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Hi everyone, if you don’t know me already my names Isla, I’m a first-year psychology student and would love for the opportunity of social sec.

Firstly abit about me, I started to train gymnastics when I was 12, forming immediate life-long bonds, making joining gymnastics in university an easy decision. Throughout my year as a silly fresher and a novice girl, not only have I managed insane commitment to the social themes, but I’ve also become comfortable in myself and feel more accepted than I ever have. On par with this, I’ve developed friendships through the society, helping to form a network of connections outside of my course and flat, making my university experience even more secure. This is a feeling I not only want to replicate for the people around me but also the new and upcoming freshers next year.

WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR ME

Let’s start broadly with why I would thrive in this opportunity. Extroversion and speaking to new people freely are things that come to me with ease, this would be beneficial for the society as not only would I encourage social attendance through training, but also branch out to wider people to help develop the number and variety of individuals. Along with this, communicating with members of other societies for the opportunity of gymnastics friendly joint socials as well as maintaining strong relationships with clubs, bars and various promotors.

Throughout my year in gymnastics I feel I’ve developed trusting and reliable relationships with both freshers and existing members, of which I plan to develop on next year regardless of my position. As I think we all know me being told off within gymnastics is what some would say frequent. You may be thinking ‘Isla why the hell is that good’, but this is where I bring in constructive criticism. By being able to take criticism I hope this will remain in the next year if I achieve social sec, this will allow me to openly take on advice and opinions on socials, to make them more enjoyable and inclusive for everyone.

Along with this, if you haven’t noticed from my various Wednesday evening outfits, I’m confident in saying I am a creative thinker. I plan for this to be developed on in the next year with not only creative socials but also creative games and challenges. Running smoothly with this, I’m also an incredibly organised individual (my monthly planner hates to see me coming), this is beneficial as not only will I work coherently with the other social sec but would be able to supply committee with information and planning further in advance.

Finally, I can also say with pride, I’m a menace for a night out. Therefore having my attendance during socials will quite literally never be an issue. My organisation being further demonstrated with constantly booking Ubers to revs and achieving the status of being able to drag Delphi all the way to warehouse.

GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR (ill discuss this more within my presentation)

1. More integrated socials.
One of my most memorable socials as a fresher was that of the families social. The reason for this was that I felt it broke the barrier between exiting and new members. This is something that I want to focus on and address further to make the new generation feel more comfortable.
2. Broader of sober socials.
Sober socials I believe are something that should be more participant lead. Therefore I aim to create the opportunity for sober socials to be more down to personal choice than simply being told what to do and where to be.

3. Outsider suggestions.
Along with this the encouragement for outsider suggestion is something that I want to explore. A way I plan to achieve this is through focussing on why people aren’t attending socials and find ways to make them more viable for them. Along with this I want to introduce a form of bulletin board in which members can anonymously discuss both what they want and how.

4. Pathing the way for the next generation.
Later throughout the year I would also like to create the idea of input from individuals aiming for social sec in the next year. This could be achieved through fresher revenge socials or allowing them control with a game.

5. Finally I aim to keep relationships strong throughout the committee, communicating freely and encouraging input to any changes that need to be made.

Overall, I aim to discuss these factors more within my presentation and would love the opportunity to supply more to the society that I already enjoy so much. Thank you for reading and I look forward to seeing you at the AGM meeting. xx

Hi everyone! I’m Dom, I’m a first year Ecology and Conservation Biology Student, and I’m super excited to be running to be one of the Social Secs for 2025/26!

Returning to gymnastics at uni has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! It as 100% made my experience as a silly fresher and I’m so grateful for it. Since joining the society at the start of first semester I’ve met so many amazing people, made so many great friends, and regained my love for the sport. The society has helped me in so many ways from growing as a person to doing my first competitions and earning me the title of novice (but now inter) boy! The love I have for the society and everyone in it motivates me to give back to it and ensure everyone has the best time possible in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

This year I have shown great commitment to the society by attending weekly training, competitions, socials, and tour – this commitment is something I will definitely keep up and improve next year regardless of my position in the society. I am also an extremely organised, reliable and punctual person (ignoring when I lost everything in barca lol) meaning I will be able to effectively carry out the duties of a social sec and be a great addition to committee. I am an excellent team player with good communication skills so collaborative work with the other social sec and the rest of committee won’t be a problem. I like to think I am very approachable and have a friendly and bubbly personality, I also love meeting new people and can’t wait to welcome next years freshers into our amazing community.

I absolutely love going out every Wednesday (trying not to cry rn sat at home thinking about chief) and as you can tell from my multiple cardboard outfits for socials, I can be quite a creative person – something essential for being a social sec. I think they also demonstrate the commitment and enthusiasm I have for socials and can’t wait to continue this throughout next year. Listening to feedback and acting upon it is also essential for a position like this, and I am looking forward to talking to everyone and hearing any ideas the team may have. I have lots of exciting ideas of my own for the role next year that I can’t wait to share with you during my presentation.

If I get given the opportunity to be one of your social secs, I will make sure everyone has the best time! Thank you for reading my poster and manifesto and I look forward to the AGM!

Hey everyone! 🤓

I’m Sylvia, a first-year Spanish student and I’m running for social secretary for gymnastics in 2025-2026!

