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New academic year, new blogs! We'll be bringing you news and updates from all areas of the SU, starting with an update from Katrina Harradine, our Vice President Student Activities. She's got a quick question for you all…

FRESHERS...ARE YOU READY? You better be! Because that is pretty much all we are talking about here at the SUUG offices right now. If it's not the Freshers Fairs, it's the Sports Day or the events at Bar Lat and Sparrows. It's gonna be a jam-packed fortnight of madness and a time of your life you will never forget! 

Elsewhere, I have started planning for the year ahead, making sure sports teams and societies are ready and making plans for new events that will be happening this year. One is a programme of events leading up not just to the Olympics but the Paralympics too! So I went along to the International Paralympic day in Trafalgar Square last week and met some of the athletes preparing for summer of 2012. We also got demonstrations of some of the sports played. I watched the Basketball and then also some Table Tennis and learnt all about some specialised sports just for the Paralympics such as Boccia and Goalball. 

Unfortunately due to a jam-packed day of work I couldn't stay too long, but it has assured me that I definitely want to go and apply for tickets for the Paralympics. If you fancy getting yours too then it's not too late you have until 6pm on the 26th September to apply for tickets.

If you fancy getting involved or helping out at some of this years events at SUUG then send me a quick e-mail on k.harradine@gre.ac.uk.

Can't wait to see you all this week :D 

Katrina
Vice President Student Activities