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They come in all shapes and sizes. They offer time, materials, reductions, freebies, samples, equipment, knowledge, advice and help. They are a unique bunch who all have helped with the renovation of The Swan. Without them, the whole project would not be possible.
Our Benefactors
These people, companies and clubs have donated funds, materials or equipment to The Swan. Their help is gratefully received and really appreciated by all involved and also by the local community - a huge thanks!
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THE COACH HOUSE
Brendan and his Jayflex team completely revamped The Coach House in three months during summer 2020 so that it is ready for the start of the school term in September. Through their generousity, The Coach House was not only made safe, but is now an IT Suite upstairs and a General Purpose area below.
More information about Jayflex is available on their website.
See the details in our Renovation Diary.
THE COACH HOUSE
Brendan O'Reilly and Jayflex
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COCA COLA
The Swan won a Great British Pub Award in 2020 in the category Keeping The Community Entertained. This was awarded for online activities during the Covid pandemic. As part of that, Coca Cola generously donated £10,000 towards the refurbishment of The Kitchen.
More information about the GBPA Award is available in our awards section.
KITCHEN GRANT
Coca Cola
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LION'S DEN 2019
Windsor Lions launched their community project and invited entries from those seeking funding for a new Community Project which benefits either the wider community. After presentations were completed, The Swan was awarded £1,000.
More information about The Lions Club of Windsor is available on their website.
LION'S DEN 2019
The Lions Club of Windsor
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WCDP
The Windsor Community Defibrillator Partnership (WCDP) was established by a small group of representatives from local service organisations and the local authority seeking to purchase and maintain strategic lifesaving equipment for the town. They helped source, install and maintain the defibrillator mounted outside The Swan.
More information about the WDCP is available on their Facebook page.
DEFIBRILLATOR
WCDP
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SHANLY FOUNDATION
The Shanly Foundation primarily supports good causes predominantly in the surrounding area. These include scouting and guide groups, schools, community groups, sporting groups, social and community events as well as registered charities. And we are so pleased to announce that they funded our defibrillator too.
More information about the Shanly Foundation is available on their website.
DEFIBRILLATOR
SHANLY
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PLANT SALE
Bedding Plants - Basket Plants - Hanging Baskets - Hardy Perennials
Richard and Pam Stockbridge had a plant raising over £516 which they donated to the costs of the refurbishment.
A huge thank you from us all for their time and efforts to help us.
PLANT SALE
Richard & Pam Stockbridge
Our Business Supporters
We've had a huge response from local companies, suppliers and tradesmen. It has been absolutely fantastic and we thank each one for their help. We could not have progressed so far without you.
If you click on the company, you can get more information about them including their website. If you do contact them, please be sure to mention The Swan.
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LAVENDER GREEN FLOWERS
One of London's finest florists, who kindly donate plants and flowers to The Swan to make it look pretty and inviting.
LAVENDER GREEN FLOWERS
Flowers
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MCFARLANE TELFER
MCFT have refurbished or replaced all the kitchen equipment PLUS providing a brand new pizza oven. All for no charge to support The Swan and The School.
MCFARLANE TELFER
Kitchen Equipment
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PERMAGARD
Steve and team gave a very generous price reduction for damp proof membrane kits for The Kitchen. Very supportive, also providing us with future advice.
PERMAGARD
Damp Proof Membranes
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WINDSOR JOINERY
Roy MacLean and the team at Windsor Joinery created the badly needed window frames for The Kitchen. Their craftmanship is something to behold!
WINDSOR JOINERY
Window Frames
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SANDERSON
Provided a significant amount of paint for The Pub, The School House and The Coach House. Their luxury paints adorn walls in famous houses across the UK.
SANDERSON
Paint Provider
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WINDSOR GLASS
Are providing all The Swan's glass needs free of charge to help our local community. This is a fantastic gesture as we have quite a few broken panes.
WINDSOR GLASS
Glass Provider
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RBFRS
Station 20 Red Watch of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service answered our emergency call and took down our old, inaccessible pub sign.
RBFRS
Removed Old Pub Sign
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THE CROWN ESTATE
The foresters of The Crown Estate have donated a huge piece of 300 year old cedar that is now our excellent looking bar top.
THE CROWN ESTATE
Cedar for the Bar Top
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St JOSEPH'S FURNITURE MARKET
Are a charity from Chalfont St Peters who have been really helping us with the seating for the bar area and also free of charge seating for the school.
St JOSEPH'S MARKET
Bar Chairs
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CTD
Sandra and the team at Ceramic Tile Distributors in Slough are helping us with our tile needs whilst giving us a good discount towards the renovations.
CTD
Tiles for the Toilets
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INDUSTVILLE
When the bar opens you'll be able to see the fabulous bar stools and lighting Industville have contributed at a very, very good price.
