Top Tips For Keeping Safe This Freshers’ Week

Grace Bishop 21 September 2021

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1. Don’t leave your drinks unattended! Whether you pre hard or only drink shots while at the club, make sure you keep your wits about you - although this restriction may be hard, it’ll be worth the hassle! One way to ensure this is to buddy up! Whoever you form a bond with first, make a mutual decision to help one another during the long night ahead. This way you’ll be with people you trust who can help if you have one too many jagerbombs (It’s easily done)

2. Preferably go out with the people you’re living with - someone will inevitably lose their room key (don’t let it be you!). Obviously you will want to meet so many people so sticking with one group of people may seem limiting but it’s such a great way to bond with your new housemates (just don’t drunkenly kiss one of them - you’ll spend the next year avoiding them)

3. Never walk home alone at night! When you’re drunk and stumbling it might seem like a good idea but don’t forget you are significantly more vulnerable and it therefore becomes easier for someone to take advantage of a situation like that. Just pay a little more for an Uber or the bus to deliver you home safely.

4. Stick as a group! Usually there is always that one person who decides it’s a great idea to go on a boozy adventure by themselves... if you can’t think of this person then chances are its you. Although you’re going to want to make new friends and explore Canterbury, just make sure you have at least one other person with you to stop you from falling in the river.

Apologies for sounding like an overbearing parent, we came to uni to escape that! And finally, enjoy Freshers! It’s a great time to befriend new people and get your bearings with your new city. Just make sure you have loads of paracetamol and water for the morning headache! You’ll be needing it.