Superstar Actor Pulling Pints in Enford local as a Volunteer

Wednesday, 27 August 2025 05:55

Rupert Everett serving behind the bar of The Swan, Enford, Wiltshire, wearing his CAMRA T-shirt. Photo: Salisbury CAMRA.

Actor and film star Rupert Everett has joined the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and has been working shifts behind the bar as part of a remarkable community effort to try to save The Swan, the only pub in the Wiltshire village of Enford

Rupert, who lives in the area, said: “There has been an amazing effort by the community to keep this pub open. Times are hard for rural pubs, and this is the heart and hub of the village. I think that it is important to express my support.

“I have recently joined CAMRA – the Campaign for Real Ale - as I know that real ale is the lifeblood of pubs both locally and nationally. Our small local breweries need our help, cask ale must survive – it is almost a uniquely British tradition.”

Rupert has starred in several high-profile Hollywood films, including the 1984 drama Another Country, alongside Julia Roberts in My Best Friend’s Wedding, and in the dual role of Camilla and Carnaby Fritton in the 2007 St. Trinian’s remake.

More recently, he wrote, directed and starred in the Oscar Wilde biopic, The Happy Prince, and he also stars alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the Oscar-nominated 2023 film, Napoleon

Steve Stringer, secretary of the Salisbury and South Wiltshire branch of CAMRA and an Enford resident, added: “I am excited that Rupert has chosen to support the Campaign. As a lover of cask ales, it is only natural that he wishes to join us and to see him behind the bar serving the locals, shows his solidarity with the community effort.”

The Swan re-opened on 8th August after a massive effort by the community, who repaired and painted the Grade II Listed Building, which has been there for 350 years, tidied up the garden and then took a crash course in bar work.

The pub had been closed for a few weeks after the last licensee departed – but the village was not going to be left dry.

Currently, there are around 30 volunteers on the bar rota, including Rupert, in addition to the team maintaining the garden and fabric of the pub.

The Swan is open from Thursday to Sunday for drinks and bar snacks, with cask ale offerings from local breweries.