Last night saw the Students’ Union’s Halloween extravaganza with events being held in Southampton and Winchester to celebrate the festive occasion.

Students decorated pumpkins at the Pimp your Pumpkin event in the WSA Cafe yesterday evening. There was a good variety of designs, including a Minion pumpkin and even a Leprachaun design, plus much more.

The winning design was created by Josh Samways, who won a voucher to the WSA Art shop to spend on materials.

Students were given free Halloween-themed refreshments as they took part in games, including Pin the Nose on the Witch, a spooky twist on … Read the rest

It is that time of year again, no not Christmas, but Halloween! The clocks have gone back and the dark evenings are here to get you in the spooky Halloween spirit.

If you don’t already have plans, we are holding quite the extravaganza across Southampton and Winchester.

First of all, get yourself to the WSA Cafe TOMORROW night from 6pm-8pm for our FREE ‘Pimp your Pumpkin’ event. You can take part in pumpkin decorating (so much more than just carving!), get yourself some Halloween-themed refreshments and even get your frightening face-paint sorted for just £1. No tickets needed, just turn … Read the rest

There are certain things about this time of year that are set in stone. The leaves will change colour, the clocks will go back  but above all this time of year can only mean one thing… The return of the Stag’s Head Beer Festival!

You have to admire the Stag’s approach to their Beer Festivals, a huge range of locally produced cask ales sourced from the many micro-breweries on the South Coast coupled with an amazing range or world bottled beers! All in all there will be 25 different taste options available over the course of the week long festival … Read the rest