A PUB chain has barred elderly gents from wearing their trilby hats — as part of the war on HOODIES. Brewer Greene King claims the brims hide wearers’ faces from CCTV cameras at its 800 premises.
Staff are under orders to treat punters with trilbies the same as hoodie yobs — and deny service to those who refuse to remove them.
Great-grandad Colin Osborne, 64, blew his top when a barmaid ordered him to take off his trilby at The Monument pub in Hereford.
He complained to the manager, who told him it was policy in all Greene King pubs.
Local newspaper editor Colin, of All Stretton, Shropshire, said: “I’ve worn a trilby for 20 years. I’m hardly likely to be fighting on CCTV.
“If someone in a hoodie misbehaves, they should be punished — not everybody who wears a hat.”
Colin, who had popped for a drink with his son Mark, 40, said: “I took off my trilby to keep the peace. But I should be able to wear it when and where I choose.”
Nigel Denford, editor of Hat Magazine, branded the ban “ridiculous”.
Greene King insisted: “Hats of any kind obscure the faces of customers from the cameras. To remain consistent and fair, we ask all customers to observe the policy.”
