2012-13 meeting 4 reports

Queen Margaret Union Board of Management

Queen Margaret UnionReports to the Board of Management

Meeting 4: 05/11/2012

General Manager SubmittedPresident SubmittedHonorary Secretary SubmittedHonorary Assistant Secretary SubmittedCampaigns & Charities SubmittedCurrent Student Representatives Not SubmittedEvents SubmittedPublications SubmittedSocial Submitted

1. General Manager’s Report to the Executive Committee 1.1 Business UpdateI reported to the Finance Committee on 31st October that sales in the previous week had been very good especially in the bars and catering. Bars in particular had a good week following the Amanda Palmer gig, a good Cheesy Pop and the Medics curry event on the same day as the Cecilians 60th birthday party and Bedlam.I also reported on the summer management accounts for July and August which show a smaller than budget loss for the two month period and a small improvement on last year despite a huge rise in energy costs.I expect the September management accounts will be available today (Monday) as they need to be sent to the University tomorrow. I can give a verbal update on these figures if the Board feel it would be useful.

1.2 Deloittes visitThe President and I met with two representatives from Deloittes this week in order to ensure the have some idea of what the QM Union is about before the write a report for the University on the sustainability of this organisation. While I believe the meeting was informative and I hope gave them a greater understanding of what we do and what we are about I am not entirely clear what is required from them. I am also fairly clear that they are not exactly clear on their remirt.

1.3 St Andrews Night Dinner & CeilidhThis event will be taking place on the second floor and tickets will be on sale this week priced £15. It will include dinner, a glass of wine, a shot of malt whisky and a ceilidh till midnight. This is an event that we will have to work very hard to promote if we hope for it to be a success and I hope every member of the Board will make a contribution.

1.4 MembershipMembership has now reached over 3700 but will close when 12hr tickets go on sale either later this week or on next Monday.

1.5 Opening HoursBusiness at to any University action but simply through a lack of use from our own members.

1.6 Red BullWe have had some very encouraging approaches from Red Bull with regard to running some promotion work with us. If we can agree some pricing we could see Red Bull on sale in the bars very soon.

1.7 C7 New Year ceilidhThe church will be running another ceilidh this year similar to the successful event they held last year. This will be a closed event for their church members only and will be a dry event with no alcohol. The building is normally closed at this time but a member of staff has kindly volunteered to work in order to open the building and provide security.

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1.8 Medics Curry EveningThis was a highly successful event and we had some very positive feedback from many of those attending. The organisers were very impressed and wrote cards of thanks to both the catering manager and events manager. A few more of this type of event would be most welcome.

1.9 HalloweenThis was another highly successful event which has now probably established itself as the most successful night of our year (including 12hr Cheesy Pop). Congratulations to all those staff and volunteers who made it happen.

1.10 12 Hour Cheesy PopA budget was agreed at the Finance Committee although I believe there may be some issues with a theme. This is most concerning given the event is only six weeks away. Tickets have been ordered and should go on sale within the week. It has been agreed tickets with be £8 for members, £12 for non-members and £15 for all on the night. It is essential that advance ticket sales are encouraged to ensure full benefits can be made from the pricing structure.

1.11 Energy ConservationI have arranged a meeting with Bert Young of the University with a view to reducing our energy costs for the year. He has some staff that are working on energy conservation programmes and I hope we can get some benefit. Our energy cost for the current year is forecast at £75,000.

1.12 Toilet VentilationThere have been on-going issues with Qudos toilets for some time despite our constant communication with the University. I have been in contact with Robert Kilpatrick who has arranged for the fans to be removed for testing and servicing before any further action is instigated. I will keep the Board in informed of developments.

1.13 Sub-committee on Student FinanceThe sub-committee meets next week and our Treasurer, President and myself hope to be in attendance to see if we can get some solution to the current freeze on our block grant. We are unsure at this stage if a report will be submitted by Deloitte or indeed if any decision will be made on the day. The Board will be very much kept informed of outcomes and any developments.

1.14 Best Bar None AwardsThe award ceremony is on November 15th where it is hoped that we will retain our silver award. No indication of the award is given before the event. The President will be attending to (hopefully) collect our award.

2. President's Report2.1 WelcomeHello to all our new Board Members and congratulations on your election. I look forward to working with you all. Hopefully you'll be trained up over the next few days by your level 1s, who I'm sure will be exemplary, but if you have any questions or want advice, please do not hesitate to ask. There are a multitude of people round the Board Room table that can make available a vast spread of knowledge and experience. With several aspects of the Union looking up of late, I think a new reshuffled Board can really push ahead over the next few months.

