White Swan, Otley

17/06/2026

Pubs are more than places to eat and drink – they’re places where communities come together.

With rising costs affecting hospitality businesses nationwide, we’re supporting the campaign for a fairer VAT rate for the industry.

If you’d like to help protect local pubs and the jobs they provide, please take a minute to sign the petition.



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16/06/2026

🌞 Good morning everyone! 🌞

As the Saturday Night Lottery now has two draws, I need your help deciding how we’d like to run things going forward! 🎱🎱

Which option gets your vote? 🤔

1️⃣ First bonus ball drawn wins it all! 🏆

2️⃣ Split the prize – £50 for each of the two bonus balls drawn 💷💷

3️⃣ Have two bonus balls in play 🎱🎱 with a prize for each winning bonus ball 🎉

Please comment below ⬇️ or send me a private message 📩 with your preferred option, and we’ll go with the majority vote.

Thank you everyone! 😊

We’re looking forward to seeing you all soon. The refurbishment is coming along beautifully 🔨✨ and we can’t wait to welcome you back to see the progress! 🥳🍻

14/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations to this week’s Bonus Ball winner – number 44 Tinks Ex 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who continues to take part in the Bonus Ball and supporting The Sarah Jackson Community Wish. Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated. ✨🩵

Good luck to everyone in next week’s draw! 🍀🤞😊

11/06/2026

The World Cup Sweep results are in! ⚽

The team allocations are as follows:

* Mexico — Connor B
* South Africa — Julie Carrack
* South Korea — Jonny Mac
* Czechia — Lucy Wilson
* Canada — Níamh Hill
* Bosnia — Harry Gill
* Qatar — Asa Beaumont
* Switzerland — Nick C
* Brazil — Nick Darfield
* Morocco — Corey Cowan
* Haiti — Nick C
* Scotland — Julie Fay Foster
* USA — Kev
* Paraguay — Janine C
* Australia — Lee
* Türkiye — Janice N
* Germany — Louise Bixley
* Curaçao — Cockney
* Ivory Coast — Stephen Hammond
* Ecuador — Paul Nicholson
* Netherlands — Dan
* Japan — Michael Noble
* Sweden — Luke Jackson
* Tunisia — Mike B
* Belgium — Maureen Walker
* Egypt — Mitchal Lambert-Tuthill
* Iran — Helen Higgins
* New Zealand — Laurell Ann Louise Malpass
* Spain — John Offer
* Cape Verde — Thomas William Armitage
* Saudi Arabia — Sylvia Thompson
* Uruguay — Frank Kelly
* France — Vicky
* Senegal — Gavin Finn
* Iraq — Dan Marshall
* Norway — Ben L
* Argentina — Richard L
* Algeria — Nick C
* Austria — Rob Lofthouse
* Jordan — George Duncan
* Portugal — Nicola Horner
* DR Congo — Sutty
* Uzbekistan — Richard L
* Colombia — Tom Featherstone
* England — Elizabeth Buckley
* Croatia — Sara
* Ghana — Katie Clarke
* Panama — Lucy Foley

Good luck to everyone — may the best team win! 🏆⚽

10/06/2026

⚽️ All football teams have now been taken! ⚽️

Thank you to everyone who entered.

I’ll be generating the teams and names tonight, and I’ll post the results tomorrow.

Good luck everyone! 🍀🤞

10/06/2026

⚽️ GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! ⚽️

🚨 Only 11 teams left in our World Cup Football Sweepstake! 🚨

Let’s get these final spots filled for an amazing cause 🩵 and the chance to win some fantastic cash prizes 💷💰

⚽️ £10 per team ⚽️

🏆 1st Place: £200 💰💰
🥈 2nd Place: £100 💷
🥉 3rd Place: £50 💵
🏅 4th Place: £30 💸

🩵✨£100 will be donated to The Sarah Jackson Community Wish ✨🩵

👇 If you’d like one of the last remaining teams, comment below or send me a message 📩📱

🎲 Once all teams have been taken, I’ll run the generator tonight and post the results ready for the first game tomorrow! ⚽️🔥

A huge thank you to everyone who’s already taken part 🙏❤️

🍀GOOD LUCK 🍀

07/06/2026

Good afternoon everyone,

We have made the decision to close our doors from 5pm today.

We want to say a huge thank you for all your support over the past 7 months. We’ve loved welcoming both familiar and new faces through our doors and being part of the local community.

While we’re sad to be closing temporarily, we’re excited for what’s ahead and can’t wait to welcome you back once our refurbishment is complete.

Thank you again for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you all very soon!

Chris, Mim & all the team ❤️

04/06/2026

A huge good luck to our manager Mim Higgins and the fabulous Wirral Gems as they jet off to Portugal this weekend for their netball tournament! 🏐🇵🇹✨

We know you’ll do us proud both on and off the court. Play hard, have fun, soak up the sunshine, and make some unforgettable memories! ☀️💎

We can’t wait to see all the photos, hear all the stories, and find out who’s bringing home the bragging rights when we reopen! Good luck, Gems – we’re all cheering you on! 🎉👏

04/06/2026

🍻 Good morning, everyone! 🍻

We’re open today from 1pm, and there’s still plenty of beer left to see us through to the weekend!

As many of you know, we’ll be closing our doors after last orders on Sunday ahead of our refurbishment. So why not pop in and join us for one last hurrah before the transformation begins?

⚽ World Cup Sweepstake ⚽

We still have 16 spaces available, so don’t miss your chance to get involved! Simply comment below, send us a message, or drop in to secure your spot.

We look forward to seeing you over the next few days and celebrating together before we close for the refurb! 🍺

03/06/2026

🌍⚽ WORLD CUP SWEEPSTAKE ⚽🌍

We still have 16 teams available in our World Cup Sweepstake!

💷 £10 per team

🏆 Prizes:
🥇 1st Place – £200
🥈 2nd Place – £100
🥉 3rd Place – £50
🏅 4th Place – £30

🩵✨Plus, £100 will be donated to the The Sarah Jackson Community Wish ✨🩵

🎲 Teams will be allocated using a random generator, and I will confirm everyone’s team by Wednesday.

If you’d like a team, simply:
📩 Drop us a message
💬 Comment below
🏠 Or pop in and speak to a member of our team

Be quick before the remaining teams are gone! ⚽🌎