Grizedale College
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Grizedale College is a college of the University of Lancaster in Lancashire
, England
. The college is named after the Grizedale Forest
area of Lancashire North of the Sands
. When it was built it was situated at the southern extremity of the Bailrigg campus. The development of the south west campus has meant that college is now considered to be one of the more centrally located colleges.
. Grizedale was in the old 'J' Block and Pendle in the old 'E' block. This arrangement continued until new accommodation to the north of Grizedale, originally intended for Grizedale itself, was completed for Pendle in 1994 and Grizedale took over 'E Block'.
The Grizedale boar was only recently inaugurated as the college mascot. Originally, Depravo the rat, a character invented by Michael Palin
in his book ‘Bert Fegg's Nasty book for boys and girls’, represented the college. An early member of college staff was friendly with Mr Palin who granted the College the rights to the character and Depravo the Rat became Grizedale’s mascot. The boar became the second mascot in the late 1980s when a number of parents questioned the relevance of Depravo and the Grizedale boar was created. Since 2000 the boar has become the main mascot of the college, although the bar still retained the name 'Depravos' until it was demolished in 2007.
The original college accommodation 'E' and 'J' blocks were demolished in summer 2006. Problems with other building projects on campus meant that the site of the former buildings laid vacant for the for almost all of the 2006/07 academic year. As a result of these delays college students were housed in other buildings around campus including Pendle's George Fox
Building, Pendle Main, Graduate College
and Bowland Tower. The new buildings were finally completed in time for Michaelmas term of the 2008/09 academic year. These new buildings are composed of 12 person townhouses and 8 person apartments as opposed to the corridor block arrangements of the original accommodation.
Depravo's, along with the College's offices and porters' lodge, was demolished after the graduation party for the 2007 graduates in July 2007. It was rebuilt and reopened at the start of the 2009 academic year, and stripped of its former name and mascot, renamed simply 'Grizedale Café Bar'.
Central to the college has always been the college bar, previously known as 'Depravos'. This was home to a number of famous campus events, including the 'Shite' Disco, the Gz Centurion and many others, getting Grizedale the reputation as the Social College. However, this reputation has taken a knock with the bar being out of commission for an entire year, due to renovation. The bar has been damaged further as due to competition between campus bars leading to a changed market and the style of rebuilding the bar it has gained a reputation as being a staff cafe area, rather than a student social bar. In time this may be rectified.
The official college song, adopted as the result of a vote by the JCR
membership, is "Never Forget" as performed by Take That
. The college has two mascots - Depravo the rat
, the rights to which were granted to the college by Michael Palin
and, since 2000, the Grizedale Boar
.
Grizedale, like many of her sister colleges; has found redevelopment and inconsistent Presidencies a major cause for concern. In 2009 reform was passed through the student union to allow the Vice-President to sit alongside the President in Union Council, the senior student council.
All Presidents sit on both Senate and Court, only two of the nine college Vice-Presidents who are elected as Senate representatives through Academic Council, may also hold full seats on both Senate and Court. This role is completely autonomous from their College role and as such may mandate their Presidents should a vote be requested on Court matters.
All members of the Executive sit on Student Union sub-committees including: President's Committee Vice-President's Committee }both sit on UnionCouncil, Extrav Sub etc. Academic Council Chair Committee/Elections Sub-committee Wel-Comm Inter College Sport i.e. George Wyatt
Grizedale College has proven itself to be a powerful college in the transition of JCR Executive Presidents to the Student Union with Chris Cottam, Graeme Poulton and Dwayne Branch all successfully running for office. In Summer term of 2009 former social secretary Victoria (Torri) Crapper was elected Vice President for Welfare in the new LUSU Sabbatical make-up. In 2010 former President Chaz Ginn and former VP Paul Lynch were candidates for the Welfare and Academic Vice-Presidencies, but both lost in close elections. Grizedale prides itself on the activism of its members, with the former bar depicting the storming of University House in an elaborate mural that lined the stairs to the JCR space. It is expected that once restored to its former glory, the college will once again be one of the most politically vocal on the Campus.
In addition to the Colours the Victoria Stockton memorial cup is awarded to a student displaying the most commitment to college sport. The cup was presented by Victoria's parents to Fr. Hugh Pollock in memory of their daughter who was the first sports representative in the college to win the coveted Carter Shield; and who died in the summer of 2006.
The recipients are nominated by the Sports Reps before being approved by College Council.
