End of Year Message

They Think it's All Over...It is Now! 

Phew! What a year! Once again Aberystwyth University Labour Students has proved itself to be one of the most active and engaged Labour Students  groups in Wales (if not the country)! Battling geographical isolation every step of the way; AULS this year has shown you don't have to be at a big Uni to REALLY make a difference. 

Whether it was in the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections or at the Cardiff South and Penarth By-Election AULS members were to be found right on the front line of Welsh politics. Of course there's more to come we're really looking forward to carrying on the fight next year at the European elections. 

AULS members also carried our voice to conferences great and small as well as to the Labour Students Political Weekend. Of course Aberystwyth didn't just go out to the world, the world came to Aberystwyth with big names like Rebecca Evans AM, Vaughan Gething AM and the Shadow Wales Minister Owen Smith MP visiting AULS this year. 

In between all the serious business AULS managed to have a great variety of socials this year, hats off to the boat racing team who defeated all the other parties at the Cross Party Social! We also put on socials to cater for all tastes including a Coffee Social and a Cinema Social just in the first semester! Not forgetting our posh dinners at Christmas and the End of Year. (Great chance to dress up!) 

On a more downhearted note we'll be saying goodbye to long term members Adam White and Siobhan Cannon who have graduated as well as saying auf wiedersehen to our New Member's Officer Lewis Hudson who is moving Uni's to Manchester Uni to do German. Our Liberations Officer Betty Ritson is also taking her year abroad and I wish her all the best. 

It's been a real honour serving with Hywel, Tom, Adam, Andrew, Bridie, Betty, Josh and Lewis on the committee this year and I look forward to the new year with our new Chair Zoe Clark! 

Hope to see you all next year for more thrills, spills and socials! 

Till then comrades! 

Matthew Bold 

Campaigns and Membership Officer