Leeds RAG’s Bacchanalia event, has raised over £11 000 for charity.

On Saturday 31st January, the Union played host to a winter festival-style event, and attendees were treated to a variety of different music from Mixtape, Jack Bedford and the LSR DJs. There was also a variety of stalls including a hog roast, a snow machine, a photo booth and a free Smirnoff shot van.

Emma Roberts, a first year History student who attended the night, told The Gryphon,

‘I loved all the extra features of the night that RAG organised as it really made the night stand out from other Union events like Fruity. It was such great value for money but still raised so much for charity’.

Rebecca Brett, one of the event coordinators at Leeds RAG, told The Gryphon,

‘We sold 1600 tickets and the atmosphere was amazing. Since the event, I have heard nothing but great things from everybody’.

The event was raising funds for Dying To Keep Warm, a charity who provides heating to those who cannot afford to heat their homes. Rebecca explained,

‘The charity was on the brink of closing down last year but the Bacchanalia events have meant that they can continue to function and may even be able to expand from the North West to help those in other parts of the country’.

Elli Pugh