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This is where you will find out about the SU and student events in Southend, as well as local events we feel may be of interest. Watch this space, more info coming soon!

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University Black History Month: 6th-31st October; Head here to find events put on by the university for Black History Month.

Local event - Fireworks: 16th October - 4th December; Seafront Fireworks every Saturday from 16th October to 4th December!

Local event - Southend Cocktail week!: 22nd-31st October; Southend Cocktail Week returns for a third year this Autumn with a ten day self guided tour that will leave your tastebuds tingling.

Local Event: Digifest: Online Song Writing: 26th October; Online; Learn the tips of the best songwriters in the industry and explore the fundamentals of writing music and lyrics.

Black History Month: Ellis George: 26th October; Zoom: 933 6060 7976; Ellis will be discussing what it is like to be a black woman in the TV & film industry

Local Event: DigiFest: Found Sound Sampling: 26th October; Focal Point Gallery; Found sound sampling workshop with local music producer and musician Joe Reid.

SU Just Play Yoga: 26th October; Welcome gym Southend; Join us for a relaxing evening Yoga session at the Welcome Gym Southend (top floor of Victoria Plaza). FREE as part of your SU membership!

Local event: DigiFest: Pixel Animation to Sound: 27th October; Focal Point Gallery; Stop-motion animation workshop with Simon Fowler.

Study Session with the Women in STEM Society: 27th October; STEM 3.1 OR Zoom; Our study sessions are a chance to catch up with work in the company of others. We use timers to have periods of silent study and breaks in between. These sessions are hosted both in person and on Zoom. Feel free to drop in anytime.

Local event: Digifest: Online Cracking Code: 27th October; Online; In this introductory workshop, we'll be hands-on with visual coding, explore how code works by building it one brick at a time.

Introductory Student Rep Training on Zoom: 27th October; 943 2445 8126; Introductory training gives you the skills you need to be a fantastic rep

SU ANGELS PRESENT: Pumpkin Carving: 27th October; SU Lounge; Come along to our Spooktacular pumpkin carving event with the SU Angels. We’ll even have a surprise for the best Pumpkin.

Local Event: The Sisterhood Book Club: Orlando by Virginia Woolf: 27th October; Jacqson Diego Story Emporium; The Sisterhood Book Club is a friendly book club for adults discovering and rediscovering female protagonists in classic, modern classic and contemporary world fiction written by women.

SU Just Play HIIT: 27th October; Welcome Gym Southend; Join us for a HIIT and Core session at the Welcome Gym Southend (top floor of Victoria Plaza). FREE as part of your SU membership!

Local event: DigiFest: Experimenting with Sound: 28th October; Focal Point Gallery; Experimental sound workshop with Kelly Buckley.

SU Just Play Ballet Barre: 28th October; Studio J; A brand new Just Play class for 2021 instructed by one of our very own E15 graduates!

Local Event: Drive in Cinema: Hocus Pocus: 29th October; Crouch Valley Showground in Rayleigh; Three witches resurrect after 300 years to exact revenge and begin a reign of terror after Max, a young boy who moves to Salem with his family, lights a cursed Candle of Black Flame.

LOCAL EVENT: DRIVE IN CINEMA: the rocky horror picture show tickets: 29th October; Crouch Valley Showground in Rayleigh; A flat tire leaves Brad and Janet stranded on a stormy night. They experience strange incidents when they seek shelter in a nearby castle belonging to Frank-N-Furter, an eccentric transvestite.

Local Club Event: The Dancing Dead: Pix3l Kid: 29th October; Moo Moo's, 6 Warrior Square, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2JE; Moo Moo's are joined by monster mashup artist PIX3L KID for an audio visual experience like no other!

Online Coffee Morning with the Women in STEM Society: 30th October; Zoom; A chance to chat about how your year is going so far with our Welfare Officer Rebecca. Open to all students.

Local event - Halloween parade: 30th October; Some frightfully good fun is in store for families and visitors this autumn when the first ever Southend Halloween Parade takes place on Saturday 30 October.

Local Event: Drive in Cinema: Casper: 30th October; Crouch Valley Showground in Rayleigh; Carrigan Crittenden hires paranormal expert Dr James Harvey to exorcise the ghosts from her mansion. The situation changes when Harvey's daughter befriends Casper, a friendly ghost.

Local Event: Public House Of Horrors - With Drag Queen Cosmic: 30th October; The cliff Pub; It feels like its been 300 years, Right down to the day! But now Halloween is back and there's hell to pay!

