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YOUR STUDENT ASSOCIATION 2015 A word from...
Hello and welcome to Reaseheath College! My name is Rob Sparkes and I am President of the Student Association (SA) for the second year running. I hope you found that our Freshers’ fortnight made you feel welcome and comfortable and that the Freshers’ Crew helped you in the transition into campus life.
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Myself and the Freshers’ Crew have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and hope you did too. Please feel free to come and visit me or Lisa Harris (Student Liaison Officer) in the student bar for any suggestions or ideas you have to do with college life. With the SA team we have this year I am very excited for the year ahead. Rob Sparkes President I’m Tom, this is my second year at Reaseheath, studying Wildlife Conservation and Ecology. It’s also my second year working as part of the Student Association team and I’m really excited to have been promoted to the Vice President position this year. It’ll be fantastic to continue fundraising for another inspiring RAG charity and I’m proud to be part of a team that represents the student body. Tom Allen Vice President This is my 4th year on the Student Association, and after the success of last year I am now Vice President. This year I hope to put on many more social events, help raise this years target of £25,000 for RAG and make this year’s Summer ball the best yet!
Student Association Member Key Roles Rob Sparkes - President Katie Gibson and Tom Allen - Vice Presidents Rosie Swain- Secretary Danni Benson - RAG Chair Paris Moran - Vice RAG Connor Mcmillan - Sports Chair Freddie Morgan - Vice Sports Carl Feeney - Sports Secretary Harry Cullum - Social Chair Sam Randell - Vice Social Rhi Wolff - Social Secretary Georgia Coxon - Academic Board Rep (FE) Jodie Jones - College Board Rep (FE) Josh Bufton - College Board Rep (HE) Josh Berry - Academic Board Rep (HE) Ester Keeys - Treasurer Sam Field and Hannah Madden - Press Officers Jim Doodson and Jasmine Mcdonald Equal Opportunities Rep Hannah Holwell - Sustainability Rep Josh Tomlinson - U18 Rep Ben Nickison - Health and Safety Rep Charlotte Bedford - Health and Safety Rep
Katie Gibson Vice President
FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION NEXT YEAR! KEEP CHECKING THE FACEBOOK PAGE TO SEE WHAT WE’RE UP TO. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/REASHEATHSTUDENTASSOCIATION
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CONTENTS PICTURE THIS (4) FRESHERS 2015
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RAG (8) SOCIETIES (10) SOCIALS (12) SPORTS (14) WORDS FROM MEREDYDD (15)
Hello and welcome to the first edition of Coverage magazine for this academic year! I am Sam Field, and I’m delighted to be taking on the role of Press Officer for this year. This involves bringing you this magazine jam packed with interesting articles and news, fantastic images from all our weekly socials and events along with useful information to help you get the most out of this year. Please take your time to enjoy the issue! Keep updated with all the latest student news - follow the Reaseheath Student Association on Facebook reaseheathstudentassociation or read the student blog, Coverage Xtra reaseheathblog.org/coverage
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To kick off Reaseheath HE Freshers Week 2015, on the first evening we had a special appearance from the one and only Wagner, a previous X-Factor contestant from 2010. Needless to say, he gave a rocking performance for our new and returning students! Here’s some photos showing how much you guys enjoyed his performance. Mid-week, Reaseheath began its year of socials with a bright and colourful UV festival theme, in which you all got very involved and covered in colourful paint! Some members of the Student Association (SA) team gave us some quotes on how they thought the week went, and their opinions on this year’s SA crew. Check them out opposite.
“Being part of the SA, there’s loads of opportunities to get involved with college life, from social events to fundraising activities. Weekly socials for example are great - one I recently attended was the ‘UV Rave’. The SA were on hand to help out with face painting, making it all the more fun and exciting.” Nicole Moores
“I’m generally quite shy, so w as little nervous on m y first day bac k at college after the summ er holidays. Bu t after visit to the Freshers ’ fair, I found o ut about the Student A ssociation and Rob Sparkes convinced me to join – and I’ ve not looked back! “Being a part of Student As sociation reall has changed m y e, I feel so mu ch more confident in m yself. I’m now involved in so much fun stuff , which is grea t for my caree as well as my r social life.” Carmen Tr avis
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Reaseheath’s RAG charity for this year is the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and our target to reach is £25,000. The BHF is such a worthy cause, their mission is to win the fight against cardiovascular disease and their vision is a world in which people do not die prematurely or suffer from cardiovascular disease. 7 Million people in the UK are living with cardiovascular disease and BHF are doing amazing work in leading the fight against it. We have many upcoming events to raise money for the BHF such as a dodge ball tournament, cake sales, bar events, sports events and much more. Look out for posters and Facebook posts for information about what’s going on and how to get involved! We need your help to raise £25,000 for the BHF they fight for every heart beat and so can you! Dannii Benson RAG Chair
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Every 3 minutes, somone in the UK is struck by a heart attack. Around 30% of heart attacks are fatal.
