ShockSoc

Football - 11aside

If anyone is interested in playing against the ChemEng society on Tuesday at 6pm please email sport@shocksoc.com

Thanks

Author: Jack

2009-10-23

Curry and Bowling

The much anticipated 2nd Shocksoc Social Event!!

We're going for a curry at Soloman's (Studley Terrace). Don't worry if you don't know where it is, we're meeting at Castle Leazes Reception at 7pm. There's 3 choices of curry plus rice and naan bread. It's NOT BYOB.

After that we're going for a couple of games of bowling at AMF bowling nearby. It's normally £9 for 2 games so think of the discount!

Tickets are £10 for members and £13 for non-members and are on sale in Merez Court reception until Thursday 22nd October so get them quick!

This will be another good chance to meet new people on your course. These evenings are always good fun and always popular so come along and join in.

Hope to see everyone there!!

Iain

Link to map

Author: Iain

2009-10-20

Pub Quiz

Author: Katie

2009-10-04

Welcome Freshers

Hi Freshers

We hope everyone enjoyed the presentation and the free food we gave you all last week and that you have recovered from your freshers week hangover!!!

If you didn't get a chance to come along don't worry you can still join online now!

Some of the things we have planned include:
*Social nights: including Hyena Comedy Club, Curry and Bowling Night, Christmas Party, Rock Night
*Sport events: we have entered both the intra mural football and netball leagues and need players!!
*Academic: We are offering drop-in tutoring sessions to help you get through those exams
*Merchandise: Hoodies, Rugby Tops, T-Shirts
*Thirsty Thursdays - Every thursday in the Buttery we will provide you with one free drink (tea/coffee/orange/hot chocolate) - You need your membership card to collect

TO JOIN SIMPLY:
*Visit https://data.ncl.ac.uk/AUCLUBS-SOCIETIES/auth2/signin.aspx
*Login using your usual university details
*Select New member
*Enter your details
*Select ShockSoc from the Clubs/Societies List
*In the memberships tab select proceed to checkout and enter your card details
*Once complete this you will receive an email from the union society confirming you have joined ShockSoc
*TO COLLECT YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD YOU NEED TO FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO member@shocksoc.com

Remember, it's only £5 to join ShockSoc, plus £3 insurance which you only have to pay once for all the societies you join.

Finally, look out for details about our first event this sunday, the Hancock Pub Quiz.  The details of which are in the attached poster.  There will be a prize for a team with the best name.

Thanks

ShockSoc Exec

Author: Committee

2009-09-29

Thirsty Thursdays

This week we will be holding the first ever Thirsty Thursday!!! All holders of a membership card will receive a free drink (tea/coffee/orange juice/hot chocolate/whisky*) every Thursday in the Buttery. 


To receive your membership card email proof of membership to member@shocksoc.com

*Whisky subject to availability

Author: Committee

2009-09-28

Freshers Welcome Brunch

•  Presentation to tell you who we are and what we do.

•  Talk to current members and committee about the society and the course.

•  Make new friends on your course.

•  Hopefully you wont have too bad a hangover, but to show you we care and don't want you to go hungry, we are offering lots of free food :)

•  Why not come along!!

Author: Katie Ives

2009-08-21

Lost Hoodie

Did anyone leave a black zip-up hoodie at Gateshead Stadium on Thursday night?

If so contact Graeme at secretary@shocksoc.com ( you must use your newcastle uni email address)

Thanks

Graeme

Author: Graeme

2009-06-09

Change of Plan

As you can all see its raining pretty bad, which would not make a bbq on the beach very fun.  Therefore if it continues to rain we are having to move the venue to Marks house...

Don't worry if you don't know where it is we are still meeting outside Merz court at 1pm and all heading from there.  If you can't make 1pm but still want to come to Marks please call either
Graeme: 07884268426
or
Mark:     07841458484

Thanks

Graeme

ps We have plenty of FREE food and drink

Author: Graeme

2009-06-05

11 a-side Staff vs Students

ShockSoc,

We're playing football once more!
The challenge has been set by the staff of the school. They dare think they can take us on.

The game details are below;
Date: June 4th
Kickoff: 19:00

Meeting time: 18:15
Meeting Place: Haymarket Metrostation

The game is open to all of our members be they boy or girl. So if you want to play send an
email along to sport@shocksoc.com the team sizes are limited so send that email asap!

