July 2021

Here is a round-up of the events from The Swan during July, 2021.

14th July: The Wimbledon Flowers

Lavender Green Flowers donated a significant amount of potted and cut flowers after their stay at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship of 2021. They are absolutely beautiful and we are indebted to Lavender Green. Why not pop down and see for yourself? There is a real mixture of cut and potted flowers throughout the pub.

Ferns beside the bike rack Real mixture of flowers and ferns at the outside wall Greenery at the old wall
Old sink filled with grasses An old cast iron sink with bonny flowers Planter filled flowers
Cut flowers on the benches outside Bench with cut flowers Flowers on the stairs up to first floor

Thanks also must go to Miranda, Bez and Louise for their flower arranging and to all our other 'green finger' volunteers who help to keep the many wonderful displays looking fresh and watered. Your work is greatly appreciated.

More cut flowers arriving
Yet more cut flowers arriving
Even more cut flowers arriving
Bes ;looking after the flowers

Lavender Green Flowers are renowned as one of London's finest florists offering creativity, quality and passion which have grown to become their signature. It is always a delight when we receive a donation from them as it brings the whole pub alive. Thank you.

14th July: Quiz Night

Winners on the evening: No Clewer

Winners: No Clewer

Some photos of the evening taken aroung the pub by the volunteers who helped organise the evening.

In The Bar
In the cow shed
In The Coach House

15th July: Windsor Homeless Project

We ran a coffee morning for our local chosen charity, the Windsor Homeless Project. Excellent coffee, fab cakes and buns, and a good turn out meant we made nearly £250 for them. This was added to by £100 for our Euro 2020 sweepstake, of which £40 was donated by Kevin Burridge our winner. We are so glad that we can now get our coffee mornings back and hope to have them more regularly now.

Cakes and buns available
Cheque for the sweepstake
Cut flowers on the benches outside

We were delighted to host Nick Roberts - WHP Project Manager - at the morning. He collected the cheque for the sweepstake (and will receive the coffee donation via bank transfer). We hope to see more of him now the Covid restrictions are lifting.

Cakes and buns available Cakes and buns available
Cheque for the sweepstake Cakes and buns available
Cut flowers on the benches outside Cakes and buns available

We home to run more such events as this to raise funds for the WHP. Unfortunately Covid has limited what we can and can't do but lets hope for a better second half of the year sop we can raise funds for this very worthy cause.

19th July: AGM 2021

Our second birthday past a few weeks ago but due to Covid restrictions, it made running the AGM extremely difficult. We therefore delaid it until we could do it in a safe and legal way. The day was called 'Freedom Day' when the last of the restrictions were lifted, we called it our 'The Swan AGM'.

The AGM was streamed on Facebook Live to allow other Bevy members and the wider community to watch the presentations. We have added it to our YouTube channel for posterity. Enjoy!


The evening was opened by the Soul Duo who provided some excellent music as The Courtyard filled up. They will be back later in the year. They are the first band we have had in over a year due to covid restrictions.

Soul Duo in the late evening sun
Soul Duo in The Courtyard under a gazebo

The Courtyard was busy with circa 80 of our stakeholders, whether they be loanees or shareholders. It wasn't; the offer of a free half pint of beer (the boat was pushed out here!), nor the late evening sun that brought them, it was to hear the update on The Swan after a particular difficult year.

People mingling before the start
Due to the heat, drinking was required
The tables filled up quickly with people
Intense discussion beforehand - what is going to be said and will we like it?
The stage is set for the presenters

Our presenters were:

  • Richard Douglas (master of ceremonies)
  • Sasha Harbridge (finance)
  • Richard Allen (GR6 and building)
  • Anne Tebbatt (Friends of The Swan)
  • Micky Foden-Andrews (bar)
  • Will Calvert (summary)
Richard Allen
Will Calvert
Anne Tebbatt

The presentation and other information can be found on our AGM specific page. Over the years we will add following AGMs to keep them all in the same place.

AGMs

Before the AGM, The Courtyard needed a little love and attention. A squad went in and sewpt the place, sorted out the furniture, and set up the areas for both the presentations and Soul Duo. And they also got to work on some new signage too. Good job guys!

Tony sanding a table
John varnishing a table
Richard sweeping The Courtyard
Rachel black paitning the notice board

See more in our renovation diary.

Renovation Diary

25th July: Courtyard Market

The BBQ was fired up from noon 'til three augmenting the normal burgers, etc with a popular breakfast option.

Rachel, Ian and Tony
One of hebreakfast options
Team were busy but still having fun

A fabulous display of Green Room farm produce was just one of the highlights at the recent Mini-Market. The weather stayed dry and The Courtyard was soon packed with happy shoppers of all ages enjoying the variety of stalls on offer.

The vegetable produce stall from The Green Room School
Colourful flowers
Large marrows stacked in the corner
The produce table
Onions and marrows
Green produce at the front of the stall
Yellow and green pumpkins

Some pictures of the stall holders. Dawn and her books, The CheeseMunger and Lexie and her craft stall.

Lexie and her crafts
The CHeeseMunger
Dawn and her books mwitha small view of the beanie baby table.

These were the stall looking fabulous just shortly before the market started.

Attractive pictures Silverware and antiques
Cards Book stall
Beanie Babies Lexie's craft stall
Earrings Shirts and blouses

People came out and after enjoying the market, enjoyed a little refreshment from The BAr to keep hydrated.

People in The Courtyard looking at the stalls
BBQ in full flow
The Symons enjoying a little refreshment
The Courtyard was pretty full of people either at stalls or sitting drinking

28th July: Quiz Night

Winners of tonight's Quiz were: Hettie's Heroes

Hettie's Heroes

And here are some more photos of the evening. As you can see, the pub was inside and out with many preferring to be in The Courtyard.

In THe Courtyard In THe Courtyard
In The Bar In The Bar
In the cow shed In the cow shed

31st July: Saturday BBQ

We decided to round off July with a Saturday night BBQ from 5pm 'til 8pm. Usually very popular with the locals who enjoy the array of burgers, sausages and the likes on offer. However no one predicted the weather. We got it in a couple of pictures and videos which we would like to share.

Rachel, Ian and Tony
One of hebreakfast options
Team were busy but still having fun

The videos show a bit more of the downpour - our illustrious chefs don't seem to do well in water it appears. To save data consumption for mobile users, these videos will only load when plaid. No preview is possible.

And here is the bravery of Garry who was trying to get drinks from The Bar for Josie ... one at a time of course.

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