HOLCOT VILLAGE

1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026

The White Swan Anniversary Party – just five days away!

On Saturday, 6 June 2026, Martin and Hayley May will be celebrating their 10 years as hosts and owners of The White Swan in Holcot. Yay, whoop-whoop and all that sort of stuff!

The celebrations start at 2.00pm and end when there’s no-one left standing. So come on down and enjoy:
– Live music (starting at 2.30pm) from HOBO; Barn Lane; and Brighton Riot
– Hot food (courtesy Martin and Hayley)
– Big screen, live coverage of the Harlequins v Saints match, and of course
– The usual fantastic assortment of craft ales, beers, lagers, wines, spirits and non-alcoholic/soft drinks.

It is widely acknowledged that the regulars at The White Swan are not only very friendly and welcoming, but also have a well-earned reputation for the highest standards of Bacchanalian revelry. So leave your inhibitions at home; put on your glad rags and dancing shoes; and get ready to shake your booty!

(Well-behaved dogs are welcome. Well-behaved humans won’t stand a chance!)

30 May 202630 May 2026

Another road closure on Poplars Lane; Monday 1 June until Friday 12 June

This is an extension of the work Anglian Water was doing earlier this week. The usual detours will apply, but you can find out more here.

28 May 202628 May 2026

Has your cat gone AWOL?

I recently received this message from a Holcot resident:

“I have a stray cat in my garden. She is a young tabby who was extremely hungry and arrived on Sunday evening (24 May). She appears well looked after, so does she belong to anybody in the village?

She is currently making herself very comfy in my garden!”

If anyone knows where this lovely little lady normally resides, please contact Kim by email at kimmabbutt@hotmail.co.uk

27 May 202627 May 2026

URGENT UPDATE (due to editor’s frazzled brain cells…)

Road closure between Holcot crossroads and Back Lane; Wednesday 27 May through to (possibly) Monday 1 JUNE (not, as in previous post, ‘July’!).

I’ve had a chat to the team who are working on site and they tell me that the pipe-laying work is meant to be finished by end-of-play on Friday 29 May (NOT 31 May). If not, it will overlap into Monday 1 June (NOT Monday 1 July).

[I was telling someone the other day “I have never kept a diary; I’m just not a diary person.” This chaos is what results… – really sorry, guys.] :0(

16 May 202616 May 2026

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, 6 June 2026; 2.00pm

Come and join Martin and Hayley to help celebrate their 10 years at The White Swan.

There’ll be live music from three bands: Brighton Riot; Barn Lane; and HOBO – alongside hot food and cool drinks. So plenty of opportunity then for Bacchanalian revelry and drunken debauchery (well, you gotta live in hope).

The celebrations will start at 2.00pm-ish and end sometime before Sunday…

More details to follow soon.

14 Aug 20158 Mar 2021

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