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Don’t Forget On Wednesday 25th November we have our latest fundraising event - Human Auction. Join us on Saturday 28th November for our Santa Dash Pubcrawl
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Societies We are the Reaseheath Bird Society, we survey and observe birds around campus. If you’re interested in birds, feel free to join our Facebook group to keep updated with any news and information. Tom Allen, Amy Trower and Abi Harries Reaseheath Bird Society Chairs bit.ly/RHCbird
Reaseheath Mammal Society primarily work and investigate the mammal species available across campus, exploring a variety of surveying and trapping techniques. New members are always welcome, we meet fortnightly on Wednesdays and you can also join our Facebook page for further information. ReaseheathMammalSociety
Reaseheath Herpetological and Entomological Society: (RHES) looks at conservation and scientific study of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates by undertaking a number of projects, trips and skill building tasks. The society meets in AM1 at 1pm on Wednesdays. Come along and see what we are all about! bit.ly/RHerpSoc
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SOCIETY Conservation Society The Conservation Society is comprised of over
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100 students enthusiastic about conserving animals of the natural world. We meet weekly on Wednesdays at 4.40pm so feel free to come along if you feel like joining and being part of the team. reaseheath_conservationsociety RH_Cons_Soc
Over the last few weeks the Conservation Society has been working on a number of new projects. First we hosted Lou and Phil from Fin Fighters who gave a fantastic presentation to the society on global threats facing sharks today and what we can do to help to change these issues. The society have also been working to improve the conservation garden. So far two wild flower beds have been planted and a compost heap has been built along with many other improvements made. In the future we are looking to include even more flower beds, take better control of the stinging nettle problem and introduce bug hotels and bird feeders.
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A note from our Chair As Chair my main roles involve organising agendas for weekly meetings. I work with my committee to organise events that the society may be hosting or attending. I also liaise with staff who assist with the society, and write up monthly KPIs to show how the society has been performing and progressing throughout the year. I enjoy being able to meet a bunch of new people who are conservation minded, it allows us to be social whilst also doing work in a field I’m passionate about. I look forward to seeing the variety of speakers that have been able to come in and give the society talks on what they’re specialised in. I especially enjoy the more practical side, such as performing surveys and managing the conservation garden. This type of work is what I would like to pursue so interests me a lot. Jack Reaseheath Conservation Society Chair
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Been there, done that... ...whats next? UPCOMING SOCIALS: mber
ve Foam Party - 26th No
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Drag Night - 3rd Dece
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Chocolate - 10th Dece
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YOUR SOC IAL REP S
Harry Cullum
Sam Rand
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Rhi Wollff
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s e g a P s t r The Spo A word from the chair
Hi I’m Connor, I am the sports chair this year and the football captain for the residential team. I’ll be working closely with Sarah Ruff (College Sport Maker) to help promote sports and participation. Hope see lots of you taking part throughout the year, there’s loads of great opportunities to keep fit and make new friends! Connor Mcmillan Sports Chair
Scrum down Men’s rugby team Training takes place on a Tuesday evening from 5pm on the sports field. The rugby team have started this season in a positive way by winning their first league game 57-5 away at Holy Cross. It is hoped this good form will continue as they aim to retain their Northern Counties crown as well as challenging for the AoC North West title. Ben Whynn
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Back of the net
On the court
Men’s recreational football team
Women’s netball team
The recreational football team currently trains on a Monday evening from 6-7pm on the sports field. They compete in the Northern Counties league which they were successful in winning last year as well as playing other local teams.
Netball training takes place on a Monday evening 7-8pm in the sports hall. The team will be competing in the Northern Counties league as well as other local colleges and teams.
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“I would urge you to fully engage with the Student Association, as the more you put into college life the more enjoyment and learning you will get out of your time with us.”
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Meredydd David Principal
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