I started gymnastics when I was 7 years old and competed until I was 18. I took a break for a while, and joined gymnastics society this year, and have been reminded how much I love the sport. I have enjoyed this year in gymnastics an insane amount and have loved sharing experiences with everyone and spending time with all of you every week!

Joining a society definitely helped me to come out of my shell and make new friendships with so many amazing people. I want to create an environment next year in which everyone feels as welcome as I did.

Being a Spanish student, I don’t have many contact hours, so I will be able to spend plenty of time planning super fun socials, secret social, and tour. Also, due to my degree I have a year abroad in third year, meaning that next year is my only opportunity to be on committee :(

I am very committed to gymnastics, attending training, socials, secret social and tour. I will remain this committed next year and go above and beyond in my duties as social sec :)

My main goal as social sec is to make the society more inclusive for more people, such as non-drinkers and newcomers, and creating a welcoming environment for everyone. I’m going to do so by hosting more sober socials with a wider variety of activities for people with conflicting schedules and budgets, such as organising rounders games or puppy yoga. Additionally, I will make the weekly socials more accommodating to everyone, not just extroverted people who drink and enjoy clubbing, fear not- removing weekly mischief is out of the question though. #toolit

I am a naturally easygoing and very approachable person, and I intend on creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere in the socials as well as at trainings, competitions etc. I will put in the effort to ensure everyone feels included. This also means that I am confident I will work well with the other social sec as well as the rest of the committee to make sure that everything runs smoothly and is well communicated.

This year I have had conversations with people about things like socials and tours, and these conversations with members of gymnastics have given me ideas for how i would do things next year. Additionally, as social sec I want to put in my new ideas such as collaborating on socials with other societies.

I hope you consider me for social sec 25/26! 😊

Hey everyone, my name is Annabella, and I am a first year Ancient History student running for social secretary for 2025/26


will hopefully be changing degrees though so back into first year - meaning lots more free time for social seccing ;)



I started my gymnastics journey last September with the university and I have not only fallen in love with the sport but also the people that do it. It’s served as a foundation for my university life to feel comfortable and have fun as well as try something new. I want to be responsible creating that safe and fun space for everyone else too, especially for the new freshers that will be starting with us next year.



My biggest priority as social sec will be to make a conscious effort every single training, social, competition and event to make sure every member of the society feels included and happy.



I understand that a lot of sports societies have a strong element of heavy drinking and crazy punishments and to some extent I admire that. However, one thing that has set gymnastics aside as a society is its ability to be fun as well as hold a space for a more diverse range of people.
As a social sec I want to make gymnastics even more inclusive and even more fun :)





My goals/aims for 2025/6;


1. My main goal as social sec is to make sure all members of the society feel included and have fun. As a confident person I have no issue approaching people and starting conversations to assure that everyone is doing okay.



2. Make more of a variety of socials - I’ve had several responses from people explaining the reasons why they haven’t come to socials and these include; too expensive sober socials, awkward timings (often things happening in the evenings) and a lot of people who don’t drink alcohol don’t see the point in socials if they’re sober. As social sec I want to utilise the feedback given to me by people to host more accommodating socials that are more affordable and at different times. For example, rounders games, hosting arts and crafts days, friendly football matches against other societies etc. I would also make sure that at the weekly socials when people go out there are spaces for those who don’t drink to be involved in the activities, be able to socialise with other members in a relaxed environment and of course have fun 3



3. I want to maintain the positive relationships our society has with event organisers as well as work with events sec to continue our philanthropic efforts (charity events etc)



4. Plan an amazing and affordable tour - I have already started my research on this and this will be included in my presentation :) This year's tour was amazing and I definitely want to keep some elements - however planning it with my fellow social sec and organising/booking things ourselves will make it more affordable and customisable so people with different interests can come and still have fun



5. Collaborate with other societies at socials!! For example, other societies such as athletics have friendly football matches against each other which are great fun and mean more interaction with the other sports clubs. If people are up for it, I'd love to organise things like this (not just football as I understand not everyone would be up for that)



6. Involve Beckett at more socials! I’ve chatted to a few people who go to Beckett about socials and often they’ve seemed keen to come, some friendly competitions could be organised



7. Stay organised and produce monthly social calendars so people have time to organise outfits/costumes for themed socials and make plans if they’re attending any of the sober socials



8. Listen to what members have to say. I am going to make sure to regularly check in on as many members in the society as I can to make sure that everyone is enjoying myself and editing anything that people think could make gymnastics a more fun and friendly place









Why vote for me;



This year despite not being a committee member I have still aimed to speak to a variety of people and regularly check in on people because that's what I enjoy doing, as social sec I would continue to do this and go above and beyond in making sure that each individual in gymnastics is having fun and feels comfortable



I love hosting. so. much. I’ve hosted several themed birthdays for my friends and myself, and I love organising and planning these kinds of events, honestly, I want it as a job when I'm older (not sure how ancient history will help with this though)



I’ve already been asking people before I even considered going for social sec why they wouldn’t come to socials and what could be done to make them feel more comfortable doing so - so as social sec I am ready to continue to do this with the power to adapt socials to accommodate more people within the society.