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
- 11pm - 3am
- Dress code: Welcome T-shirts
- Purchase your LSU Welcome Party Tickets or purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.
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
- 11pm - 4am
- Dress code: Corporateverse (dress as your degree)
- Purchase your Freshers Firefly Tickets
*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
- 11pm - 4am
- Purchase your Echo's tickets. Use Promo Code "BUTLER"
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)
- 8pm - 4am
- Dress Code: Cosmic Catastrophe (Alien/ Galactic clothing)
- Purchase your Returners Rewind tickets
Loughborough Students' Union FND (New Students)
- 11pm - 3am
- Dress Code: Cosmic Catastrophe (Alien/ Galactic clothing)
- Purchase your LSU Freshers FND Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.
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
- 11pm - 4am
- Dress Code: Celebrity Mash up (celebrities/ icons)
- Purchase your Echo's tickets. Use Promo Code "BUTLER"
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
- 11pm - 3am
- Dress code: Dream Realm (Pyjamas)
- Purchase your LSU Freshers Hey Ewe Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.
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
- 11pm - 4am
- Dress code: Butler Bootcamp (Camouflage)
- Purchase your LSU Incognito Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.
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)
- 11pm - 3am
- Dress code: Colourful tops
- Purchase your Returners FND tickets
Saturday 4 October
Butler Court High Tables
- 6:30pm - 10:45pm
- Dress code: Formal Wear
Loughborough Students' Union Closing Party
- 11pm - 3am
- Dress code: Formal Wear
- Purchase your LSU Freshers Closing Party Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.
Sunday 5 October
Phantom Garden Party with Firefly
- 8pm - Late
- Dress code: White clothes
- Purchase your Emerging Beat Garden Party Tickets
*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.
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