- 14th January
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Wednesday Lunch: New World Chinese, 1pm
This week's pub lunch is at New World Chinese, an all you can eat restaurant
opposite the Hatchet on Frogmore Street, near the iceskating rink and
behind The Hippodrome. It's £5 for a meal and so we hope to see lots
of people there!
- 18th January
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Berrow Dunes
Our task will be to clear some invasive Sea Buckthorn, that has been
colonising the dunes for 50 years, not allowing any other plants to grow!
We will carry out this revenge with a big bonfire - perfect to keep you
warm in this weather! There may also be an opportunity to plant some
marram grass, and explore the dunes.
You will need to bring a packed lunch, and a mug for hot chocolate/tea,
which we provide. There will also be biscuits and marshmallows for all!
If possible, bring a waterproof coat and trousers, in case it rains!
Wear suitable strong shoes, and clothes that you don't mind getting a bit
messy! Also some beer money for the pub on the way back!
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- 20th January
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Yes Minister Night
With luck Tony will be hosting a Yes Minister night with home made pizza
at about 7:30pm. Get in touch with him at
tony.horseman@bristol.ac.uk
if you want to come along for some vintage comedy...
- 21st January
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Wednesday Lunch: La Tasca, 1pm
This week's Wednesday lunch venue is La Tasca, the Spanish tapas place
on the triangle.
- 22nd January
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Wednesday Lunch: Pizza Hut, 1pm
This week our magical tour of bristol food establishments will be taking
in Pizza Hut.
Pizza Hut do a lunch buffet for around £5.50 where you can eat as
much of
that yummy cheesy goodness as you can (also on offer are pasta and salad).
It is by the Hippodrome and everyone is welcome to join us -
the more the merrier!
- 29th January
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Alma Tavern, 8pm
The next social this term is at the Alma Tavern in Clifton. We'll be
gathering at about 8pm. The Alma Tavern is on Alma Vale Road, just
behind Sainsburys (Clifton Down) - look at
this map
if needs be. The pub serves a wide variety of beers and some nice food too!
- 1st February
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Cheddar Woods
We are travelling to Cheddar Woods in Somerset to rebuild a boundary
dry-stone wall that we have been working on for a few years now. The
woodland around it is very secluded, with lots of doormouse and bat boxes!
Dry-stone walling is a unique skill, and quite fun too, so if you fancy a
go at something a bit different come along!
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- 4th February
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Wednesday Lunch: Beijing Bistro, 1pm
This week we will be visiting the Beijing Bistro at the top of Park Street.
It's a chinese (we think) restaurant that charges about £6 or so
for main courses including rice or noodles. Food has been good whenever
Tony has been...
- 4th February
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Alma Tavern, 8pm
We're returning to the Alma Tavern in Clifton for this social because
Tony couldn't make it last time. We'll be
gathering at about 8pm. The Alma Tavern is on Alma Vale Road, just
behind Sainsburys (Clifton Down) - look at
this map
if needs be. The pub serves a wide variety of beers and some nice food too!
- 11th February
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Wednesday Lunch: Thai Restaurant, 1pm
To quote Ally's email:
This week our Wednesday lunch will be at the Thai restaurant on Park Row
just opposite MVB (the building for those freaky computer scientists!!!
Sorry Sam!! and next to the petrol station. I'm not sure what its called
but it definately says Thai somewhere on the front of it!
They do a 2 course set lunch for £6 with a choice of dishes including
lots of veggie choice.
So 1pm on Wednesday if you want to come.
If you're not sure where it is
let me know
and we can meet up beforehand.
- 15th February
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Leigh Woods
This weekend we will be going to Leigh Woods, which is our most
local nature reserve, run by the National Trust. If you've ever wondered
what
was on the other side of the suspension bridge - apart from Somserset,
well come along and have a look! The reserve covers 80 acres along the
Avon Gorge, and is semi-natural ancient woodland (very old) of various
types.
The management is traditional stylie, so we are off to do some coppicing
(cutting trees down so they grow back again, to make new baby trees!).
There will be no minibus, as we can walk there easily in 20mins from the
union!
Meet outside the union at 9.45am, or the Bristol side of the suspension
bridge
at 10am, so we can all go together and no-one gets lost! If you usually get
picked up at University Hall, there may be space in one car, as we have
to collect tools from there anyway!
