- Bars:
- Greenwich is split into 3 different sites, Greenwich, Avery Hill and Medway. This covers quite a large area so socially, it's quite disparate. Generally students at Medway keep themselves to themselves whereas those at the other sites have a better coordination of activities and tend to see more of each other.
Each site has a bar with TV screens (which reguarly show sports), pool tables, arcade/fruit machines and a Jukebox. There is a decent sized SU bar at Avery Hill and the bar at Maritime Greenwich receives plenty of attention. There is a bar in the Sparrow's Farm sports centre at the Avery Hill site, which is also run by the Students' Union. On the whole there's nothing exactly sparkling socially but they have places to sit and sell alcohol, you're big and ugly enough now to make something out of that aren't you?
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- Functions:
- There is a bit of a lack of major functions at Greenwich. At the moment the only major one is Dizzy on Friday nights at the Avery Hill site which is a cheese based party night popular with all. Other less regular events include "The Stock Exchange Drinking Experience" at Bar Latitude, in Greenwich, where the bar prices fluctuate according to demand, and are displayed on screens around the bar. This usually seems to entail putting up all the prices and selling dusty stocks of Drambuie for 30p a go.
Given the proximity to London most students will go there on Saturday nights for stimulation. This is easily accessible for those at Greenwich but for those in Medway it's too far. The sports centre bar at Avery Hill holds a sports night on Tuesdays which is well attended.
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- Major Social Events:
- The annual summer ball has taken place at Alexandra Palace before and usually has a different location each year. It includes the usual summer ball elements such as funfair rides, entertainers and ruinous drunkeness.
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- Clubs & Societies:
- The Ski and Snowboard club are very strong and have an excellent racing track record. The snowboard team are national champions. Student Participation, which deals with all charitable concerns is also well organised and highly active.
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