Give It A Go 08: Day Seven

Right then here’s a preview of what’s on tomorrow.

Sunday is going to be a big day for Preston, as they are having the annual ‘Preston On The Move’ day and this involves a 5km and 10km run in the morning, followed by a bike event in the afternoon.

Now it should be noted that although people from UCLan who are taking part will be meeting outside the SU tomorrow morning at 9am to take part in the run, the actual event is taking place in the city centre and some of the main roads will be shut, so if you do drive, plan your journey beforehand.

For those of you taking part in either event, good luck, I think you’ll need it, but for those not taking part, why not pop down into the city centre and cheer everyone on?! I’m going to do my best to pop down for a bit and take some pictures for the blog and hopefully a couple of the Frequency Radio guys who are taking part in the run will be doing a little write up for the blog.

And that’s it from me for week one of GIAG 08. Hope you’ve enjoyed reading it, have a great weekend whatever you’re doing and I’ll be back on Monday after sampling the Art Attack poject, Ultimate Frisbee, Photography workshop and the Stage Make-Up workshop.

Tata,

Em. x

Give It A Go: Day Six

Right then, well I hope you’ve enjoyed the coverage of GIAG’s first week, I’ve certainly enjoyed covering it.

Unfortunately, I won’t be specifically covering anything this weekend because I really need to catch up with uni work and sort out my pages for Pluto, but never fear, here is a quick guide to the weekend’s events!

This morning saw a coach load of excited UCLan students going off for the weekend to take part in the Bear Grylls Survival Weekend. The group are travelling to the Llyen Peninsula in North Wales where they will be learning how to look after themselves in the wild, setting up shelters, finding food and cooking for themselves.

The menu is set to include mackerel, spider crabs and possibly even rabbit, so lessons in catching, killing and cooking your food will be included!

The other trip that left UCLan this morning was on its way to Chester Zoo! I have to admit I love that place, it’s not far from where I live and it is the UK’s number one zoo.

They have over 7000 animals and 400 different species, so it’s no wonder more than a million people visit every year. They also do a lot of conservation work and house some of the most endangered species we have on the planet.

For those that are visiting today or have done in the past, you will know what a fantastic place it is and a great day out that you will remember for a very long time and for those that have never been, don’t worry that you missed the trip this time, it isn’t far away from Preston (about an hour in the car) and the prices aren’t that bad either (£13.50 with a valid NUS card).

Chester Zoo is also in need of people to make donations so they can continue their great work. Take a look at the website: http://www.chesterzoo.org.

And for those of you who have stayed in Preston this weekend, don’t miss out on the two great events taking place at the uni today.

In about five minutes the Rounders Tournament, BBQ and Football is due to kick off at Source so get on down there and Give It A Go and tonight sees the return of the Roller Disco at 53 Degrees!

This was a huge success last time when it involved a trip to the roller disco place in Manchester, but due to the massive number of people who wanted to go, it has since been brought to 53 and this year sees its return as part of Fresher’s Week and GIAG 08.

Falling over, leg warmers, bad skating and neon skirts are a must at this 80s cult night and I hope those of you who go don’t have too many bruises in the morning.

And if you do take part in any of these events, drop me a line at pfeatures@uclan.ac.uk and I’ll pop your pics, reviews, comments and interviews up on the blog!

That’s all for now, but I’ll be back later this evening with all the details about tomorrow’s events!

Take care,

Em. x