A number of former College Colours recipients have gone on to receive University full colours and an England shirt belonging to rugby league player Tom Lever is on display alongside the former presidents board in the Porter's Lodge of the college.
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The college is named after the Grizedale Forest
Grizedale Forest
Grizedale Forest is a 24.47 km² area of woodland in the Lake District of North West England, located to the east of Coniston Water and to the south of Hawkshead. It comprises a number of hills, small tarns and the settlements of Grizedale and Satterthwaite...
area of Lancashire North of the Sands
Furness
Furness is a peninsula in south Cumbria, England. At its widest extent, it is considered to cover the whole of North Lonsdale, that part of the Lonsdale hundred that is an exclave of the historic county of Lancashire, lying to the north of Morecambe Bay....
. When it was built it was situated at the southern extremity of the Bailrigg campus. The development of the south west campus has meant that college is now considered to be one of the more centrally located colleges.
History
Grizedale was one of the last colleges to be built on the Bailrigg campus in 1974. It initially shared accommodation and administration with Pendle CollegePendle College
Pendle College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Lancaster. Founded in 1974, the college is named after the Pendle region of the east of Lancashire, which is dominated by Pendle Hill. The term "Pendle" is associated with a great deal of fantasy and legend...
. Grizedale was in the old 'J' Block and Pendle in the old 'E' block. This arrangement continued until new accommodation to the north of Grizedale, originally intended for Grizedale itself, was completed for Pendle in 1994 and Grizedale took over 'E Block'.
The Grizedale boar was only recently inaugurated as the college mascot. Originally, Depravo the rat, a character invented by Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries....
in his book ‘Bert Fegg's Nasty book for boys and girls’, represented the college. An early member of college staff was friendly with Mr Palin who granted the College the rights to the character and Depravo the Rat became Grizedale’s mascot. The boar became the second mascot in the late 1980s when a number of parents questioned the relevance of Depravo and the Grizedale boar was created. Since 2000 the boar has become the main mascot of the college, although the bar still retained the name 'Depravos' until it was demolished in 2007.
Redevelopment
George Fox
George Fox was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends.The son of a Leicestershire weaver, Fox lived in a time of great social upheaval and war...
Building, Pendle Main, Graduate College
Graduate College
Graduate College is the only college in Lancaster University to take postgraduate students rather than undergraduates. Until its creation in 1992 each of the other eight colleges also took postgraduates. The university had a lot of success in postgraduate work, and it was felt postgraduates should...
and Bowland Tower. The new buildings were finally completed in time for Michaelmas term of the 2008/09 academic year. These new buildings are composed of 12 person townhouses and 8 person apartments as opposed to the corridor block arrangements of the original accommodation.
Depravo's, along with the College's offices and porters' lodge, was demolished after the graduation party for the 2007 graduates in July 2007. It was rebuilt and reopened at the start of the 2009 academic year, and stripped of its former name and mascot, renamed simply 'Grizedale Café Bar'.
Facilities
The College houses a recently renovated bar, junior and senior common rooms and accommodation blocks and a laundrette.Central to the college has always been the college bar, previously known as 'Depravos'. This was home to a number of famous campus events, including the 'Shite' Disco, the Gz Centurion and many others, getting Grizedale the reputation as the Social College. However, this reputation has taken a knock with the bar being out of commission for an entire year, due to renovation. The bar has been damaged further as due to competition between campus bars leading to a changed market and the style of rebuilding the bar it has gained a reputation as being a staff cafe area, rather than a student social bar. In time this may be rectified.
Symbols
JCR
JCR may refer to:* Revolutionary Coordinating Junta of 1970s urban guerrilla communist parties in South America* Content repository API for Java * Junior Common Room...
membership, is "Never Forget" as performed by Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
. The college has two mascots - Depravo the rat
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus...
, the rights to which were granted to the college by Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries....
and, since 2000, the Grizedale Boar
Boar
Wild boar, also wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises...
.
