Give it a Go - Societies Events

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Forthcoming Events

Sat 21st September

Let’s Talk - Navigating First Year of Uni: 3pm - 4:30pm; LCB Depot, Colton street, LE1 1QA; First year of Uni? Been there, done that, let's talk all about that! We'll be running our first 'Let's talk' Event of the academic year on Saturday 21st September and the topic will be Navigating First year of uni.

Tue 24th September

Rugby Union Women's Meet and Greet: 10am - 4pm; Percy Gee; Come see us at the Freshers Fair!

Rugby Union Women's Give it a Go: 6:30pm - 8pm; Roger Bettles Sport Centre

Jiu Jitsu Give It a Go: 9pm - 10pm; Danielle Brown Studio

Wed 25th September

Freshers GIAG! Bhangra Workshop (FREE): 11am - noon; -1.04 Dance Studio, Percy Gee Building

Freshers GIAG! Pole Fitness and Dance - Session 1 (FREE): 1pm - 2pm; -1.04 Dance Studio, Percy Gee Building

Freshers GIAG! Pole Fitness and Dance - Session 2 (FREE): 3pm - 4pm; -1.04 Dance Studio, Percy Gee Building

Give it a Go: 25th September 6pm - 2nd October 8pm; Dance Studio and Gee's; Our Give it a Go sessions are on the 25th September and 2nd October. Both sessions are from 6-8pm and are free for everyone!

Thu 26th September

Give it a go (GIAG) - Psychology Society Taster Session: 5pm - 7:30pm; Sir Bob Burgess 1.03; Come meet new people, get to know the committee, and enjoy some fun icebreaker activities. Join our society and follow us on Instagram for a chance to win our Freshers Week raffle – the winner will be announced during the session!

Give it a Go Cubing: 5:30pm - 7pm; 2.23 Training Room; Come along to try out Cubing with CubeSoc!

Give it a Go - Chess: 6pm - 8pm; Sir Bob Burgess Building - Room 0.02

Give It A Go Projects: 6pm - 8pm; Ken Edwards 324; Come learn about our society's projects!

Texas Hold 'Em Poker Society Give It A Go: 6pm - 8pm; Location: Sir Bob Burgess 1.04; Thurs 26 September 2024 18:00 - 20:00

Leicester Glee Club GIAG: 6:30pm - 8pm; 1.01 Percy Gee (Liberation Room); A Give it a Go session for Freshers to see if they enjoy our club

Re-enactment Crafts Give It A Go Session: 6:30pm - 9pm; Attenborough 002; Come join us for our first crafts session of the year! We will be making medieval hats and getting to know everyone.

Jiu Jitsu Give It a Go: 8:30pm - 10pm; Danielle Brown Studio

Fri 27th September

Induction Meeting: 4pm - 5pm; Mandatory safety briefing before flying ✈️

GIAG - Introduction to Kendo: 5:30pm - 6:30pm; Roger Bettles Sports Centre Studio 2; This is a free Give-It-A-Go session for Kendo. Come along and try it out!

Give It A Go - Community First Responders: 6pm - 9pm; George Davies Centre Room 1.25; Come and join us to learn more about the role of CFRs, alongside gaining first hand experience in BLS and administration of emergency medications. We will be offering a January intake and those who attend the event will be preferenced to join.

Oriental Society, Meet and Greet: 6pm - 9pm; SBB 0.03; Meet new people who are in, or interested in East/south east Asian culture, make friends, make connections and have fun!!! You can come alone or you can come with friends, it doesn't really matter we're here to have fun!!!!

Rugby Union Women's Give it a Go: 6pm - 7:30pm; Roger Bettles Sport Centre

Gymnastics give it a go: 6:15pm - 9:15pm; Gymnastics Zone Ltd; Our give it a go sessions a fun and friendly opportunity to get back to gymnastics or try something new ! We will split the session into 2 based on what level you think you are. Look on our instagram for more details.

Prayer night: 7pm - 9pm; Hangout studio at LCB Depot, Colton street, LE1 1QA; A night which will leave you refreshed! Uni can get tough so join us for an evening to praise God and pray into aspects of life in a faith-filled atmosphere with other believers!

Cocktail Society Give It A Shot: 8:30pm - 11:59pm; Revolution Bars; Join Cocktail Society for an unforgettable bar crawl! Sip, mix, and explore the best bars in Leicester with fellow freshers!

