HATS ARE SECURITY RISK IN ENGLAND

Retired teacher Betty Wilbraham was ordered to take off her hat at an English pub called Hereward’s. Wilbraham, who believes it is not good for a lady to be seen without a hat, was ordered to take off her rain hat because she was told it was a security risk.

The manager declared the Market Street pub is a hat-free zone because headwear restricts their CCTV coverage and pointed to a sign on the front door showing that all hats, including top hats and sailor hats, are unwelcome.

"I've never heard of such a thing as a hat-free pub. I am a hat person. Certainly if I were going out to lunch I would wear a hat. My mother wouldn't have set a foot outside the house for a loaf of bread without her hat. She would have been horrified if ladies went to lunch without their hats,” said Wilbraham.