Welcome to Butler Court

Located in East Park, near the School of Design and Creative Arts and our rugby pitches. Butler Court is a very tight knit community where morale is high and there is a great social life. Everyone knows everyone! Butler Courts hosts so many events planned by the Social, Welfare, Rag representatives and more. The hall is named after Sir Clifford Butler, Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1975-1985.

Welcome Week Plans

Here are your Welcome Week 2025 plans for your first two weeks at Loughborough University.

Follow your hall’s social media below to get more updates for events and activities. 

 

Monday 22 September

Move In

  • 9am - 5pm

Common Room Party

  • 8pm - 11pm
  • Dress code: Welcome T-shirts

Loughborough Students' Union Welcome Party

Tuesday 23 September

Warden Induction Talk and Consent Training (Mandatory)

  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Location: Cope Auditorium 

Pool Tournament

  • 6pm - 7:30pm
  • Location: Common Room

Courtyard and Common Room Party

  • 8pm - 11pm
  • Dress code: Corporateverse (dress as your degree)

Firefly Night Club

*Please note that at the time of writing Firefly lacks the facilities to support those with mobility requirements from adequately accessing the venue. Once inside the door to the venue, the primary venue areas are accessed by a set of one storey flight of stairs with no lift access available.

As a university, we commit our best endeavours to ensuring all our incoming students have an equitable and positive Welcome experience. We recognise that the lack of physical access into Firefly may affect some students’ ability to attend these late-night activities. If you are an incoming first year student and have shared support requirements to the University, our Student Life Team will contact you directly for further support. If you are yet to share any support requirements with the University you should look to complete our online disability and health portal as soon as possible.

Wednesday 24 September

Campus Tour

  • 1:30pm - 3:30pm
  • Meeting Location: TBD

Clay Sculpture Making with Royce Hall

  • Afternoon
  • Location: Royce Common Room

Griffin Pub Night

  • 8pm - Late
  • Dress Code: Mythological Mayhem

Thursday 25 September

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Your course will update you about the exact time and date.

Bob Ross Painting Night

  • 7pm - 9pm
  • Location: Butler Court Common Room

Pub Quiz

  • 7:30pm
  • Location: TBC

Echo's Night Club

Friday 26 September

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Your course will update you about the exact time and date.

Soul Padel Sporting Event

  • 12pm - 2pm
  • Location: Padel Courts

Common Room Party (New Students)

  • 8pm - 11pm
  • Dress Code: Cosmic Catastrophe (Alien/ Galactic clothing)

Swan in the Rushes Garden Party with Firefly After (Returners)

Loughborough Students' Union FND (New Students)

Saturday 27 September

Sports Bazaar

  • 9am - 4pm
  • Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Tap and Clapper Pub Night

  • 8pm - 11pm
  • Dress Code: Celebrity Mash up (celebrities/ icons)

Postcard Making with David Collett Hall

  • Afternoon / Evening
  • Location: David Collett Common Room

Echo's Night Club

Sunday 28 September

Activities Bazaar

  • 9am - 4am
  • Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Madhatter's Tea Party

  • 10am - 12pm
  • Location: Butler Common Room

Laser Tag

  • 2pm - 4pm
  • Tickets available to purchase soon

Alphabet Challenge

  • 5:30pm - 9:30pm
  • Meeting Location: TBC

Monday 29 September

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Chill Night

  • 8pm - 10pm
  • Location: Butler Court Common Room

Tuesday 30 September

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Pizza and Games with Towers Hall

  • 8pm
  • Location: Butler Court Common Room

Wednesday 1 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Glass Bottle Painting

  • 3pm
  • Location: Butler Common Room

Common Room Party

  • 8pm - 10:45pm
  • Dress code: Dream Realm (Pyjamas)

Loughborough Students' Union Hey Ewe

Thursday 2 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Run Club

  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Starting Location: TBC

Treasure Hunt Around Butler Court Yard

  • 7pm - 11pm
  • Meeting Location: TBC
  • Dress Code: Butler Bootcamp (Camouflage)

Loughborough Students' Union Incognito

Friday 3 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Nottingham Bierkeller + Rock City (New students)

  • 6pm - Late
  • Dress code: Illuminate through Darkness (UV and Glow in Dark)
  • Tickets available to purchase soon

Phantom Pub Night (Returners)

  • 8pm - 10:30pm
  • Dress code: Colourful tops

Loughborough Students' Union FND (Returners)

Saturday 4 October

Butler Court High Tables

  • 6:30pm - 10:45pm
  • Dress code: Formal Wear

Loughborough Students' Union Closing Party

Sunday 5 October

Phantom Garden Party with Firefly

*Please note that at the time of writing Firefly lacks the facilities to support those with mobility requirements from adequately accessing the venue. Once inside the door to the venue, the primary venue areas are accessed by a set of one storey flight of stairs with no lift access available.

As a university, we commit our best endeavours to ensuring all our incoming students have an equitable and positive Welcome experience. We recognise that the lack of physical access into Firefly may affect some students’ ability to attend these late-night activities. If you are an incoming first year student and have shared support requirements to the University, our Student Life Team will contact you directly for further support. If you are yet to share any support requirements with the University you should look to complete our online disability and health portal as soon as possible.

All Butler Court social media channels are student-led through the hall's committee. 

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