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Chair: Dale Whitfield
Adventure & Expo is the club dedicated to getting outdoors and into the elements. The club is focused mainly around rock climbing, caving and mountaineering.
We run fortnightly trips around the country. Previous trips have included places such as the Peak District, Lake District, Snowdonia, Yorkshire Dales, Brecon Beacons and more.
As well as travelling the length and breadth of the country in pursuit of the best walks, climbs (and caves!) on offer, we frequently organise day trips out on Dartmoor, where there is plenty of good climbing, bouldering and hiking to be had.
We are in a position where we can offer guidance and support to anyone wanting to pursue these activities, whether at an advanced, intermediate or beginner level. All equipment required for these activities is provided by the club.
So get in touch, come see what we do, and join us for another year jam-packed full of outdoor activities!
We'd love to hear from you!
Facebook // adventureandexpo@gmail.com
Chair: James Everitt
Plymouth University All Terrain Boarders (PUATB) is a chilled club which revolves around all board sports, focusing mostly on Mountain Boarding and Long Boarding.
We are open to all levels of rider from beginner to experienced.
All equipment and lessons are included in the sign up cost with only petrol to pay.
We ride all over the country as well as local spots, with the opportunity to be involved in competitions and camping
Membership for 2011/12 is £10
Website // Facebook // james.everitt@students.plymouth.ac.uk
American Football (Plymouth Blitz)
Chair: Meredith Krip
Plymouth University American football team is open to players of all ability and ages. The team proudly shows determination when playing, have great socials and are involved in charity work around Devon. Last year`s team received the Sports in the Community award 2010. Training takes place every Tuesday and Sunday with games also being played on a Sunday. After game food is served at Varsity where the NFL games are available to watch. For returners, registration is £20 and for fresher’s £30 with kit supplied for the first year.
Website // Facebook // Club.president@plymouthblitz.org
Chair: Christopher Butterfield
The University of Plymouth Archery Club (formed in 1986) is the University of Plymouth Student Union's Archery Club. It is a target archery club and is affiliated to the Grand National Archery Society (GNAS). Annual club membership is £25.00, which includes:
• 4 week beginner's course (1st year of shooting only), at the start of each academic year. All new members must attend this. However, the instructors may make exceptions for experienced individuals after watching them shoot.
• use of club equipment. A range of club equipment is available for members to use (during the beginner's course and during normal club shoots). This range includes very light power bows; you do not have to be strong to shoot.
• two shoots per week (Fri 18:30-21:30, and Sun 11:30-14:30) at Lipson Community College
• GNAS membership
• coaching at your request
• opportunity to compete in local and national competitions
Website // christopher.butterfield@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: James Manthorp
UPAC welcomes members of any standard whether they may be long distance runners or track & field athletes. Students are offered the opportunity to compete if they chose to. Our main competition is indoor BUCS in March as outdoors is during the exam period. We also compete in the Cardiff open competitions. The club will reimburse some of the costs of attending these competitions.
Membership for 2011/12 is £30
Website // Facebook // Twitter // upac@live.co.uk
Chair: Matt Culf
The University of Plymouth Badminton Club (UPBC) is open to everyone of all abilities. We are committed to providing opportunities to all members including tips and advice on improving game play. UPBC offer a comfortable and friendly environment creating a great atmosphere allowing members to socialise and meet new people.
We train twice a week in the Nancy Astor sports hall, and our sessions our Monday 7-10pm and Saturday 12-3pm.
Facebook // upbc@hotmail.co.uk
Chair: Victoria Black
Chair: Joe Buckley
Men's basketball is on the rise at Plymouth Uni! We are open to all abilities as we field a Bucs 1st team, a local league team, and still have sessions for anyone else!
We are planning to train on Thursdays (First team), have a Sunday session (Open to all) and are waiting to see when our second team will train.
We will be working our 1st team incredibly hard and hoping to be as successful as we can be, with some incredible new socials planned too!
This year sign up cost will be £20 with a free t-shirt!
