Fantastic news: we’ve past the half waypoint! In the last couple of days we have crashed through the £100,000 mark! This is a major milestone for us and shows the commitment of the community to Saving Our Swan. At the time of writing, we actually have £120,000 in the bank. And we are continuing to receive new investments every day.

To all those that have invested so far, a huge thanks from Willie Calvert, Richard Allen and the team. Your contribution to making this dream come true is really appreciated. The story doesn’t end there though.

Pledgers - any lingering doubts? We are really close to reaching our next milestone - the Spring pledge total of £140k. Some of our Spring pledgers have yet to invest. We fully understand that time has moved on and circumstances change. However, we do hope that you will still be able to invest in the coming weeks. Details are below and on the website. Are there other ways I can help? Your help would really be appreciated. There are three ways you can do this: • Firstly, and right now, we would ask if could evangelise our story about The Swan and what we are striving to achieve. Tell friends! Tell colleagues! Tell neighbours! Tell your relatives! • Persuade your local shop or business to take some leaflets for their employees and customers. We can arrange to get some leaflets to you. • Lastly (for now!), have a wee think about volunteering in the future. What skills or time can you bring to help with the renovations? Who do you know who could help?

The next meeting is already planned – Tuesday 6th November at 7pm The main investors – Willie Calvert and Richard Allen – will be at The Green Room School (SL4 5BU) discussing their vision of The Swan as a local pub and a community hub. They will also be taking questions from the floor. The Windsor & Eton Express has run a quick update on our activities to Save Our Swan. They are great supporters of our cause and eager to keep the community updated. You can pick it up at local shops and newsagents. See pages 10 and 13 this week.

Where to find updates Website: http://www.theswanwindsor.co.uk/; Facebook: The Swan – Clewer Village; Twitter: @SaveSwan.

Any doubts, questions, requests for information, etc. should be emailed to ku.oc.rosdniwnawseht@ofni