Band's tuneful show of support.MUSICAL students are trumpeting the nation's hopes before every England World Cup game at a Leamington pub. The five-piece brass band are drawing punters into Robbins Well in Victoria Terrace with a special brand of crowd-pleasing music for 45 minutes before every vital game. And once the game starts drinkers will be able to enjoy their own version of England's travelling support band. They're all members of the University of Warwick In the 1960s and 1970s, Warwick had a reputation as a politically radical institution.[3] More recently, the University has been seen as a favoured institution of the British New Labour government. Brass Society, which is sponsored by the pub. Organiser Joe Cooney Joe Cooney is a former Irish sportsperson who played hurling with Galway in the 1980s. Joe Cooney, who hails from the Sarsfields club in County Galway, was an outstanding score-getter during his inter-county career. , a second year biochemistry student who lives in Spencer Avenue, Earlsdon, said: "We just play randomly throughout the game. "We don't expect people to listen to us - we just want to add to what is going on." CAPTION(S): D34006_1 BRASSY... Band members (left) Michael Arthur This article is about the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds. For the High Commissioner to India, see Michael Arthur (British diplomat). Michael Arthur has been Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds since 1 September 2004. and Bruce Davies, with Robbins Well pub boss Andy Hollier (centre). Picture: Mark Radford |
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