Reports
JCR President
for students, staff and locals and we can only hope
that another display will take its place in Durham
in the future. The term was rounded off with our
Informal Ball, titled “Forever Young”. Fancy dress ex-
ceeded expectations and attendees were treated to
a large Scalextric set, whack-a-mole and live music
amongst much more.
Epiphany term followed suit, with the new name of
the college bar “The Greyhound” unveiled at a grey-
hound-racing-themed BarFest. President’s Guest
Night took place at Beamish Hall with a Ceilidh and
live music from The Funkyard. Unsung Hero went
to Ben Willis for his work on the JCR website with
Frazer Levett receiving the Excellence in Leader-
ship award for his time as Head Frep. Cheerleading,
Men’s B Football, Random Acts of Kindness Society
and Bar Committee also all picked up awards. The
term was rounded off with our Charity Fashion Show
which raised a phenomenal £6,500 split between
Mind and the Stephen Gartland Foundation.
Our final term somehow managed to top these
few weeks with Grey Day leading the charge at the
end of the Exam Period. A tongue-in-cheek theme
of “Life’s a Beach” was accompanied by glorious
sunshine to see over 500 students assembled on the
lawn to enjoy live music and catch up after a stress-
ful few weeks.
Not to be outdone, the event was quickly followed
by Phoenix Ball in Hardwick Hall, with over 800 stu-
dents attending (100 more than any previous year).
Attendees were treated to a “Speakeasy” theme
with numerous fairground rides, live music, a casi-
no as well as much more. After the entertainment
at Hardwick, we were treated to a silent disco and
Hog Roast breakfast on the lawn before a Survivors’
Photo at 5am.
The year was rounded off with our annual George
Palmer Memorial 7’s tournament, won by “Snow
White and the 7’s Dwarves”. Every team took the
spirit of the day as it should be taken. With good
sportsmanship abounding and the sun shining, this
was an event that truly epitomised the spirit of Grey.
This year’s HLMs were awarded to David Jones,
Alex Davies, Timothy Avni, Andrei Sandu, Ryan West,
Layla Batchellier, Kerry Bromfield and Pup Rusby.
It has been an honour to serve as President during
my final year in Durham and the behaviour of the
students has made me proud. I have absolute faith
in my successor David Slade to do a wonderful job
and see the direction in which he takes Grey next!
JCR President
David Jones looks back over his term
in the Elvet Office
The 2016/17 year has been a momentous year for
record-setting within Grey College. From the Phoe-
nix Theatre Company performing in the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival this Summer for the first time to
winning in our inaugural Varsity against Colling-
wood, there are a lot of reasons to be proud to be a
part of Grey. A great bar team led by Izaak Beck and
a successful Events’ team led by Will Farr have both
independently raised the bar this year, and with the
Fountains Hall redevelopment now fully underway,
the future looks very bright indeed!
The Freshers’ Helper team once again did a won-
derful job in welcoming the new Freshers to the
Grey Army. Led by Head Frep Frazer Levett, it is
widely believed that this Freshers’ Week was one of
our most successful yet, with international students
and Postgraduate students given an even more
personalised welcome. The Michaelmas term was
filled with numerous formals and bops, all of which
were well-attended and a great success. Under the
leadership of Fireworks Guru, Samuel Bancroft, we
were treated to a spectacular final Fireworks Display
on Grey Lawn. It was an emotional evening to say
goodbye to what had become a wonderful tradition
TOP David
Jones, JCR Pres-
ident (right);
Alex Davies,
Financial and
Commercial
Services Officer
BOTTOM
College Mas-
ter, Tom Allen
(left) and Felix
T. Phoenix, the
College mascot
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