Every year the country is united for a very good cause: Children in Need. The University of Winchester’s Student Union is of course no exception. A high level of dedication was shown amongst staff and students throughout the entire day, which would impress. The canteen staff even dressed to impress clad in a colourful array of clowns outfits serving Pudsey related foods such as cakes and popcorn. Downstairs in the terrace bar, an all day karaoke was taken place where students and staff both sung their hearts out to raise money for the cause, and was highly entertaining for on-lookers…or people outside seen as they could be heard a mile away.
There was also a challenge set by SU staff, which I personally found entertaining, and a very interesting way of raising money. The contest was called ‘Lost and Found’ which challenged teams to get as far as they could without spending any money. The winning team traveled approximately 400 miles north and back within 10 hours that day, raising a similar amount of money, helping to raise the over £1,000 that the SU managed to raise in total.
Children in Need also managed to expand itself into the Student Night, Flirt – popular for it’s cheap drinks and great variety of music. This didn’t change but thrown into the mix was a giant Pudsey (yet to be identified), students dressed in fancy dress (including a giant baby a.k.a Chris Dillon), and various advertisers. Although numbers were lower than most Friday nights, the charitable spirit did not die down, nor did the happiness behind it all. Drinks were flowing, laughs were had and dancing was done whilst a massive projection of the live coverage of BBC’s Children in Need event was placed behind the DJ booth – so students remembered exactly why they were there in the first place.
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