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Newcastle Freshers Week Guide

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Newcastle bound peoples: Check out what you will be getting up to !

Thanks to the good people at Newcastle UoS.

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Reply 1

mooter

when do we have to arrive at the university for the fresher's week?> is it the 9th? or the 13th? does anyone know?

Newcastle University

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Reply 2

Bitewing

The 9th September. You register for your course on the 13th.

Reply 3

Vitriol

Enjoy. Freshers was a blast at Newcastle. :biggrin:

Reply 4

trouttrout

Fresher's week at Newcastle is a rip off. 40 quid and you dont do any activities coz ur too fucked from the night before. Does get you into clubs for free though, so it's allright I suppose. I'm an orange t shirt this year, so cant wait. You'll see what we are when you get here. Freshers wekk is fucking mental though.

Remember: When you're stuck down quayside at two in morning and dont know way home, just walk up hill, you'll soon find the way.

Reply 5

Bitewing

If you get in the queues early enough in the morning (bout 9am *shudders*) you can definately get your money's worth out of the ticket, I managed - though the majority of ppl were complaining the best thing they got from their 40 quid was a free burger. The best way to get on the trips is to hang around where the buses are leaving from and blag your way on when ppl don't show up that had their name down on the list, - that way you get to have more of a lie-in and avoid the queues. Failing that, befriend an orange shirt freshers guide (one of the 2nd or 3rd years) and beg!

Reply 6

trouttrout

What she means by befriend is... sleep with!

Reply 7

Bitewing

Well... there are other ways... but thats likely to be the most successful! It depends how desperate you are to go paintballing!

Reply 8

trouttrout

lol. Put my name dowwn for paintballing, but tehn couldn't be arsed to get out of bed.
Funniest thing I saw in frsher's week was that green t shirt shagging the orange t shirt on the zebra crossing outside sea. Everyone inside banging on the windows laughing at them, tehn two coppers came.

Very funny!

Reply 9

ojboy

trouttrout i'm doing freshers too, have you heard anything from them yet? i got an email ages ago but think i must have deleted it.

Reply 10

ojboy

the week they organise up here is great, one of my best times i've had at uni!

Reply 11

trouttrout

Aint heard anything but, I know it starts on the 9th, probably ahve to go down union on the 8th. Wenesday that is!

Reply 12

ojboy

cheers for that.

what's your name mate, you going into your second year?

Reply 13

dj_sav

Hey!

Am a green t-shirt this year, was orange last year! Greens have to be there on Mon 6th, think Oranges have to be there on Tues 7th/Wed 8th, can't remember!

Freshers week is f*ckin blast, from what I remember of it! Can't wait... saving up major money for that week... spent £300 last year! eek!

Reply 14

trouttrout

ojboy

cheers for that.

what's your name mate, you going into your second year?

Yeah going into second year. What about you? What you studying?

IN reply to green t shirt. must havehad a fucking well good week if you spent £300.
hope I dont spend that as an orange this year, I want the fucking first years to buy me drinks!

Reply 15

TheFella

The training starts on Mon 6th, so all supervisors/senior stewards have to be there then, not too sure about crew/stewards (whatever they're called this year).

Thursday will be arrivals day and Fri is the official start. Don't forget about the staff party on the Tuesday or Wednesday tho!

I've spent over £500 during Freshers' Week :biggrin:

I'm a royal blue hoodie :biggrin:

Reply 16

alison_19

Hiya,

I'm a orange tshirt this year too!! did you have to do anything silly in your interview? I had to do proclaim my undying love to one of the organisers. I can't wait! xx