While you’re winding down to the Christmas holidays, we’re busy working like little elves to organise an immense Refreshers’ programme for your return.

Refreshers’ Week is like a mini Freshers’, where you can relax and unwind after your deadlines, exams and hand-ins and enjoy some time to party with your friends. Unlike September, you’ll have none of the worry about making friends and all of the fun!

We’ll be holding our sell-out Bloc Party once again on Monday 30 January. Hit Bedford Place for a January blowout, this time with hot tubs, balloon releases, free photobooths and much more!

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Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at Christmas Ball 2016

Join us at 21:00 on Friday 09 December at the Union for a chance to experience a winter wonderland.

We are delighted to announce the full festive line-up:

Enjoy a free glass of prosecco on arrival as you step into Christmas with…

❄ Live performances from DJs Philip George, Drop Division and Jenova Collective

❄ Stars Behind Bars’ with the cast of Channel 4’s Gogglebox

❄ Silent Disco

❄ #ShotsWithSanta at Santa’s Grotto

❄ Christmas Mass Karaoke

❄ Photobooth

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If you cast your minds back to Freshers’, we held an evening of gin tasting. Due to popular demand, we’ve hand selected some of the finest gins to give you a refreshing break from lectures every Wednesday in The Bridge from 17:00.

We’re inviting you to join us for a G&T choose from a range of delectable gins infused with botanicals accompanied with a complimentary tonic.

To whet your appetite, here’s what you can expect…

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For just £4, you can watch top professional comedy from Jim Smallman, Athena Kugblenu, Fiona Ridgewell & Russell Hicks (MC) on Thursday 10 November from 19:00 (Doors) at The Bridge.

Four comedians on the line-up instead of the usual three! Get a little taste of what you can expect with these videos:

★Jim Smallman (Headliner)

Referring to himself as a “tattoo canvas”, Jim Smallman is the guy next door who’ll have you rolling in the aisles.

★ Athena Kugblenu 

Famed for her “..socially astute…savvy observations…”–Steve Bennett, Athena is one to watch this year.

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Don’t feel you partied hard enough at Freshers’? Want another chance to bond with your housemates?

Introducing Refreshers’ 2017!

So many of you said that you thought Freshers’ went too quickly, so we’re giving you another opportunity to relax and refresh!

For just £25 for a wristband, you can expect entry to all this for FREE:
– Plus discounted food deals throughout the city all week!!

*FREE with our Refreshers’ Pass*

Monday 30 January

BLOC PARTY 

• 22:00-03:00
• Bedford Place, Southampton
• Included in the Refreshers’ Pass
• Individual tickets are £6.50

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Big Night Out is back!

After thousands of you got together during Freshers’ to party across the best bars and clubs in Bedford Place at our last BNO – we thought we’d go one better and boy, are you in for a treat!

SHY FX, JAGUAR SKILLS and CHARLIE SLOTH are topping the line-up for what promises to be your best ever Halloween NEXT MONDAY (31 October).

Take a night off to relax and refresh, as you enjoy music from the likes of:

Artwork / Dubrocca / TQD / Royal T / DJ Q & Flava D / FooR / … Read the rest

The Edge Editor, Anneka Honeyball talks to us about an exciting new screenplay competition in this week’s blog takeover…

Are you a budding screenwriter with some time on your hands this summer? Do you have an idea for a short film that you’d love to see realised by two national award-winning media departments? Well, if so, you’re in luck because The Edge and SUSUtv have teamed up to launch an exciting new screenplay competition!

As two of the most entertainment-based Union groups on campus, we love seeing new stories and ideas brought to life for others to enjoy – which … Read the rest

We’ve had everyone from Michael McIntyre to Josh Widdicombe grace our Laughter Lounge stage and this year’s Freshers’ line-ups are shaping up to be some of our best yet.

Our sell-out comedy evening brought to you by Off The Kerb Productions & Comedy Central UK is back with another jaw-dropping line up of the finest professional comedians that the circuit has to offer.

Tuesday 27 September – Andy Askins, Paul McCaffrey and Laura Lexx

Show I – Doors open 19:00 / Show starts 19:30
Archers Rd / Chamberlain / Private Rented

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The smallest villages withhold the greatest mysteries… Venture down to 1939 Cornwall were the villagers are facing a unique enigma after the disappearance of their antiquary and a most beloved pet sheep…

Renowned for their murder mystery nights, the 368 Theatre Company will be helping you lead a Sherlock-worthy investigation and maybe win a bottle of champagne if you prove your detective-skills!

Enjoy a 3 course meal prepared by our Michelin trained chef during an evening of interactive performance, captivating spectacle and thrilling twists to lead to the final deduction.

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In just 11 days, you will be heading down to Southampton or Winchester to embark on some of the best years of your lives. Are you ready?!

Giving you 10 amazing chances for you to make friends, party and let off steam before you start your lectures, our Master Passes mark the ultimate start to your student experience.

Our Passes have completely SOLD OUT over the past few years! If they aren’t already sold out in the next couple of weeks, we will be taking them off sale on Friday 23 September at 18:00.

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