Please send President Gemma
an email if you are coming, with where you will meet us,
so we can wait for you, and get enough tools. Remember to bring a mug for
hot drink, clothes you don't mind getting a bit dirty and some pub money -
we'll go somewhere in Clifton on the way home!
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- 18th February
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Wednesday Lunch: Wagamama's, 1pm
This week we're off to 'Wagamama' on the triangle (opposite Sainsbury).
It's a Japanese noodle bar and Gemma has lots of 2 for 1 meal vouchers
so it should be quite cheap!
- 19th February
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Monty Python and Blackadder Night!
Ruth is hosting a Monty Python and Blackadder video night at
6 Marlborough Hill Place (postcode is BS2 8HA if you want to find a map
on www.multimap.com). Please
come along and join in, bring munchies too and then you'll make friends
more easily! It's only a few minutes from Uni and we'll be there from
7:30pm til late!
- 24th February
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Pancake Day!
Tradition decrees that there will be a BUCG pancake day party, and
thus it shall be held at Tony's flat. Obviously it will be on
Shrove Tuesday, because that's when pancake day is. Start about 7.30pm.
Pancakes supplied - but bring some toppings! Perhaps we can steal the
leftovers from the weekend away, jam, chocolate spread, a little cheese
perhaps? Email Tony
if you want to go, and he'll tell you where he lives!
- 25th February
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Wednesday Lunch: The Scotsman and His Pack, 1pm
At extreme short notice (sorry!) this Wednesday's pub lunch will be
in The Scotsman and His Pack pub at the bottom of St Michael's Hill at 1pm.
This is a break with recent tradition because the pub lunch is actually
being held in a pub!
- 29th February
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Berrow Dunes
We're doing exactly the same thing as last time,
but this time we'll have some potatoes to go with our fire! We'll also
be taking some kites to fly on the beach so it should be a really great
day out.
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- 3rd March
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Wednesday Lunch: Pizza Hut, 1pm
This week our magical tour of bristol food establishments will be returning
to Pizza Hut, since it was so popular last time.
Pizza Hut do a lunch buffet for around £5.50 where you can eat as
much of
that yummy cheesy goodness as you can (also on offer are pasta and salad).
It is by the Hippodrome and everyone is welcome to join us -
the more the merrier!
- 10th March
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Wednesday Lunch: Some Pizza/Pasta PLace, 1pm
Taking our reputation for last minute lunch plans to new heights, today's
so called "pub lunch" will be at some pizza/pasta place on Park Street.
We don't know what it's called, but we do know that we're going at 1pm.
If you want to join us then good luck to you, because even I don't know
what's going on at the moment. *cough*
- 14th March
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Carymoor
This Sunday we are adventuring to deepest Somerset to the restored
landfill site that is Carymoor Environmental Trust. This site is being
restored to attract wildlife, rather than the seagulls and rubbish that a
landfill site attracts! The University even has some research projects
taking place here (including the one Gemma is doing about bumblebees!).
I have
been informed that we are building some fencing for sheep, that are used
for grazing, as traditional management of the newly created meadow. There
is also hot home-made soup for us, chocolate cake, and real tea!
Aren't they people nice!
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- 16th March
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The AGM!
In accordance with our reputation for liking food,
this year the AGM will be held in the
Mexican restaurant on Cotham Hill at 7.30pm on Tuesday 16th March. If you
want to come along to see how the voting goes, tuck into some scrummy food,
and watch the infamous silly awards ceremony, please email Gemma or social
secretary Tony at
Tony.Horseman@bristol.ac.uk
so we can book a BIG table!
If you fancy a piece of the action in the exciting world of the
conservation group (honestly, it is!), then this could be for you! None of
the jobs require much work, and they all look great on your CV! All
positions are up for grabs, so see which one you fancy on the
committee page.
- 19th-21st March
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Devon Weekend (yes - really this time!)
Originally this was going to be the weekend of the 20th-22nd February,
but then it wasn't. The plan remains the same however!
The plan is to travel to Devon to work on the coastal footpath.
We are helping the North Devon Coast and Countryside Service to resurrect
an old railway line built in the Second World War and change it into a
footpath/cyclepath/bridleway. It follows the line of the sand dunes, and so
our work will involve clearing vegetation, edging the path with wood,
filling it with stone, and building sandcastles of course! We are leaving
on Friday (20th) at about 7pm, and returning at about the same time on
Sunday night. We will be staying either in a Youth Hostel or a Village
Hall, paid for by the NDCCS, so cost of the weekend will just be for
food, which will be under £10 - a bargain!!
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