Sport, leisure and travel Sport Sport, exercise and health Details of opening hours are listed on the website. There is a ‘pay-and-play’ system in place at At a local level the Varsity Series involves off-peak times in the pool and the sports hall. competitions against the University of the West The University organises a varied programme of Contact of England in a number of special events for sporting activities catering for all levels of fitness and The full terms and conditions are available at Sport, Exercise and Health traditional sports such as rugby, football and interest. The overall aim is to promote health and www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/memberships/ Tyndall Avenue boat racing. termsandconditions. wellbeing among the whole University community. Tel: (0117) 92 88810 The Union also runs one of the largest Staff work closely with UBU Sport and Health (see Fax: (0117) 33 11105 Once you have purchased a pass, your UCard intramural leagues in the country, with over next page) by offering technical help, coaching and Web: www.bristol.ac.uk/sport will be encoded accordingly, and you will need 1,000 students competing every week. Students expertise to clubs and individuals. Activities include: Coombe Dingle Sports Complex to present your UCard each time you use of all abilities can represent their hall, department • Exercise classes for the fit and the not-so-fit Tel: (0117) 962 6718 sports facilities. • Aquafit classes, circuit training and weight training or society, or just play with friends, in a number • Coaching for University teams and for of team sports such as 5- and 11-a-side individuals at all levels The sport and activity pass Charges for 2013/14 football, basketball, rugby, mixed hockey Peak Off-Peak • Advice on fitness training, nutrition and other The sport and activity pass is more than just and netball. Three-year pass £600 £450 aspects of health a gym pass: it provides access to all the If you prefer casual and commitment-free sport • High Performance Squad for those wishing Two-year pass £450 £300 centrally managed sports facilities across then try UBU Active, where the emphasis is to compete at national or international level One-year pass* £250 £150 the University including free exercise-to-music on keeping fit while having fun. TheFit and • Events held throughout the year including One-year pass** £265 £165 classes. Income from the sale of passes Fabulous programme is another casual option the Varsity Boat Race and football and rugby * if paid in full provides funding for all essential services and and provides free (or very cheap) sessions for matches against the University of the ** if paid in three instalments programmes. There are additional charges for: female students. West of England. • externally run courses and activity programmes New students should have received a brochure which involve instruction, including Pilates How to apply Joining a sports club in their registration packs giving details of all • entry to the indoor and outdoor tennis courts The registration packs for new students included Students wishing to join a sports club will need the sports facilities and activities available. If at the Coombe Dingle Sports Complex information on how to apply for a sport and to pay: you have not received one, call into the Sport, • services such as physiotherapy and massage. activity pass before the start of term. If you • the relevant club joining fee, which varies decided not to apply then but subsequently Exercise and Health building to pick up a copy. There are two membership packages: Peak and according to affiliations, coaching, equipment You will also find various leaflets and timetables change your mind please visit www.bristol.ac.uk/ and kit Off-Peak. Off-Peak members may not use sports sport/memberships/obtainingasportspass for exercise classes and training sessions. facilities after 3.30pm on weekdays. • an annual membership fee, which helps cover All this information is also on the website. and follow the instructions for online application costs such as insurance and travel. Passes are available for one, two and three and payment. University sports facilities years, with charges on a sliding scale. The Members of any club which uses University three-year pass offers the best value for money. Sport and the Students’ Union facilities for training and matches, receives • Swimming pool, in the basement of the Passes may be renewed at the start of each University coaching or participates in BUCS Richmond Building The University of Bristol Students’ Union (UBU) must purchase a sport and activity pass. academic year, on payment of the appropriate offers a wide range of sporting opportunities • Sport, Exercise and Health Building, which charge in force at the time. This helps to pay for club facility time and includes a double-court sports hall, jogging track, for all levels of experience. Primarily, the Union professional coaching. the Pulse Health and Fitness suite, free-weights Sport and activity pass charges are not refundable, supports the running of over 50 