2.2 University FinanceThis project may – at last – be bearing fruit. The Guardian article raised a lot of interest, and I have received a lot of feedback and offers of support, notably from prominent University figures and GUSRC. Our meeting with the Deloitte representatives was constructive, and their feedback – on the whole – very positive. I hope that they now adequately feed this back to the Student Finance Sub-Committee.

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I am using the weekend to compile a full situation and planning document – it is currently sitting at 15 pages (including a graph). As the General Manager has mentioned, we will be meeting the SFSC to go over this in a couple of weeks. In this time, I also hope to mobilise some sections of the membership, and have been invited to a routine meeting with the VP L&D, who I will ask for assistance in pushing our graduate attribute programs. I am quietly hopeful that these next few weeks may see even a slight reversal of attitudes in University Management, though we cannot be complacent. With luck, we may only have been set back two months this academic year.

I will be incorporating some of the planning sections of the document into plans for the months ahead.

2.3 OnlineI have established a daily noon update detailing everything going in the building of a day. If you have feedback or additions for this, please text/post to me. The menu is being sent daily to me by the Catering Manager, and this is helping keep the website up to date. A. Compton has started a sports calendar, and this page was updated last week for the first time in ages.Following the election of the CCSR, I would like to talk about a CSR tumblr with the CSR committee.I will be sending out the next Newsletter soon. Please contact me with any recommendations – from board, commercial and events areas – that you think members would be enthusiastic about.

2.4 Gilchrist and PostgraduatesMyself and the General Manager attended the opening of the GPC last week in order to meet the people behind it, and scope out its services. It is quite an impressive space, and I don't believe that it will clash with our own activities too much. However, PG students are still a priority. Over the next few weeks, I will be meeting with organisers of the 'Hetherington Research Club' – an on-campus society of PG and mature students – to see what we can offer them. Any suggestions more than welcome.

2.5 By-Election and Election Mk. II.E. Murphy will cover this in much greater detail, but I hope everyone can get behind his decision. First years are a real priority in the next few months. I am very disappointed about the lack of uptake in Category C. While there has been a lot of CBP debate surrounding these positions, we cannot just give up on these seats before we have a chance to formally review them for an EGM/AGM. I have stressed to convenors the importance of attracting first years to committees, and motivating them to stay, and have advised them to personally take charge of actively targetting first year members. I hope that this will bear fruit.

2.6 MovemberI hope that everyone can get behind this. Many thanks to those who attended the launch event. I have expressed my concerns to various cross-campus parties regarding their lack of presence or support for the night, and have been promised re-doubled efforts. I hope they will forgive me if I believe it when I see it.

2.7 Clubs and SocietiesAs you will have read in the GM report, much of our successful business in the last few weeks has come from large external-body events. Venue hire is an aspect that we are currently working on as part of the sustainability report, and if all could keep an eye out for interested parties looking for hall hire. The upcoming GUSA quiz – I hope – will be a success, and keep Cheesy busy during a time where we traditionally struggle for numbers.

2.8 Push!On numbers, I hope that everyone can get behind our events in the coming months. As we move into exam time, it gets increasingly difficult to attract people. Please do PR – constantly, and preferably before midday. Attendance to committees that need held would be much

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appreciated by all. I have attended several social events over the last week that are experiencing flagging numbers. Please help reverse this with promotion and new ideas.

3. Honorary Secretary3.1 HelloHello to all the new board members! Apologies I was not around much this weekend for training and the likes. If you have any questions or want to help out with any of the stuff I am doing please feel free to chat to me. It would be great to have fresh ideas.

3.2 Clubs and SocietiesGradually people are gathering together their paperwork. There are however still a few societies that are using the building despite not being affiliated. Hopefully by the time you are reading this we will have information to affiliate them, notably the GUPDC.I would like to hold a Clubs and Societies fair to give them a chance to recruit new members and for us simultaneously get an opportunity to talk to them all in person about holding upcoming events in the QM. I would have liked to have done this much sooner but have not yet found a date that is both free and allows me time to organise anything. I will confirm this as soon as possible and any help in the organisation of this would be much appreciated, I am aware that this is a busy time for most. It is great to get good feedback from societies that use the building and especially of duty board. Thank you to all that have dealt with them on duty and do keep checking in to make sure they have all that they need. Also, feel free to attend club and society events – Many have fundraising events open to all and would love to see friendly QM faces. Mary’s Meals are holding a pub quiz in Jims on the 18th of November and as our charity of the semester would be a great one to support.

