Events in January

Forthcoming Events

Wed 7th January

SU Makes: Journals: noon - 2pm; SU Lounge; Build a Journal, Make It Yours

Thu 8th January

Hangout: Mugs and Coasters: 2pm - 5pm; The Atrium; Come and Hangout at our place!

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

Fri 9th January

SU Hangout: 12:30pm - 2:30pm; SU Lounge; Come chill, play games and relax

Sat 10th January

Medieval re-enactment combat training: noon - 4pm; we meet behind the tennis courts; Pick up shield and spear and become levy. It fun

Hangout : Board Games: 2pm - 5pm; The Atrium; Come and hangout at our place!

Mon 12th January

Men's Football January Tryouts Session: 10:30am - noon; Sports Fields; Essex Blades Men's Football Club's Official January Tryouts

Welcome Tour: noon - 1pm; Meet at SU Reception; Join a Student Leader for a Tour!

Men's Football January Tryouts Session: 12:30pm - 2pm; Sports Fields; Essex Blades Men's Football Club's Official January Tryouts

SU Makes... Your Best Year Yet: 4pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Make 2026 Your Best Year Yet

Weekly society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Men's Rugby Come and Try Session: 7pm - 8:30pm; Rugby Pitches; Want to try out Rugby? This is your chance!

Lacrosse: Free Come and Try Session: 8pm - 10pm; STP (Astro Pitch); New to Lacrosse or a Pro — Everyone’s Welcome!

Karaoke + Milk It: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

Tue 13th January

Table Tennis Come and Try Sessions: noon - 2pm; Sports Arena; Come try out Table Tennis!

Essex Libraries Mobile Library: 3pm - 3:30pm; Valley Car Park; Your Library Services team have partnered with Essex Libraries to bring their mobile library onto campus!

Lohri - Fire by The Lakes: 4pm - 6pm; By the lakes; Join us by the Lakes to celebrate Lohri!

Kickboxing Women's Only Come and Try Session: 5pm - 6:30pm; Activity Studio 3; Come try out Kickboxing!

Vision Board Making: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; Women's Community Event. Come and make 2026 Vision Boards!

SU Games Night: 7:30pm - 9pm; SU Lounge; Let the Games Begin

Judo Come and Try Session: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Hall; Step onto the mat and give Judo a try!

Wed 14th January

SU Makes.... Easy Embroidery: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; We promise it's easy!

Netball Tryouts: 1pm - 3pm; ESSEX SPORTS ARENA; Come and Tryout for Netball!

Women's Rugby Come and Try Session!: 1:30pm - 3pm; Rugby Pitches - Grass Fields; Run, tackle, score – try Women’s Rugby!

Squash Come and Try Session!: 6pm - 8pm; Sports Arena Squash Courts; New to Squash? Come and give it a go!

Just Play Tap: 6:15pm - 7:15pm; TBC; Tap classes specifically designed for East 15 students

Just Play Yoga: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; TBC; Relax, Recharge, Realign

Predator Badlands: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Predator Badlands at Cine10

Discovering Christ: 7:30pm - 9:30pm; Room 5300; Does life have meaning? Curious about who Jesus is? Join us for 'Discovering Christ,' a seven-week series that focuses on teaching about Jesus. Open to beginners or those who have been looking to return to the faith.

Pre - FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar warming you up for FED!

First FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Subzero; #backtheblades

Thu 15th January

SU Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

SU MAKES...Your Best Year Yet: noon - 2pm; The Atrium; Make 2026 Your Best Year Yet

Welcome Tour: 4pm - 5pm; Meet at SU Reception; Join a student leader for a campus tour!

Tribe Social - Celebrate the new year with us: 5pm - 7pm; Time Out; Celebrate the New Year with us🍾🕺

Anti-Social & Introverts Social Club: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; A low-key hangout for low-key people

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

Scratch Night: 6pm - 8pm; Lakeside Theatre; Join us for our monthly Scratch Night, at the Lakeside Theatre bar!

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

SU Makes: Stress Balls: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Squeeze the Stress Away.

Table Tennis Come and Try Session: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Arena; Come try out Table Tennis!

Fri 16th January

SU Makes : Pages: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Come and spend some time with your SU Makes Journal

Lacrosse: Free Come and Try Session: 6pm - 8pm; Lacrosse Pitch; New to Lacrosse or a Pro — Everyone’s Welcome!

Games Night: 6:30pm - 11:30pm; Faith Centre; Join us and other students for some refreshments, snacks, games and a chance to get to know new people. 6;30pm in room 5300. To get to room 5300 go to Square 2 , enterance 2NE and follow the signs upstairs.