Sat 28th September

Flying GIAG Session: 9am - 5pm; The Gliding Centre Husbands Bosworth Airfield; Come and give flying a go Be sure to buy your tickets and attend our induction meeting!!

Explore Leicester City Centre: 11am - 3pm; Meeting point: hangout studio at LCB Depot, Colton street, LE1 1QA; It can be daunting exploring a new city alone... So don't! On Saturday 28th September from 11am-3pm, we'll be exploring Leicester city centre as well as having brunch together! Sign up and save the date, it's going to be great!

GIAG Women's Cricket: 11:45am - 1:45pm; Danielle Brown Sports Hall; Come along to try out women's cricket!

Re-enactment Combat Give It A Go Session: noon - 4pm; Viking Field, Rodger Bettles Sports Centre, Oadby; Come join us for our first combat training session of the year! We will cover all the basics of competitive and show fighting using (blunted!) medieval style weapons.

Ultimate Frisbee Give It A Go (OUTDOOR): noon - 4pm; Roger Bettles Rugby Pitches (OADBY); Have a go and try Ultimate Frisbee. Meet new people and friends!

Give-it-a-go Quadball (1): 2pm - 4pm; Victoria Park (Behind Attenborough Tower); Want to try a new sport at uni? Quadball might be for you! With both a unique sport and a fantastic community, Quadball has something for everyone! Why not bring a friend and come along?

Give It A Go Observatory Night: 7:30pm - 10pm; Olive Banks; Come join us for our first observatory night of the year!

Sun 29th September

Flying GIAG Session - *Women's Only*: 9am - 5pm; The Gliding Centre Husbands Bosworth Airfield; Come and give flying a go Be sure to buy your tickets and attend our induction meeting!!

Cheer Give It A Go: noon - 2pm; Student Union Square; Join us at our give it a go session to try out cheerleading and discover what panthers is all about !

Cheer Give It A Go (Jet - level 3): 2pm - 4pm; Student Union Square; If you have level two cheerleading experience, come join our level three team Give It A Go !!

Ultimate Frisbee Give It A Go (INDOOR): 5pm - 7:30pm; Danielle Brown Sports Hall; Have a go and try Ultimate Frisbee. Meet new people and friends!

Mon 30th September

Modern Dance Society Give It A Go!: 30th September midnight - 3rd October midnight; Percy Gee Building (30th Sept - Multi-Use Space) (1st & 3rd Oct - 0.13); Come and try our dance taster sessions! These sessions are designed to give you a feel for what the society is like! Beginner to Advanced dancers welcome!! Follow our instagram @uolmoderndancesociety for more information!!

Hindu Society: Meet & Greet: 6pm - 8pm; Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre 1; Come, meet & greet your fellow students at the University of Leicester! FREE entry, FREE food!

BOXING GIAG: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Waterfront Sports and Education Academy, LE4 5GY

Chorus GIAG Rehearsal 1: 7pm - 9pm; Attenborough Building Lecture Theatre 1; Join UoL Chorus for our first rehearsal of the academic year! We are a fun-filled choir with a friendly community, singing various pieces, from musical theatre to pop songs. 7pm to 9pm in ATT LT1. All you need is your student ID!

Tue 1st October

Modern Dance Society Give It A Go!: 30th September midnight - 3rd October midnight; Percy Gee Building (30th Sept - Multi-Use Space) (1st & 3rd Oct - 0.13); Come and try our dance taster sessions! These sessions are designed to give you a feel for what the society is like! Beginner to Advanced dancers welcome!! Follow our instagram @uolmoderndancesociety for more information!!

Give it a Go - Autism Society: 5:30pm - 8pm; Liberation Space; Come join us for the first meeting of the semester! We will have a small gathering of autistic and other ND individuals present. Fidget toys, quiet space, and tea will be available for use. Card games, jackbox, and colouring will be available! :D

Book Club GIAG: 6pm - 8pm; Sir Bob Burgess (SBB) 0.02

CraftSoc crochet GIAG: 6pm - 8pm; Ken Edwards Room 528

Film Night and Pub Social: 6pm - 10pm; Attenborough Film Theatre; Join us for our fisrt film night and pub social of the year!

Hip Hop Give It A Go (Onyx): 6pm - 7pm; Student Union Square; Join our Hip Hop give it a go and discover what out Onyx team is all about !!