3.3 Life Membership Laura-Anne Porterfield, before her term as CSR Convenor left me with a list of life members and how to find them on social networking sites. I am hoping to contact them by following them as QMU Life Members on twitter or sending them a link to the page on facebook. The facebook page is gradually getting more ‘likes’ which is brilliant. Now we have a way of contacting life members that still take an interest in the QM. If anyone has suggestions on what kind of things we should be advertising to the life members they would be much appreciated – St Andrews Day dinner is definitely one for them.I would also like to produce some kind of visual piece, poster thing showing the QM ‘then and now’. If anyone would like to take this on as a project that would be fantastic. I plan to talk to the new CSR Convenor about this soon.If anyone has any suggestions on life membership do come and say hello.

4. Honorary Assistant Secretary4.1 WelcomeHello new board members, and welcome back to those who are back. I am highly optimistic about how productive we can be in the weeks before Christmas, and then come the new term be ready to go.

I am in the process of writing an action plan for myself, and would love to work with anyone and everyone where I can to help them on their ideas and projects.

4.2 TrainingFollowing the election last Thursday, there was a somewhat brief training session to introduce the history and structure of the Union to the new board members. This was followed by a tour of the building, and an introduction to some members of staff.

I have produced a new duty training sheet, and will be writing up a few more things over the next fortnight. I have asked level ones to fill in where I missed on Friday, so I am hoping you shall meet many of the staff members, and will learn more about the Union. The sheet has a section for comments, which I would encourage so that I may find out what you still need or want to learn, and I may sort that out for you.

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L. Porterfield compiled a CSR guide, and a handover document for the next convenor, to help smooth the transition between boards. Thank you to her, and those who gave input, for these documents. If anyone does not have a copy, please let me know.

I have spoken with L. Hinton, and we decided to postpone first aid training to later in the month, following the potential election.

To correct myself from my last report, I have discovered an extensive stock of sky blue board shirts. I am not planning to implement change until the stock runs out.

4.3 Committee AttendanceTo fully clarify myself from the board training, and to explain to those who were not present, I will now be expecting the following:

Attendance at all meetings of the CSR committee, or apologies otherwiseA MINIMUM attendance of three committees between board meetings

Equally, board meeting attendance is necessary as per Bye-Laws:

All Board Members, with the exception of ex-officio, Honorary President, Honorary Vice-Presidents and Former Student Members, who miss two consecutive meetings of the Board of Management without apologies or three with apologies shall be deemed to have remitted office.

Committees which count to the three are the standing convenor committees - campaigns, events, publications and social - as well as CBP committee. Any OTHER committee which is to be included must send me a sederunt in the fortnight.

Attendance at a committee is more than just attendance; you are an elected member of the Union, and as such should try to contribute where possible - encouraging other members of the Union is just as important as coming up with ideas and feedback yourself.

The chair of the committee may remove your name from the sederunt if they feel your behaviour is unsuitable, or your attitude poor.

4.4 Constitution, Bye-Laws and PolicyAs mentioned above, this committee contributes to your fortnightly quota. These documents are the core of the Union; how and why we exist, how we operate, what we do. I suggest everyone read them - cover to cover is tough, but a core knowledge of the documents is vital.

Most of what you will learn on duty is because of what is written there, and most of the questions I am asked I answer by checking the documents.

I am currently looking to move the committee from Wednesday evenings, and am considering Thursdays if suitable.

The committee meets to recommend changes to the Board, and has recently discussed issues with some old, outdated sections.

4.5 ElectionThanks again to everyone who helped me put together the last election. I was pleased with how it ran, although a little bit disappointed with the lack of first year interest and polling day turnout.

With three empty seats, many comments have been made about another election. I believe it is beneficial to run this, and would recommend it to the board, on the basis that a much larger PR push be made, with specific thought given to first years.

