Students in Winchester

Freshers Fair 2018

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Welcome to Winchester all students arriving in September 2018 for the 2018/19 Academic Year

If you are studying in Winchester (at either the University of Winchester or the Winchester School of Art which is part of Southampton University) your Member of Parliament is Steve Brine.

Steve was elected for the first time in May 2010 and re-elected in May 2015 as well as June 2017 with over 50% of the vote. His constituency covers the city of Winchester as well as surrounding villages including Kings Worthy and Alresford. He also represents Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury. See more on this.

As the local MP, Steve is an active supporter of the city's students and the University of Winchester in particular.  He is a regular on campus meeting students or representatives from the many University faculties or senior management team.  Steve can often be heard on the University TV channel WINOL and has even been its guest editor.

He is a regular at the annual fresher's fair as a guest of the Winchester Student Conservative Society. Last year's fair took place on Saturday 23rd September 2017 on the King Alfred Campus at the Universtity of Winchester.  Read more

During your time in Winchester, Steve is available to you and welcomes contact from local students.  He can be contacted via many different channels and holds a weekly surgery if your issue cannot be handled by correspondence.

If you and some friends would like to visit Parliament to take a tour Steve can arrange that for you; please get in touch and we will do our best to fix it up without delay.

Find Steve on Facebook or Watch Steve's You Tube Channel SBTV.


Want to get involved with our Student Society?

The Winchester Student Conservative Society are always campaigning and they're the only political party with an official society on campus.  If you would like to get involved or just meet like minded people and have some fun;

  • Contact the President of the Conservative Society for 2018/19, Ryan Loveridge
    [email protected] 
  • Visit their via their Facebook page for all the latest news
  • Follow them on Twitter for instant updates


Want more?

Winchester Students' Union - visit site

University of Southampton Students' Union - visit site


Pictured; Steve Brine with members of the Conservative Society at the University of Winchester Students' Union at Fresher's Fair in September 2018.

News

MP guest editor in student TV newsroom

Local MP Steve Brine joined students at the University of Winchester today as he became guest editor for Winchester News Online. Winol is produced by students of the BJCT-accredited BA (Hons) in Journalism at the University of Winchester.

New students for 2018/19 welcomed

Thousands of new students are arriving in Winchester this week and local MP Steve Brine dropped into Fresher's Fayre at the University of Winchester today (Saturday 22 September). Steve was the guest on campus of the Winchester Student Conservative Society which is largest political socie

Steve welcomes new students to City for 2017

Thousands of new students are arriving in Winchester this week and the traditional freshers fayre event was held at the University of Winchester today, Saturday 23 September. The Winchester Conservative Student Society was the first political society at the University and is very active, organ

Welcoming 2016 new students to Winchester Uni

Steve Brine took part in his tenth Fresher's Fayre at the University of Winchester on Saturday 24th September. The Winchester MP joined up with the Winchester Students Conservative Society (WSCS) at the busy event as the team spent a few hours meeting new students and signing up more new membe

MP meets students at University

Steve Brine dropped into the University of Winchester on Thursday 1st October to spend an hour chatting to students at the lively Terrace Bar. The MP discussed a number of issues throughout the relaxed evening, including the government's PREVENT strategy and football's Kick It Out anti-racism campa

Steve attends welcome for new 2015 students

Steve Brine dropped into The University of Winchester on Saturday 19th September with a hive of excitement on the main campus as the main campus a hive of excitement as thousands of students poured in for the annual Fresher's Fayre. The highly anticipated event saw the University's societies and sp

Steve welcomes new students to Winchester for 2014

Steve Brine visited a packed Freshers' Fayre at the University of Winchester on Saturday 20th September as the MP welcomed thousands of students to the city's university. He linked up with the Winchester Student Conservative Society, who had a busy stand which was inundated with students throu

Bumper 2013 Fresher's Fayre at University

Steve Brine dropped in to Fresher's Fayre at the University of Winchester on Saturday 21st September as the campus Conservative society met hundreds of new and returning students. The Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP, who was also joined by Cllr James Byrnes, chatted to students about a num

New students for 2012 meet MP

Last Saturday saw the end of fresher's week 2012 at the University of Winchester and it was marked with the traditional fresher's fayre hosted by the Winchester Students' Union. The only mainstream political society on campus is run by the Conservative Students and they were joined by Winchester &a

MP praises University record on graduate employment

Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine raised the issue of graduate employment in the House of Commons on Thursday 6th September, and praised the record of the University of Winchester. Speaking in questions to the Business Department, Mr Brine asked Higher Education Minister David Willett