{"id":25,"date":"2017-04-07T13:46:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T12:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/?p=25"},"modified":"2018-10-11T16:17:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T15:17:20","slug":"our-first-social-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/2017\/04\/07\/our-first-social-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Our first social event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 6th we held our launch social at the Hall and Woodhouse in central Bath. The aim was for a casual get together to meet new faces, introduce ourselves and break the ice. The feedback suggests that this was a success!<\/p>\n<p>We had about 25 attendees overall, with a diverse range of ages and representation from across various departments within the University. So many attendees shared that they were glad to see this group exist and felt grateful that the space was being provided. We also received some really positive emails after the event\u00a0<em>\u201chad a great evening \u2013 thank you so much for organising! Looking forward to the next one\u2026\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 and\u00a0<em>\u201cI just wanted to thank you all for organising this group and today\u2019s event. I really look forward to the next one!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 an excellent start we\u2019d say!<\/p>\n<p>As a committee we were delighted to see that everyone who attended got the chance to chat to each other and we were really happy to see the group getting along so well without any intervention from us!<\/p>\n<p>Alongside a friendly get together we also wanted to generate some ideas for a name for the group and also gather some suggestions for future events. We are pleased to say\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/2017\/04\/07\/whats-in-a-name\/\">a name has been decided on<\/a>\u00a0and we have lots of different ideas that will become plans for events.<\/p>\n<p>We are all really pleased with the turn out and the enthusiasm for this new group, and super excited for what the future may bring for us all.<\/p>\n<p>If you weren\u2019t able to attend and would like to make suggestions for future events please <a href=\"mailto:lgbt-staff@bath.ac.uk\">contact us<\/a>. If you were feeling reluctant to attend please be assured that after this event we are confident that we have a really inclusive and kind group of people and we\u2019d really encourage you to come along and see for yourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Our next social will be\u00a0<strong>April 25th<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/2017\/04\/27\/a-very-enjoyable-second-social-event\/\">view the details!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until next time,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2018\/10\/committee-6-april-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2018\/10\/committee-6-april-2017.jpg 665w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2018\/10\/committee-6-april-2017-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2018\/10\/committee-6-april-2017-382x215.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 6th we held our launch social at the Hall and Woodhouse in central Bath. 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