Find out everything you need to know about your Students’ Union at BCUSU's Big Welcome Fair

We work with partners from Brum and beyond who want to tell you about exclusive student deals, to promote their product, business or service, and offer some freebies.

Don't forget to bring a bag, meet our partners and collect your freebies!

This year the fun is spread across 3 locations:

1. Parkside

Find Vinyl Design and Print's clothing sale (tshirt, sweats, jumpers, hoodies and joggers)

Stallholders:

• BCUSU Parkside Shop (get 20% off vouchers)
• Vimto 
• GK Telecom (sim card giveaway)

Independent sellers: 

2. Curzon 

Speed Friending drop-ins (C027):

11am-11:30am 

12pm-12:30pm

2pm-2:30pm

Cardigan St (front of Curzon):

• BCUSU info stall
• Domino's (£2.50 pizza!)
• Brownie Points Bakery

Stallholders:

• Burger Boi
• Amazon Prime
• Pure Gym
• Zambrero (tex mex food)
• NOMO (vegan chocolate)
• Holland & Barrett
• IKEA
• The Gym Group
• Megabus
• Nandos
• Cass Art (art supplies shop)
• Mezzino (student accommodation)
• Homes for Students
• Birmingham Royal Ballet
• West Midlands Metro
• Rate My Placement
• Department for Education (Get into Teaching)
• University Birmingham Air Squadron

Events and nightclubs:

• Birmingham Museums Trust
• National Trust
• Ikon Gallery
• B:Music 
• Walkabout
• Circo Bar (Selly Oak club)
• Vodbull
• Snobs
• Gosta Green
• Bierkeller
• O'Neill's
• Heidi's Bier Bar
• Nightingale

Charities and health:

• St Basil's (homeless charity)
• Lady Garden (Women's gynae health)
• Aquarius (drug and alcohol abuse)
• Living Well consortium (mental health services)
• Umbrella (sexual health)
• NHS Blood & Transplant
• Sickle Cell Society 
• CoachBright (supporting young people)
• Handsworth Wood Medical Centre
• WAITS (domestic abuse services)
• Roshni (domestic abuse services)

C087 - BCU support stalls:

• BCU International Events
• BCU Go Abroad
• BCU Careers+
• BCU Graduate+
• BCU Content Team
• BCU Environmental Team
• BCU Facilities
• BCU Mental Health & Wellbeing
• BCU Disability Support Team
• BCU LGBTQ+ network
• BCU Uni Assistant App
• BCU Library 
• BCU Centre for Academic Success
• BCU Ambassador Recruitment
• Manpower (recruitment)

3. BCUSU Marquee on Gopsal St

• Meet Societies - chat with them, join on the day, or trial them for free during Give it a Go month
• Performance stage - entertainment from Scratch Radio, your Officer Team, and BCUSU societies
• Climbing wall - challenge yourself with this activity 
• Eagle & Ball - find your SU pub

Stall holders:

• BCUSU spinning wheel (follow us to win prizes and freebies)
• BCU Merch (exclusive one day sale - merch packs from £30 (hoodie, tshirt and bag) 
• BCU Sport (meet and join sports teams)
• Thatchers (free cider)
• Birmingham Bulls RFC (inclusive rugby club)
• Birmingham University Officer Training Corps
• Dig Deep Challenges (charity)
• Aston Gym
• West Midlands Police
• BCU IT Team
• Anytime Fitness (gym)
• No Frickin' Chicken (vegan food truck)
• University Royal Naval Units
• Camp America
• Midlands Sailing Club

Look out for helpers in blue t-shirts on the day, they'll be there to direct you!  

*Photography will be taken at this event, please make yourself know to staff in cyan blue tshirts if you're not comfortable with your footage being taken

City South free mini bus

Studying at City South? Our mini bus can take you between campuses

• Runs 10:20am-1pm and 1:50pm-3:10pm (every 20mins approx)
• Picks up at City South Campus, Westbourne Rd entrance (pictured below)
• Drop off at Curzon St, City Centre Campus

See our video from last year: