APRS Summer Ball 2017
It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2017 annual summer ball hosted by the Aston Postgraduate Research Society!
Enjoy a fun filled night of wild dancing, good music and great company. For entertainment this year we have a live band who'll be playing a great mix of music after dinner.
Included in the night is drinks on arrival, a three-course meal, and a drinks voucher for the bar. Non-alcoholic alternatives will be available, and a bar will be open for anyone wishing to purchase additional drinks.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
APRS team
Venue
This year's ball is being hosted within the Winter Garden room, Fazeley Studios, Digbeth. To get here from campus, it is an approximately 15-minute walk or 4-minute taxi journey (a similar distance to New Street Station). View directions via Google Maps here.
Fazeley Studios,
191 Fazeley Street,
Digbeth,
Birmingham,
B5 5SE
Timings
The programme for the evening is as follows:
- 18:45 - Arrival
- 19:45 - Dinner
- 20:45 - Band
- 00:00 - Close
Meal
Meal preferences and any dietary requirements* can be indicated when ordering your tickets.
Starter
- Smoked salmon & crayfish blini, lemon & herb crème fraiche, pickled cucumber; or
- Leek, smoked cheddar, & sage tart (V)
Main
- Corn fed chicken breast, fondant potato, bacon, & savoy cabbage; or
- Spinach, butternut squash, & goats cheese cannelloni with garlic ciabatta (V)
Desert
- Sticky toffee tarts, butterscotch sauce, Cornish clotted cream (V)
*While we cannot guarantee all requests can be honoured, all will be forwarded to the venue to be handled as best they can. If you have any particularly strong requirements (e.g. strong allergies or dietary requirements, as opposed to preferences), please do get in touch with your APRS rep and we shall flag these specifically.
Dress Code
The dress code for this event is Formal Dress. See the poster below for additional details.
Tickets
Early-bird members' tickets are available to APRS members at the significantly subsidised price of £10.00 (until Friday 28/April). Standard members' tickets are £15.00 otherwise, and are available until Friday 05/May. Note that your SUN is required when purchasing the early-bird or standard tickets.
Members may bring a non-APRS guest (family, friends) who are more than welcome to attend at the non-subsidised price of £27.00 to cover the cost of the meal.
Please note there is a £0.50 fee applied to all online transaction through the SU, however, tickets can also be bought using cash and no fee directly from the SU Activities Office (first floor of the SU, via the glass doors on the right-hand side).
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Queries
If you have any questions, seating preferences, or any other queries, please do get in touch with your APRS school rep (to find out who your rep is, see here or the committee section of here).
Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there!
APRS team