City centre pub packed out as it celebrates special milestone

Coopers Town House pub celebrated its 100th birthday today with special guests. The louder-than-life venue, located in the city centre on Cases Street, is a Liverpool institution and has become one of the city's best loved pubs since it first opened its doors in 1925.

Coopers is known to many as a lively pub that is never short of customers. The pub's regulars are care-free and will belt out a tune as they please.

Coopers is a traditional pub at heart but has also kept up with the times by sharing daily TikTok videos of its punters singing their hearts out on karaoke. Coopers amasses millions of views every month on the social media platform with fans from all over the world tuning in to watch their live broadcasts.

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Jonny Bongo unveils the Coopers 100th anniversary plaque today
Jonny Bongo unveils the Coopers 100th anniversary plaque today -Credit:Liverpool Echo

To mark the milestone birthday, a new plaque commemorating the pub's legacy has been installed next to the original licensee plaque, commissioned by local artist Emma Rodgers. The plaque was unveiled by Coopers fan Jonny Bongo, founder of Bongo's Bingo.

Visitors packed out the venue for the celebrations as staff had to turn customers away at the door. Today marks the first of several centenary celebrations being held at the pub.

Celebrations will continue across the weekend with surprise guest performances on Friday and Saturday from 5pm. On Tuesday, January 21 customers will be able to print their own t-shirts from 3pm with a bespoke design in a centenary giveaway.

Celebrations get underway to mark Coopers 100th anniversary
Celebrations get underway to mark Coopers 100th anniversary -Credit:Liverpool Echo

There is also the "pensioners' party" with a buffet selection, free drinks, bingo and raffle prizes on Wednesday, January 22. Despite the event name, the party is open to all regulars and anyone who would like to celebrate.

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Jonathan Yates, co-owner of The Book in West Derby, has recently taken over Coopers with a promise not to change the venue’s heart and soul. He said: “It’s a cliché to say this, but you never really own a pub like Coopers.

"You are essentially the latest custodian of this fabulous place, because the pub was here long before any of us. In the last 18 months we’ve decorated the front, invested in the cellar, the upholstery, the air-con and more, but made sure that the people, the staff, the entertainers and the customers don’t change.

"It’s the people who make Coopers, they always have and we can’t wait to celebrate with them over four fantastic days in January. From the moment I became the latest custodian, the centenary of Ada Cooper becoming the landlady here was firmly in our plans.

"Coopers was first described to me as the little pub with the big heart and since Ada Cooper’s day, the closeness and bonding remains over 100 years later.

"At the same time, Coopers isn’t a relic to a bygone era; the last couple of years we’ve developed the social media presence of Coopers. The pub evolves to stay relevant, but never strays from its roots.”