25th January 2025
Burns Night saw 85 people squeeze into the pub and Coach House to celebrate the Ploughman’s Poet. After the Selkirk Grace, everyone tucked into homemade cullen skink soup, traditional haggis, neeps and tatties and clootie dumpling for dessert.
The Address to the Haggis was delivered by the firepit by Euan Nicoll, accompanied by Matthew Buyskes from Windsor Boys School playing the bagpipes. Huge thanks to Matthew for stepping in at short notice for his first solo gig! Other entertainment included a Scottish-themed raffle and the toast to the lads and the lassies, given by Richard Allen and Dawn Chojnaki as a hilarious, whistle-stop tour through Burns love life!
A great community evening, organised by volunteers, which raised over £2,000 for the Frontage Renovation Fund.
A huge thanks to all the team who put on the Burns Night to raise funds for the renovation of the front of The Swan. Includes Ian, Lou, Leigh, Georgia, Hele, Joan, Dawn, Richard, Anne, our piper Matthew, and also the Swan staff of Dave, Michael and Micky. Through their efforts, they raised a significant amount TBD. Fantastic!
