Author: Kevin Griffin

On the 9th and 10th of November, the newly founded Bangor University Quidditch team were involved in a two-day tournament which was hosted by the prestigious Oxford University. There was a great collection of diverse teams involved in the tournament, with 16 teams from around both the UK and Ireland making the trip to Oxford for this event. Quidditch UK, the UK’s governing body for quidditch teams, were the ones responsible for organising this event. There were three main teams involved who have a good reputation in the sport for playing well. There were The Oxford Chimeras, Avarda Keeldava…

The Bangor University’s Paintballing Society were nominated for an award at the UK Paintball Awards. They have been nominated for the award ‘Breakthrough team of the year’ after having a successful year last year with some fantastic results. Two of its members were nominated for individual awards as well, making it one of the most successful years in the club’s history. This year’s awards took place at 6.00 pm on 30 November at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nottingham. Last year, the Paintballing Society had an incredibly successful year. As well as defeating Bangor’s rivals, Aberystwyth, at Varsity, they also…

BU Fencing club to host annual tournament The Bangor University’s Fencing Club has announced that they will be hosting this year’s University-run fencing tournament for the first time in its history. The tournament, which is the biggest university-run fencing tournament in Wales, will include competitors from universities across the country. The tournament is going to be held on the Normal Site premises in gym number three from Saturday 15th March, and it is expected that at least five other universities in Wales will be sending teams and representatives. These include teams from Cardiff and Aberystwyth. In the history of the competition,…

On the 16th November 2013, the Bangor University’s dance society hosted an event they called ‘Strictly come Bangor’. This was a charity event in which the society raised an impressive total of £210. They donated £110 of this to Children in Need and kept £100 for the society, well deserved considering how successful the event was! It has been described as a fun filled night with a wide audience as people from all kinds of different societies fighting for their chance to win. Members representing their respective society were partnered up and had to dance with their ‘professional’ dancing partner…

When the month of November comes around, there seems to be a mass need for men to grow moustaches. It is a great opportunity for men around the world to grow a moustache for a good cause. The charity Movember encourages men to grow their moustaches to raise awareness for men’s health. Unfortunate health afflictions such as testicular cancer affect men all around the world and the money men raise for the charity goes towards combating diseases and cancers that affect men. Men everywhere are able to create a ‘Mospace’ on the Movember website so they can encourage…

Date: 1st December 2013 Location: Wembley Arena, London Having started their tour in October, Avenged Sevenfold’s ‘Hail to the King’ world tour finally arrived to the capital city – London. Wembley Arena has seen a lot of great bands play there to entertain its 12,500 capacity. Having just seen them on Sunday 1st December 2013, I have to say it was a great display of showmanship and the music was immense. I arrived at the sold-out show in time to see the support band, called Five Finger Death Punch. Having never heard of them before, I was pleasantly surprised when it…

The Conwy Half Marathon takes place on Sunday 24th November 2013. It is organised by Rhedeg Cymru, or Run Wales for the translation. As expected with every half or full marathon, runners have the choice to run for a charity or just to simply better themselves in a gruelling 13.1 mile course. It was voted one of the top five most scenic half marathons in the UK. Its route starts on Conwy Quayside, next to the Conwy river, and has a beautiful view of the ancient Conwy…

An enthralling game ends with victory for Bangor Women’s FC. The Bangor women’s football team made the journey to Liverpool Hope University for their first game of the season on Wednesday 16th October. Since last season, many changes were made to the team with a total of just four veterans and seven new players. This new squad looks to have gelled already, making an exciting start to what is sure to be a turbulent season! Despite a 30-minute delay to kick-off due to terrible weather conditions, the match was an entertaining one with a total of seven goals…