Selly Oak Society Magazine, Issue 2

SOS.Your guide to moving to Selly Oak

Issue 002Semester Two 2013

INTERVIEW WITH SELLY OAK MP STEVE McCABE

AN INTRODUCTION TO SELLY OAK

TOP TIPS: DON’T PANIC, WE HELP IF YOU HAVEN’T YET FOUND A HOUSE

OUR LIST TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF HALLS

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WelcomeFROM THE TEAM

SEMESTER 2 THE SPRING EDITION 2013 ISSUE 002

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Features

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Introduction to Selly Oak

Pubs and Restaurants

Halls vs. Houses

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Selly Oak in one word

Make the best out of Halls: #sosbucketlist

Selly Oak Roads: A Profile

Index of businesses

Amenities

Hidden Gems

CONTENTS


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Top Tips: If you haven’t yet found a house

How to: Decide bedrooms

Finance

Ask an Expert: Steve McCabe MP

Agony Aunt

Selly Oak Myths Busted

Puzzle Page

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Ed Barclay

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Abi Tunney

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Kara Smith


Top TipsIf you have yet to find a house

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Jake Wyatt


Hidden Gems

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Can’t be bothered going into town? Bored of the mainstream student hangouts? Check out some of these gems right here in Selly Oak!

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This is the closest you’ll get to a

country pub in the centre of

Birmingham

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The bowling alley is close by and it’s not too

expensive. It’s a really good place to spend a

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Highlight: Nature Reserve

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Selly Oak Roads: A Profile

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This is a selection of some of the biggest roads in Selly Oak,

however, there are many more that students live on.

Distances are taken from Google maps and from a mid-distance

on the road to the Aston Webb Building on Edgbaston campus.

Crime data is taken from police.co.uk/crime and is found by

adding the total crime for each month on a particular road for

every month of the year 2012.

Quotes are provided by a selection of current students who live

on the roads displayed in this article.

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Hannah Thomas


Choosing bedroomsHere are some easy options you could use to decide on rooms:

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Liam Scally

A Rough Guide to Finance

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Website: http://stevemccabe-mp.org.uk/

Tel: 0121 443 3878

Email: [email protected]

“ Landlords aren’t allowed to put or leave you in unsafe

conditions. You have entered a commercial agreement

with them and you have the right to stand up to them.

“ Students are constituents like anyone else. They are

welcome to attend my advice surgeries if they have

any individual concerns. There are plenty of ways to

get in touch.


How to make the best

out of hallsHere are our top 25 suggestions for making the most out of your remaining time in halls. Tweet in your pictures of completing the challenges on the list: #sosbucketlist

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Catriona Bell


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Natalie Coles


Halls vs HousesCosts

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First of all, don’t worry! A lot of people will be in the same posi-tion. The trickiest thing about living in halls is that you don’t choose who to live with. There are plenty of solutions to help. First of all, go along to one of the mixer events which are run by the Student Mentors. The next one is on March 14th in Lower Rios (based in

same position.

Also, it’s always worth speaking to friends on your course or in so-

how many people are still looking for a house at this time of year! We’d also reccomend getting in touch with the VPHC James Rob-

more housing options. Email him at [email protected].

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Selly Oak Society’s very own Agony Aunt gives you solutions to some of your most pressing issues. If you have any problems, issues or worries that you want our Agony Aunt to deal with, then email us at [email protected].


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Selly Oak MythsBUSTED

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which would suggest that it is equally impossible to prove. Don’t worry if you’ve chosen a house on Dawlish Road, this is simply an urban myth.

Whilst you may never experience any of these things, you will undoubtedly

hear lots of stories. Selly Oak may not be the safest place in the world but equally it is far from the most dangerous. Don’t walk around on

your own in the early hours and keep your wits about you – that way, you

should never run into trouble.

mould and damp free house and don’t settle for anything less. If your house is mouldy and/or damp when you move in, then try your best to keep the house warm. Whilst this can seem like an expensive solution it is often cheaper to turn the heating on for a couple of hours every day then only turning it on every now and again.