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5. Campaigns & CharitiesSederunt 22/10/12: Board Members (6)- R.Callaghan, H.Brand, M.Bruce, B.Male, A.McAllister, A.Compton. Ordinary Members- 14Sederunt 29/10/12: Board Members (8)- R.Callaghan, H.Brand, E.Munro, S.McFarland, A.McAllister, A.Compton, C.Hall, P.Kelly. Ordinary Members- 10

5.1. Free CondomsThe service is running fine and now most of the committee are trained to do shifts on their own. As they have reached this level of competence I shall now be looking in to running a proper sexual health training session, through the Sandyford (as has been done before), to give committee members a better insight into the subject & that extra something to put on their CV. I shall be discussing the option of having the service run through the whole of Welfare Week with the committee before this meeting.Only issue we have had recently is a delay in the latest order of condoms causing shortages in some sizes.

5.2. Fundraising5.2.1. Mary's MealsFundraising amounts can be seen to change dependent on how busy the building is, as you’d expect. So far there seems to be over £300 raised for Mary’s Meals this semester but I have yet to get the offical amount back from the General Office yet.5.2.2. Hallowe'enHallowe'en was, as also seen last year, a very hard sell for the volunteers as members do not seem as enthused to buy either hallowe'en related merchandise or our usual glowsticks. I’m not sure why this is but credit to the committee members on the shifts as they did what they could with a tough crowd. I have yet to hear back from the Red Cross on how their stall went.

5.3 Red Ribbon BallThings are shaping up well for this year’s ball with a lot of enthusiasm from committee members. Special mention to K. Scott wo has spent a lot of time going around local buisnesses asking for donation to our raffel. A poster has been drafted up & after a few small changes will hopefully be ready to go out in the next week or so. I am looking to get a small leaflet on each table with a run down of the event & the chairty we are raising money for.

5.4 MovemberWe so far only have ten teams on our page and no money raised. It would be great if all the new board members could sign up & join in (& the old ones who haven’t done so yet too!). As I was away during the time of the shave off I neglected to push it to my committee & for that I am sorry.

5.5 Children in NeedI am currently in the process of asking around clubs and societies to see if there is anyone interested in coming in for the annual wax off; I will of course be offering up my legs but if any other board member wants to keep me company on stage it would be much appricated.Instead of having eyepatches being sold at Cheesy we will instead have them painted on people’s faces, this was found to be a bit safer. The event itself will hopefully be shown in Champs Bar on the night (provided there is no big games on) and the may be children’s cartoons projected against the wall in Qudos.

5.6 Blood DriveThe first day of the blood drive was today (as in the 5th) so will provide a verbal report. If you missed today’s there will be another tomorrow from 12.00 until 15.00.

6. Current Student Representatives-

7. EventsSederunts

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22/10: 7 Board Members (P Kelly, S McFarland, B Male, M Bruce, H Brand, E Munro, J Reid) & 14 Ordinary Members29/10: 7 Board Members (P Kelly, S McFarland, J Reid, B Male, M Bruce, A Black, A McAllister) & 8 Ordinary Members

7.1 Cheesy7.1.1 26/10We expected lower numbers than the previous weeks and so it was decided to put Toast on the stage and not have dancing on the stage, so as to not make Qudos empty. Cheesy ran well as normal but to combat falling numbers the committee is planning two themed Cheesy Pops in November.

7.1.2 2/11We expected lesser numbers this week due to Halloween two nights before and this was the case and so again Toast was on the stage rather than the booth. The bars were reasonably busy all night and Qudos filled up from 12 and the floor looked busy for the rest of the night.

7.1.3 Children In NeedI met with Robin and we’ve planned for a ‘Children in Need Cheesy’ on the 16th November. The plan is to have the BBC show showing in Champs, C&C face-painting, games in Jims Bar and the screen in Qudos to show clips from cartoons. A poster is being designed so we may advertise around the building over the next two weeks.

7.1.4 St AndrewsOn the 30th November the QM is having a dinner and ceilidh for St Andrew’s Day. We have applied for a late licence so will have a Scottish themed Cheesy following the dinner. We’ve had ideas for showing films like Trainspotting, decorating the building with saltires, having a piper and mini versions of highland games but I need to discuss these with the Events Manager and will have a solid plan within the next few days.

7.1.5 PRWe have new Cheesy flyers in a postcard design, with the idea being people send in their messages to reception and we can display them on the screen each week. The committee is now setting up a weekly PR table outside the building on a Friday afternoon (weather pending) which has ran well the last two weeks. I also wish to implement the ‘free pass balloon’ idea on Friday next week.

