24th September 2020
The Swan won the ‘Keeping The Community Entertained’ category in the 2020 Great British Pub Awards on September 24th. Through a community vote, our wide range of activities during the Covid lockdown were recognised. Our blend of pub, school and community, both face-to-face and online, is unique.
We have received £10,000 for our Kitchen Renovation Project. This is excellent news and has allowed us to engage with contractors to accelerate the redevelopment. Thank you to Sky and Coca-Cola.
Family Friends
As part of our Great British Pub Awards win, one of the sponsors, Coca-Cola, awarded The Swan £1000 to donate to our chosen charity for 2020, Family Friends. We were delighted to welcome Tracy Muschamp and Simon Foy from Family Friends to the pub on Wednesday to be presented with the cheque. Now, more than ever, charities need financial help to keep up their excellent work, so the timing of this donation couldn’t be better. Thank you to Coca-Cola for your generosity.
The Announcement
The event was streamed live with Stephen Mulhern taking us through a roller coaster of emotions. Our category was one of the very first which caught us slightly unaware. The video of that segment is accessible here; just click on the picture below to start the video. We acknowledge that it is from the GPBA and is actually owned by them.
Apart from those who appeared in the video, we would also like to thank all the others who contributed, either seen or unseen, to the video. Your part was just as essential in getting this fantastic video and the result. Also, thanks to Doug Seeburg, photographer extraordinaire!
Traditional Press
We are pleased to say that our success was picked up in both local and national press. It is quite a thing for Windsor and Berkshire as a whole, and a good news story when further COVID measures had just been introduced. Here are just a few of the articles that have been produced.
BBC Radio
BBC Radio Berkshire presented by Bridgitte Tetteh, interview with Anne Tebbatt on Saturday, 26th September 2020.
BBC Radio Berkshire presented by Sarah Walker, celebrating last night’s news, on Friday, 25th September 2020.
Online Articles
“Clewer pub saved by the community wins major prize” By Francis Batt of the Windsor Observer on Friday, 25th September 2020.
“ROUND OF APPLAUSE The ‘nicest’ pubs in the UK – as voted for by punters” by Kara Godfrey of The Sun on Thursday, 24th September 2020.
“Best pub in the UK: Is your local a winner? 15 top pubs named in awards” by Sophie Harris of The Express on Thursday, 24th September, 2020.
“The Swan wins for Keeping the Community Entertained at the Great British Pub Awards” by Amy Horsfield on Thursday, 24th September, 2020.