Chair: Michael Barker
We are the University of Plymouth Amateur Boxing Club and we look to provide a friendly and safe environment for all members of the University to come and learn the "sweet science" of Amateur Boxing, regardless of ability or experience and you will never be asked to do something that you do not want to. We are coached under the watchful eye of Chris Butler but call him "Rab" he has been an ABAE (Amateur Boxing Association of England) coach for 10 years so he really knows his stuff but he teaches it in a funny and enjoyable way, so you never have to hesitate to ask him a question.
We will be training every Wednesday at 13.30 at Taraus gym just off of Mutley you can find it on Google maps. The cost of each session is £5 and will last until 15.00
The Gym is fully equipped with punch bags and punch mitts but also it contains a small boxing ring for sparing.
All you have to bring is yourself, normal sporting clothes ie shorts, t-shirts, tracky bottoms and a gum shield for sparing but don’t worry you will not be thrown straight into sparing until you have learnt the basics. However if you do own your own gloves your more than welcome to bring them along.
The hardest part is turning up but once your there you will love it.
Chair: Peter Lambert
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu club is new to the university this year. It offers both competition fighting and self-defense techniques to people of all ages and abilities. We will be focusing on takedowns and ground fighting. We have fortnightly socials along with a range of public demonstrations and training sessions in addition to the classes.
Times and Prices to be arranged.
Facebook // daniel.kelsey-wilkinson@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Ben Sharratt
Chair: Jack Doughty
UPSU Canoe Club organises varied activities from a relaxing sunset paddling along the tranquil South Devon Bay to a huge adrenaline rush of throwing yourself down white water.
During Wednesday afternoons we train at Mountbatten where skills can be learnt to provide fun and enjoyable trips. Trips include white water kayaking, flat water chill paddles to surf kayaking. We also encourage qualification through BCU on some courses. Throughout the year we enter into student competitions too. We have a good quantity of high quality equipment that can be used on club events.
Combine this with chilled vibes, some alcohol induced fun and a fair bit of travelling you have the UPSU Canoe Club!
Membership for 2011/2012 is £25.
Website // jackdoughty@live.co.uk
Chair: Genevieve Walsh
The UOP Storm Cheerleaders is ultimately a dance, gymnastics and stunting group, open to anyone with a passion for performing no matter the ability or previous experience. This club has a competing cheer squad as well as a promotional squad and a great sense of team spirit. We hold weekly socials and many other team building events so weather you are thinking of joining alone or with friends, you will feel right at home in no time. We train up to 3 times a week - depending on what squad you wish to take part in.
The Membership fee is £20 for both new and returning members.
Website // Facebook // geveneve@aol.com
Chair: Matthew Palfrey
The Clay Shooting Club is a great way to get involved with the sport at University, whether you are a regular shooter or just feel like trying something new. The Club provides full training for new members, with CPSA qualified coaches who can help to get you started or brush up on your technique. Eye and hearing protection is also provided for new members.
Shooting is usually on Wednesday afternoons, although there may be the opportunity for further trips as the year gets going. We are a friendly club and will be trying to organise a few visits to various shooting grounds through the year, as well as our annual trip to the national BUCS competition in February.
Club socials will be every other Wednesday, starting at The Woodside pub. We are kindly sponsored by both The Woodside and Ladds Guns of Crediton, who supply us with advice and equipment at great prices.
Cricket
Chair: Michael Collier
The Mens Cricket team is available for all of any ability and age. We have a relaxed atmosphere, lots of friendly people and lots of banter. We enjoy a good social and pride ourselves on being the best club we can be.
We train on a Tuesday and Thursday at Devonport Boys School from 8pm-10pm.
Its £20 membership fee for all.
Facebook // michael.collier@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Joseph Bratten
The new shiny face of everything on 2 wheels at the best University in the South West!
We have something for everyone: Downhill, Cross Country, BMX, Street, Dirt Jump, Road. If you ride a bike you are welcome at University of Plymouth Cycling
Website // Facebook // joseph.bratten@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Rebecca Carr
The dance club offers a variety of dance classes to all ages and abilities. We focus mainly on street dance and latin/ballroom dancing. We have fortnightly socials along with a range of dance workshops in addition to the classes.