7.2 Tech TeamThere were issues this week for Halloween and Comedy of Tech members not being able to make the shifts they signed up for or not being aware of how long they were to be needed for. I apologise for this and will speak to the team at our meeting this week to make sure this doesn’t happen again. I’d like to thank Tom for running the tech for Comedy on Thursday. On a more positive note, the team are becoming far more comfortable with setting up our events, such that Cheesy Pop was set up on Friday without needing any help from the Events Manager, which I was very pleased with.

7.3 HalloweenWell this was good. We hit capacity at 12.10am and had a consistent queue from around 10pm until 1am curfew. The Qudos decorations looked great and the committee’s decorating of Jims

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was well done. Karaoke ran as well as it does every Friday giving the bar a good atmosphere. Three members of the committee went round a picked out 5 candidates for best costume, which was announced at 1am in Qudos. The main flaw in the night was the photo booth, which due to the coffee bar seating being used as a second cloakroom, had to be put into the corner of Jims. This was not obvious and so roaming photographing was used instead.

7.4 12 HourThe committee is now diving head first into preparation for 12-Hour. The Events Manager is currently making up preliminary PR and tickets so we can begin selling them. The theme this year is likely to be a “Christmas in Vegas” theme as we can do a lot with this and have great activities around the building (wedding chapel anyone?). We are looking for an act to be booked very soon and a document for suggestions for this is on the facebook group. I plan to dedicate most of this week’s committee to 12-Hour discussion so urge as many board members to come along and contribute as possible.

8. PublicationsSederunts:24/10 6 Board Members (L. Porterfield, J. Reid, A. Compton, T. Kelly, E. Zhdanov, A. McAllister) and 18 Ordinary Members

31/10 2 Board Members (T. Kelly, A. McAllister) and 11 Ordinary Members

8.1 Issue 99The issue by the time this board meeting commences will have been sent off. This issue has not been without it's share of difficulty. The Illustrations Editor at the time this was written has had his phone off and not been off Facebook for five days and prior to that was avoiding answering a number of direct questions posed to him on the Facebook page, this has meant we have not been able to collect any work from him at the time I write this. I have picked up the work of the illustrations editor, but his individual style of cartoon cannot be replicated. The Tech and Arts Editor had a lot of difficulty getting articles back in to the point we struggled to get enough to fill the sections until very late on in the process, I was not made aware of the full extent of missing articles until the Wednesday of the editing period, he would not as a result of this attend the meeting to show the contributors his displeasure, which I decided to allow with the caveat that I would speak for him in the meeting in suggesting and asking for articles. I have sent messages to all those who have not sent in articles and in some cases, will not allow articles to be handed out to individuals who have failed to supply an article altogether without good reason until the time has come that they complete the article. This process has lead to the articles coming in.

8.2 Issue 100Is about to be started and will focus on the QMU and general matters to do with the 'state of the union'.

8.3 Editors RolesFollowing this last round of issues with Editors, I am in a period of review of one of the editor's roles within the editorial team. I cannot say for certain what the outcome of this will be as I am still unable to reach this to ascertain the facts. This process will be conducted with as much sensitivity to any issues the Editor may be having as possible.

8.4 TrainingPhotography training will be negatively impacted by this period of review and may need to take place later, this is unfortunate. I will bring it up and perceive interest in the next meeting. I am still to hear a reply from the photography society who offered to help but am unsure if I should pursue them any further as they are not affiliated. I will likely encourage them to do so and then get them involved

8.5 Online

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Online is seeing growth gradually. We have added a new feature to the line up and hope it will increase.

8.6 DeadlinesDue to the lack of meeting deadlines, I will be ensuring my new lieutenant's role includes placing the duty task on the publications page as it did previously, but has fallen by the wayside recently. Whilst I have been very clear on deadlines in meetings this serves as a helpful additional reminder and I should have been ensuring it was done.

9. Social9.1 sedurunts

9.1.1 25th October7 board members (J. Ansell, J. Reid, H. Brand, E. Zhdanov, T. Kelly, C. Fraser, A. Black, L-A. Porterfield), 13 ordinary members9.1.2 1st November6 board members (J. Reid, A. Black, L-A. Porterfield, Su. McFarland, M. Bruce, B, Male, B. McBride), 10 ordinary members9.2 Monday Music Quiz

9.2.2 22nd OctoberThis was the first time I had run this event. The set up was fairly easy and the hosts did a god job and tried their hand at answering the questions too so had fun. The event pulled in 5 teams9.2.3 29th OctoberThe event began a little later than usual due to no teams taking part at 8. However after some persuasion, both myself and the bar staff had managed to get 4 teams together from Jims and Champions (the sports) bar. All those who took part in the event had a good time, although I am truthfully struggling in terms of how to make this event more popular. It is something I will definitely bring up at the next social.We are looking at ways of changing the running of the quiz though – changing the length of rounds, layout of answer sheets, and trying to get the song editing to be done in-house to save on dolla.9.3 Unplugged

