I love a Mo, like really love a Mo but there are only certain people that can pull it off as a full time style status (Tom Selleck being King Mo) but come November each year and with the excuse of charity anyone can grow a Mo and be very proud of the results. Read the rest of this entry »
You may have noticed, but we’re pretty passionate about the environment and do as much as possible to make sure we’re as green as we could possibly be. Luckily our partners at the Students Union feel just as strongly as us about making the most of what we’ve got and recycling what we can. Read the rest of this entry »
Weeks off to kick back and do nothing is soon on the agenda; it seems like a perfect scenario but we’re betting by about week three the funds will be low and the boredom will be rocketing.
Instead of jetting off to Ibiza for an unadulterated week of hedonism, have you ever thought about volunteering abroad? So many people do it on a gap year now and often say it completely changes their outlook on life, future employers love to see it on your C.V and not forgetting those you might help on your trip makes this a total winning experience of a lifetime. Read the rest of this entry »
A recent study has shown a staggering 92% of us have clothes in our wardrobe that we don’t wear. With this in mind, Marks and Spencer are holding a One Day Wardrobe Clear-out on Thursday 24th March.
The idea is to bag up all your unwanted M&S clothes and take them down to your local store where they will be donated to Oxfam. As a thank you, you will be given a £5 M&S voucher to be used when spending £35 or over – perfect for making your first summer dress purchase!
For more information and to find your local participating store, click here. Read the rest of this entry »
Comic Relief is a British institution nowadays, we’ve all grown up with it and no doubt all adorned a red nose at some point in our lives but it’s so much more than bathing in beans and waxing men’s chests to raise a few quid.
Launched in 1985, Comic Relief has been going for 26 years and after the first Red Nose day was launched in 1988 and raised an outstanding £15 million on that initial night Comic Relief has gone on to raise a staggering £650 million to date helping seriously disadvantaged communities in Africa and at home in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
Did you know 1 man dies every hour because of prostate cancer in the UK?
For those of you who haven’t heard of Movember, it is a campaign that is ran every November to help raise awareness of prostate cancer. The idea is for men to stop shaving on 1st November and to grow a delightful moustache (the funnier looking the better!) with the hope of raising lots of money for The Prostate Cancer Charity (TPCC). Read the rest of this entry »
I remember, those lovely luscious summer holidays when I was a student. An endless summer, stretching out before me, where my only concern was where to go out that night rather than how many essays I needed to write.
Ah, summer. Now of course it’s every weekend that I live for, waiting for that Friday afternoon to get here so I can go out to play in the lovely sunshine, drink a beer (or two) and have a lie in. My only regret of course, is that it used to be months of sunshine and play time rather than two days sandwiched between never ending work.
But my friends, you are students. You have all the time in the world to go out and explore and do stuff. And you totally should. Here are DIGS top five things to tick off your ‘to do’ list this summer…
#1. Volunteering and working abroad.
There are loads of opportunities to go and work abroad and help people along the way. Organisations like Camp America take on 7500 new employees every year to work with kids (in America, obviously).
Visit http://www.goabroad.com/about for some summer work ideas. Everything is covered here, from studying abroad to working as a summer intern all over the planet. A great way to make new mates, work overseas and even improve on your children skills (it might come in handy one day).
#2. Go to a festival.
Ok, so this is an obvious one I know. No doubt many of you went to Glastonbury this year (jealous, much?) but I’m not talking about the festivals everyone else knows about. I’m talking about the awesome indie festivals that are held all over the country. Some of them are even free! You’ll find them dotted around all over if you look hard enough. From the free Sheffield festival ‘Tramlines’ to the awesome, more traditional festivals like Kendal Calling and Moor Music in the north. You should totally give it a go, and you never know, you could have been there the moment that new band hit the big time.
#3. Get some work experience.
Sounds boring right? While I’m trying not to sound too much like your mother, I can’t stress how important it is to finish your degree with at least SOME experience. Employers these days not only want you educated, but they also want you dripping with experience. Seems unfair, I know. And trust me, I’ve been there. My advice would be to volunteer somewhere that’s relevant to your degree a couple of days a week. It’ll build on your experience and it adds some oh so valuable credentials to add to your CV. You’ll be thanking yourself in no time when you land that dream job straight after graduation!
#4. Do something for charity.
Do something to boost yourself, others and your karma levels! There are so many events being held this summer, including 10k runs, charity bike rides, charity picnics and swimming missions. And of course you could simply volunteer for your local charity. They can always use the help!
For those of you that really don’t have time (your off to Camp America!) why not donate some of your old clothes, shoes, bits and bobs. You’ll not only be allowing your possessions a new lease of life, you’ll also be helping your local charities to raise some much needed cash.
#5. The Edinburgh Festival.
From comedy to films, this festival has a little something for everyone. One of my best summers was spent in Edinburgh enjoying ridiculous street acts and watching comedy at 5am having been out all night (I can’t guarantee that 5am comedy is the greatest. I remember it being awesome, but I had been out since the previous evening, fuelling myself on cider. I would have laughed at anything) in a grungy sticky club. The atmosphere here rocks, and it’s definitely something to get done. Be aware however, that it’s super popular, and as a result accommodation, drinks and food is expensive! There are plenty of hostels in this lovely Scottish city, so do some research and I’m sure you’ll find somewhere on budget. Of course you could spend the summer working in the beautiful Edinburgh; a great way to see numerous acts and get paid for it. Check out vacancies here.
Saying this, however, you may have other plans. Go back and spend the summer with your family (I guess someone needs to do your washing), see your old college buddies and catch up on all the gossip you’ve missed out on. Sleep. Eat. Work and earn as much money as possible so you can buy that new iPhone without causing yourself to starve during term time. Have a summer romance. Go camping. Or I guess you could just stay with us (we’d love to have you!).
The list is endless! So much possibility, so much excitement, so little time. I may just have to go back to uni…
The Sheffield Half Marathon is one of the biggest sporting events in the city- and this year The Pinnacles Student Accommodation are taking part! For those of you who haven’t seen the messages go out on our facebook and twitter pages, we now have our very own “Pinnacles’ Running team” who are training hard as we speak to raise as much money as possible for charity!
The team are running for 4 charities this year; The Archer Project, The Teenage Cancer Trust, The Sheffield Childrens Hospital and The Huntingtons Alliance and they are hoping to raise as much money as possible.
Our very own RSV Matt has been heading the team and plans to hold regular meetings for updates and to trade training tips. Even Richard and Steve from the office have got involved and began their training at the end of January. These two outstanding athletes (cough) can now run up to 4 miles without collapsing- providing their recurring injuries don’t raise their ugly heads of course.
Steve has what we in the office like to call a “glass back” which is basically an old back injury that seems to hurt him when he is training…only! Although he has assured me that he is currently going for Physio and it seems to be doing the trick (we will see on the day though eh??). Richard on the other hand seems to have weak calves but I am told he is battling through like the true Olympic athlete he is and hopes to complete the run in 3.5 hours (yes, the longest possible time).
Everyone running seems pretty confident at the moment and thinks they will be fit enough on the day to make an impressive time- however the up and coming Boot Camp will surely separate the Rik Wallers from the Linford Christies. This Fitness extravaganza is taking place on Thursday 1st April so look out for full (and no doubt funny) coverage of this event online soon…
If you would like to sponsor any of our runners you can visit here if they have registered or simply come to the office with your pennies.
The Pinnacles, Student Accommodation Sheffield.