Every Monday we have a beginner’s street class 7-8.30 pm and an intermediate street class 8.30 – 10pm. We have latin/ballroom class 7-9 pm every Thursday.
Membership for 2011/2012 will be £15. Each class costs £2.
Facebook // rebecca.carr@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Amir Abbasi
Fencing is open to anyone of all ability and all ages. If you want to experience an intense sport with fantastic fitness benefits, this is definitely for you. Not only will you receive fantastic training and lessons from our top coaches, we also host great socials and have produced top ranking male and female teams.
Joining fees are £20, plus £2.50 per session for lessons and coaching. First session is FREE!
Facebook // amir.abbasi@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Alice Brelsford
New comers of all abilities are always welcomed, great for all round fitness, fun and FOOTBALL.
We have joyous weekly organised socials of various themes and a big range of brand spanking new kit to choose from.
It's only £30 to join for the entire year, but referee fees and petrol money for away games will mean that matches cost around £3 a head per week.
Training is held: Monday evenings 6pm till 8pm
Matches are:
Wednesday BUCS League (Against other Unis)
Sunday Devon Women's League (Against other Local Clubs)
Facebook // Twitter // alicebrelsford@live.co.uk
Chair: Rhys Jones
’10 teams, one family’
University of Plymouth Football Club is home to a high standard of football and a very popular social scene. With 10 teams there is room for all standards.
Training is every Monday with coaching supplied by Plymouth Argyle FC.
Membership will cost £40 for new members and £20 for returning members.
Facebook // rhys.james@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Nathan Gornall
Futsal is an intense and enjoyable take on 5-a-side football. The FA has pinpointed it as a key sport in developing football ability, offering a competitive opportunity for experienced and novice players. With many divisions, every member can find their standard, and our club prides itself on being one of the most active in the university, offering weekly matches for every single member.
Our socials are lively, with over a hundred people at some, and we maintain a very friendly and accepting club ethos. Membership for 2011/12 is £25.
nathan.gornall@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Verity Warnecke
Ladies hockey is open to all abilities, we currently have 3 teams that play at a high standard, 2 of which compete in BUC'S (The University league).
We also have a great social life, socialising at least twice a week, with planned socials. We are a highly invloved club with the mens side aswell.... which makes socials and fixture great fun!
We train on a monday night at Lipson and Memebership for 2011- 2012 is £25.
Website // verity.warnecke@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: John Pearson
The hockey club is one of the biggest and most successful clubs at Plymouth; competing at a variety of levels, with the mens’ teams taking on other universities and local across the southwest. With 4 mens' teams, there will be a standard of hockey to suit everyone, and with people out nearly every Wednesday and Saturday night you will be guaranteed to enjoy the social side of the club.
The men train from 8:00 until 9:30, at Lipson Community College, a short walk from the Uni. No weekly fee for training applies, and membership for the 2011/2012 season will be £25, getting you qualified coaches, outstanding socials and far more. Visit our website or email our chairman, John, for more info.
Website // john.pearson@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair:Daniel Kelsey-Williamson
The Jeet Kune Do club offers a variety of martial arts classes to all ages and abilities. We focus mainly on Wing Chun Kung Fu, Eskrima stick fighting Jun Fan kick boxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We have fortnightly socials along with a range of public demonstrations and training sessions in addition to the classes.
Every Wednesday we have a Wing Chun Kung Fu class 3-4.30 pm and to general martial arts classes 8.00 – 10pm Friday and 5.00 – 7.00 Sunday.
Membership for 2011/2012 will be £15. Each class costs £3
Facebook // daniel.kelsey-wilkinson@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Jamie MacDonald
UPJC is one of the newer clubs at the University, having only been founded in 2009. Since then we have been ranked as high as 2nd in the British Universities in both men and women’s categories.
Players of all abilities are welcome as we pride ourselves on being able to cater for new comers to the sport, experienced international athletes, and everything in between.
