A pub has celebrated 60 years of being open with a weekend of live music, games and a themed food challenge.
The Bedes Lea in North Baddesley marked its diamond anniversary with an event-filled celebration organised by landlords Lorna McCurrach and James Russell.
The weekend included live music, bingo and a BBQ where each item costs just 60p.
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James, who took over the pub with Lorna a year ago, said: "We have really tried to get everyone from every different age group to come on over and, and, and have something to do.
"A lot of people have sent us memories and pictures from over the years of different nights they've had here, from black and white ones to when it was surrounded by fields and no conservatory on the back, to like modern day stuff.
“We like to think outside the box a bit.
“You always got to be different, consistent with your cold beer and your good food, but otherwise people go elsewhere, they get bored.
“For the Grand National a few months ago, I brought a couple of horses in the pub. I got them in at about 10am so they didn't kick an old lady or a child or something.
“We posted the pictures of the horses at the bar and all of a sudden everyone's thinking, who's this lunatic that's taking over the Bedes Lea so you've got to be different."
As part of the celebrations the pub put on a giant breakfast challenge featuring 60 items which James said people have come close to finishing but no one has so far been able to complete.
The team will also host a barbecue on Monday with 60p burgers, hot dogs, and chips along with a bingo afternoon for older residents of the village.
Mr Russell said: "We really try and kind of get everyone from every different age group to come on over and, and, and have something to do.
“This week done loads of stuff for the kids, the bouncy castle is not up today because of the weather, but we've had face painting, we've had the giant games in the garden and stuff.
“So all the way from there up to what might attract kind of the other end of the spectrum.
"It's brought so many new faces in for people to see what we're about."
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