BOXING GIAG 2: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Leicester Sports Centre, LE2 7SR

Rugby Union Women's Give it a Go: 6:30pm - 8pm; Roger Bettles Sport Centre

Cheer Give It Go: 7pm - 9pm; Student Union Square; Join our give it a go session to try out cheerleading and discover what panthers is all about !!

GIAG: Concert Band First Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Come along for Concert Band’s first rehearsal of the year! Here you’ll play your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Pom Give It A Go (Crystal): 9pm - 10pm; Student Union Square; Join our Pom Give It a Go session and discover what our Pom team is all about !!

Wed 2nd October

Modern Dance Society Give It A Go!: 30th September midnight - 3rd October midnight; Percy Gee Building (30th Sept - Multi-Use Space) (1st & 3rd Oct - 0.13); Come and try our dance taster sessions! These sessions are designed to give you a feel for what the society is like! Beginner to Advanced dancers welcome!! Follow our instagram @uolmoderndancesociety for more information!!

Give-it-a-go Quadball (2): 2pm - 4pm; Victoria Park (Behind Attenborough Tower); Want to try a new sport at uni? Quadball might be for you! With both a unique sport and a fantastic community, Quadball has something for everyone! Why not bring a friend and come along?

Give it a go session Submission Wrestling: 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Percy Gee ground floor dance studio; Free give it a go session for our grappling class.

[GIAG] Vietnam Traditional Clothing & Tea Culture: 4pm - 5:30pm; On campus; Join the Vietnamese Student Society's first meet & greet! Explore traditional attire, enjoy lotus tea with snacks, and capture memories. Spin the Wheel of Fortune for a chance to win prizes. Meet the committee and celebrate Vietnamese culture

Give it a go session Muay Thai: 4pm - 5pm; Percy Gee ground floor dance studio; Free give it a go session for our striking class

BOXING GIAG 3: 5:30pm - 6:30pm; Waterfront Sports and Education Academy, LE4 5GY

Krishna Consciousness Society: Meet & Greet: 6pm - 8pm; Rattray Lecture Theatre; Hare Krishna! Come and join us for our Meet & Greet event on 2nd October, where you can meet your fellow students, followed by a FREE three course meal!

GIAG - Kala Chashma!: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; 3.13 Multi Use Space

Give It A Go Pub Walk: 6:45pm - 1am; Join us at Loaded Dog for a Pub Walk around Leicester City Centre before we end up at O2 Academy for SchoolDisko!

Give it a Go Session: 7pm - 9:30pm; Room 3.01 Percy Gee; Come and sing with us during our first Choir Practice of the year! We will be learning our first song from The Revival 2024/25 Playlist and welcoming potential members with fun games and a chance to win prizes.

Cocktail Society Give It A Shot: 8:30pm - 11:59pm; Revolution Bars; Join Cocktail Society for an unforgettable bar crawl! Sip, mix, and explore the best bars in Leicester with fellow freshers!

Thu 3rd October

Modern Dance Society Give It A Go!: 30th September midnight - 3rd October midnight; Percy Gee Building (30th Sept - Multi-Use Space) (1st & 3rd Oct - 0.13); Come and try our dance taster sessions! These sessions are designed to give you a feel for what the society is like! Beginner to Advanced dancers welcome!! Follow our instagram @uolmoderndancesociety for more information!!

Give it a Go Cubing: 5:30pm - 7pm; 2.23 Training Room; Come along to try out Cubing with CubeSoc!

Give it a go session: 6:30pm - 9:30pm; Percy Gee Multi Use Space; Brought your instrument to uni and want to keep your musical skills sharp? Or are you a new musician curious about rehearsing with a large ensemble? Join our give-it-a-go session on Thursday, 3rd October!

Re-enactment Crafts Give It A Go Session 2: 6:30pm - 9pm; Attenborough 002; Come join us for our second crafts session of the term! We will be continuing (or starting!) making our medieval hats, practicing embroidery and continuing getting to know everyone!

DanceSport GIAG: 7pm - 8:30pm; 0.10 Gee's in Percy Gee; Our free GIAG session to learn more about DanceSport and to mmet others joining the society. Come along and learn a few new steps of Ballroom and Latin, meet the committee and watch some dancing!

