Social Committee Meeting 2014.11.01

Brooks Bar Apologies – DM, OE, MT 1. General Ball Business RR is happy now G? – Finalised a ride – The Twister managed to get a generator J? – minor ents photo booths – ny taxi cab pop corn cart chocolate fountain too (hopefully) chill out space in one of the reception rooms – […]

Social Committee Meeting 2014.10.16

Conference Room 1. Apologies & Absences Apologies – AG, DM, OW, AW Absences – 2. Expectations Meetings will be held once a week-ish, depending on how near large events are You’ll receive event discounts for helping organise them, but won’t be ‘on duty’ during the big three. Each person will run one small event throughout […]

Social Committee Meeting 2014.03.01

Cuth’s Night Out in Newcastle – Plans for a uni-wide trip to Newcastle on March 20th (day before term ends). It would cost £12/person (including transport and entry and Social Comm would get £1/2 back/person and an extra £100 if we fill a coach). There is little liability, no minimum numbers and a chance to […]

Social Committee Meeting 2014.02.17 (Feast Comm)

Tickets were oversold because the company were “not very good” (N.B. this is a polite version of the term used by the Social Chair). However, all 144 dinner/Queen tickets have been sold, and 306 tickets have been sold in total. We have been given permission to increase the capacity to 350, so around 40 tickets […]

Social Committee Meeting 2014.01.24

Held in the Bailey Bar at 5pm Possible Themes for the Feast – Seven Deadly Sins; Arabian Nights; Willy Wonka; Alice in Wonderland; Vice and Virtue; Versailles; Mardi Gras Seven Deadly Sins – Ambitious and potentially difficult. Fits with medieval idea, can section off certain areas. Vice and Virtue – too tacky and difficult Versailles […]

Social Committee Meeting 2013.11.29

Held in the House 8 Conference Room at 5pm Christmas Formals – The International Students are expecting something special. Get the choir or choral scholars to sing, and Big Band or other jazz group to play during the meal. The meal on Tuesday will be followed by a Silent Disco with a Christmas channel. The […]

Social Committee Meeting 2013.11.15

Ticket Collection – This has been advertised, at the Bailey it will coincide with dinner, at Brooks it is just before the pub quiz. The aim is to make it look nice, so wearing black tie. There will be a computer available for people to buy ents tickets. MF and SC are to organise teams […]

Social Committee Meeting 2013.10.22

Location: GC’s House Theme for the Michaelmas Ball – Various ideas were suggested: a 1920s speakeasy with vintage food, the Great Gatsby on a projector, vintage cars, jazz; Cirque de Soleil which would give scope for indoor entertainment and be classier than a circus, potential for acrobats, mime artists, magician, fortune tellers, hoola hoops, contortionists, […]

Social Committee Meeting 2013.10.18

GC’s House, 1500-1600 Attendance: All but AG Introduction: Main effort for this term is the Michaelmas Ball (22 Nov). Other social events are 125 Silent Disco (25 Oct), Oktoberfest (26 Oct), Halloween (31 Oct), and Fancy Dress Formal (13 Nov). Oktoberfest HM: Good variety of German beers. 3 bottled beers and 3 draught was original […]