- Bars:
- The shut down of Eden has left Huddersfield slightly lacking, but the arrival of the Club Heaven & Hell should hopefully change this.
The Union itself is qutie disappointing - there are two bars in Milton Hall, the main union building. These are open during the day and have a 1AM licence every night bar Sunday. As a general rule they are used as a starting point for a night out in town or further afield, largely because they are dirt cheap. The Storthes Hall student village also has a bar.
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- Functions:
- The union runs regular theme nights and is trying, succesfully it would seem, to claw back business lost to the big chain pubs that have moved in to the local area. Quite a few of the major functions are external. The town hall gets used fairly regularly for gigs. There is a great sports night on Wednesdays when the union runs 'double your money' night. Amazingly this means exactly what it says. You charge a card with £5 worth of credit and they will give you £10. Unsurprisingly these get ridiculously packed. Not one for the timid.
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- Major Social Events:
- Inconsistency has been a problem with at least one large ball shelved due to financial concerns. No lack of will or good planning though.
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- Clubs & Societies:
- Islamic socieites are the strongest as over 25% of the university's intake comes from this background. They don't use union premises however as they are licensed. These societies can be a little exclusive whether intentionally or not. The ski club is big and active and field sports are all well represented. Apparently the biggest drinkers are badminton though, putting rugby to shame at the last bar olympics contest. Cool.
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