Men's Rugby Come and Try Session: 7pm - 8:30pm; Rugby Pitches; Want to try out Rugby? This is your chance!

Wicked For Good: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine10 Presents Wicked Back for Good

Fencing Come and Try Session!: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Hall; En garde! Try Fencing and test your reflexes!

Water Polo Come and Try: 8:30pm - 10pm; Leisure World

FOUNDATION: Traffic Light Party: 11:59pm - 4am; Inbetween; ESSEX’S BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE-LED STUDENT NIGHT

Sat 17th January

Medieval re-enactment combat training: noon - 4pm; we meet behind the tennis courts; Pick up shield and spear and become levy. It fun

Rosary: 1pm - 2pm; Join us in room 5300 for our rosary event to learn what the rosary is and how to pray with it!

Boogie Buffet – Hosted by Ubuntu x Indonesian x Travel: 6pm - 11:30pm; The Intbetween; Boogie Buffet is here! This multicultural cookout brings together food, fashion, and feel-good vibes all under one roof.

Sun 18th January

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce! Session run weekly.

Super Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable. Our place is your place.

Mon 19th January

Hangout: Puzzles: 2pm - 5pm; The Atrium; Come and Hang at our place!

Weekly society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Just Play Swimming: 8pm - 10:30pm; Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre - Mini Bus From Campus

Karaoke + Milk It: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

Tue 20th January

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9am - 11:30am; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

SU Makes.... St Brigid's Crosses: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; Make a traditional charm!

Coding Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching the basics of python coding to primary school kids!

Just Play Stage Combat: 6pm - 9pm; TBC; Learn. Move. Fight (safely).

Kickboxing Come and Try Session: 6:30pm - 8pm; Activity Studio 3; Come try out Kickboxing!

PGR January Welcome Social: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; The Atrium; Come and meet fellow PGR Students!

SU Lounge Olympics: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Zero Training Required

Judo Come and Try Session: 8pm - 10pm; Step onto the mat and give Judo a try!

Judo Come and Try Session!: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Hall; Step onto the mat and give Judo a try!

Just Play Gymnastics: 8:30pm - 10:30pm; South Essex Gymnastics Club

Wed 21st January

Clothes Exchange Clothes Sale: 11am - 4pm; Square 3; Weekly pop-up charity shop on campus, collecting clothes donations and selling them AND we raise money for different charities each week.

Repair Café - Regular Project: 11am - 4pm; The Atrium; Our newest project focusing on repairing and restoring devices!

Introductory Rep Training in person: noon - 1pm; NTC 1.03; Learn the skills required to be an effective Student Rep! The training covers how to gather and present feedback and how Student Voice Groups work. Note: This training is mandatory for anyone wishing to be a student rep.

Creative Community Project: 1pm - 3pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Beginner-friendly crafting sessions to support local adults with learning difficulties. Run weekly.

Trans Social: Welcome back!: 5pm - 7pm; The Atrium; Come and Meet fellow students in the Trans Community!

Just Play Tap: 6:15pm - 7:15pm; TBC; Tap classes specifically designed for East 15 students

Just Play Yoga: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; TBC; Relax, Recharge, Realign

Eternity: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine 10 Presets Eternity

Just Play Badminton: 7:15pm - 8:45pm; Belle Vue Church Hall; 2 sessions avalible to book

Pre - FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar warming you up for FED!

FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Subzero; #backtheblades

Thu 22nd January

SU Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

Coding Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching the basics of python coding to primary school kids!

SU Makes: Pages: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Come and spend some time with your SU Makes Journal

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

SU Reads: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; Welcome to SU Reads - your low-commitment book club.

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

SU Makes: Collab Puzzles: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; One Puzzle. Many Perspectives.

Just Play Basketball: 7:15pm - 9:30pm; Belle Vue Church Hall

Fri 23rd January

SU Opportunities Fair: noon - 4pm; Sub Zero, The Atrium & The In-between; Find out more about joining Societies, Volunteering Projects, Sports Clubs....

Just Play Rock Climbing: 7pm - 8pm; Indirock Southend

Kill Bill The Whole Bloody Affair: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine10 Presents Kill Bill the Whole Bloody Afair

Two Come Home: 7pm - 9pm; Lakeside Theatre; Run time: 90 minutes plus interval

Fencing Come and Try Session!: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Hall; En garde! Try Fencing and test your reflexes!

Sat 24th January

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:15am - 2pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Community Learning Project: 10am - 2pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Award-winning weekly project supporting elderly and vulnerable adults with IT, smart phones and arts & crafts.

Medieval re-enactment combat training: noon - 4pm; we meet behind the tennis courts; Pick up shield and spear and become levy. It fun

Sun 25th January

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce! Sessions run weekly.

