Sad news at the end of 2023 is that Last Orders have been called for the last time at the ARK Bar in Andover.
The small intimate London Street bar had been opened by Jason Wyatt just one year ago, with ARK standing for 'Acts of Random Kindness'.
The main focus was on live music acts which had proved popular, although Jason had originally stated that the bar was to also cater for poetry reading, exhibitions, cocktail workshops. Raising monies for the charity The Yellow Brick Road Projects was also a prime aim – an Andover-based charity that provides young people with essential life skills with a vision of "seeing an end to youth homelessness"
Around £850 had been raised over the year.
Jason stated that the two biggest contributing factors for closing were "the location of the bar and the licence restrictions".
