Save Our Town has been championing the achievements of Harry Batt and his wife June for some time. In an earlier piece we highlighted how Luton bus driver Harry formed the Chiltern Valley Ladies Football Club in our town and then took teams representing England to the first Women’s World Cup in Italy in 1970 …
Tomorrow afternoon at Wembley Stadium Luton Town FC have the opportunity to create history. Should they overcome Coventry City they’ll become the only Club to ever complete the journey from the non-league, fifth-tier, Football Conference to the Premier League. It’s a truly extraordinary nine-year story that has attracted global media interest. Why is it so …
For those Hatters fans among us it’s difficult to over-hype the upcoming lunchtime match at Kenilworth Road against Watford tomorrow. Some of the younger fans will never have attended this derby fixture before, given that it’s close to two decades since a full house last witnessed it! Those a bit longer in the tooth will …
An interesting Luton story relating to a Vauxhall Motors WW2 Veteran who was one of many REME engineers, trained by Vauxhall, who were ’embedded’ with tank regiments throughout the conflict in Europe and North Africa. These guys were tasked with keeping the Churchill tanks, produced in Luton, in serviceable condition on the front line. They …
Save Our Town would like to draw your attention to a very important statement released by our beloved club. We are proud to support their response and that we stand united against racism. Always. Luton Town Football Club Statement: For the third time in less than a year, Luton Town Football Club has had to …
Luton residents are invited to commemorate the life and reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by joining the national ‘Moment of Reflection’ at a special event on the steps of Luton Town Hall this Sunday evening (18 September). The Town Hall will be lit up especially for the event, but moments before 8pm the …
National Moment of Reflection at Town Hall: Sunday 18th September 7:30pm Read More »
And The Winner Is (drum roll please …. ) After Luton Town Football Club‘s very own Nathan Jones was announced as winner of Sky Bet Championship Manager of the year, we felt it was time to announce the winners of our competition in support of Prostate Cancer UK‘s March the Month. Thank you so much …
WE MADE IT!!! On Monday 28th March 2022 the six volunteers, who run the community advocate group Save Our Town, completed over 2.2 million steps since the start of the month. That’s collectively 1,108 miles! It took them virtually from Land’s End to John O’Groats, via every club that our inspiration, Mick Harford played for …
It’s going to be a special weekend for all you SAVEOURTOWNERS out there – trust us! This is just the start – and what a start. Those of you who follow us through Social Media or our website will have seen us banging on about the 1,000 mile trek the SOT volunteer committee have undertaken …
The Save Our Town March The Month for Mick walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats is well underway (You Can Donate Here) We are going via all the clubs Mick played for in his career, with the generous support of their archivists. If you have a pound or two spare please consider sponsoring us via the …
Our March The Month For Mick: *UPDATE* HELLO GEORDIE LAND! Read More »