INDUSTVILLE
Bar Stools
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CROWN PAINTS
Are providing paint solutions at a fantastic price to help us get our pub and community hub up and running as soon as possible.
CROWN PAINTS
Paint Solutions
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ULTRA QUICK HIRE
Chris and Robin have done a cracking deal for us on the acrows (supports) and the mini lift forms that are essential for opening up the bar area.
ULTRA QUICK HIRE
Equipment Hire
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DEGREES OF COMFORT
Provided and installed the cellar cooler - an essential piece of equipment - at cost price.
DEGREES OF COMFORT
Cellar Cooler
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NEWLEAF ELECTRICAL
The lads at New Leaf will be completely rewiring the building in stages, starting with the bar area.
NEWLEAF ELECTRICAL
Electrics & Security
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MAKER INDUSTRIAL
Supplier of the excellent paint stripper that cuts through centuries of paint.
MAKER INDUSTRIAL
Paint Stripper
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IT'S A STEEL
Supplier of the excellent paint stripper that cuts through centuries of paint.
IT'S A STEEL
Steelworks
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SIMPSON SKIP HIRE
Simpson gave us a reduction on the hire price and were very helpful with finding skips that would actually fit through the gates!
SIMPSON SKIP HIRE
Waste Removal
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FOAM 4 U
A huge thanks to CY of FOAM 4 U who sorted us out with the foam for the seating in The Bar area.
FOAM 4 U
Foam Specialists
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LINO LEN'S
Len is offering us an amazing deal on both the bar and specialist kitchen flooring.
LINO LEN'S
Flooring
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GPA MAINTENANCE
Carried out our "Refurbishment / Demolition" and "Asbestos" surveys as a donation.
GPA MAINTENANCE
Technical Reports
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TOILET HIRE LTD
Providing our portaloo at a knock down price and duration. And came to our rescue at very short notice.
TOILET HIRE LTD
Toilet Hire
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SOOTBUSTERS
Paul Clarke has inspected and cleaned all the chimneys; including the ones that we didn't know about!
SOOTBUSTERS
Chimney Cleaning
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we are 3FOLD
Matt Regale-Day has provided us with high quality floor plans and 3D drawings of the entire site.
we are 3FOLD
Concept Planning
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PETER GAMBLE ESTATE AGENTS
Covered the cost of one full van load of waste removal on our site clearance day.
PETER GAMBLE
Donation
Our Professionals
Meet Our Professionals
We have been fortunate to work alongside some brilliant people in bringing The Swan to life. These people have helped in many ways to get the building to the stage it is at today; some have been on board for a significant period of time and others as and when their skills are needed. We really are thankful for their massive contribution.
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MARILYN MORRISON
Marilyn is providing all project management for the renovation of The Swan. Also leading on the decorating and styling.
MARILYN MORRISON
P1 Project Manager
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PETER KEEN
Peter is our builder looking after all the works going on within The Swan. From flooring, to ceilings, to building the bar. He is the man!
PETER KEEN
P1 Building
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SCOTT KEENAN
Scott is providing all our plumbing and heating solutions throughout the pub and at ecellent rates. His company is SKPH Ltd if you are looking for him to provide you with a solution
SCOTT KEENAN
Plumbing
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ROB SHARP
Rob has teamed up with Scott to provide the plumbing and heating solution. His company is W.S. Plumbing and Heating if you need a solution.
ROB SHARP
P1 Plumbing
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LEN GILSON
Len from Lino Len' has given us a great discount o the flooring materials and free fitting too!
LEN GILSON
Flooring
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IAN GRAY
Ian is a local lad who has his own plastering business. We are getting the toilets done at very good mate's rates.
IAN GRAY
Plastering
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STUART MANDER
Provided plaster and beading free, and a team of plasters at a knock down price.
STUART MANDER
Plastering
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KELVIN OF THL
Came to our rescue for the BBQ when we realised that we didn't have enough toilet facilities.
KELVIN
Sanitary Solutions
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PAUL CLARKE
This is one of the two Victorian fireplaces that we discovered in the attic rooms that Paul has carefully cleaned for us.
PAUL CLARKE
Chimney Sweep
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SANDERSON
Provided a significant amount of paint for The Pub, The School House and The Coach House. These are luxury paints that adorn walls in some very famous establishments across the UK. Huge thanks to Katie & Alison who supported us.
SANDERSON
Paint Providers
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MATT RAYBOULD
From the supplier of the excellent paint stripper. Not only did he not charge us, he drove down from Manchester to deliver it too.
MATT RAYBOULD
Paint Stripping
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THE TEAM AT SELCO
This is the management at Selco Slough who will kindly give us 10% off all purchases.
THE TEAM AT SELCO
Building Materials
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FRANK AND KARL
Have completed all the electrical and security work at an excellent price.
FRANK AND KARL
P1 Electrics & Security
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KEITH ROBERTS
Keith has done a power of work for The Swan and has been the main electrical contractor for phase 2.
