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Fun, films and free food
Students organise week of events at Bournemouth University
Hungry students received hundreds of free toasties this week at Bournemouth University.
The annual Events Week, organised by Bournemouth Universities Christian Union, featured events at both lunchtime and in the evening. The Christian Union, which represents Christians at both Bournemouth University and the Arts University College Bournemouth, wanted to spread the word of God through serving the community.
Starting on Monday 15th November, a group were on hand every lunchtime to provide hundreds of free toasties to hungry students, in exchange for a question about God. Members of BUCU were handing out fliers around campus, but by the end of the week, word of mouth had spread and the Atrium was crammed with hungry students.
Such was the demand that those helping out had to fetch more napkins from the canteen, as those they had bought had run out. “We hoped it would be popular, but we didn’t expect there to be this many people,” said Jeremy Booth, president of BUCU.
Serving the community didn’t stop there, with a range of events in the evenings designed to have something that would appeal to as many people as possible.
Monday evening saw a special screening of Pixar movie Up in the Lawrence lecture theatre, with free popcorn and sweets. Dylan’s Bar was taken over on Tuesday for a special sports themed pub quiz.
There was an open mic night at the Hub on Lansdowne Road on Wednesday evening. This proved especially popular, featuring some incredible local talent. Tea, coffee and cakes were also provided while the entertainment took place.
The finale of the evening events was Grill A Christian night, which challenged students to ask any questions they had about the faith and get answers from members of BUCU. Mr Booth said he hoped this would allow anyone who had become interested in Christianity after attending any of the other events to ask further questions.
The week’s events were completely free, funded by the university.
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