Don't want to play, you don't have to, come along to watch the fun, and join us in laughing
up our victory after the game with a few quick drinks. Supporting is open to anyone and
everyone, even none members. So come along a cheer us on, or, if you dare, cheer on the
staff, just remember that exams will be over by that point so no extra marks will be awarded
if you do!

Don't forget, the free beach party is the next day, so come on down and play in the sea!

Author: Jack Whitehead

2009-05-22

Free Buffet and Beach BBQ!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The time for the celebration is upon us.
With the ending of the term comes the ending of the Shocksoc calendar. As such, it is our duty as your committee to use the money we have left for the year, and treat you to a massive barbeque on the beach!

So come on down to Tynemouth Beach, if you do we'll be feeding you large amounts of grilled food, providing you with large quantaties of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. And spending the day enjoying whatever weather the world wants to throw at us, because we'll be free for another 4 months or so.

We'll be meeting at 12pm in M4.13 in Merz Court, where we'll be having a free buffet with the staff, before heading on over to the beach.

So for a great day out of laughs, sports, games, sun and food, head to the beach with Shocksoc!

Author: Jack Whitehead

2009-05-22

New Committee

During the AGM held on Wednesday the following committee was elected to run ShockSoc in 2009-2010.
 President - Katie Ives
Chairman - Chris Mansfield
Treasurer - Sam Hinchliffe
Secretary - Graeme Coapes
Social - Gary Marks
Sport - Jack Whitehead
PostGrad - Gerry Goodfellow
3rd Year Rep (Marketing) - Lucy Martin
2nd Year Rep - Iain Riddell

The committee would also like to thank Mark Holroyd, Steve Bryden, John Stutchbury and Nick Robinson for the work they have done on this years committee.

Author: Graeme Coapes

2009-04-24

ShockSoc AGM

Author: Graeme

2009-03-20

Hoodies

If anyone would like a new Shocksoc hoodie we are putting in an order next friday with the suppliers, please email Graeme at secretary@shocksoc.com if you would like one, price is £18.

Thanks

The Committee

Author: Graeme Coapes

2009-03-03

Chinese Night

We hope everyone enjoyed the chinese night on wednesday.

The intra-school football tournament should be returning in a few weeks so look out for news about that.

Also hopefully we will be hosting a rock night towards the end of february, if you are interested in playing please contact social@shocksoc.com

Author: The Committee

2009-02-08

Chinese Buffet

Hi ShockSoccers

Just a reminder that tickets for the Chinese Night on Wednesday are on sale now from the lovely Deborah in reception.  The price is a mere £6.50 for an all you can eat buffet in the best place in China Town.  Drinks are buy one get one free on selected bottles. Following the meal we will be exploring the night time delights of central Newcastle!  So buy your ticket now to avoid disappointment.

We are meeting in the Goose at 6.30pm and planning on eating at 7.30pm

Also just a reminder that we are holding a presentation tomorrow at 1.30pm in the CPD room for those interested in some foreign adventures with Shocksoc this year, please come along if you are interested!

Thanks

ShockSoc Committee

Author: Graeme

2009-02-02

End of Exams Party Change of Date

Hello Everyone

The trip to china town has been moved to Wednesday the 4th of February.  Tickets are £6.50 for members and £8.50 for non-members, this entitles you to an all you can eat buffet! 

Tickets can be purchased from the lovely debs in reception.

Also look out for news about Krakow next week...


Thanks

Graeme

Author: Graeme

2009-01-27

End of Exams Meal

ShockSoc, the end of the exams is nearly here.

Studied hard?
Brains burnt out and overworked?
Hungry, sleep deprived and unable to function?

Us neither, but let's go for a Chinese anyway!

ShockSoc, we're going to town!
On Thursday 29th of January we're celebrating the end of the exams in style,
we're treating you to an ALL YOU CAN EAT Chinese buffet!

Tickets are £6:50, drinks are buy one get one free, and we're going to enjoy a night
out afterwards if people would like to join us.

We're meeting at the Goose Pub at  6.30 before heading over to Lau's Buffet King
to gorge ourselves on fine foods.