Fri 4th October

PALS: Meet & Greet: 4pm - 6pm; 2.23 Training Room (Percy Gee Building)

Give It A Go - Coaster Painting: 5pm - 7pm; SBB 0.03; Welcome to Art Society! Come along to this free taster event for coaster painting! See you there :)

GIAG - Introduction to Kendo: 5:30pm - 6:30pm; Roger Bettles Sports Centre Studio 2; This is a free Give-It-A-Go session for Kendo. Come along and try it out!

GIAG Gaming Session: 6pm - 10pm; Sir Bob's Burgess 1.03

Hindu Society: Bollywood Karaoke Night: 6pm - 8pm; Ken Edwards Room 322; A fan of Arijit Singh? Shreya Ghoshal? Anirudh? Come to our Bollywood Karaoke to vibe with fellow students to your favourite songs from across Bharat! FREE entry! Snacks will be provided.

DanceSport Social Class - GIAG: 7pm - 9pm; SU Square - Percy Gee; Attend our free social class GIAG for a fun lesson of dancing and meeting new people! Learn a social class dance taught by society members and have a chat with other prospective members.

Give It A Go Observatory Night: 7pm - 10pm; Olive Banks; Learn about what AstRoSoc is all about!

Sat 5th October

Flying GIAG Session: 9am - 5pm; The Gliding Centre Husbands Bosworth Airfield; Come and give flying a go! Be sure to buy your tickets and attend our induction meeting!!

Re-enactment Combat Give It A Go Session 2: noon - 4pm; Viking Field, Rodger Bettles Sports Centre, Oadby; Come join us for our second combat training session of the year! We will cover all the basics of competitive and show fighting using (blunted!) medieval style weapons.

Give-it-a-go Quadball (3): 2pm - 4pm; Victoria Park (Behind Attenborough Tower); Want to try a new sport at uni? Quadball might be for you! With both a unique sport and a fantastic community, Quadball has something for everyone! Why not bring a friend and come along?

Sun 6th October

Flying GIAG Session: 9am - 5pm; The Gliding Centre Husbands Bosworth Airfield; Come and give flying a go! Be sure to buy your tickets and attend our induction meeting!!

Give It A Go Walk: 11am - 1pm; Join us for a walk through Victoria Park to Queens Road where we will be getting a coffee and sweet treat! Meet us outside David Wilson Library at 11:00am.

Mon 7th October

Chorus GIAG Rehearsal 2: 7pm - 9pm; Ken Edwards Building Lecture Theatre 1; Join UoL Chorus for our second rehearsal of the academic year! We are a fun-filled choir with a friendly community, singing various pieces, from musical theatre to pop songs. 7pm to 9pm in KE LT1. All you need to bring is your student ID!

Tue 8th October

Chamber Choir Give It a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; st Mary de Castro church; Chamber Choir is hosting a Give It a Go rehearsal where anybody is welcome to join, please purchase a free ticket from our society page so we know how many people to expect, thank you.

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Tue 15th October

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Fri 18th October

Freshers Cornwall Surf Trip: 18th October midnight - 20th October midnight; Widemouth Bay, Cornwall; Come join the first surf trip of the year down to Widemouth Bay, Cornwall. No experience or equipment required. Any questions contact us on the instagram @uolsurf Also contact us to be added to the WhatsApp groupchats!

Sat 19th October

Freshers Cornwall Surf Trip: 18th October midnight - 20th October midnight; Widemouth Bay, Cornwall; Come join the first surf trip of the year down to Widemouth Bay, Cornwall. No experience or equipment required. Any questions contact us on the instagram @uolsurf Also contact us to be added to the WhatsApp groupchats!

Sun 20th October

Freshers Cornwall Surf Trip: 18th October midnight - 20th October midnight; Widemouth Bay, Cornwall; Come join the first surf trip of the year down to Widemouth Bay, Cornwall. No experience or equipment required. Any questions contact us on the instagram @uolsurf Also contact us to be added to the WhatsApp groupchats!

Tue 22nd October

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Tue 29th October

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Tue 5th November

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Tue 12th November

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Tue 19th November

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Tue 26th November

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Tue 3rd December

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

Tue 10th December

Give it a Go Rehearsal: 7pm - 9pm; Percy Gee Building, Multi-Use Space, 3.13; Concert Band Rehearsal; join us any week to perform your favourite music in a fun and welcoming environment!

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