LOCAL EVENT: DRIVE IN CINEMA: Beetlejuice: 30th October; Crouch Valley Showground in Rayleigh; The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

Local Club Event: The Dancing Dead - Dirty Beats: 30th October; Moo Moo's, 6 Warrior Square, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2JE; Moo Moos BIG HALLOWEEN PARTY! Bring your best costumes as we Dance with the Dead!

LOCAL EVENT: DRIVE IN CINEMA: goosebumps 2: 31st October; Crouch Valley Showground in Rayleigh; Sonny and Sam find an ancient manuscript in an abandoned house while cleaning it. However, things escalate when the text brings a ventriloquist dummy named Slappy to life.

LOCAL EVENT: DRIVE IN CINEMA: a nightmare on elm street (1984): 31st October; Crouch Valley Showground in Rayleigh; 18+ only I The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers whose parents were responsible for his untimely death

Muay Thai (Thai Boxing): 1st November; Studio J

SU Just Play Yoga: 2nd November; Welcome gym Southend; Join us for a relaxing evening Yoga session at the Welcome Gym Southend (top floor of Victoria Plaza). FREE as part of your SU membership!

SU Just Play HIIT: 3rd November; Welcome Gym Southend; Join us for a HIIT and Core session at the Welcome Gym Southend (top floor of Victoria Plaza). FREE as part of your SU membership!

SU Just Play Ballet Barre: 4th November; Studio J; A brand new Just Play class for 2021 instructed by one of our very own E15 graduates!

Local event: Leigh Farmers Market: 6th November; Leigh Community Centre; Leigh Farmers Market provide a range of stalls selling all different types of homegrown produce including meat, veg, cheese, eggs, bread, pastries, honey, spices, desserts and so much more.

MTAS Does Taskmaster!: 8th November; Zoom Code: 954 2174 5131; Feeling competitive? Our first de-stress night of the year sees us re-enact, the popular TV show, Taskmaster! Join Greg and Alex (your execs!) for a series of stupefying tasks where you (our hopeful champions) to show their creative competitiveness.

Muay Thai (Thai Boxing): 8th November; Studio J

SU Just Play Yoga: 9th November; Welcome gym Southend; Join us for a relaxing evening Yoga session at the Welcome Gym Southend (top floor of Victoria Plaza). FREE as part of your SU membership!

SU Just Play HIIT: 10th November; Welcome Gym Southend; Join us for a HIIT and Core session at the Welcome Gym Southend (top floor of Victoria Plaza). FREE as part of your SU membership!

SU Just Play Ballet Barre: 11th November; Studio J; A brand new Just Play class for 2021 instructed by one of our very own E15 graduates!

SU Just Play HIIT: 17th November; Welcome Gym Southend; Join us for a HIIT and Core session at the Welcome Gym Southend (top floor of Victoria Plaza). FREE as part of your SU membership!

SU Just Play Ballet Barre: 18th November; Studio J; A brand new Just Play class for 2021 instructed by one of our very own E15 graduates!

Local event: Leigh Farmers Market: 19th November; Leigh Community Centre; Leigh provide a range of stalls selling all different types of homegrown produce including meat, veg, cheese, eggs, bread, pastries, honey, spices, desserts and so much more.

Local Event: The Sisterhood Book Club: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison: 24th November; Jacqson Diego Story Emporium; The Sisterhood Book Club is a friendly book club for adults discovering and rediscovering female protagonists in classic, modern classic and contemporary world fiction written by women.

SU Just Play Ballet Barre: 25th November; Studio J; A brand new Just Play class for 2021 instructed by one of our very own E15 graduates!

SU Just Play Ballet Barre: 2nd December; Studio J; A brand new Just Play class for 2021 instructed by one of our very own E15 graduates!

Southend SU: HSC Focus Group: 9th December; The Mezz (& Zoom); Calling all HSC students! We're hosting a new informal focus group for students to come along and voice their concerns, stresses, or provide positive feedback.

Southend SU: Student Town Hall Meeting: 15th December; Zoom ID: 967 5420 0385; Calling Southend students. We're hosting a town hall meeting to discuss safety and security on campus. We'll be focusing on those who live in Uni Square but everyone is welcome.

Local Event: Christmas Farmers’ Market: 18th December; Leigh Community Centre; Leigh Farmers Market provide a range of stalls selling all different types of homegrown produce including meat, veg, cheese, eggs, bread, pastries, honey, spices, desserts and so much more.

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