'Save our pub' campaign group announce summer party supporting Haddenham crowdfunder
A summer party event has been revived in a village in Bucks, a campaign group has confirmed.
The team behind a project to buy a bar in Haddenham confirmed the village will host its annual summer party on July 4.
The Rose & Thistle Reborn – a campaign to save the pub of the same name – will be in attendance at the community event.
Villagers came together to organise the summer party after two regular Haddenham get togethers were cancelled this summer: Summerfest and the Haddenham Village Fete.
Alex Alderton, who heads the local food events company StrEat Meet, has been credited with leading the organisation of July’s event.
The StrEat Meet Summer Party will be free to enter and organisers have confirmed 10 vendors have signed up for the showcase. Visitors can also enjoy beers and cider offerings including six real ales, four ciders, two lagers and one craft beer.
It has also been revealed that DJs will be playing music throughout the day and the event will also mark the first anniversary of Studio 105, Haddenham’s local soul radio station. There will also be a bouncy castle and face painting.
Alex Alderton said: “Summerfest may be taking a break for 2026, but we’re ready to bring the community together for a brilliant day of food, music and good times. I’m sure everyone will have been holding July 4 in their calendar and we felt that we had to do something for the village but on a smaller scale. As we’re celebrating great food and drink, The Rose & Thistle Reborn and Blooming Fruity are natural community partners for the Summer Party. A great event for a great village – don’t miss it!”
Mid Buckinghamshire MP Greg Smith is expected to attend. He said: “Our vision is to see The Rose & Thistle Reborn as an inclusive and vibrant community hub where everyone comes together to forge friendships over food and drink. We’re delighted to be a community partner of the Summer Party and see it as the perfect event to bring the whole community together, showcase want we want to achieve as a community pub and give Haddenham a boost this summer.”
Details of the fundraiser, which has been launched to purchase the pub and save it from potential closure, can be found online here.