KEITH ROBERTS
Electrics
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DAVID HOWES
Our structural engineering looked at removing the pillars in the bar area.
DAVID HOWES
Engineering
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PAUL THE BRICKIE
Helping us put The Swan back together.
PAUL THE BRICKIE
P1 Brickwork
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DOUG SEEBURG
Freelance photographer who has done a lot of the photos on the website and social media.
DOUG SEEBURG
Photography
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WARREN
David helping his son Warren from Berkshire Scaffolding who provided the scaffolding at very preferential rates.
WARREN
Scaffolding
Our Current Weekday Warriors
The regular Weekday Warriors turn up every week no matter the weather to continue the ongoing building works – currently Phase 2 - The Kitchen! Their dedication to The Swan is admirable and we can't thank them enough for all the voluntary hours they put in.
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IAN BIRCH
Weekday Warrior
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TONY CROSS
Weekday Warrior
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JOHN SYMON
Weekday Warrior
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TREVOR HARVEY
Weekday Warrior
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STEVE HODKIN
Weekday Warrior
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THOMAS GYONGYOSSY
Weekday Warrior
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RICHARD DOUGLAS
Weekday Warrior
Past Weekday Warriors
Our ex-Weekday Warriors who for whatever reason can't contribute regularly right now.
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JIM HOUSTON
ex-Weekday Warrior
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BOSCO RIDGE
ex-Weekday Warrior
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KEN SUTHERLAND
ex-Weekday Warrior
Our Swan Saviours
This section is dedicated to all those who come and help us out as and when needed, be it for gentle DIY, running repairs, cleaning, planting up the courtyard. Thank you a million times for getting stuck in and dirty with us!
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AIDAN CRONIN
Joker & All-Rounder
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MICKY FODEN-ANDREWS
Painter & Thinker
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BAS & DIANA WILLIAMS
Finishing Specialists
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DAWN CHOJNACKI
Painter and ClearUpperer
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MIRANDA & BEZ
Queens of the Strippers
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LIZ SUTHERLAND
Mrs "Do what's required"
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LEXIE SYMON
Born organiser
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ANNE TEBBATT
All rounder
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ALAN & GERRY WICKENS
Pointing specialists
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DUNCAN BELL
All rounder
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TONY BALDWIN
Does Anything Required
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DERMOT GOFF
Our recycling guru
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JEFF SAUNDERS
Our plumbing expert
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LAURA & JACK
Our chair painting specialists
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DANIEL & BAFFY
School House Rockers
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ASHLEY & MARK
School House Rockers
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IZZY BROWN
Get's Stuck In
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AILISH & FAMILY
Painters Extraordinaire
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ANTHONY BIRCH
Mr "Destruction"
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ALAN STEVENSON
Mr "Powerhouse"
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COLIN SHEARER
Painter & Decorator
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DANIEL ROBERTS-GREEN
Power Tool Specialist
Our Event Volunteers
Without these folk we would not have been able to run the events that we have. The BBQs, the quizzes, the special evenings. They have all donated their time and effort to help generate funds for The Swan, record the events and to ensure the community have a good time.
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MARK & SHERRIDAN
School House Rockers
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IAN & TONY
Masters of the BBQ
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LOUISE BIRCH
Mistress of the BBQ
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ANNE and RACHEL
BBQ Support Specialists
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RICHARD ALLEN
Mr Bingo Caller
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KEN, PETER & RICHARD
Events Support
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WILL CALVERT
Online Beer Specialist
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LOUISE WINCH
Set Decorator
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MIKE UNGER
The Windsor CheeseMunger
Our Sewing Volunteers
Huge thanks to the Sewing Group who put together all the soft furnishings in the bar, including covering the chairs: Sasha, Marilyn, Miranda, Michelle, Liz, Bez, Dawn, Diana, Louise, Lexie and Jen. Thanks goues to Sarah Howard who made the gorgeous blinds adorning the windows.
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THE GIRLS 1
The Swan Sewing Bee
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SARAH HOWARD
Blind Specialist
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THE GIRLS 2
The Swan Sewing Bee
Also huge thanks to our sanders and painters for the various chairs throughout the pub: Ailish & family, Laura & Jack, Miranda and Bas to name just a few.
The talent of our Swan family is just amazing!
Activity Leaders
Lots of people play lost of parts, it is difficult to record them all. Below are some of the people who have pushed back the boundaries of a normal pub to really make it a community hub.
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RACHEL CROSS
Coffee AMs & Kids Activities
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THOMAS WIGLEY
Genealogy
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SIMON RUSSELL
Board Games
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THERESA ROONEY
Book Club
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MARTIN PAYNE
Quiz Nights
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IAN BIRCH
Cribbage
Missing?
If we’ve missed anyone, we’re genuinely sorry. Please email a photo to webmaster@theswanwindsor.co.uk and we’ll get you added in a blink.
