Reports
JCR President
JCR President
Courtney Caton gives us the low down
The 2015 / 16 year has been one of great change and transition for Grey JCR . Over the Summer we undertook a £ 30,000 JCR redevelopment , thanks to approval at the last JCR meeting of the 2014 / 15 academic year and a generous contribution from the College . It is commonly claimed that Grey owns the largest television screen in all of the Durham Colleges , but we have bettered ourselves installing a 136 ” mounted projector screen with inbuilt sound , new lights , new sofas and café style seating , and AV . The JCR is even more the social hub of College , which would not have been possible without the efforts of Will Hockedy ( Finance and Commercial Services Officer 2014 / 15 ) and Nick Klein ( JCR President 2014 / 15 ). The Freshers ’ Helper team once again did a superb job welcoming new Freshers to the Grey Army ! Our new students persevered throughout the week , most notably as the rain poured down during their matriculation photo . Later on , in Michaelmas , Fireworks Guru Alex Curtis and his team ran a great event entertaining crowds of students , staff , and locals with an incredible display and time-travelling set-list . This year ’ s Informal Ball was themed ‘ The Magic of Disney ’. Attendees were treated to a rendition of The Circle of Life by James Quitmann , the ever-popular photobooth and a petting zoo ! We also had a Great Gatsby themed formal raising money for Mind , with Bassment Jazz performing afterwards . Highlights from Epiphany term included a London-themed BarFest and Valentine ’ s Formal , which raised a staggering £ 2,000 for the British Heart Foundation ! President ’ s Guest Night was held at Wynyard Hall , with entertainment from Bassment Jazz and second year DJ Andrei Sandu ; Issy Britton was awarded Unsung Hero for her incredible work with our Teikyo students . Charities Committee , Darts , Women ’ s Hockey and Men ’ s A Badminton all picked up awards . Honorary Life Memberships ( HLMs ) were given to Bill Curry ( page 16 ) and James Collinson . The beginning of our final term saw the Annual Charity Fashion Show , in support of Doctors Without Borders , with Events Comm . creating an incredible black tie atmosphere in the Students ’ Union Ballroom . For the second year in a row we were treated to glorious sunshine over Grey Day ; Western-themed this year - the line dance caller was particularly popular . Full credit must go to Layla Batchellier for her fantastic organisation of the Day and her Committee . Not ones for rest , Grey Day was immediately followed by the third annual George Palmer Rugby Sevens tournament , in which 36 teams battled it out in aid of the Samaritans . The final pitted teams from Grey and Collingwood against one another and there was a deafening cheer as Grey won the day . Thanks must be given to Ellie Conroy and Chris Bailey for organising this event , which is now a firm favourite of the post exam calendar . Once again , Phoenix Ball took place at Hardwick Hall , with the threat of thunderstorms clearing miraculously for our own ‘ Cirque du Soleil ’. We had a wonderful meal in the big-top styled marquee , an inflatable helter skelter and a silhouette cutting artist , before returning to Grey for the infamous Silent Disco and Hog Roast breakfast , finishing as tradition dictates with Wonderwall on the Croquet Lawn . Thanks should be given to Helen Burke and Becca Agar , as well as Events Comm ., for organising our best Phoenix Ball yet ! This year ’ s HLMs were awarded to Courtney Caton ( JCR President ), Bethany Allen ( JCR FACSO ), Craig Fisher , Edward Preece , Alice Ashwell , Alice Harfield , Sarah Kimber , and Henry Sawczyc , for their contributions to JCR life during their time here . As this year draws to a close there are many exciting prospects within the JCR to look forward to – the Fountains Hall redevelopment ( page 12 ) and reconsidering our Charitable Status next year . I certainly have had the pleasure of being our JCR President over this year , and look forward to where my successor David Jones takes it forward next !
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Reports
JCR President
raised a staggering £2,000 for the British Heart
Foundation! President’s Guest Night was held at
Wynyard Hall, with entertainment from Bassment
Jazz and second year DJ Andrei Sandu; Issy Britton
was awarded Unsung Hero for her incredible work
with our Teikyo students. Charities Committee,
Darts, Women’s Hockey and Men’s A Badminton
all picked up awards. Honorary Life Memberships
(HLMs) were given to Bill Curry (page 16) and James
Collinson.
The beginning of our final term saw the Annual Charity Fashion Show, in support of Doctors
Without Borders, with Events Comm. creating an
incredible black tie atmosphere in the Students’
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