IMPORTANT! We need you to send us an email telling us how many tickets you want
so we can book your seats!
Email: social@shocksoc.com

Tastebuds tantalised? Check out the menu attached!

Note: "All you can eat" is not a challenge.

Author: Jack Whitehead

2009-01-21

2009

Shocksoccers, it's that time of year again.

Seemingly the highlight of our calendars is the much anticipated trip to Krakow, Poland. Interest seems high again this year so it looks like we're going to have yet another brilliant trip.

However it's time to organise the thing, and to do that we need to know some rough numbers, but before
you go deleting this email as a lost cause we're going to try and convince you.

Our little trip around Europe is more than just a football trip, in fact it needs to be said that the football is
just something giving us an excuse to go and is by no means a requirement, meaning that anyone that wants
to can join us.

So down to the details, remember these are rough and depend upon our numbers. The dates are 23rd April
to 29th April and promises to be some of the best 6 days of the year.

Past trips to Poland have included some brilliant days out, last year we saw the sights of the city, we went
for a walk around the area we were staying and found a castle, since we had split up for the day we rang
the other groups and decided to go for a tour of the castle, find out it's history and such, while we waited
for the other groups we had a game of football, shirts vs skins (it was by far a hot enough day), as more of
 our members turned up the game got bigger and bigger. To prove how friendly the people of Poland are,
we began to gather a crowd, random people from the city began to stop and cheer on our little mock game,
laughing at our pathetic attempts to play football and helping to stop the ball from falling into the river we
were next to.

After the game some of us did visit the castle and had a tour, the rest just relaxed in the courtyard with a nice cold drink. Other trips included a moving visit to the famous Auschwitz and a day paintballing in the polish countryside.

One of the days is entirely dedicated to the football tournament; a day of football, beer, footlong sausages as thick as your arm (seriously) and a crowd willing to invade the pitch with only a gentle amount of nudging. There is also a huge shopping centre nearby that is well worth a visit. So many more shops than newcastle (and cheaper too).

Thinking it'd be a great time, but you really can't afford a holiday? Here's a breakdown of the prices from last year.

Event                                    Non-footballers                          Footballers

Plane Tickets (Return)                £50-£90                                      £50-£90

Entry to Football

and the airport transfers               £15                                            £25

Football Kits                                 £25(not required)                       £25

Hostel                                           £60-£70                                    £60-£70

We can't stress enough how welcome everyone is to tag along with us, we're thinking of booking 2 teams (16 players) for the football, but we'll be happy to accept as many people as want to come with us, cheer us along, go for some great nights out, or just ignore us and do your own thing, everybody is welcome!

All I need now is an email back from you (krakow@shocksoc.com), telling me that you want to come, if you want to play football, and if so what position you can play in. That's it.

Merry Christmas everyone, and have fun revising for your exams over the holidays.

Jack Whitehead

Vice-President

Shocksoc

krakow@shocksoc.com

Author: Jack

2008-12-13

Christmas Party

Seasons Greeting Shocksoccers!

Hope you are all feeling christmassy with the positive sprinkling of snow today! The committee have been cooking up some christmas delights for you, and have the following wonderful news to announce:

- The hoodies are ready!
- The only official Shocksoc christmas party details have been announced (see below).

Firstly, we have news that the hoodies are ready, just in time for the seasonal weather. They should be ready for collection from the COMPUTER LAB ON THURSDAY 4TH, FRIDAY 5TH OR MONDAY THE 8TH FROM 1-2 if you ordered a hoodie and cant make this time then just email one of us (or committee@shocksoc.com) and we should be able to sort out collection for you).

If you would like a hoodie, but have not ordered one, we should be putting in another order next year some time, so listen for any announcements.
NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT BIT

Secondly, we would like to announce the Shocksoc christmas party that has been organised for you. Firstly, there will be tea, coffee and mince-pies at 4pm-5pm in the Buttery for ALL students and staff this is a great place for us to meet up and mingle with the staff. Following this, we have organised a magic filled christmas night out starting at The Collingwood at 7.30pm ONE RULE FANCY DRESS IS REQUIRED ANYTHING CHRISTMASSY!!! after the Collingwood we will be continuing around some of the lovely non-weekend sights of night time Newcastle.  All are welcome, including staff!


