THE RISE OF THE PUB SHED SPORTS BAR

With the huge cost of living crisis more and more homeowners are adding their own pub in their gardens. With the average cost of a pint now over £4.23 across the whole of the UK and over £8 in London it’s no surprise that Britons are looking for ways to save on the cost of their entertainment. By having your own garden pub you save on the cost of the booze with a pint from the local supermarket costing just £1.38 it’s easy to see how much is saved by having your favourite tipple at home, then there’s no expensive taxis or waiting at a bus stop in the cold.

During the pandemic the popularity of having your own pub in your garden exploded, estimates put the number more than 2 million back garden pubs and bars are now in operation. Many of these bars are DIY built featuring fully functioning bars with large screens, Sky TV, sound systems, pool tables, darts boards, real fires, and a huge variety of drinks for friends and family. The owners even name their bars with many owners having a bar sign featuring their bar name and a tongue in cheek design.

This is the whole reason that Two Fat Blokes was born, We built our own bar “The Cat & Fiddle”, having tried unsuccessfully to get a decent bar sign design on line I asked a fellow employee to do me a design for my bar. Then COVID hit, and the pub trips were put on hold. This led to an influx in home bars popping up in gardens everywhere. Across the UK, home bars and pub sheds were being built, transformed, and designed. Ash and Matt looked over their handywork and clinked a socially distanced beer in celebration. As they were both on furlough, there was a lot of time for thinking, drinking, and more thinking. With all this spare time, Ash thought why not continue the bar sign buzz and Matt agreed. Two Fat Blokes Bar Signs were born.

Two Fat Blokes are now the de facto bar sign company in the UK supplying the back garden pub shed community with custom design pub signs from football stadium road signs, traditional pub signs and modern styles. The pub shed community have really taken to making their space exactly like the pub then want to visit.

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