Social Events
Grizedale has a reputation as being a sociable college, attracting students from other colleges in the evening for events in Grizedale Bar.JCR Exec 2011
- President:- Christy Parkes
- Vice President:- Kim van Heerden
- Treasurer:- Emily 'Wigan' Andrews
- General Secretary:- Hilde Rod
- Social Secretaries:- Jake Taylor and Matt Thorley
- Mens' EWD:- Alex Skitt
- Women's EWD:- Jenny Rust
- International Officer:- Cathinka Morch
- Non Web Based Communications Officer: Ben Spencer (Formerly Jess Meldrum)
- Web Based Communications Officer: Alex Bamford
- AV Tech - Martin Hulley (Formerly Dan Smith)
- Sports Secretaries: Martin Sutton and Catriona Hay (Formerly Coco Kloess and Chris Geoghehan)
Past JCR Presidents and Vice Presidents
- 2010: Jack Kenny; VP Danielle Wilson & Emma Cheetham
- 2009: Lauren Emery & Charlotte (Chaz) Ginn; VP Paul Lynch
- 2008: Peter McGuckin & Mark Dacre / Charlotte (Chaz) Ginn (Acting President); VP Lauren Emery
- 2007: Sean Arani; VP Zita Duffy
- 2006: Chris Cottam & Anna Boden; VP Adam Conley
- 2005: Graeme Poulton; VP JeanPaul Ludig
- 2004: Dwayne Branch
- 2003: Andrew Walker; VP Will Blakelock
- 2002: VP Becky Ford
- 2000: David Couch; VP Adam Shepphard
- 1999: Sam Mitchell and Hannah Lever
- 1998: Rob Massey ; VP Paul Gostling
- 1997: Mark Elkins&Turnip; VP Gil Bristow
- 1996: Pete Johnson & Richard Moore, VP Jamie 'Jarvis' Thorneley
- 1995: Tom Curtis & Peter Devine
- 1994: Rob Checketts
- 1993: Martin Wright (resigned mid-term)
- 1991: Neil Gow
- 1990: Jon Dickinson
- 1989: David Wenzel
Grizedale, like many of her sister colleges; has found redevelopment and inconsistent Presidencies a major cause for concern. In 2009 reform was passed through the student union to allow the Vice-President to sit alongside the President in Union Council, the senior student council.
All Presidents sit on both Senate and Court, only two of the nine college Vice-Presidents who are elected as Senate representatives through Academic Council, may also hold full seats on both Senate and Court. This role is completely autonomous from their College role and as such may mandate their Presidents should a vote be requested on Court matters.
All members of the Executive sit on Student Union sub-committees including: President's Committee Vice-President's Committee }both sit on UnionCouncil, Extrav Sub etc. Academic Council Chair Committee/Elections Sub-committee Wel-Comm Inter College Sport i.e. George Wyatt
Grizedale College has proven itself to be a powerful college in the transition of JCR Executive Presidents to the Student Union with Chris Cottam, Graeme Poulton and Dwayne Branch all successfully running for office. In Summer term of 2009 former social secretary Victoria (Torri) Crapper was elected Vice President for Welfare in the new LUSU Sabbatical make-up. In 2010 former President Chaz Ginn and former VP Paul Lynch were candidates for the Welfare and Academic Vice-Presidencies, but both lost in close elections. Grizedale prides itself on the activism of its members, with the former bar depicting the storming of University House in an elaborate mural that lined the stairs to the JCR space. It is expected that once restored to its former glory, the college will once again be one of the most politically vocal on the Campus.
Sport
The Inter-College Carter Shield has been won on two occasions, in 2005 and 2009. With many of the college JCR members representing their both University and College teams, with the support of the SCR, the first Grizedale College Colours for sport were awarded at the Christmas Ball of 2006 and the tradition has carried on, with the Sports Reps choosing suitable candidate for both Colours for Excellence and Extraordinary Commitment.- 2006: Jackie Bowen, Hannah Cole, Tom Lever, Dan Shepherd
- 2007: Zita Duffy, Tom Heaney, Helen Higgins
- 2008: Tom Bateman, Torri Crapper, Lauren Emery, Joe McEgen, Adam Williams
- 2009: Elaine Johnson, Jamie Stokes, James Braybrook, Chaz Ginn
- 2010: Jack Kenny, Aimee Carr, Peter Gartland, Sam Huggett, Hannah Robinson
In addition to the Colours the Victoria Stockton memorial cup is awarded to a student displaying the most commitment to college sport. The cup was presented by Victoria's parents to Fr. Hugh Pollock in memory of their daughter who was the first sports representative in the college to win the coveted Carter Shield; and who died in the summer of 2006.
The recipients are nominated by the Sports Reps before being approved by College Council.
- 2006: Matthew Parker
- 2007: Pete Mc Guckin
- 2008: Caroline Sprott
- 2009: Lauren Forrester and Leanne Marland.
- 2010: Neil Rylander
A number of former College Colours recipients have gone on to receive University full colours and an England shirt belonging to rugby league player Tom Lever is on display alongside the former presidents board in the Porter's Lodge of the college.