2022 Events

HOGMANAY PARTY

We celebrated the end of the year with a big Hogmanay Party in the pub. Live music from Mark & Sherridan and lots of sparkles made it a fabulous night for all to remember(ish).

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

It was time for our Christmas Quiz with Quizmaster Martin at the helm. Three difficult rounds with prizes for the winners of each round, and the overall one too. What a great night!

BREKKIE WITH SANTA

On Saturday morning the pub was shut for a special guest. Only specially invited young people were allowed to attend with thei guardians. And why? Well they were having a special Breakfast with Santa in The Bar with the Big Man himself and his helpers.

CHRISTMAS MARKET

We held our Christmas Market along with live music from the Windsor Jazz Collective. The Courtyard was busy despite the cold. Many thanks to the musicians who played three sets in temperatures under minus three.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS

The Broom Farm Ensemble came to The Swan and provided the excellent music for our Carols in The Courtyard evening. The Courtyard was busy despite the cold. Many thanks to the musicians.

PROHIBITION NIGHT

Micky organised our very first Prohibition Night in The Coach House. There was no alcohol, singing or fancing officer! Honest!. An who is that guy Micky?

WINTER FAYRE

With no Covid restrictions, The School had their annual Winter Fayre and play for the W&E Living Advent Calendar. The Courtyard was packed, as was the pub itself, for this great event that we have sorely missed.

FAMILY FRIENDS

We had a coffee morning for our chosen local charity Family Friends which was well attended. Huge thanks to all those who came and along or volunteered in any way.

CARLY ABBOTT

Carly had been nominated for the Plunkett Young Person Award sponsored by Abri. The Awards Ceremony was held at St Martins in the Fields. We have recorded her achievement for posterity.

OPEN FORUM

The first Open Forum was held in The Coach House with a cross-section of The Bevy and the Directors. This was as a result of the AGM and a way for shareholders and loanees to interact better with the CIC.

GAMES NIGHT

What a great Games Night we had as a new group joined the existing players. The popularity of board gaming is definitely on the increase. Why not join them?

BONFIRE NIGHT

Bonfire Night saw a great turn out in The Courtyard with sparklers and live music from Backtrak. Great night!

DATCHET BORDER MORRIS

All Hallows' Eve brought out the spooks and ghouls so we had to call in the Datchet Border Morris dancers to fight them off and make The Swan safe again for another year.

MINI-MARKET

Our end of October Mini-Market was a great affair having fantastic stalls and a BBQ too. Thanks to all the stall holders who put in a lot of unseen effort to support this.

POPPY APPEAL

Our end of October coffee morning saw us raising funds for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Thanks to all who took the time to bake and those who came along in support.

MACMILLAN

Our coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support fell on the day that the nation got together to support this worthy cause. We had a great turn out of both people and of cakes! Thank you

AUG &22; MINI-MARKET

Our regular end of the mini-market had a wide range of stalls this month. From honey, to second hand books, to bric-a-brac, to candles. We were spoilt for choice. See the August Mini-Market pictures.

SWANFEST DAY 3

Dino the Dinosaur visited us, along with DJ Wildcat who has the place dancing. We also had our raffle and of course, more guest ales. See Day Three on this webpage.

SWANFEST DAY 2

Yesterday was a cracking day at The Swan and day 2 of our 2022 SwanFest was another day to enjoy. We had more of everything, including world record attempts. See Day Two on this webpage.

SWANFEST 2022 DAY 1

The beer was in, the BBW fired up, the artists ready to play, and the activities all set up. So we were ready and raring to go for SwanFest. Day One started with a real bang.

SWANFEST 2022

Get a real overview picture of the three days: what we were trying to achieve, the guest ales, the raffle, the posters and a wee thanks to the team who worked tirelessly over the event. See SwanFest 2022 here.

THE SWANFEST BREW

Micky has spent the last couple of days at The Brewery making our very own and EXCLUSIVE beer for SwanFest (19th - 21st August!). We are brewing a Red IPA at 4.5%. Here is the story of our beer, aptly called 'Feathered Friend'.

MAKING OF A MOVIE

This is the story of one weekend The Swan was overtaken at night by a film crew to Make a Short Horror Film which is released in Jan 2023.

MINI-MARKET IN JULY

This was our regular Mini-Market for July which had a number of new stalls. It was a good day for all.

And there was the final of the women's Euro 2022 football too.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Special guest appearances from The Grinch, Father Christmas AND live music with James Brown. Christmas in July pleased all who attended and is sure to return next year!

3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY

Our Third Birthday Party took place in The Courtyard during one of the warmest heatwaves this century.

LINE DANCING

To celebrate the holidays for Independence Day in the US of A, The Swan had a 'Hoe Down'. Actually it was an evening of line dancing led by our caller Jess. You can see how well our Cowboys and Cowgirls got on with some photos and some videos too.

THE JUBILEE

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee provided a great occasion for the community to come together at The Swan and celebrate. Over the Thursday and Friday we had several tea parties and then music at night. See our Jubilee parties and remember what a great weekend it was.

COFFEE MORNING

This month's Coffee Morning supported our chosen local charity for 2022, the Family Friends. With nearly 50 people attending, we managed together to raise a whopping &#pound;432.36 for them. Thanks to every one who got involved..

KITCHEN TEST DAY

The Kitchen Test was an event to check all areas of the food process was working and to gain feedback about the menu and food. The event was very well attended and we ran out of food too quickly.