Membership for 2011/12 will be £5
Website // jamie.macdonald@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Natasha Chatfield
We teach Jitsu in a friendly and safe atmosphere, everyone was once a beginner, even the instructor. Just turn up to any of the sessions and you will be welcomed in to the club. Beginners can start training at any time throughout the year, just come along wearing loose clothing.
If anyone from Plymouth Uni is interested then come and check it out, even have a go yourself!
Training Times:
Monday 20:00-22:00
Thursday 20:00-22:00
Saturday 10:00-12:00
We train in Pitts Gym on Gibbon Street (opposite Robbins Halls) next to Pilgrims Cafe.
Your first session is free and membership is £15.
Sessions can be paid for on a pay as you train basis or in bulk at the beginning of each term.
We also run and host a variety of regional events, specialist training weekends, competitions and hold regular socials. You will also have the opportunity to take part in two national competitions.
To find out more about jujitsu and The Jitsu Foundation please take a look at the links or get in contact.
Website // Facebook // uopjitsu@hotmail.co.uk
Chair: Areeb Khan
For all those karate kids out there!
UoP Shotokan Karate Club, beginners/experienced/other styles welcome!
Training at Pitt's Gym, Gibbon Street
Tuesdays 5:00 till 6:30
Thursdays 6:00 till 8:00
Sundays 1:00 till 3:00
First session is FREE, and it's also free to watch one session if you're too shy to jump straight in.
Option to compete at a national level (BUCS Championships), grade from white to black belts, get fit and have a laugh doing so!
Chair: Aidan Green
Muay Thai Kickboxing is a fantastic sport, whether you want to fight or simply take part in a great workout! Our fully qualified coach caters to all levels of ability from complete novice to the experienced fighter. We have a great, friendly atmosphere and an exciting social calendar planned for this year! Join us for only £20.
We train 2-hour sessions at Pitts gym on campus (opposite Robbins Halls): Wednesday at 6, Friday at 4, and Sunday at 3. It’s £5 for the week (that’s 83p an hour!) or £3 a session.
Facebook // aidan.green@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Thomas Franklin
The Lacrosse Club offers you the opportunity to learn a great new sport and make amazing new friends whilst at university. We have 2 men’s teams, 1 woman’s team and a mixed team, along with fresher’s teams. The vast majority of our teams are made up of players that have taken up the sport at Uni.
We also have some of the BEST WEEKLY SOCIALS in the Uni!!
Join us on facebook for more info and training times!!.
Membership for 2011/2012 will be £20 with all equipment provided at training!
Facebook // plymouthlacrosse@live.co.uk
Chair: Harry Hunter
Chair: Emily Hammick
The Netball Club is open to members of any ability and all ages. We have something to offer for everyone with great socials and opportunities for those who want to play socially and/or competitively.
We train on Sunday afternoon in the Nancy Astor Sports Centre. Membership for 2011/12 is £25 for all members.
Website // Facebook // emilyhammick@hotmail.co.uk
Chair: Noel Murphy
The Uni of Plymouth Octopush Club is open to male and female students. New members are required to be able to swim one length of a 25 meter pool. We have weekly training sessions, interspersed with tournaments throughout the year, culminating in the octopush universities nationals tournament. This group is for people of all abilities from the most competitive to those who are just to looking to try out a new sport!
We also have weekly socials, which are a great way to get to know other university students!
Membership 2011/2012 is £20 for new members and £15 for returning members.
Facebook // noel.murphy@students.pms.ac.uk
Chair: Antony Ledger
Chair: Josie Kearney
Pole dancing is a challenging and unique way to increase you fitness. It tests you upper body strength and requires you to use your core muscles. Continued pole dancing will also enhance your flexibility. Whether you join alone or with friend you will feel right at home, with the opportunity to meet new people as we are holding socials every week, and some will be joint socials with the Kick boxers. One of our aims this year is to form a team and have them compete and our auditions are open up to anyone, of any ability or experience. If this is not for you, we hold regular showcases for members to demonstrate their talents on the pole in aid of a chosen charity.
