Awards

This is the part of the website where you can find out which Awards SSWIGS have won.

Best variety of events 2009

SSWIGS have always had a very variedprogram and this year has been no different.  Inthe last year we have been on two national camps, one in the Black Country (Kidderminster) and the other held by ourselves here in Swansea, which was the first national SSAGO event to be held here. We also attended the annual SSAGO ball in Loughborough, which is a chance to see all our friends from across the country out of their camp clothes.  

Our weekly social differs every week from outdoor hikes, to curry in the pub, climbing, themed pub crawls, campfire cooking, and a new social for 2008 was dry slope skiing and many more too. We have links with our sister group in Cardiff (Cardiff SSAGS) who which we hold a joint social with once a term, this year we went to Cardiff for blindfolded cooking competition and then later on in the year SSAGS came to us for a Crème Egg Hunt. About third off our membership are also involved in the local community, working with the Scout and Guide movements, this involves organising and running a weekly programme for children from 5-14. This community link as also lead us to attend an increasing number of local scout and guide event whether this is helping at the Brownie fun day or attending the 44th Sketty fundraising quiz.

Individual Awards 2009

  • Annabel - For all her hard work during her time as presdient
  • Claire - For organsing the first international SSAGO trip to Poland
  • Kate - For her key part in organising and running Swansea rally
  • Tom - For all his hard work in building and updating the website

Best Society 2007

This is summed up in our variety of events, the fact we are efficient in our running of the society, (just look at our manifestos for our AGM), and that we have grown so much this year.  We have made full use of the facilities provided by the university, our notice board, regularly using the minibus for weekends away and applying for grants for both equipment and trips. 

We proudly wear our merchandise, (polo shirts, hoodies and neckerchieves all in university colours) in and out of university, promoting not just our society but the university and SSAGO. 

Our links with the local community are allowing us to give something back to the area where we are at university, raising the profile of the university and the good that students can do! We are very proud of the society that has been growing for the last 3 years and thought we might as well give it a bash for this award!

See media release

Individual Awards 2007

  • Emma - Making Freshers feel welcome and developing the society
  • Kate - For gaining funding for activites and looking after SSWIGS money