also donated the use of their trucks, dozers and loaders along with the donation of supplies for the initial construction of the Centre.

On Friday December 8th, 1978 the Official Opening of the Oxford Area Lions Recreation Centre was held. At this time the key to the building was presented to Mayor Freeman Porteous by Lion Jerry Burkhardt. Thus the building was owned and operated by the Town of Oxford. Incidentally this building was donated to the Town of Oxford completely debt free.

Over the years the Lions Recreation Centre has been used for hockey, skating, carnivals, dances, horse pulls, Cumberland County Exhibition, floor hockey and on and on. It goes without saying that this Centre is a lasting monument to the presence of Lionism in the Town of Oxford. It is through the enormous efforts of the Oxford Area Lions and the continued support of the local citizens and businesses that this project was completed successfully.