Super Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable. Our place is your place.

Mon 26th January

Weekly society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Karaoke + Milk It: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

Tue 27th January

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9am - 11:30am; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Hangout : Shrinky Charms: 2pm - 5pm; The Atrium; Come and hang at our place!

Coding Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching the basics of python coding to primary school kids!

Faith Group: 7pm - 9pm; TBC; Learn and share around the topic and idea God

SU Makes: Jewellery: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Make it. Wear it. Love it.

Judo Come and Try Session: 8pm - 10pm; Step onto the mat and give Judo a try!

Judo Come and Try Session!: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Hall; Step onto the mat and give Judo a try!

Wed 28th January

Clothes Exchange Clothes Sale: 11am - 4pm; Square 3; Weekly pop-up charity shop on campus, collecting clothes donations and selling them AND we raise money for different charities each week.

Creative Community Project: 1pm - 3pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Beginner-friendly crafting sessions to support local adults with learning difficulties. Run weekly.

Just Play Tap: 6:15pm - 7:15pm; TBC; Tap classes specifically designed for East 15 students

Just Play Yoga: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; TBC; Relax, Recharge, Realign

Pre - FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar warming you up for FED!

FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Subzero; #backtheblades

Thu 29th January

SU Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

SU Makes...Your Best Year Yet: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; Check in with your BYY book & community!

SU Makes: Journals: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; Start or continue your own journal

Coding Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching the basics of python coding to primary school kids!

Science Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Making science exciting for kids through interactive lessons and experiments.

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

Fri 30th January

Repair Café - Regular Project: 11am - 4pm; The Atrium; Our newest project focusing on repairing and restoring devices!

Introductory Rep Training - Online: 1pm - 2pm; Online; Learn the skills required to be an effective Student Rep! The training covers how to gather and present feedback and how Student Voice Groups work. Note: This training is mandatory for anyone wishing to be a student rep.

Sat 31st January

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:15am - 2pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Community Learning Project: 10am - 2pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Award-winning weekly project supporting elderly and vulnerable adults with IT, smart phones and arts & crafts.

Building Better Programs: The Art of Exercise Prescription: 10:30am - 1:30pm; The Atrium; Learn the principles behind exercise prescription and how to individualise programs to achieve better results for your patients

Medieval re-enactment combat training: noon - 4pm; we meet behind the tennis courts; Pick up shield and spear and become levy. It fun

Sun 1st February

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce! Sessions run weekly.

Nations Unite: Volleyball Double-Header: 1pm - 7pm; ESSEX SPORTS ARENA; Nations Unite: Volleyball Double-Header 🌍

Super Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable. Our place is your place.

Mon 2nd February

Weekly society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Karaoke + Milk It: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

Tue 3rd February

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9am - 11:30am; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Coding Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching the basics of python coding to primary school kids!

Essex Libraries Mobile Library: 3pm - 3:30pm; Valley Car Park; Your Library Services team have partnered with Essex Libraries to bring their mobile library onto campus!

SU Makes : Pages: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Come and spend some time with your SU Makes Journal

SU MAKES...Your Best Year Yet: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Make 2026 Your Best Year Yet

3rd SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; TBA

3rd SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; TBD; Elected representatives from the three campuses meet to vote on policies and shape the direction of the SU. SU Council meets once a month. At these meetings, the representatives also hold the elected officers, to account.

3rd SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; TBD; Elected representatives from the three campuses meet to vote on policies and shape the direction of the SU. SU Council meets once a month. At these meetings, the representatives also hold the elected officers, to account.

SU Open Mic Night: 7pm - 9pm; SU Lounge; Take the Mic

Judo Come and Try Session: 8pm - 10pm; Step onto the mat and give Judo a try!

Wed 4th February

Clothes Exchange Clothes Sale: 11am - 4pm; Square 3; Weekly pop-up charity shop on campus, collecting clothes donations and selling them AND we raise money for different charities each week.

Creative Community Project: 1pm - 3pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Beginner-friendly crafting sessions to support local adults with learning difficulties. Run weekly.

Just Play Tap: 6:15pm - 7:15pm; TBC; Tap classes specifically designed for East 15 students

Just Play Yoga: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; TBC; Relax, Recharge, Realign

Pre - FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar warming you up for FED!

FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Subzero; #backtheblades

Thu 5th February

SU Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

Coding Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching the basics of python coding to primary school kids!

Science Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Making science exciting for kids through interactive lessons and experiments.

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

National Theatre Live: Hamlet: 7pm - 9pm; Lakeside Theatre; Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Fri 6th February

Repair Café - Regular Project: 11am - 4pm; The Atrium; Our newest project focusing on repairing and restoring devices!

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