If you are one of those lucky students that can afford to keep a car you shouldn’t feel that you have to give it up in Selly Oak. It is

perhaps not right next to your house. If this is important for you then go for a house with a parking space.

Whilst there are quiet parts of Selly Oak, you have to remember that it can be loud in the early hours on any day

(even Sundays!). If noise is a big issue for you, then try your best to avoid liv-

ing on one of the main roads or alter-natively try to live in one of the rooms

towards the back of the house.

Moving into Selly Oak is exciting, but there are a lot of myths out there which reinforce a negative stigma on our student village. Here are some of the most common myths busted:

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Across:

2. Local Park (5, 4)5. University Radio Station (4, 2)7. Neighbouring Constituency (9)8. Selly Oak MP (5, 6)

12. Celebrity Historian at UoB (4, 5)13. Continuation of Alton Road (7)14. Famous author who taught at UoB (7)15. Student Union (5)

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1. Entrance to campus via the Union (9)3. IVY League equivalent (7, 5)4. Adjoining hospital (5, 9)6. Stop after Selly Oak (away from town) (10)9. Chocolate universe (7, 5)11. Nickname of the Gun Barrels (7)

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Puzzle PageSelly Sudoku

Selly Crossword

Selly Wordsearch

Adam’s Place Wardens Old Joe CommunitySOS Fab ‘N’ FreshDawlish Urban

Index of local businesses

RestaurantsBig Johns 0121 415 4885Chamon 0121 472 3435Darchini 0121 427 8100Dilshad 0121 472 5016Frankie and Benny’s 0121 414 0049Khanum 0121 471 4877Royal Orchid 0121 414 0057Sandurban 0121 472 7858Venezia 0121 472 4423

Take Aways/Cafes Adam’s Place 0121 472 0913Cafe Face 0121 415 4651Chicken.com 0121 472 7790Dixie Chicken 0121 472 4555Kebab Land 0121 471 4466Luciano’s 0121 471 3333Mamma Mia 0121 471 4545Pizza Land 0121 472 4442Pizza Pepper 0121 472 2099Rooster House 0121 472 3336Selly Sausage 0121 471 4464Subway 0121 472 1212Sundarbon 0121 472 7858Tasty Pastry 0121 472 3063Woodstock 0121 471 4050

Pubs and BarsBristol Pear 0121 414 9980Gun Barrels 0121 471 2672Goose 0121 472 3186Indie Lounge 0121 472 2266The SOAK 0121 471 4011Urban Village 0121 472 7772

Medical Varsity Medical Centre 0121 472 0129 Lloyds Pharmacy 0121 472 0155Southgate Practice 0121 415 5237Midlands Smile Centre 0121 414 1551Shah Pharmacy 0121 472 0174

OtherBargain Booze 0121 478 2459Cartridge World 0121 472 4000Delta Pi 0121 415 5022Drinks2Go 0121 415 5515Halfords 0121 414 1434Mamma Mad 0121 471 2285NCS Computer s 0121 472 4082The Ticket Sellers 0844 870 0000Tiverton Pool and Gym 0121 464 0779Selly Soak 0121 448 0665

Adam’s Studio 0121 472 4196Azura Hairdressing 0121 472 6289Hair Heads 0121 472 2453Nail Bar 0121 472 7652Tan and Beauty 0121 472 4144Tattoo ‘N’ Piercing 0121 472 8776Tony’s Babers 0121 471 1099Roccoco 0121 471 4141Yedam 0121 472 6899

SupermarketsAldiCostcutterDrinksOmCoSainsbury’sSeoul Plaza

Hair and Beauty

6. Stop after Selly Oak (away from town) (10)

Drinks 2 Go

Wines, Beers, Spirits at discount prices

DELIVERED to your door

Tel: 0121 415 5515

512 Bristol Road, Selly Oak

Tickets for all

student nights

(and Rainbow)

The Drinks To Go Man

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