Club Captain and Coach: Paul Turner Membership: £10/year for social £20/year competitive Regular meetings: Wednesday 2.30-5pm, First Bowl Contact: py09pwjt@leeds.ac.uk Facebook: Leeds Uni Tenpin Bowling Club Ten pin bowling has often got a bad rap over […]
Soc of the Week 08.02.13: Her Campus
President: Rosanna Pound-Woods Membership: £8/year Contact: rosannapoundwoods@hercampus.com Twitter: @HerCampusLeeds Website: www.hercampus.com/leeds Her Campus Leeds is an online community for university and college women around the United States and the UK, started by undergraduates at Harvard […]
Soc of the Week 01.02.13: Belly Dance Society
President: Hannah Brock Membership: £5/year Classes: £20/semester Facebook: Luu Belly Dance Society 2012/13 Regular classes: Thursday 7-8pm; Thursday 8-9pm; Monday 6-7pm, The Treehouse LUU Belly Dance Society offers members the chance to learn one of the oldest forms of […]
Soc of the Week 25.01.12: Sign Language
President: Christina Economides Membership: £9/year; £6 for returning members Contact: info@luusls.co.uk; www.facebook.com/groups/luusls Regular meetings: Wednesday 7-8pm, Maurice Keyworth Seminar Room G.31, Business School If you’ve ever wanted to learn to sign, Leeds University Union Sign […]
Soc of the week 30.11.12: A Capella Society
President: Jerrard Doran Membership: £10/year Contact: luu.acapella@gmail.com. Find them on Facebook here. Regular meetings: Rehearsals on Sunday and Wednesday evenings A Cappella Soc, otherwise known as The Songsmiths, meet twice a week on Sunday and […]
Soc of the Week 23.11.12: East Asian Research
Presidents: Charlie Willan and Holly McKenzie Membership: £6/year Contact: ears.soc@gmail.com Regular meetings: Pub socials on Tuesday nights at Strawbs bar; Afternoon tea Wednesdays 1-3pm; Language corner on Sundays East Asian Research society, fondly known as EARS, is a […]
Soc of the Week 16.11.12: Lippy: No Gloss
President: Beckie Smith Membership: £8/year Twitter: @lippy_nogloss Contact: lippymag@gmail.com Magazine online: www.lippymag.co.uk Regular meetings: Wednesday afternoons – separate meetings for writers, editorial exec, marketing and creative Upcoming events: Print issue launch, November 27 at Nation of […]
Soc of the Week 09.11.12: Yoga
President: Charlie Holloway Membership: £4/year Classes: £3 each for members/£25 for a month of unlimited classes Twitter:@LUUYOGASOC Contact: luuyoga@gmail.com Website: luuyogasociety.wordpress.com Since LUU’s first ever Yoga Society started 3 years ago it has grown to over 700 Facebook […]
Soc of the Week 02.11.12: Boat Club
President: Andy Roberts Members: Over 120 novices, 50 seniors, 20 land members and 7 coxes Membership: Ranges from £25 (land) to £100 (senior) per year Meetings: Circuits on Mondays (Edge Sport Hall 2, 5pm – 6.30pm) and Thursdays (Cromer […]
Soc of the Week 06.10.12: Japanese Society
President: Mary Burrows Membership: £5/ year Membership discounts: 10-20 percent off at Occasions fancy dress shop; free miso soup when you buy sushi at Sesame in the Union; discounted drinks and tickets to society events Regular meetings: Thursdays 1-3pm; […]
Soc of the Week 19.10.12: Stitch 'n' Bitch
President: Jenny Owen Members: Around 50 attendees each week Membership price: Free Regular meetings: Mondays 5-7pm in Hidden Café Contact: luusnb@gmail.com Whether you’re nutty about knitting or you’ve never set hands on a pair of […]
Soc of the Week 05.10.12: Quidditch and Harry Potter Society
President: Jenny Levitt Activities: Wizard Duelling, Quidditch and Potions Membership price: £3/year When JK Rowling began writing her first Harry Potter book, I doubt the thought crossed her mind that one day, University students around the country would […]