Moving the Student Union!!!!

Hello all!
I just visited Bristol the other day on an Open Day - it was absolutely amazing! But argh, argh, argh!! My guide said that the Student Union - the centre of life!!! - may be moved soon, because the lease is up for renewal and it isn't actually owned by the Uni anyway. Will this mean there's nowhere for the students to congregate anymore? I'm actually deciding between Bristol and Warwick at the moment, as my firm, and the thing I really like about Warwick is the SU as it seems a really good place to meet people and make friends. Does anyone know what will happen to the SU building at Bristol? Thanks!

Reply 1

wednesburywench

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wen i went on my med tour the students told me the union was being moved, however they sed they didnt care because it was rubbish anyway and no1 really went apart from going swimming. i think there the people mainly meet in the bars in the halls, as (i think) they all have them.

Reply 2

hh027

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wednesburywench

wen i went on my med tour the students told me the union was being moved, however they sed they didnt care because it was rubbish anyway and no1 really went apart from going swimming. i think there the people mainly meet in the bars in the halls, as (i think) they all have them.

Hehe, thanks wednesburywench. I did seem quite quiet there, although we didn't really get a good look around. I quite like the idea of one building where everyone just goes and hangs out though.

Reply 3

dazednconfused

The Bristol student union at the moment is in a slightly impractical location, not very close to either the main precinct or the halls of residence. As a result, people tend to congregate in the refectory on the precinct during the day, and in the hall bars at night. A lot of halls at Bristol (well, the ones I know anyway) have real community spirit, which might give you the vibe you're looking for. That's not to say the union isn't used, but it's generally not packed out. They're planning to create a brand new union on the main precinct itself so that people will use it more and apparently they're currently surveying students over the kind of thing the new union should include. It sounds like it could potentially be a fantastic development, but I'm not sure when it'll happen.

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dazednconfused

The Bristol student union at the moment is in a slightly impractical location, not very close to either the main precinct or the halls of residence. As a result, people tend to congregate in the refectory on the precinct during the day, and in the hall bars at night. A lot of halls at Bristol (well, the ones I know anyway) have real

community spirit, which might give you the vibe you're looking for. That's not to say the union isn't used, but it's generally not packed out. They're planning to create a brand new union on the main precinct itself so that people will use it more and apparently they're currently surveying students over the kind of thing the new union should include. It sounds like it could potentially be a fantastic development, but I'm not sure when it'll happen.
^What he said.
Yeah, the union's a bit poo and out of the way really. There's plenty of community spirit in the halls though, particularly in Stoke Bishop where the halls associate with each other more than those in Clifton.