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Speed friending
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Thu 12 October 2023
18:00 - 21:00 - Location
- The Students' Union, Union 2, Frenchay Campus, Further info
- Contact
- SU Community team sucommunity@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
We're bringing you our wildly popular Speed Friending event to The Students' Union at UWE, Union 2 building. This is a great way to have some fun and meet loads of new people.
Doors will open at 18:00 and the event will start at 19:00.
The Speed Friending Mingle takes place downstairs from 19:00. Think typical speed dating, where groups rotate every 3 to 5 minutes.
Upstairs there will be spaces for groups, games and chat if you don't want to join the mingle.
Registration and tickets
You must reserve a ticket in advance. Booking is now open.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
The Students’ Union at UWE welcomes all abilities/disabilities, ages, ethnicities and genders into our spaces. If you have any questions, concerns, or additional requirements then please let us know so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible.
Venue information
- Disabled parking: Yes
- Step-free access: Yes
- Automatic doors: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Induction loop: No
- Guide/assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
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