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Old Weston, the Black Swan c1955 (ref: O113006)
 Year: 1979 The Swan
I became landlady of The White Swan as it was then, with my husband Gordon, who has since died. It had previously been run as an up market restaurant, but had not been successful. We concentrated on the village life, bringing the community together. Introduced bar skittles, darts, and instead of the restaurant, kept to plain English home-made cooking. We always had a themed New Year party, and people would be queueing outside on a Saturday night. The hardest three years work of my life, and while there were many happy memories, there were more unhappy ones. I was so glad to leave it. I have visited only once since, in the mid 90s. I may be tempted to do so again, but I doubt it. I am glad the new owners are making a success of it, but they are more than welcome to it.

Posted: 25/07/2007 14:34 by Angela Cain  

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Old Weston, the Black Swan c1955 (ref: O113006)
 The Black Swan (Pub)
Old Weston & the Black Swan.  
My first memory of Old Weston was back in 1955 and actually when the picture of the Black Swan was taken. I was stationed at RAF Molesworth from March 1955 to March 1957. This was one of the first pubs I went to after arriving in England that year. I have since visited Old Weston in 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005 and have visited Old Weston on every trip. The pub is now called The Swan. Lots of good memories from back then and always enjoyed visiting the area.

Last edited: 26/06/2007 14:14 by Ken Leder  

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Old Weston, Post Office c1955 (ref: O113007)
 Old Weston & the Black Swan
My first memory of Old Weston was back in 1955 when the picture of the Black Swan was taken. I was stationed at RAF Molesworth from March 1955 to March 1957. This was one of the first pubs I went to after arriving in England that year.
I have since visited England in 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005 and have visited Old Weston on every trip. The pub is now called The Swan, lots of good memories from back then and always enjoyed visiting the area.

Last edited: 02/08/2007 00:29 by Ken Leder  

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