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Post by RedMoon11 on Oct 4, 2020 17:15:27 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Oct 4, 2020 17:18:19 GMT
James May buys 'half' of Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe
Television presenter James May says he has bought "half a pub" in a village near his home.
The Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, has been shut since the coronavirus lockdown started in March.
In a tweet, Mr May wrote: "I've bought half a pub."
Village resident Stephen Banas, said: "The whole village is delighted. I wasn't aware that he was in the market for buying a pub but I'm delighted."
In 2012, local residents fought off a planning application to turn the building into a house.
It was later bought by some local investors and reopened in 2015.
A shareholder of the pub, who did not wish be named, confirmed Mr May's investment and said he hoped the pub would reopen in a month's time.
Mr May has been approached for comment.
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Post by RedMoon11 on Oct 4, 2020 17:39:50 GMT
Good news from #TheRoySwallowcliffe - we’ve taken our first booking for CHRISTMAS DAY. But we need more to justify buying a whole turkey, otherwise it’s chicken dippers ‘n’ sprouts.
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Post by RedMoon11 on Oct 4, 2020 17:43:40 GMT
Good news! #TheRoySwallowcliffe will, Boris permitting, re-open on 28th October, in a covid-compliant way. It’s a Wednesday.
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Post by RedMoon11 on Oct 4, 2020 17:46:43 GMT
28th September James May confirms when The Royal Oak, Swallowcliffe will open
JAMES May has announed on Twitter when The Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe will reopen.
Mr May, who announced earlier this month that he had bought half the pub, has said that the Royal Oak will "Boris permitting, re-open on October 28, in a covid-compliant way."
He also added: "It’s a Wednesday. Please don’t all come at once."
The former Top Gear presenter also confirmed last week that the pub had taken its first booking for Christmas Day, before joking that they would need more bookings to justify buying a whole turkey, and that the 10pm curfew won't affect The Royal Oak as "it’s in the countryside. Everyone’s in bed by then anyway, because it’s so dark."
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