26/05/2026
COUNTRY FEST 2026 🤠☀️
One final post from us… just to say THANK YOU ❤️
To every single person who came along, had a drink, danced on the floor, sat in the sunshine, supported the bars and food, and most importantly made memories with us… thank you.
What happened on Saturday was honestly something special.
Events like this may look effortless on the day… but behind the scenes they take months of planning, hundreds of hours, favours, late nights, early mornings and an unbelievable amount of teamwork to pull off.
So we wanted to take a moment to thank some of the people who helped make it happen 👇
🎶 The Cockney Cowboy & The Cockney Cowboy Band
🎶 The Kings
For keeping the atmosphere alive all day long.
🍻 Our incredible team:
Ellie, Liam, Nathan, Deck, Alex, Amber, Holly, Kay & Tara… what you all pulled off was unreal.
❤️ Dad & Mom, Gary & Sarah Lancaster, Uncle Steven and family for the endless help throughout the build-up and event itself.
🔥 Wayne Askew & Paul for being vital with the dancefloor, setup and helping flip the hog at 2AM!
🪑 Jake Mayes for always being on call to help sort hay bale seating and every little thing we threw his way.
🚜 Martin from Oxborough Farm.
👏 Darren, Bear, Ange, Jack & Dan for helping get the world put right before, during and after the event.
🥩 Yallops Butchers for supplying the incredible meat for our events and menu.
🥔 Dan Sizer for the perfect potatoes… all 7 sacks of them!
🥖 Hyams Bakery Brandon for the delicious fluffy white baps that helped make the hog roast sandwiches what they were.
⚡ Tom at Positive Electric for helping us get tills and power wherever they needed to go throughout the event.
🚧 Jamie Escritt for helping us safely close the roads for setup.
🍺 Greene King and our rep Tom for supplying the bars that helped keep everyone watered all day long.
👕 East Anglia Workwear for helping us with the Country Fest shirts.
🤝 Rick & Charlotte for always being on hand whenever we needed help.
🎨 Fancy Faces Face Painting for adding even more atmosphere to the day.
🍰 Reeseys Dessert Van for keeping everyone sweet throughout the event.
🚻 Hallmark Events for the toilet services that helped keep everything running smoothly.
🌱 Dennis Osborne for getting the green looking fantastic beforehand.
🏡 The Hockwold cm Wilton Parish Council for their continued support of events like these.
And the village of Hockwold cm Wilton itself!
Thank you for being so accommodating while we temporarily took over the village with over a thousand guests across the day. The support from this community never goes unnoticed.
And last but absolutely not least… my incredible wife and your landlady, Lindsay Lancaster ❤️
Through the stress, the sore feet, the long hours and every challenge along the way… you’ve been beside me through it all.
We’re doing it baby.
We only get a limited amount of time on this planet… and here at The Red Lion we’re trying to make every single day count.
Here’s to the memories we made this weekend… and here’s to next year.
🤠 COUNTRY FEST RETURNS — MAY 29TH 2027 🤠
Keep it locked in.
— The Landlord 🤠
