TUBBS was founded in early 2004 by Patrick Williams, with Andy Gardner, Iain Hallam, Matt Pearson and Gareth Treseder The new chorus and smaller ensembles and quartets collectively earned TUBBS the award of Best New Society that year, and president Charly Oakley set up new links with the, who had recently won the UK national barbershop championships Dress will be TUBBS concert gear, with the majority of the chorus meeting in the Clifton Cow in order to move across to the Union when required It was suggested that we could organise trips to other Bristol choruses such as Bristol Fashion and the AvonBelles for people who would like to try out singing with them