Friendsofccsu.org.uk is the website for the Friends of Christ Church Students’ Union Association (Friends).

Friends of Christ Church Students' Union is a not-for-profit association, open to all, and run for and by its members. Managed by an elected committee, who are all unpaid volunteers, its objectives are to promote contact amongst current and former Christ Church students, and to support the Union with advice, networking and project funding.

Endorsed by Christ Church Students’ Union and supported by C4 Old Boys/Girls, Friends aims to bring together all those people who were once students at Christ Church. Friends aims to create a space for you to get back in touch, communicate with each other, and find out about social events and reunions.

Above all, Friends want to unleash the huge networking potential of past Christ Church students in a more structured way. Friends plans to open access to this network to students presently involved in running the Students’ Union at Christ Church, whether as Union officers, club or society leaders, or just enthusiasts, so that they can seek help and advice from a pool of former students who want to support them.

Friends will also raise money for the Students’ Union, to be channelled back as funding for special projects designed to improve access and participation by current students, or improve their relationship with the wider community. For example, we might provide funding to set up clubs at the University's smaller campuses, to support a particular athlete who couldn't otherwise compete to their full ability or to modify equipment so it is suitable for use by disabled students.

For a subscription of just £20 each year (that’s less than £2 per month!), members will benefit from:

• Invitations to annual networking and fundraising events, where members can socialise with other Christ Church graduates

• A regular e-newsletter with what's going on in the Students’ Union, at the University and with other graduates

• Access to the Friends' website, with its online contacts database, news and features

• The right to come to the Friends’ AGM, put forward proposals for things the association should do, vote in the elections for the management committee, or even get involved in running the association

• The knowledge that their money will put something back into current student activities at Christ Church –  giving something back!

If you were once at Canterbury Christ Church University, then please take a moment to sign up so you can become a member and begin using the site. The annual membership fee is £20.00 and this is set up as a Standing Order. Once you receive your confirmation that your Standing Order is in place and your membership details have been checked, you can login and search for old friends who have also joined.

You can send emails to other members through the site, but we will keep your email address hidden, unless you choose to make it public. All additions to the site are moderated by the Friends to prevent abuse of the system.

The site is also designed to let you keep up to date with news, fundraising and events that are happening at the Students’ Union, C4 Old Boys/Girls and other reunions. The home page is the place to check for the latest information.

In future it would be good to include stories and pictures submitted by yourselves, whether it be a project you're involved in or a special event like a wedding or a baby. (If you are sending us anything, do remember when you submit material that these pages are visible to the public at large, unlike the ‘members only’ pages.) You can send us submissions to news@FriendsofCCSU.org.uk.

There is also a space for you to add news and comments to your personal entry, which can only be read by other members.

We welcome any comments or suggestions for the site, as this is YOUR association, so please let us know what you think.

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