Calendar 2014-15
Term 1 (Autumn 2014) |
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| Date | What | Description | Time |
| Thursday 2rd October (Week 1) |
Societies' Fair | At Societies' Fair, we'll have a stall in The Copper Rooms, flagged with all the information about how to get involved with the society, not least through how to get started or continue your Gold Award, as well as a brief overview of what we do as a society. We'll answer any questions, especially if you ask us what our favourite biscuit is! |
10am-4pm |
| Friday 3rd October |
Induction Session | Find out all you need to know about the award and our society! We'll have a more detailed look at how to start or complete your award, as well as the other stuff we do as a society! Event here. Location SUHQ. |
6pm |
| Tuesday 7th October |
Induction Session | Couldn’t make the first induction session? Find out all you need to know about the award and our society! Event here. Location SUHQ. | 6pm |
| Monday 13th October |
Ice Skating | At the start of every academic year, we embark onone of the best social experiences. This, for the past few years, has been ice skating, which is always a laugh. Even for the manliest of men. Event here. | Meet on the Piazza at 7pm. |
| Throughout Term |
Night Hikes | Our ever popular Night Hikes will make a return throughout the term; we'll enjoy an evening walk in the local countryside around campus, frequently followed by some refreshments in a pub. |
Evening |
| Thursday 30th October |
Expedition Report Back | Watch last year’s expedition participants present back their report on the expedition, plus chat with folks about their expeditions, followed by a meal afterwards. It'll be good fun and the food proper lush. All-You-Can-Eat-Asian-Buffet at Wing-Wah's it is. Meet on the Piazza. |
6:30pm |
| Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th October (Week 4) |
S0.08 |
First Aid Course We'll be at the Students' Union on a First Aid Course on the weekend of Week 3, expect a rigorous but ultimately thoroughly useful 9-5:30pm day. Head here to book your place. | 9am-5:30pm |
| Monday 27th October (Week 5) |
Drop-in Session | Have any questions about the Duke of Edinburgh's Award? Is eDofE the bane of your life? We've got all the answers – in R0.41 from 5pm – and drop-in as you please. | 5pm |
| Sunday 2nd November (Week 5) |
Stratford Orienteering Day | We're off to Stratford-Upon-Avon for a wondrously lazy day of walking around in a place where it'll be impossible to get lost. Find out more via our Facebook event, including where we'll be meeting on Sunday morning. |
10am until tea time |
| Friday 15th November - Sunday 17th November (Week 7) |
Snowdonia Weekend | Our first weekend walking trip of the year! We'll have a minibus taking you over the weekend to Snowdonia, ready for a gentle stroll or two over the Welsh countryside, plus enjoy a break from your studies post-reading week! Note the lack of camping and love of pubs. |
Friday evening - Sunday tea time |
| Tuesday 25th November (Week 9) |
Christmas Social | For the final DofE event of 2014, we'll be heading out for a meal somewhere to celebrate the end of the year and enjoy each others' company. Location TBC, and look out for a Facebook event. |
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Term 2 (Spring 2015) |
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| Date | What | Description | Time |
| Throughout Term |
Night Hikes | Our ever popular Night Hikes will make a return throughout the term; we'll enjoy an evening walk in the local countryside around campus, frequently followed by some refreshments in a pub. | Evening |
| Tuesday Week 3 | Social | At the start of the new term, we're going off for a trip to LaserQuest! It sure is to be a wonderful evening. | 6pm leave campus |
| Thursday Week 4 | Training Session 1 | The first of four training sessions, to be held (almost) weekly until week 8. These are essential for members looking to do Gold expeditions this summer. If you've already done your Gold, come along to R1.15 and share your expertise! Click attending here. | 6pm |
| Thursday Week 5 | Training Session 2 | The second training session - hopefully by now you're getting the swing of things. It'll be in R1.15. | 6pm |
| Thursday Week 7 | Training Session 3 | This training session will be full of all kinds of useful stuff for you to take on the Training Weekend, all in R1.15. You also want to make sure you're at our social to Varsity afterwards! | 6pm |
| Thursday Week 8 | Training Session 4 | By now you'll be a master of all things camp craft and first aid. Think Bear Grylls meets Livingston meets Columbus meets our resident walker Marvin. Guaranteed. R1.15 | 6pm |
| Friday 27th February - Sunday 1st March (Week 8) | Training Weekend | Thank goodness you mastered camp craft. We'll be having a cheeky jaunt to the Peak District for a couple of days of walking, camping and going to the pub. It's a fun trip for those looking forward to Gold expeditions or just for a jolly! Our Facebook Event is here. | Friday eve - Sunday eve |
| Thursday Week 9 | Elections | This is a very important event for the society. This is the chance where you get to put names down on pieces of paper and feel good about yourselves for doing so.We'll be electing the next set of jolly folk to lead the society into next year! | TBA |
Term 3 (Summer 2015) |
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| Date | What | Description | Time |
| Monday Week 1 |
Planning Session 1 | Working out routes and map marking out for the Practice Expedition in The Yorkshire Dales, location R1.03. | 6-8pm |
| Monday Week 2 |
Planning Session 2 | Working out routes and map marking out for the Practice Expedition in The Yorkshire Dales, location R1.03. | 6-8pm |
| Monday Week 3 |
Planning Session 3 | Working out routes and map marking out, plus general hijinks and frovility for Expeditions Practice and Qualifying, location R1.03. | 6-8pm |
| Monday Week 4 |
Planning Session 4 | Working out routes and map marking out, plus general hijinks and frovility for Expeditions Practice and Qualifying, location R1.03. | 6-8pm |
| TBA | Social | To engage in a bit of pre/post/mid exam glorious relief, we'll go and do something. We don't know what, but we'll be going somewhere fancy (or the pub). | TBA |
| TBA | Daywalk | Perfect whether you're preparing for expeditions or fancy nabbing a quick post-exam chat with friends in walking boots. Meeting time/place TBA. | TBA |
| TBA | Route Card deadline | In order to make sure we have adequate time to analyse your expedition routes, and check they are reasonable, we'll want your route cards by this date. Atchaaaaaa! | Midnight (why is it always midnight?) |
| TBA | End of term social | For an end of term treat, throughout all afternoon and evening, we shall be indulging with some kind of social festivities. Last year, we had a barbeque followed by a trip to campus. | TBA |
| Saturday Week 9 |
Societies Awards | The Society will be entered for some of Warwick SU's most prestigious awards! If you want in, you'll need to buy a ticket (released in Term 3) and then say you want to eat with us. Well, duh. | Evening |
Expeditions (2015)
| Date | What | Description | Time |
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Saturday 27th June – Friday 3rd July.
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Practice Expedition
(in the Yorkshire Dales)
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Practice Gold Expedition. Week after the last week of Term. |
Depart: Early morning |
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Most likely Saturday 19th September – Friday 25th September.
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Qualifying Expedition
(in the Lake District)
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Finishes on the Friday before the start of term. | Depart: Early morning Finish: Late morning |