The membership fee will be £20 for both new and returning members, and each lesson will cost £6.
Facebook // uppdcenquiries@hotmail.co.uk
Chair: Caroline Copley
The Riding and Polo club offers you the opportunity to compete both at home and away, with other universities at BUCS and Friendly level. Lessons cost £15-£20 for 1 hour.
We also offer Lessons for all abilities, Hacking in the beautiful countryside of both Devon and Cornwall; fun gymkhanas, BBQ’s, equine events, show-jumping clinic with top trainer's, cross country days, beach rides and even trips out to events such as Badminton Horse Trials, Exeter Racecourse or local Point-to-Point racing.
Polo Lessons are available at Vaux Park in Somerset and we aim to enter 2 beginners teams in the SUPA league this year. Lessons cost £40 to 2 hours.
We also host an incredible social calendar to suit all tastes, including Christmas Meals and an End of Year Awards Ceremony throughout each term!
Membership for 2011/12 is £35 for riding membership, £20 for Polo membership, £40 for riding and polo. Returning member's are entitled to a £5 discount.
Website // Facebook // caroline.copley@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Fraser Blackwood
University of Plymouth Rowing Club had the third largest intake of members last year and is a vastly growing club in numbers and in stature. Last year we achieved our best result to date, where our top Women’s 4 reached a BUCS final for the first time in the clubs history. We welcome all abilities and depending upon your competency and your commitment would depend when and to what intensity you will train to. Because Plymouth is a tidal city our training times vary massively.
Membership is £35 for the first term until January, then £15 for the last two terms. This includes all costs for training and equipment use.
Facebook // fraser.blackwood@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Sarah Mimnagh
UPLRFC welcomes players of all abilities and ages to come and join us on great socials and to partake in competitive women's rugby. If you have never played before, there are great opportunities to get fit and meet new people and ease yourself into the game.
We train on Monday and Tuesday evenings' at Plymouth Albion RFC and Saturdays at Central Park.
Membership for 2011/12 is £25 and there are opportunities throughout the season to purchase UPLRFC kit at a reasonable price.
Facebook // sarah_mimnagh@hotmail.co.uk
Chair: Dan Hayward
Here at UPRFC we welcome new members at any time of the year, and can find a place for people of all abilities. If you've played professionally, enjoyed a game of touch at school or just enjoy a good night out then this is the club for you. Membership fee is £35 for the first year and then £15 for subsequent years. The fee covers transport and training for all teams and gives members the chance to join the best socials at Uni.
And don't forget; we ALWAYS win Varsity...just ask football/hockey/netball...
Website // twitter // daniel.hayward@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Anna Piggott
Sailing
If you are a complete beginner or an experienced sailor, there are sessions tailored to your needs, with specific beginner sessions at the start of each term. We have the use of training boats such as Picos to more thrilling trapeze boats for the experienced sailor.
Powerboating
Powerboating sessions use a range crafts up to 225HP. The powerboat sessions are run in conjunction with Plymouth powerboat school.
A number of the trips are around the coast. Training is also available to all levels.
We meet at the mount batten centre, On Wednesday afternoons and on both Saturdays and Sundays. The cost of each session is £3 for the hiring of equipment and use of boats.
Website // Facebook // sailpowerupsu@googlemail.com
Chair: Sarah Pook
Whether you are a beginner or a pro, we have something for everyone!
We offer open practice or ski and board lessons every Tuesday evening at a great discounted price, including transport there and back from the slope.
Want to compete? Join the ski and board team which compete within the BUSC league, we even venture to Edinburgh, its great fun and there is loads of inter Uni banter
There is also a massive December trip 16th-24th to Val Thorens - It will be a guaranteed highlight of your university experience. A week that consists of meeting loads of people, skiing and partying
Last but not certainly not least there are socials every Monday night ranging from three legged bar crawls to crazy fancy dress- come along and get involved
Lessons and open practice-£6
Join up fee- £25- including t-shirt, Landyard and other freebies and loads of discount including billabong and Surfdome
Facebook // Snowriders@hotmail.co.uk
Chair: Matthew Eglen
Chair: Shane Crowley
Shane.crowley@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Thomas Wood
Welcome to the University of Plymouth Surf Lifesaving Club!
