• 8 months ago
Whether you know it by its official name or just the Brickies, it's a big year for the Hatters pub.

For the first time in its 200-year history, it has been named CAMRA's Pub of the Year for South Bedfordshire in 2024!

And landlady, Alison Taylor, is getting ready to say goodbye to the place she has called home for the past 38 years.
Transcript
00:00 It doesn't get more Luton Town than this pub. After 200 years of serving pints, the
00:06 Brickies has been named as Cameron's Pub of the Year for South Bedfordshire.
00:14 It's come close to winning the award before, but it seems fitting for landlady Alison to
00:19 get this title as she prepares to pull her last pint after 38 years behind the bar.
00:25 Hattie's history is carved into the walls of this place. The Luton Town Supporters Trust
00:29 was even founded in the Brickies' back room in 2003.
00:48 Luton Town Football Club's influence on the pub cannot be overstated.
00:57 From a mural of Mick Harford, which he signed himself, and flags along the bar, to pictures
01:04 of teens in years gone by, and orange and blue tiles in the toilets.
01:12 And fans of the pub aren't based just in the town. The Brickies devotees are international,
01:18 with Scandinavian and Italian hatters making their mark on the watering hole too.
01:27 So whether it's your ritual to pop in for a pre-match pint, or have a go at the weekly
01:32 quiz on a Monday, make sure you say goodbye to Alison before she leaves in June.
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