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Craft & Chat with the SVLO Service

Start Date: 25 November 2024 10:00 am

End Date: 25 November 2024 4:00 pm

Location: Chester Students' Union, Exton Park

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Join the University of Chester’s Sexual Violence Liaison Officer (SVLO) Service for a creative and meaningful event in support of North West Sexual Violence Awareness Week! This event offers students the chance to participate in a variety of fun and relaxing activities including:

  • Mini plant pot painting
  • Mug painting
  • Drinking glass painting
  • Badge making
  • Sticker making

Alongside these activities, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about sexual violence support services from specialist sexual violence professionals. Whether you’re interested in raising awareness, learning about available resources or simply unwinding in a supportive environment, this event offers a welcoming space for all students and staff at the University of Chester.

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Introducing the Your Money Team

Money on your mind?

University life brings new challenges, and managing finances can be a big one. This is where the Your Money team comes in. We’re here to help you navigate this area with practical advice, budgeting tools, and one-to-one support.

We want to help you make sense of your money, so we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to give you more opportunities to talk about your finances than ever before.

Here are some of the exciting things we’ve got coming up this academic year to make sure you can get the support you need:

🗣️ Look out for our new ‘Talk Money Monday’ drop-in launching in January 2025. This new service offers you the chance to chat to one of our Student Money Advisers about all things money. Whether you’re having trouble with student funding, concerned about your spending, or have any other money-related questions, we’ll guide you on the support available to you and the steps you can take to improve your situation.

Keep an eye on the Shout Out platform and the Your Money Portal page for more details closer to the launch date.

🗣️ We’re really excited to announce our new Student Money Adviser, Sara, has joined the team. This means we can now deliver more than 25 appointments each week, making it quicker and easier to get the advice and support you need.

🗣️ We’ll be hosting a series of drop-ins and pop-ups across our UoC sites throughout 2025. Come along and chat with our Money Advisers to learn more about what we do and how we can help you manage your money with confidence.

If you’d like to book an appointment with one of our Student Money Advisers, give our Student Services Helpdesk a call on 01244 511550 or drop them an email at studentservices@chester.ac.uk.

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Looking after your Financial Wellbeing

You’ve heard of mental wellbeing and physical wellbeing, but how about financial wellbeing?

Financial wellbeing is simply about feeling comfortable and in control in your finances, both now and in the future. Your financial wellbeing can also impact on your physical and mental wellbeing, so it’s important to look after it.

It’s a big learning curve for many and something which needs to be nurtured over time, so it’s OK if you don’t get it straight away. Sometimes you might even need a helping hand, so we’ve highlighted the best ways to get started and some of the support we can offer if things go a little off track.

Here’s how to get started:

  • Create a budget. Knowing what’s going in and out of your bank account is the most important thing you can do to keep control of your money. It’s really easy to do, but if you need a helping hand, book an appointment with our Student Money Advisers who’ll work with you to put your budget together and find other ways you can cut down your costs.  
  • Explore some of the best student discounts, but remember if you’re saving 20%, you’re still paying for 80% of the cost, so only buy what you actually need. You’re not really saving money if you weren’t planning on buying it in the first place.
  • Make sure you’re up to speed with your banking. Most banks have budgeting tools built into their apps so you can track your spending and know when you need to slow down.
  • If you’re on the move, have a listen to a podcast full of money saving tips.
  • Check out our Chester Aspire Portal for more tips and guidance on how to get off to a flying start with your finances.

If you’d like to book an appointment with one of our Student Money Advisers, give our Student Services Helpdesk a call on 01244 511550 or drop them an email at studentservices@chester.ac.uk.

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Men’s Health Awareness Month: Men. Walk. Talk

Start Date: 24 November 2024 11:00 am

End Date: 24 November 2024 12:00 pm

Location: Gym Reception Exton Park

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November is…. Men’s Health Awareness Month.

Join us in MOVEmber in raising awareness of Men’s Health through physical activity for male staff and students.

Men.Walk.Talk is a calm and social walking group to chat, walk, meet new people, get out in the fresh air and enjoy the outdoors of Chester.

  • FREE of charge
  • Meet new people
  • No prior experience or skills required
  • Please arrive casually dressed, with comfortable shoes

Book now.

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Men’s Health Awareness Month: Men. Walk. Talk

Start Date: 17 November 2024 11:00 am

End Date: 17 November 2024 12:00 pm

Location: Gym Reception Exton Park

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November is…. Men’s Health Awareness Month.

Join us in MOVEmber in raising awareness of Men’s Health through physical activity for male staff and students.

Men.Walk.Talk is a calm and social walking group to chat, walk, meet new people, get out in the fresh air and enjoy the outdoors of Chester.

  • FREE of charge
  • Meet new people
  • No prior experience or skills required
  • Please arrive casually dressed, with comfortable shoes

Book now.

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Men’s Health Awareness Month: No Strength in Silence Weight Training

Start Date: 30 November 2024 1:00 pm

End Date: 30 November 2024 2:00 pm

Location: Gym Exton Park

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November is…. Men’s Health Awareness Month.

Join us in MOVEmber in raising awareness of Men’s Health through physical activity for male staff and students.

No Strength In Silence is a small group weight training class based in the gym. Whether you’re new to weight training or just want to train with others this class is for you!

  • FREE of charge
  • Meet new people
  • No prior experience or skills required

Book now.

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Men’s Health Awareness Month: No Strength in Silence Weight Training

Start Date: 23 November 2024 1:00 pm

End Date: 23 November 2024 2:00 pm

Location: Gym Exton Park

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November is…. Men’s Health Awareness Month.

Join us in MOVEmber in raising awareness of Men’s Health through physical activity for male staff and students.

No Strength In Silence is a small group weight training class based in the gym. Whether you’re new to weight training or just want to train with others this class is for you!

  • FREE of charge
  • Meet new people
  • No prior experience or skills required

Book now.

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Men’s Health Awareness Month: No Strength in Silence Weight Training

Start Date: 16 November 2024 1:00 pm

End Date: 16 November 2024 2:00 pm

Location: Gym Exton Park

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November is…. Men’s Health Awareness Month.

Join us in MOVEmber in raising awareness of Men’s Health through physical activity for male staff and students.

No Strength In Silence is a small group weight training class based in the gym. Whether you’re new to weight training or just want to train with others this class is for you!

  • FREE of charge
  • Meet new people
  • No prior experience or skills required

Book now.

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Men’s Health Awareness Month: No Strength in Silence Weight Training

Start Date: 9 November 2024 1:00 pm

End Date: 9 November 2024 2:00 pm

Location: Gym Exton Park

Book Now

November is…. Men’s Health Awareness Month.

Join us in MOVEmber in raising awareness of Men’s Health through physical activity for male staff and students.

No Strength In Silence is a small group weight training class based in the gym. Whether you’re new to weight training or just want to train with others this class is for you!

  • FREE of charge
  • Meet new people
  • No prior experience or skills required

Book now.

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Men’s Health Awareness Month: Table Tennis

Start Date: 28 November 2024 5:00 pm

End Date: 28 November 2024 6:00 pm

Location: Small Hall, Exton Park

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November is…. Men’s Health Awareness Month.

Join us in MOVEmber in raising awareness of Men’s Health through physical activity for male staff and students.

  • FREE of charge
  • Meet new people
  • No prior experience or skills required
  • All equipment provided
  • Please arrive casually dressed for exercise, with comfortable shoes *Held in the Small Hall, Exton Park (Parkgate Road)

Book now.

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