A city pub has raised £250 for a man who made an obscene hand gesture behind UKip leader Nigel Farage during a live television broadcast in Bath.
The Bell Inn, which attracted international publicity on Tuesday when it asked Mr Farage to stop campaigning in the pub during his tour of the city, has raised the money for one of its regular customers known only as Gary.
Mr Farage visited the Walcot Street pub on Tuesday afternoon accompanied by a BBC film crew but not long after ordering a pint the politician was asked to stop the filming by senior manager Jamie Matthews.
In a statement Mr Matthews said: "Avoiding any actual political argument, I told him that he was welcome as a citizen to have a pint – we are, after all, a public house – but it was inappropriate for him to be using our premises for his hustings. I asked the camera man to stop filming."
Despite claiming it was not a political statement the pub has received messages of support from around the world but it is what happened after Mr Farage left The Bell that is now causing a stir.
During an interview for the BBC, Bell regular Gary is seen walking behind Mr Farage making an obscene gesture with his hand - nicknamed the Farage Wave - before walking into the pub.
A 40 second clip of the interview has now been posted on YouTube and watched by 2,799 people.
After being inundated with requests to buy Gary a pint staff at The Bell have set up a PayPal account which has so far raise £250.
On its website the pub said: "Due to popular demand we have set up a PayPal donation page for the originator of the Farage Wave."
To donate to the Buy Gary A Pint fund, visit www.thebellinnbath.co.uk
