The Leicester University chat thread

What would be the best way of getting from Gatwick airport to Leicester on a sunday?

Tjena!

i would think the best way would be to get a train into London from Gatwick and then a train from London to Leicester (i think there is a direct train but don't quote me!)

would still take a while to get there... train is probably the easiest way though in my opinion

What's "damn expensive"? Just wondering what the costs of beer and basic food are in the campus area. I'm moving from another country, so I don't really have a clue on what the normal food and beverage prices are in the UK.

Food isn't too bad if you work out what to get. Delicious is good price wise as is it's next door neighbour I've forgotten the name of. SU shop's not too bad, particularly some of the cheaper meal deals though you can soon rack up a fair amount if you don't get a meal deal.

Library cafe is steep, it seems to be as much for staff as students, and 1923 is very expensive.

Pint in the Union is 2.30 last time I was there for snakebite (though this may go up come september), some lagers are less than this, cocktails and so on more. Pint of coke is around a quid during the day.

It's not direct from Gatwick but it's not too difficult. It would be a train from Gatwick to London St Pancras where you'd change for a train from St Pancras to Leicester. Quite good as it's all in one station (unusual in London. Check this website for times ticket prices etc.

Otherwise you could try a coach with National Express.

I'm thinking of joining new clubs, especially sports ones. I'm thinking basketball, boat and swimming clubs. If someone is from those clubs and can comment on it, it would be much appreciated

I swim for uni, any particular qs?

These are the training times:


Monday AM - 7.00am - 8.00am (Sport Centre)
Monday PM - 8.00pm - 9.00pm (Oadby)
Tuesday PM - 8.00pm - 9.30pm (Manor Road)
Wednesday PM - 2.30pm - 4.30pm (Manor Road)
Friday AM - 7.00am - 8.00am (Sport Centre)
Friday PM - 8.00pm - 9.30pm (Oadby)
Saturday AM - 8.00am - 10.00am (Manor Road)
Sunday PM - 6.00pm - 8.00pm (Manor Road)


Few comps a year, main ones are BUCS (SC and LC) in Nov and Feb respectively and Varsity at the same time as all the other varsity games.

Socials are good, every couple of weeks on Wednesdays.


Not sure what the social swimming situation will be next year, because it's no longer necessary to be in ULSC in order to have pool access, but if you want to improve stroke/get some coaching I imagine you'd be more than welcome

Yeah, I'll be looking for coaching and sort of refresher course since it's been donkeys years I'be been near a pool. I guess I wont be that worried about social swimming since I'm just looking for something to improve my stamina/keep fit and maybe take it competitively. Btw do you need specific swimsuits or something?

No, just not shorts. Most guys wear jammers, can wear speedos if you like.

Also, rowing and swimming is a brutal double, can be done but maybe just start with one.

Ah yeah that's what I thought.

Yeah I know, I plan to take either of them and Basketball. Rowing and Swimming in the morning would tire me before my first lesson

What's SC and LC btw?

Short Course, so the pool's 25m long, and Long Course, pool's 50.

Is the Oadby pool going to be 25m long?

From what I remember they said the new one up at Oadby is going to be 25 with 3 lanes so narrow but long.