PlayMates Week 2013....

Tuesday 15-10-2013 - 08:29

Monday 21st of September - Friday 25th is PlayMates Week, a time when the Student Union will be asking you to remember to Please Look After Your Mates! The entire week is dedicated to the welfare and welbeing of you, our students, So what will be going on?

Each day will involve various visitors coming onto Campus to raise awareness, offer support and provide information on welfare issues that could at some point conern us all.

Monday is Mental Health Awareness Day with ABC (Anorexia and Bulimia Care) charity coming in alongside our Student Mind volunteers and Heads Up.

Tuesday is set to be the launch of Body Gossip on Tour 13/14, where we'll be encouraging you to 'rock your own brand of goregousness. You can find out more about the campaign at http://www.bodygossip.org/. Our local PCSO Becca Williams will also be on campus with lots of advice and support for keeping ourselves safe and sound so please catch her around campus for a chat or to ask any questions.

In the run up to a busy BOP Wednesday will be focusing on Sexual Health. The NHS Trust will be in the Student Union willing to talk to anyone and everyone about looking after ourselves sexually. Pop in and do a chlamydia screening, pick up some condoms or see the painful outcomes of when we don't take care of ourselves. Don't be shy, at the end of the day we are all human!

Meningitis Research Foundation are in on Thursday making sure you are aware of the signs and symptoms surrounding Meningitis so we can look for one another. Our other visitors will be unmissable, Hampshire Fire and Rescue will be bringing in an operational Fire Appliance and Special Equipment Unit as well as displaying the damaging outcome from a driving collision, one not to be missed.

In coordination with National Breast Cancer Month, Friday is all about Pink! CoppaFeel! will be on campus with a host of awesome pink and breast related fun to get involved in. Have your photo with a giant breast, take a nibble on a pink cupcake and feel free to wear pink on campus with pride. Please pop along, get involved and donate to a worthy cause but most of all remember the message, rememeber to check your breasts. The Pink fun doesn't stop there, we're taking it to Flirt! Get to the Box Office from Monday 21st at 11am to get your Pink Flirt tickets, go pink go bright and lets show how we as a union can support Breast Cancer!

Katy Loveless
Welfare Officer 2013/14

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