We hope to see you there.

Your Shocksoc Committee

Author: The Committee

2008-12-05

HOODIES!!!

Hello Campers,

We are delighted to inform you that the Hoodies are ready.

Please collect them ASAP, its cold outside, and our hooides are warm.

You can collect them from 1.30pm-2pm every day this week and next week from the first floor computer labs, Merz court. If this is no good for you, you can email the committee at committee@shocksoc.com and organise a different time.

Danke schon.

Shocksoc Committtee.

Author: John Stutchbury

2008-12-04

Curry Night

Thank you all for coming along last night, we hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did.

Some photos will be available soon.

Look out for news about the School Christmas Party which will be happening in early December.

Also if you haven't ordered your brand new amazing hoodie see the lovely Deborah in reception before Friday

Thanks

Author: Graeme

2008-11-18

Curry Night

Just a quick reminder, the ShockSoc Curry Night is on Monday, we will be meeting in the goose at 7pm.  We currently only have 6 tickets left so if you want one you need to speak to the lovely Deborah today!!! ( or just email president@shocksoc.com).

Also a few of us will be going out to the society night at attic and then on to digital for born in the 80s afterwards and everyone is welcome to join us, don't worry if you can't, just come along for the curry and the banter. 

Finally, to those playing, don't forget your football kit for monday, and remember the time has been changed from 12pm-1pm to 1pm-2pm.

Yours,

The President
Marketing Director
and the Secretary.

Author: The President's Secretary

2008-11-14

Curry Night and Hoodies

Hello all Shocksoccers!

We hope all those who attended the Comedy Night last week enjoyed it as much as we did.  If you have any feedback to give us please see your year rep.

We are pleased to announce that our next event will be a Curry Night on Monday 17th November in the Bigg Market.  The price is an amazingly cheap £6.00, and for this you will get your choice of curry and meat, along with rice or chips and a naan bread!  If you are brave you can try and get your meal for free by taking the Curry Hell Challenge, eat a full portion of the hottest curry in the world and get it free!   The meal is booked for 7.30 and we will be meeting at our favourite drinking hole, the Goose for 7pm.  Tickets will be on sale with the lovely Deborah in reception on Monday, and the deadline is 4pm on Friday.  We hope you can all attend!

Also now that winter has truly arrived, we are glad to offer you the chance to purchase your own Shocksoc Hoodie or T-Shirt.  The price of a hoodie is only £18, and a t-shirt only £6.  Again you can place your order with the lovely Deborah in reception.  Don't miss out on this great chance to look cool and make all your non-engineering friends jealous!  The deadline for ordering is Friday 21st November, and they should be available within two weeks.


Finally a reminder that if you want to play in our 5-a-side league please email sport@shocksoc.com asap!

Thank you for your time

Your Committee

Author: Graeme Coapes

2008-11-07

Hyena Comedy Night

Just a note to say how immense the comedy night was

Everyone had a great time some more than others james short!!!

the comics were great and the committee were so impressed at the freshers turn out compared to Pub golf.

Next event will be at the jazz cafe its completely free so I expect as good a night as this was

thanks to all that came

p.s. anyone that went to tup tup let us know. also I have a wet floor cone

Author: Gary Marks

2008-10-31

New School Social Space

For those who don't know the Faculty has recently invested in a new social / study space available to all undergraduate students.  It's a good place to quietly work alone or in group revision sessions.  It includes wifi access and plenty of desk space with plugs for laptops.  Also there are sofas and small tables for relaxing.

Perhaps the coolest feature though, and definitly the most ridiculous is the electronic changeable height tables as demonstrated below:

Author: Graeme Coapes

2008-10-23

Pub Golf

Pub golf

A thank you to everyone that attended Pub Golf was alot of fun with alot of heavy drinking. Unfortunately the freshers did out do the higher years well and truly but all in all a cracking night thanks.

On a sadder note the numbers although they were good still need improving.

For more social details please email: committee@shocksoc.com and someone will get back to you asap.

Author: Gary Marks

2008-09-27

New Year

Right guys and gals. Its the time of year again to renew your shocksoc membership It's still £5 which is a bargain and the union still charge the £3 insurance that you only have to pay once Gary Marks - Shocksoc president

Author: Gary Marks

2008-09-23