STUDENT TRAVEL & ENVIRONMENT GUIDE winchester.ac.uk/traveltransport
CYCLING There are extensive cycle storage facilities on campus including cycle hoops, covered shelters and cycle lockers. Cycle lockers are limited and issued on a first come first serve basis. To inquire about a cycle locker, email environment@winchester.ac.uk We host a Bike Doctor outside the King Alfred Centre 9am-3pm on the first Thursday of every month during term time. Bring your bicycle for a free basic service, safety check, carried out by our qualified mechanics. A 10% discount on cycles and accesories is available at Hargroves Cycles and Halfords in Winchester with your Student ID Card. Showers for cyclists are available in the Sports Hall.
CAR CLUB The University is part of Winchester’s Car Club scheme in partnership with Enterprise. Staff and students have exclusive access to a Car Club vehicle, parked outside Medecroft. The keys are kept in the glove compartment, which is opened using a code issued to you once you’ve registered. Hourly rate £3.30, Daily rate £26.63, Per mile £0.18.
www.enterprisecarclub.co.uk Car Share The University facilitates car sharing via the easitSHARE scheme so why not join forces with other staff and student commuters to car share and make your travel even cheaper: www.easit.org.uk
PARK & RIDE There are four Park and Ride car parks in Winchester and the University is well-served by the service. You can save 85% off Park and Ride services, and use it for just £50 a year by registering via the Intranet for a Park and Ride permit. The nearest Park and Ride bus stop is outside the Royal Hampshire County Hospital on Romsey Road. All buses on the service stop here. Buses run from 06.55 until 19.38 Monday to Friday and 07.00 until 18.43 on Saturdays, every 7 or 8 minutes at peak times and every 10-15 minutes off-peak. Up to six passengers can travel on each daily Park and Ride ticket. Visit Park & Ride page on the intranet for full details winchester.ac.uk/traveltransport
BUS BLUESTAR The Bluestar 1 service runs between Southampton and Winchester every 15 minutes. You can save 20 per cent on Bluestar’s 30-day and 90-day network tickets giving you unlimited travel on all Bluestar services in Hampshire and Dorset, including the Bluestar 1 connecting Winchester and Southampton, and the Unilink bus services in Southampton. The nearest stop is on Southgate Street. STAGECOACH Stagecoach’s Student Unirider bus ticket is for travel on any Stagecoach bus across Zone 1 (Winchester only) or Zone 2 (Winchester, Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex) all day, seven days a week. To purchase your ticket please visit: www.stagecoachbus.com/regionaltickets/south/ winchester/unirider
TRAIN The University sells South Western Railway season tickets, which could save you 30 per cent on train travel to Winchester each semester*. The ticket can be used for unlimited journeys peak and off-peak between your starting station and Winchester, and at evenings and weekends. It is also valid at stations on the line between your starting station and Winchester so you can start/stop a journey at any station in between. Email environment@winchester.ac.uk for prices, Terms and Conditions and further details. *One season ticket per semester, valid across the following dates: Semester 1 season ticket: Monday 20 September-Friday 17 December 2021 Semester 2 season ticket: Monday 10 January-Friday 1 April 2022 Monday 4 April-Wednesday 1 June 2022
RECYCLING ON CAMPUS You can place the following types of recyclable material into the recycling bins on campus and in halls: paper and card, waxed cartons plastic bottles, plastics pots, tubs & trays, metal cans, tins, and foil, glass bottles and jars. Items must be clean and free of food - rinse them first if necessary. Liquids and food waste should not be put into recycling bins. Food Waste bins are located in catering outlets and are being introduced into halls of residence in 2021. If you live in halls, you will have your recycling bin emptied for you. You will need to empty your general bin and food waste to the main waste compounds on campus. The more you recycle, the less you need to empty your general waste bin! You’ll also find Gumdrop bins located across campus to recycle chewing gum, as well as special collection points for milk bottle tops, stamps, pens, corks, batteries, biscuit wrappers and more! Visit the Environment pages on the intranet for further information: winchester.ac.uk/environment
CARBON FOOTPRINT The University is committed to reducing its carbon footprint. So far we have reduced our CO2 emissions by over 65% but we want to do even better. You can help us by; switching off lights when you leave a room, shutting windows when the heating is on & switching off all your equipment when not in use. All these individual switch-off actions really do add up and make a difference. The University buys all its electricity and gas from 100% renewable sources and generates around 50,000 kWhs of energy from solar panels on campus. There are solar panels on the roofs of St Alphege, the West Downs Centre and the Bowers Building (Sports Hall). This year we are installing air source heat pumps and more solar panels to further reduce our footprint. Visit the Environment (Energy and Carbon Footprint) pages on the intranet for further information: winchester.ac.uk/environment
STUDENT IN HALLS? If so, Student Switch Off is your chance to win prizes by doing easy things like saving energy and recycling! As individuals and as a flat, you compete to see who can save the most energy by taking easy and effective actions. There are great prizes to be had, including NUS Xtra Cards and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. The house in each student village with the lowest energy consumption per student over the whole year will also win VIP Summer Ball tickets for all its residents. Follow this link to sign up: studentswitchoff.org/unis/winchester-university
BAG IT UP! Let us help you declutter when you move out of halls and donate your items to a good cause! Between April and June, bags will be provided in kitchens for clothing, shoes, kitchenware and home-ware. There will be regular collections of bags, with items donated to Emmaus Hampshire, Winchester Basics Bank and other charities in the local area. In 2021 we collected 1.5 tonnes of reusable items, including £1000 of food. These were donated to Winchester Basics Bank and shared amongst the Winchester Night Shelter, Trinity and other charities. To get involved email: environment@winchester.ac.uk
ESD Education for Sustainable Development or (ESD) is the process of equipping students with the knowledge and understanding, skills and attributes needed to work and live in a way that safeguards environmental, social and economic wellbeing, both in the present and for future generations. In 2021/22, the University and Students Union is seeking re-accreditation for Responsible Futures, an NUS supported change programme and wholeinstitution approach to environmental sustainability and social responsibility. It spans the formal curriculum (teaching, learning and assessment), informal curriculum (on campus and community activities) and subliminal curriculum (organizationalpractices). The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals provide the agenda for action in all three areas. To volunteer as a sustainability auditor email: environment@winchester.ac.uk
GET INVOLVED Why not get directly involved? Working with the Environment Team you can become a Student Switch Off or Fairtrade Ambassador and undertake sustainability audits for Responsible Futures – all recognised achievements to add to your HEAR. Email environment@winchester.ac.uk for more details. Join the Sustainability Society and take part in exciting projects throughout the year, including Campus Blackout, Go Green Week, tree planting, wildlife surveys and recycling initiatives. Follow the Sustainability Society on Instagram: uow.sustainabilitysociety Dan Chevalier is the Sabbatical Officer with responsibility for sustainability. Contact him at: SU_Environment@winchester.ac.uk