Moore rugby club in heaven
Moore RUFC in Warrington adopted 'Heaven is a place on Earth' by Belinda Carlisle as their unofficial anthem.
They have played the song after every victory since, and their club captain even had the title tattooed on his arm underneath the club's crest!
With the American singer performing in Manchester in February, members told the Warrington Guardian how much it would mean to them to get a message or meeting from the 1980s pop star.
Chairman of Moore RUFC, Andrew Mossop, said: "The tradition probably started four or five years ago, and was played in the changing rooms for the first team. Since then, it's been played on the pitch after the games - wherever we go, it gets played. We've tried to contact Belinda before, but unfortunately we've had no reply."
But all was not lost! When Belinda appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain, hosted by Ed Balls and Susanna Reid - Ed asked if she would be performing in Warrington.
She corrected him, saying: "It's Moore, right? Hi Warrington - hi 'Heaven is a place on Earth,' Moore, wherever you are out there!"
Ed asked whether the singer would visit Warrington, and whether she even knew where the town was.
Belinda said: "I do know where it is, I've driven past it many times - but I'm in Manchester [soon], which is pretty close. And there are a few tickets left, I think."
Moore RUFC grabbed the last tickets straight away. Mossop said: "A few of the lads and lasses have been online and bought the last remaining tickets. There will be a healthy black and gold presence for her Manchester show, and Belinda has even agreed to sign a club shirt which will obviously take pride of place in the club house!”