Throughout the year we offer pool lifeguarding courses, beach lifeguarding courses, first aid courses, even inshore rescue boat courses! Including weekly socials, an annual surfing trip to Newquay, travelling to different universities across the UK, being one of the very few clubs giving you the chance to catch up with school mates! Join the club who give something back to you, not take you for granted! Memberships are staying at £20 for this year, exactly the same price students paid last year!
Our training times are:
Monday - 6pm to 8pm in Roland Levinsky Buiding, Room 302
Tuesday - 7pm to 8pm at Plymouth Pavillions
Sunday - 9pm to 10pm at Plymouth College Pool on Mutley Plain
See You There
Thomas.wood@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Hannah Jones
Chair: Chris Batey
Chair: Lucy Gibbs
Taekwondo is a great way of getting to meet new people, to develop self confidence and get fit and healthy. We offer the first lesson free and we encourage you no matter what fitness level you are. Our club is extremely friendly and we have excellent socials, so come along to one of our sessions and try us out.
Checkout our website for training times and more information or you can email us your questions directly.
We look forward to seeing you
Website // Facebook // pu-taekwondo@live.co.uk
Chair: James Elliott
The Tennis Club is open to members of any ability and age. We are an expanding club of around 100 members with a very active social scene and a desire to play some great tennis.
The club currently trains on a Tuesday evening at the Esporta Devonshire Club for the more experienced players and for the less advanced or social players we run Wednesday afternoon sessions at Mannamead Lawn Tennis Club, we are also working on plans to start a third weekend session next year.
Membership: £20/year or £50 for a Three year Fresher fee.
Facebook // james.alan.elliott@gmail.com
Chair: Amy Sparrow
plymouthunitrampolining@hotmail.com
Chair: Jonny McIver
The Ultimate Frisbee club at Plymouth is a club which spends as much time socialising as it does training and playing competitively at university level. Picnic prides itself as an all inclusive club so it’s a great place to make friends, play a different sport and improves fitness levels which I know can be difficult at university. The sport is gender mixed, so anyone can join, of any ability at all.
We train 3 times per week on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday in Central Park as well as partaking in regular tournaments against other universities and clubs.
Membership fees are around £20 annually, which covers training and social costs, and subsidises any merchandise you may want to purchase from the club.
Facebook // jonnymciver@hotmail.co.uk
Chair: Toby Forester
The UOP Wakeboard and Waterski Club is open to everyone, from complete beginnner skiers to Pro Wakeboarders.
We have our own Wakeboard boat in Plymouth and we run sessions 3 times a week on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. We also run beginner classes and trips to various wakeboard parks/cables around the country and compete in the National Uniwake competitions.
We can supply all equipment - Wakeboards, Waterskis, Kneeboards, Wetsuits and Bouyancy aids. Membership will be £25, with session fees to be confirmed.
toby.forester@students.plymouth.ac.uk
Chair: Pip Grundy
Plymouth Windriders aims to make kite surfing and wind surfing accessible to all students. Free instruction for both sports is available to all members throughout the year. Look out for Windriders hosted socials and events.
Membership for 2011/2012 is £35 for new members and £30 for returning members.
Facebook // pip.grundy@gmail.com
Chair: David de-Beger
The University of Plymouth Yacht Club (UPYC) is the main club at the University of Plymouth for Yacht Sailing. The club generally consists of around 180 members all with a keen passion for Cruising, Racing, Training or the Social side.
At UPYC we are very lucky to have the use of two J80 class sport keel boats that we can use for Cruising, Racing and Training. The UPYC is for Beginners through to World Class Sailors, we can offer instruction to those who have never set foot on a boat before right through to Racing at Local, National, European and World Levels.
Membership for 2011/12 is £30 for single membership or £25 for yacht (and sailing aswell) if both sailing and yacht