sports clubs area and three studios offering a wide range of except in the event of serious illness or early with activities ranging from the traditional to Contact exercise classes, martial arts and fencing withdrawal from the University, and there are no the unusual, so you can try most things, from UBU Sport and Health • Squash courts, situated close to the precinct concessions for part-time students or for time football to sky diving. In addition to training Richmond Building • Healthy Living and Sports Medicine Unit, offering spent away from Bristol during your studies (eg on and competition, the clubs and the Union also 105 Queen’s Road injury diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation fieldwork or placements). Students on four-year organise social activities including weekly Sports Tel: (0117) 33 18648 • Coombe Dingle Sports Complex, comprising programmes which include a full year away from Nights and the annual Sports Awards Dinner. Email: [email protected] several grass and artificial pitches and courts, Bristol may buy a three-year pass which will be Web: www.ubu.org.uk/activities/sports a four-court indoor tennis centre, an Olympic rolled over to cover the final year, with no additional Sport at all levels weights room and a pavilion with bar and payment required. Students who have purchased The majority of the clubs take part in the catering facilities an Off-Peak membership may upgrade to Peak British Universities and Colleges Sport • Boathouse on the River Avon at Saltford, membership later on; students who have (BUCS) championships. Bristol has achieved halfway to Bath. purchased a Peak membership may not considerable success in recent years, ranking in subsequently downgrade to Off-Peak membership. the top 13 universities in the UK. Sport, leisure and travel / Sport Sport / Sport, leisure and travel Sport, leisure and travel Cultural activities Within the University Other student musical societies include Music Performing arts Elsewhere in Bristol Theatre Bristol, Bristol Operatic Society, Change The University’s own theatre, the Wickham Theatre Music Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Ringers, Live Soc, Indie Soc, Rock Soc, Jazz in Cantock’s Close, is the venue for several Participation King Street Funk Soul Society, Jungle Soc and Folk Club. productions each year by visiting theatre groups There are plenty of opportunities for students to www.bristololdvic.org.uk Most of these societies run on a more casual and by members of the Department of Drama. participate, and perform, in choirs, orchestras and basis than those listed above and also welcome Bristol Hippodrome – Opera, musicals, ballet other musical groups. Different levels of ability are Students in other schools have the opportunity music lovers of all abilities to their activities. St Augustine’s Parade catered for: some groups are open to all-comers, to participate in many other productions, either Full details are available on the Students’ www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk while entry to others is by audition only. as performers or as members of the production Union website at team (eg set design, front-of-house, etc). There Colston Hall – Classical, popular, jazz, world music No audition required: www.ubu.org.uk/activities/societies. are several different and varied performing arts Colston Street • University Choral Society Concert going societies. DramSoc, Bristol Operatic Society, www.colstonhall.org • University Wind Orchestra* The Department of Music arranges lunch-hour Spotlights, Music Theatre Bristol and Panto Soc • University String Orchestra* St George’s Bristol – Classical, folk, world music concerts every Wednesday and some Fridays each put on a number of shows throughout the • University Church Choir (sings at Communion Great George Street during term time (up until the start of exams in year and hold auditions for each one. Members service every Sunday morning during term www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk the summer term). These normally take place of the Stage Technicians Association (STA), also a and at other occasional services) in the Victoria Rooms and are free of charge, Students’ Union society, receive training in various Tobacco Factory – Wide variety of events • Symphonia with a retiring collection. Performers include aspects of production, including set design, lighting Raleigh Road, Southville • University Brass Ensemble* some of the groups listed above as well as and sound systems. STA provides crew for shows www.tobaccofactory.com • University of Bristol Barbershop Singers professional soloists and ensembles. There is and technical assistance for events from operas to • University Jazz Orchestra Arnolfini – Exhibitions, film, live art, dance, music also a programme of evening concerts. Details cabaret nights. • University Revelation Rock Gospel Choir 16 Narrow Quay of all concerts, workshops and other events are Some academic school societies, such as French, www.arnolfini.org.uk Audition required: listed at www.bristol.ac.uk/music/events.