SUBU is home to some of Bournemouth’s favourite places to hang out and we orgainse a wide variety of events in them at unbeatable prices from Freshers to Summer Ball.
The Old Fire Station have been working away on a Wednesday night fundraising event plan that can enable student groups to raise significant money towards their worthwhile cause - be it a society, group, team or charity.
The idea is simple - we will help you organise your event and the ticket proceeds will be ring fenced and made available for your approved student group to access.
We will:
- Provide you with a venue, event plan and marketing assistance
- Be transparent with you at all times about ticket sales, money raised and event plan
- Assist in planning and running the event, from performers to technical help
- Give you access to our equipment for DJ’s, karaoke, performers for free
- Open our digital marketing channels to you for free
- Provide free graphic design support
- Transfer the money raised into a student union account for you to access
You will need to:
- Choose a Wednesday night to host your event at Old Fire Station
- Come up with a event concept, plan or partnership with other student groups that is able to attract at least 250 people to the event at a ticket price that raises funds for your cause. The maximum we can take is 500, 800, 1200 depending on format.
- Find a small team of organisers to help you with it and spread the word
It’s really is that simple.
We believe that Wednesdays should occasionally about raising money for student groups to spend on improving their societies, helping teams fund travel or stash, or raising money for important charities. Students Union’s are good at this and the Old Fire Station is run by your SU.
The 100 CLUB
Not ready for such a big event yet - no problem do the 100 CLUB instead. The same concept but in a more compact space - a mini club night for your group up to 100 people. You can still raise funds this way too, more like £hundreds rather than £thousands.
WEDNESDAY KARAOKE PRE CLUB
Every Wednesday a night at Old Fire Station there is a pre club karaoke party from 8pm. You and your groups can book tables to bag the best spot ready for you to bring out your secret shower singers to the stage under the lights.
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
DYLANS KITCHEN & BAR IS AVAILABLE FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
Dylan’s is different to Old Fire Station but is a cracking party venue too. More flexible, more furniture and the option of doing food too!
DYLANS FRIDAY NIGHT TAKEOVER
This is a flexible option for student groups from 25 to 250. It’s not a fundraiser it a free party but you get to control the music, the menu, the decoration and the vibe. Find your own hosts, music, DJ’s and tell us what you would like to see on the food and drinks menu and we will create your Dylans for the night. From Bollywood to the Caribbean to Bingo to bedroom DJ’s we have done it with a menu to match the theme.
DYLANS SATURDAY NIGHT HIRE
Dylans is pretty unique in being available for student groups to book exclusively for a group on Saturday nights. You need to have at least 50 people, max 250. You can charge for entry and sell tickets through our website to help raise funds. We have lots of facilities for you to use that are included – stage, lights, sound system, custom food options, custom bar options. Hire it for your social, fundraiser, band gigs, DJ sessions, cultural event, awards nights, birthdays. We know we are the best value Saturday night venue to hire in Dorset.
Probably one of the best Students' Union venues in existence. It threw its doors open in 1995 after crafting 3 dance floors, 4 bars, a stage, 2 DJ booths and a multitude of nooks and crannies into the what was once Bournemouth's central fire station, along with England's longest fireman's pole. SUBU now proudly present a huge range of diverse events from this venue that includes cutting edge club nights, live music tours, massive student party nights and even stand up comedy. All of this is underpinned by the key principle that the profits we make are put back into the Students' Union to improve the student experience at BU.
Friday Night is Lollipop
The longest running night in Bournemouth, dedicated purely to students and always a sell out. Feel free to bring down your friends from home, other unis and AUB to experience the legend that is Fridays at Lollipop. Three rooms of music from cool urban vibes to floor filling dance music bangers, VIP tables are available to be booked in advance and tickets can (and should) be bought in advance. The weekend has landed!
Live Music Tours
SUBU work hard to bring live music events to the Old Fire Station. Live music tours in the venue are intimate, exciting and much more intense than other events we organise. Get to see tomorrows stars on their way up in an up close and personal venue. Previous bands that have stepped out onto The Old Fire Station stage include Ed Sheeran, The Blossoms, The Black Keys, Mark Ronson, Rita Ora, Wolf Alice and hundreds of others.
This is Talbot Campus’s worst kept secret, an escape from campus academic life and brilliant in between lecture hang out. Open all day and all evening, including weekends. Hot food made to order in its own kitchen (pizzas and burgers especially good), fresh ground coffee and a great range of beer and lagers and prices you cannot beat.
Dylan's Kitchen & Bar has many options to hire out parts or all of it for parties, events, see the form Hire Enquiry form below.
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Open weekdays at 9am through until 4pm during term time. As well as our Starbucks fresh coffee beverages we serve up Mamma Lu's hot ciabattas, foccacia and burritos, fresh baked pasties, cakes and muffins as well as salads, sandwiches, wraps all made by hand in the kitchen.
All the coffee in the Ground Up is Fairtrade and when the temperature rises you don't want to miss out on an ice cold frappuccino.