We FInished the year with...
April
We danced our way into Term Three with the return of Derby Day. 620+ Blades athletes headed to UEA to show them what we’ve got. We might not have won the day, but we won hearts with our team spirit, party energy and determination.
Our incredible athletes always give the crowd a reason to #BackTheBlades!
Sports 🏀
It’s been a super successful year for our Blades sports club, with great performance and excellent BUCS points. We have achieved a record number of BUCS points and currently have 1426 points and ranked 32nd in the UK.
🥇 12 Teams Won Their Leagues
🥍 Played 550 BUCS Matches
🏆 Won a Record Number of Matches
⚔️ 3,150+ Blades Members
MAY
Holi: Festival of Colours
The sun was (finally!) shining for us as Holi: Festival of Colours took place, a couple of months late, in May. Over 700 of you (including Southend students) came together to
celebrate with a live DJ, drum performances, traditional drink, free t-shirts, and of course... LOADS of paint.
SU Bar 🥂☕
You joined us in SU Bar, the heart of campus, for some amazing events in term three, including;
🎤 our legendary Eurovision Party
⚽ FA Cup and Champions League Final
🎶 Musical Bingo
🐄 Milk It
🏉 Pre FED Wednesday Warm Up
We celebrated our Kings and Queens 👑
We gave out 1,000+ free British afternoon tea boxes fit for a King (or Queen) because you’re royalty to us.
Our Royal-Tea Boxes included:
A Scone with Jam and Cream
A Scottish Shortbread
Northern Irish Tea
Welsh Cakes
An Elderflower Drink
A Union Jack Napkin
And a Crown, obvs!
And, of course, we held a huge Royal Rave in Sub Zero with giveaway crowns, glowsticks, cardboard cutouts, free t-shirts, 360 photo booth and confetti cannons.
student spotlight
student spotlight
Anne Bernard
Anne won a prestigious national Coronation Champion Award for her services to volunteering and got to attend the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle.
The second year law student volunteers as Communications Officer in two of our VTeam projects, Animal Protection and Green Thumbs.
We’re run for students, by students ⚡️
We introduced Student Ideas your new online platform where you can submit your own ideas to the SU. Your fellow students will then vote on the idea and if it receives enough votes, the SU will get started on bringing this to life.
Partaaaay Time
Term Three was another busy one in Sub Zero! Here are some snaps, see if you can spot yourself… 👇
Exam Mode On
As part of #ExamModeOn we put on a series of events to help you get out into the fresh air, take a break from studying and interact with others. Including a petting farm, an ice cream giveaway, smoothie bikes, a BBQ by the lakes and a mocktail giveaway.
We hosted Study Sessions with SU Makes, three times a week, so you could chill, do some crafts and study with other people.
You guys turned up in your 100s and we hope these helped alleviate the stress of exams!
su Makes
This year saw the launch of SU Makes and it has proved to be incredibly popular with students looking for more slower paced daytime activities.
A real community has been built up around ‘makers’ and there have been over 40 different craft sessions since October, some in collaboration with SCO events – such as bracelet making for Lunar New Year and a special parent and carers session.
Awards Season
was
back with
a bang 💥
We held four separate events to celebrate staff, sport, societies, sport, rebel, volunteering and student representatives. Well done to all those who received an award 👏
Societies Awards
Student Representatives
Recognition Evening
National Societies & Volunteering Awards
VTeam for the Win ✌️
VTeam attended the NSVAs, coming home with two first place awards, the Wellbeing Award and our very own Alfie Benson won the Extra Mile Award, as well as being shortlisted for 4 awards 🏆😅
watch our term three highlights
So, that’s a wrap on 22/23.
Let’s talk 23/24…
This year has been a big one for the SU, but we’re up for doing it all again and even better next year. Everything we do is powered by you, our members, so what do you want to see next year? Drop your ideas here and we’ll do our best to make them happen.