Pub music festival was ‘Wheelie’ great weekend

Apub in Hurst became the area’s top music venue last weekend when they staged a two-day festival.

Wheelie Fest took place at the Wheelwright Arms in Davis Way, Hurst with a great line-up of musicians and singers.

The festival was put together by Woodley singer/songwriter Nicole Allan who brought all kinds of local music to the pub during the bank holiday weekend.

Nicole is no stranger on the local music scene and recently released her single Should Have Known Better.

An annual event, this was the fifth Wheelie Fest having missed a couple of years because of Covid but it was also the first time they have run it over two days – and it was so popular it is set to become a two-day event every year.

Run by pub managers Daryl and Katie Cooper, they released 600 tickets just to give them an idea of how many people to cater for – but with drops-ins as well it looks like more people than ever enjoyed the event.

Daryl said: “Nicole did a fantastic job and booked some great acts from around the area including Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and London. We were really lucky with the weather and the beer garden was jam-packed. We were very busy, and I would like to thank the whole team here for really pulling together and making it a huge success.”

Daryl, who himself is a big fan of live music, added: “An event like this really brings the community together. We had a lot of locals in although we did have people from as far afield as High Wycombe too.”