THE W&E DRAY

The W&E Dray visited The Swan making a drop-off of beer for The Kitchen opening. This is a memorable sight in Mill Lane and thoroughly enjoyed by all who saw it.

EPIC THURSDAY

The School take charge from 11am 'til 1pm each Thursday during term time. This was their first opportunity to provide cooked meals from the new kitchen which has just been completed. And the students did us proud!

They were some photos taken of the first Epic Thursday using the new kitchen.

FEVERTREE GIN NIGHT

Twenty brave souls met with a FeverTree mixologist to learn about pairing and mixing a really good gin and tonic. Of course they were forced, yes forced, to drink what they had concocted. A great night was had.

They were some photos taken of the Gin Tasting Evening.

CHEESE & WINE

Mike was back for a slightly delayed evening of Cheese and Wines . He had a very good excuse: it was his silver wedding anniversary. There was another great selection of cheese available to choose from including a rare Red Windsor cheese which was absolutely die for.

QUIZ NIGHT

It was great to see so many quizzers deep in thought as Micky posed the questions set by Martin. Congratulations to team winners 'Spring Like Swans'. Congratulations also to Tom who won the raffle prize but didn't claim the cash jackpot. This will now rollover until the next quiz on Wed 13 Apr.

They were some photos taken of the Quiz Night.

COMIC RELIEF

Sincere thanks to all our bakers who made some fanastic cakes for our Comic Relief coffee morning. And also to those who attended. During the proceedings, there was a small presentation to the Weekday Warriors. The event was run by Micky, Richard and students from our school.

BINGO NIGHT

Congratulations to our St Patrick's Bingo winner Trudy Lowe who won the bottle of ö for the fler round. Another great evening with plenty of green outfits in recognition of the date. Thanks to Richard Allen for his continued his role as bingo caller with some new Irish themed calls.Bingo will be back in April. Not many photos for the St Patrick's Day Bingo.

QUIZ NIGHT

Congratulations to '3 is the Magic Number' (no photos please) who were winners again in this week's quiz. In true show must go on style we were grateful to Peter Clifford who stood in when our usual quiz master, and his nominated understudy were both unavailable.

They were some photos taken of the Quiz Night.

FAMILY FRIENDS

It was our first coffee morning for the newly selected charity for 2022 - the Family Friends. Well known to the community from two years ago, they and the locals turned out in force. And our bakers did us proud too to. Thanks to all.

They were some photos taken of the coffee morning.

QUIZ NIGHT

With Quiz questions on Flowers, Fives, Firsts, Films and February it was perhaps a surprise that we didn't have a Five Way tie for the winners. '3 Is The Magic Number' won after a tiebreak as they knew the total mileage of the M25. Better luck next time to those who made it to the medal podium, and all those who took part.

They were some photos taken of the Quiz Night.

CHEESE & WINE

The CheeeseMunger was back and had a fabulous selection of over nine different cheeses. There biscuits aplenty and some rather delicious premium chutneys which made the cheeses zing.

BINGO NIGHT

We had a busy bar for the bingo, even those in for a quick drink got roped in along with the bar staff too. As you can see, it was standing room only in The Bar for this February Bingo Night.

QUIZ NIGHT

The Swan's quiz night goes from strength to strength with 13 teams battling out a closely-fought contest this week. It needed a tie-break between the top 3 teams to settle it - with The Rogues eventually coming out on top. Led by our resident quizmaster Martin Payne, The Swan quiz takes place on the second & fourth Wednesdays of every month.

They were some photos taken of the Quiz Night.

RENE'S 100TH

Our first regular - Rene Lowe - turned 100 on this day. Family and friends had organised a birthday party that the local community were invited to.

Frosty delivered a card from Her Majesty The Queen and the Town Crier made a proclamation. The staff made her a Honorary Member giving her one of the official polo shirts.

WHP COFFEE MORNING

Sincere thanks to all who attended the final coffee morning on behalf of our 2021 Community Charity, the Windsor Homeless Project. Thanks also to the Wings and GR6 students who served the coffee and cakes helping us to raise £226 for the charity.

QUIZ NIGHT

Our Quiz winners this week were the nattily named 'Impeach Boris Still', with an amazing 44 points. It was a really nice busy atmosphere in The Pub and The Coach House. We also raised over fifty pounds towards the restoration funds too.

There were only a couple of photos taken of the Quiz Night.

CHEESE & WINE

Mike was back in a packed pub for an evening of cheese and wine plus putting the world to rights. We had guests from Home Instead and the Book Club was on too. He had a fine selection of cheeses based upon the six nations raugby which is coming up. It was also Burns night - many were surprised that he was an accomplished cheesemaker too.

BINGO NIGHT

A packed house greeted the return of Bingo to The Swan. With Richard Allen calling the numbers in his inimitable style a good time was had by all, especially the winners. A new 'bonus' round had players competing for the Golden Ticket (aka flier). We took some photos of the return of Bingo Night.

BINGO CRUISE

Okay, it was a virtual cruise before anyone says and yes, it is The Coach House. During lockdown, the joke at the online bingo was that the winners would have a berth at special cruise. Well this was it - a celebration of bingo. We have some photos of the Bingo Winners Cruise that you might find interesting.

QUIZ NIGHT

Congratulations to The Interminables who were worthy winners of the quiz this week, winning a Swan Bar Card to the value of £25 to enjoy at their leisure. The next quiz will be on Wed 26 Jan at 7:30.

They were some photos taken of the Quiz Night.