Description
Welcome to UOB Surf!
As one of the UK's largest university surf clubs, UOBSurf is the perfect place to get involved in the amazing sport of surfing. Whether you're a full-time shredder, or have never stepped on a surfboard before and want to give it a try, there is a place for you in UOBSurf! We are committed to creating an inclusive community for all levels to come together and enjoy our fantastic sport.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up to join us for another awesome year of surf and socials!
What we offer:
- Weekend trips each term to Cornwall, Devon, Wales! Suitable for all levels, with accomodation, transport, kit hire and lessons from our beginners reps included
- Weekly socials and events
- Our legendary Easter abroad trip- previous destinations include Portugal and Morocco!
- Opportunity to compete in inter-university Surf competitions such as BUCS
- Ability to borrow our society equipment for your own surf trips
- Surf skating sessions with our BRAND NEW fleet of surf skates
- A community of like-minded, awesome, surf-obsessed shredders!!
See below for more details on some of what we do!
Our social media
Follow our Instagram @uobsurf to get a taste of the UOBSurf life, and to stay up to date with all of our amazing events! Join our Whatsapp group via the linktree on our Instagram too so you never miss a trip release or social!
Instagram: @uobsurf
Our Whatsapp group: Whatsapp
Our Linktree: Linktree
Membership
Our memberships provide you with access to buy tickets for all of our trips. We accommodate to any level of surfing, and in fact most of our member are new to surfing when they first join.
Weekend trips
What better way is there to spend a weekend than surfing with your friends!? Throughout the year we run weekend trips for around 40-60 people, to practice our skills on the UK coasts. Read on for a typical weekend trip... Leaving Bristol on the Friday evening, we all load on to a coach bound for a hostel somewhere along the coast, armed with wetsuits, boards and endless excitement. After arriving and having a quick spoons dinner, it's off to bed to prepare for a big day of surf. Saturday is the full day of shredding, with our experienced beginners reps on hand to provide lessons for those who want to improve their surfing. Enjoy the surf, exploring the coast, eating pasties and generally living the surfer life, before all reconvening in the evening for whatever fun our social secs have cooked up! Sunday is for more surf, before we all head back to Bristol in the evening.
All trips include:
- All of your equipment should you need it- boards and wetsuits
- Lessons with our experienced Beginners reps to improve your surfing
- Two nights accomodation, and travel to/from
- Unrivaled fun
Kit, surf skate sessions & merch!
The UOBSurf lock- up is filled with useful kit: foamies, hard boards, wetsuites, skimboards, roof racks, fins/leashes and much more; all available for the use of our members. Depending on your membership, you will be able to use any of this kit for free throughout the year to take your mates on a weekend strike mission, or rent it from us at a rate of £5 / day. Not a bad deal at all!
This year we also have a BRAND NEW fleet of surfskates, so watch this space, we're planning on running regular surf-skating sessions throughout the year. Surf skates are specialised skateboards that help improve your surfing skills on land- perfect if the waves are flat!
We will have some merch available to buy from the start of the year, as well as a drop of beanies, boonies, hoodies and more later in the year!
Abroad trip
Possibly the highlight on the UOBSurf calendar. Each Easter time we pack our bags and head on an adventure for a week of glorious surf and sun. This really is one not to be missed! With all of your meals, accommodation, kit and lessons included, this is a great way to spend time with all your favourite shredders, and improve your surfing in the process! Watch this space for more info on what we have in store later in the year...
In the meantime, check out these pictures and videos from our previous years to get a taste of what these trips are all about:
Socials!
We run weekly socials, usually on a Tuesday evening. Fan favourites are karaoke, our Christmas formal, and Surf Sundays, where we head to a pub for a couple of drinks and some chilled games.
We also run Surf Families! If you choose to opt in you'll be assigned two lovely Surf parents and lots of siblings! Family Nights are a great way to meet different people in the society, and your parents can be there with some tips and tricks for your next surf too.
The Instagram and Whatsapp are the best place to keep up to date with what our lovely Social Secs have cooked up for the week!
Upcoming events:
At the moment, we are organising things for the beginning of term and lots of fun events for the near future. For the next few weeks:
- Catch us at Fresher's Fair on Friday 13th September on the Downs
- Look out for our first social to greet returning sea dogs and freshers alike (updates will be on our instagram @uobsurf)
- Our first trip will be 11th - 13th October, with more details to follow very soon!
- We'll be running a free Give It A Go session in the next few weeks of term too
As always, make sure you stay locked on our Instagram and join our Whatsapp chat, so you don't miss any updates on these events and many more throughout the year!
Stay groovy and can't wait to meet you all xxx
Terms and conditions
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Membership Fee Inclusions
Prior to signing up to a Club or Society speak to the Committee to find out what your membership includes and if there are any further expenses throughout the year.
Service Standards
All Club or Society members can expect to receive:
- The opportunity to attend regular meetings, events, activities, trips and socials as arranged.
- The opportunity to stand for a committee position or vote in their elections (Bristol students only).
- For Sports Club – to attend regular training sessions and have the opportunity to be selected for the teams.
Code of Conduct
When joining a club or society you are agreeing to abide by the constitution, general rules, regulations and policies of University of Bristol Students’ Union and also the Club or Society Code of Conduct which sets out the level of behaviour & discipline expected of all Club & Society members.
Refund Policy
Any customer who pays for a membership subscription to a Bristol SU Society, Sports Club, Student Media and initiatives has a 14 day cooling off period from the time and date of purchase during which they have the right to cancel the subscription and receive a full refund. If you do decide to cancel within the 14 days, Bristol SU will refund your payment within a further 30 days of the cancellation. To request a refund please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk
Data sharing (Sports Club members only)
Please be aware that Bristol SU may share data relating to the members of its sports clubs with the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health (a department of the University). This information may be used for the purposes of communicating direct with these members and/or to cross-reference against SEH's Sports Pass membership records.
As part of Bristol SU's membership of British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Bristol SU may have to share data on to its sports clubs members so BUCS can, from time to time, communicate with these members.
Data sharing (Societies members only)
If you're joining one of the societies listed below please be aware that your name and email address will be shared with Bristol Hub for the purpose of keeping you up to date with their activities through their email “The Week”:
AIESEC Bristol, AMICUS Bristol, Anti-Slavery Society, Bristol Feminists, Bristol Friends of MSF, Bristol Marrow, Bristol Social Enterprise Society, Bristol Student Action for Refugees, Bristol University Amnesty International, Conservation Group, Bristol University Oxfam Group, Bristol University Sustainability Team, Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad, Engineers Without Borders, Howard League for Penal Reform Student Society, International Affairs Society, Medsin Bristol, Model United Nations, and Vegetarian and Vegan Society.
For more information on Bristol Hub visit: http://www.bristolhub.org.
If you do not want your details shared with the Hub please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk.
These terms shall be governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Nothing in these terms shall exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.
