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Not a great deal is known about the early history of the Union. The first President we can find details of was a Mr J Flaig, where are you now Mr Flaig?
In the early eighties the Union ran a bar in a portakabin at Wycombe, ran RAG and a few small societies and sat on a small number of college committees. It had one full time officer and a part time secretary. The grant for the College was around £30,000 per annum.
During this period the Union operated a small bar at the Chalfont Campus and was part of a management committee which oversaw the running of the Wycombe Bar which was at that time run by Student Services. Student services also organised the sports fixtures. The Union had representatives who sat of a variety of college committees including its Governing Body.
The 1990’s were the start of a period of rapid development for the Union. In 1990 the College stripped the Union of its bar at Chalfont. Mark Conner President of the Union began the campaign to get it back, a fight that took until 1998.
The Unions first General Manager, Bo Wild, left the Union in 1992 after a year to be replaced by Simon Williams in 1994. Working with the President Mark Connor the first Union development plan was put in place and endorsed by the College Governing Body.
The plan, "Building for our Future", set the agenda
- Be responsible for student clubs and societies;
- Control our financial affairs;
- Provide all college entertainments and bars;
- Support infrastructure for Course Reps;
- Improve democratic accountability.
Over the next five years the Union regained control of its financial affairs, reorganised its executive committee and scrapped its general meeting in favour of a student council.
They refurbished at a cost of £750,000 (borrowed from the college), the Wycombe Bar which was opened under Union management in 1996 with the Wellesbourne Bar opening in 1997. The Union took over the organisation of student sport in 1998 and finally regained control of the Chalfont Bar in 1998 refurbishing it at a cost of £200,000 in 1999.
The first member of staff employed to support student course representatives, Craig Stephens started in 1997.
In 1999 the first student activities coordinator, Louisa Stormont was employed to develop student sport and societies.
The Union opened the Advice & Representation Centre with two full time welfare advisors, Terry Rymer & Julia Crooks and secretarial support provided by the College in 1999.
In 1991 the Union published its second strategic plan. "A New Vision" was a 21 point plan aiming at developing our newly acquired services and developing new ones. Over the next two years we launched a job shop, took over the running of the Chalfont Shop, set up our Volunteering project and refurbished our Wycombe Bar renegotiating some of our loans to the college along the way.
2003 saw us pressing the college to recognise the value of student activities and the union to the employability of Bucks graduates. This work led to the Union finding a new respect within the institution which has been build on ever since and has led to a growing influence within the institution.
Along with many Unions we had some bad times in 02 and 03 as we adjusted to the effects on our income of lower student spending on alcohol but by 1995 we had reached a new financial settlement with the University and we able to begin to grow again.
Our national profile was also growing with Presidents James Lloyd and Matthew Hurst becoming NUS National Secretary and NUS Services Board Director respectively.
The past two years have seen us redevelop University Catering at Wycombe, undertake a review of our Governance which has led to the creation of more student positions on our Executive Committee and the creation of a Board of Trustees to support our development into the future.
In 2007 we had the highest ever turnout at a Union election of over 1200 voters and we were successful in gaining a practical commitment from the University to develop a sports centre to replace the facilities being lost due to campus consolidation.
Today the Union is a confident and optimistic organisation with a vision that will guide it through campus redevelopment and beyond.
In 2007 the Union’s annual grant from the institution was £460,000, we employ 25 full time and 140 part time staff and have a turnover of around £2 million.
2008/2009 will be a challenging year for the Union with the introduction of the Big Deal. This is a concept where the University invested significantly to really change the student experience. The Big Deal will give all students the chance to take part in a wide range of activities for free. The Big Deal will provide students with free sports, free entertainments and events, free recreational activities and a paid course rep system.
Past presidents of Bucks Students' Union
2009-2010 Tom Foy
2008-2009 Yasmin Omar
2007-2008 Matthew Kitching
2006-2007 Matthew Kitching
2005-2006 Matthew Hurst
2004-2005 Matthew Hurst
2003-2004 Richard Hillyard (resigned) / Claire Argent
2002-2003 James Lloyd
2001-2002 James Lloyd
2000-2001 Simon Booth
1999-2000 Keely Green
1998-1999 Keith Murphy
1997-1998 Sarah Ferrige
1996-1997 Vanessa Castle
1995-1996 Giles Councell
1994-1995 Mark Lewis
1993-1994 Darren Saul (NO CONFIDENCED) / Mark Lewis
1992-1993 Darren Saul
1991-1992 Mark Connor
1990-1991 Mark Connor
1989-1990 Helen Younger
1988-1989 Peter Campbell
1987-1988 Miss F Factor
1986-1987 Miss F Factor
1985-1986 L Martell
1984-1985 L Martell
1983-1984 L Martell
1982-1983 L Martell
1981-1982 Vacant
1980-1981 Mr J Spiteri
1979-1980 Mr S Basham
1978-1979 Mr J Flaig
If there is anyone out there who can shed any light on the earlier years please email Mal Edgson on mal.edgson@bucks.ac.uk
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