Here is a round-up of the events at The Swan during August, 2024.

2nd Aug: Conversational French

This was our inaugral Conversational French session run by Mariella, a good Friend of The Swan. She is a native French speaker and wants to share her love of the language with others. Attendance was very promising given the holidays and heat, so we expect this to be a real hit with the locals. Get in there quick!

4th Aug: BBC Radio Berkshire

Micky was invited back by Erika North of BBC Radio Berkshire to talk about SwanFest and also the contribution made by the volunteers. He had been on her show previously in early July talking about the nomination for the GBPA.

6th Aug: GBPA update

As we trust you are all aware, The Swan has been shortlisted as a national finalist in the Best Community Pub category of the Great British Pub Awards. As part of the robust process, the head judge paid us an unannounced visit last Saturday and spent 2 hours with Micky, asking plenty of questions and touring the site. They will speak again at the final interview later this month. The result will be announced at the National Awards Ceremony on the evening of Tuesday 17th September - Micky will be there in person and it will be broadcast live at The Swan! Keep a lookout for more details nearer the time.

7th Aug: Windsor Town Funrunners

The inaugral WTF at The Swan was well attended. It went off on an exhilarating 5K, 45min run round the local environs and enjoyed a lovely cold beer on their return. Going forward they will meet every Weds evening at 6.45pm in The Courtyard. All welcome

11th Aug: Windsor Ukulele Band

Our very own Windsor Ukulele Band had a big gig at the weekend - they played live for two hours at the Bandstand in Alexandra Gardens on Sunday. There was a good support that enjoyed both the sunshine and the great music. Well done team!

14th Aug: BBC Radio Two

Anne Tebbatt wrote into BBC Radio 2 several weeks ago but heard nothing until yesterday when the production team got in contact. Anne was given a few minutes with presenter OJ Borg (standing in for Sara Cox) at 6.15pm on prime drive time radio. This has millions of listers here in UK and abroad via the iPlayer. Here is that interview.

14th Aug: Quiz Night

The sunny weather brought out a record number of teams for the quiz this week. Patrick's Posse found themselves on top of the rostrum again after a close fought battle with Clewer Clogs. The excitement wasn't over as, after many weeks of trying, the raffle jackpot was finally won when Lisa chose the envelope that won her £130. Congratulations to her but this means that the jackpot at the next quiz on 28th Aug, will be £10. For your chance to win the quiz and the jackpot book your table early.

16th-18th Aug: SwanFest

What a sensational weekend filled with unforgettable moments, laughter, and indulgence! From amazing company to delicious food and drinks, Swanfest was truly epic. We even smashed a Guinness World Record whilst raising £1,400 for the Renovation Pot, thanks to our exciting raffle!

A huge shoutout to everyone who joined us—it was our best Swanfest yet, and we loved sharing it with you. Relive the magic and check out the full recap and stunning photos from our three sun-soaked days on our dedicated SwanFest 2024 page.

And if the dedicated SwanFest didn't have enougth photos, here are some more!

24th Aug: Dirty Dancing

26th Aug: Mirella's Sponsored Walk

The team at the KG6 Day Centre posted the following: "Another lovely coffee morning at The Swan in Clewer, raising much appreciated funds for our club. A BIG thank you also to Mirella who arranged a sponsored walk and presented us with a wonderful cheque. Thank you to all that came out to support us once again. You are amazing and we really appreciate all your efforts.". Well said! She raise £240 for KG6.

28th Aug: Quiz Night

This week's quiz had a lyrical twist that challenged our regular teams, but Patrick's Posse emerged victorious once again. Fork Handles brought international flair with visitors from the USA, and Joel Roper from Dallas won a pint of warm British beer in the raffle. Join us for the next quiz on Wednesday, September 11th, featuring a guest Quiz Master. Book your table now to find out who it will be!

30th Aug: Coffee Morning

The Chatty Cafe took over the running of the Charity Coffee Morning this month in aid of our local 2024 charity, the King George VI Day Centre. The pub was packed and everyone had a fantastic time. £235 was raised for King George V1 Day centre by the coffee morning, in addition, Mirella&#e9;s Bank Holiday Walk raised a further £240 for the charity.

Although our news page has all the newsletters, we thought it might be easier to access this month's ones from here.

• 02/08/2024: Great celebrations in the sunshine and more to look forward to on the way
• 09/08/2024: New clubs, new menus and Ukulele on The Bandstand!
• 16/08/2024: Festival fun, food and frivolity!
• 23/08/2024: Relive our stupendous SwanFest!
• 30/08/2024: Fun events and upcoming opportunities at The Swan!