9.3.1 23th OctoberA good night, ran well, with around 70 people in the bar, and about 50 staying until about 12. There was a large pub golf contingent making their way through the bar during the early stages but it didnt affect numbers too badly and if anything, they did sing along quite heartily to some songs. Sign ups still continue to be high which is nice, a good week.9.3.2 30th OctoberSadly, this was the first quiet Unplugged of the year. Despite starting after the hustings, not many people stayed. However around 30 people stayed all night and there were almost too many sign ups which is pleaseing. There are early plans to have our first theme night (Disney) to coincide with children in need later in the month9.4 Big Wednesday Night Pub Quiz

9.4.1 31th OctoberA good performance from the lads. The quiz continues to run smoothly and the chat from the two hosts continues to be enthralling to the crowd, but above all, pc.There were some fun games implemented but there were complaints that they lasted a little too long, they will be reconsidered for the next quiz. There were around 70 people in the bar;

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this event has not seen a decline yet despite mounting coursework, so if given an extra push I would like to target these high numbers all term, despite university work.9.5 Comedy

9.5.1 1st November – Movember comedyTo be frank, Movember Comedy was a car crash. PR was put out earlier on in the week, both in flyer and poster form, and multiple attempts to get the SRC to push the event went unheard or ignored – something particularly disappointing as it was not only a cross-campus event, but was also planned in part by one of their exec. On the night of the event, I received a text from the aforementioned exec informing me that not only was he not attending the event, but that the shavers were to be in the building in the next twenty minutes, with no indication of what they’d been told or who they were expecting. A representative of Mens International then arrived early in Jim’s, and though I explained what was happening with the night, he seemed a little confused when I explained the timing of the event, but did not raise any points and neither did his two colleagues upon their arrival. The compere and first act arrived and I then received a text from the second act saying he would not be able to make it as he was on his way for an x-ray for his leg. Despite this, he offered to send out a text to his fellow local acts to see if they could cover, but I received no more communication from him and T. Kelly saved the day by calling in a friend who is the president of the new comedy society on campus, so a big thank you to him for that. By this time, the bar was closed to members as we were setting up, and though I explained this to the GUSA president who popped his head in to ask if the shaving was still happening, and assured me he would be back with more people in an hour, he did not enter the building again that night. Also, despite being told that tech team would arrive between 7pm and half past, they did not turn up at all, and I must thank T. Kelly once again as he provided the tech support for the entire night – something he should not have had to do as Duty Board. After all this, the event was pushed back a further half hour to allow for people to attend the by-election results, and the comedy was announced also to encourage people to go through to Jim’s after. However, only a handful did so with many preferring to stay in Champs where they were able to discuss the results, etc. The comedy began and went well, with us beginning the shaving in the interval. However, after the first person was shaved, the shaver informed me he had to leave as he was told they were only needed from 6pm-10pm at the latest. This was a complete surprise as at a meeting with the SRC exec who’d booked the shavers, James & I had been explicit in stating our comedy nights started at 8pm. Ultimately it was decided that he was going to leave, so we allowed him to clear his things, something which extended the break far longer than I would have ever liked. Once we started up again, it was obvious how many people had left whilst waiting, which was only further disappointment. Though the acts did seem to enjoy themselves, this night was a great strain and disappointment and I can only thank C. Fraser, T. Kelly and E. Munro for their support.9.6 PCP

9.6.1 26th OctoberPCP this week ran to its usual high standards with fun rounds that everyone seemed to enjoy. The event continues to pull in a consistent crowd, with around 50 people.9.6.2 2nd NovemberFeedback suggest that the questions were quite difficult this week, also consider that sometimes rounds come in so late that we can't change questions if we feel like they're too hard.There were about 30 people in attendance, some regulars and some new people. May still be an issue of pr not being in the right places.9.8 Karaoke

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9.8.1 26th OctoberAnother good performance from the lads, nothing else of note really. A good night.9.8.2 2nd NovemberKaraoke ran smoothly. There have been suggestions from the hosts however that the event should finish at 12/12:30 due to dwindling bar numbers, and those members staying wanting to go down and dance

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