Students at Edinburgh Napier International Club (SENIC)

Calendar of Events 2016/17

This brochure introduces Edinburgh Napier International Students’ Club and contains information on social events and tours organised by SENIC throughout the year.

SENIC is for ALL Edinburgh Napier University students on campus.

Please note that tickets can only be purchased on the stated dates and times.

Main benefits of membership1. To learn some of the history and

culture of Scotland through organised social events and planned cultural trips within Scotland.

2. To meet students from over 70 countries in the world studying at Edinburgh Napier.

3. To have the opportunity to socialise in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

4. Discounted rates on all excursions for SENIC members.

5. Priority ticket purchases for SENIC members

To join SENIC please read and fill in the SENIC application form provided at the back of this brochure.

You can join the club when you buy your ticket for the first event (in most cases the discount for club members offsets the price of membership).

PLEASE NOTE: You can only buy a maximum of two tickets per person.

Simply bring your completed form with £2.00 joining fee on any of the dates that tickets are sold.

Annual membership fee: £2

Students at Edinburgh Napier International Students’ Club (SENIC)

Saturday 22 October 2016Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park and Stirling Castle

Spend a day in the majestic beating heart of Scotland; a land of ancient fortresses, flowing streams, lochs, forests and hills, a land of kings, heroes, thieves and rogues.

Departing Edinburgh first we travel west to Scotland’s largest, dynamic modern city, Glasgow. We then cross the Firth of Clyde, arriving at Britain’s largest expanse of fresh water, Loch Lomond. The tour will stop for lunch in the village of Aberfoyle – gateway to the Trossachs.

The final stop will be Stirling Castle, Scotland’s most strategically important fortress. You will have time to visit the castle and hear of the exploits of key historical figures – William Wallace, Robert the Bruce King of Scots, Mary Queen of Scots etc.

BUY TICKETS: £15 Members 11/10/16 10am–12noon, iPoint, Merchiston Campus

£17 Non-members 12/10/16 2pm–4pm, iPoint, Craiglockhart Campus

Pick-up point: Front gate of Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University

Depart: 9.30am Return: 6.30pm approximately

49 places available

Journey through the ancient ‘Kingdom of Fife’. Famed for its picturesque fishing villages, medieval palace, castles and the town, St Andrews – home of golf, an ancient seat of learning, and last known resting place of the bones of St Andrew.

We will visit Falkland, another charming village, dominated by its 16th century palace, home of Mary, Queen of Scots, and its real Tennis court – the oldest still in use in Europe. Heading home, we will travel through the heart of the Lomond Hills, descending to Loch Leven on the way back to Edinburgh.

BUY TICKETS: £15 Members 07/11/16 10am–12noon, iPoint, Craiglockhart Campus

£17 Non-members 08/11/16 3pm–5pm, iPoint, Merchiston Campus

Pick-up point: Front gate of Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University

Departs: 9.30am Returns: 6.30pm approximately

49 Places available

Useful link: www.saint-andrews.co.uk

Saturday 26 November 2016St Andrews, the fishing villages and Dunfermline Abbey

This tour will show you a landscape of outstanding natural beauty, rich in history, myths and legends; a land of battles, feuds and cattle-stealing; a land of ancient castles mirrored in lochs and sheltered by mountains.

The “Road to the Isles” is marked by dramatic castles, shimmering lochs, imposing mountains and rugged glens. You will enjoy stops at Oban with its Horseshoe Bay looking out to the Hebrides, and Inveraray with its demure Georgian houses at the water’s edge in the shadow of the Clan Campbell chief’s neo-gothic palace.

This tour is a must for all – a fantastic way to see the Scottish countryside.

BUY TICKETS: £15 Members 31/01/17 10am–12noon, iPoint, Merchiston Campus

£17 Non-members 01/02/17 2pm–4pm, iPoint, Craiglockhart Campus

Pick-up point: Front gate of Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University

Departs: 8:30am Returns: 7.30pm approximately

49 Places available

Useful link: www.oban.org.uk

Saturday 18 February 2017Oban, West Highland Lochs and Castle

Visit Urquart Castle and Loch Ness, and enjoy the mysteries, myths, legends and history set among some of the most breathtaking scenery of the Scottish Highlands.

Loch Ness is undeniably one of the most famous lochs in the world and a place of outstanding natural beauty. It has to be admitted that the world-wide fame of Loch Ness owes much to the legend of its famous occupant, the Loch Ness Monster – or ‘Nessie’.

This is a very popular tour!

Buy tickets: £55 Members 08/02/17 2pm–4pm, iPoint, Craiglockhart Campus

£57 Non-members 10/02/17 10am–12noon, iPoint, Merchiston Campus

Please note:International Support will arrange accommodation in one of the Youth Hostels in Inverness for the night of Saturday 4 March and the cost of this is included in the price above.

Tour price does not include meals.

Pick-up point: Front gate of Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University

Departs: 9:30am Saturday 4 March Returns: 7.30pm (approx.) Sunday 5 March

49 places available

Useful link: www.lochness.co.uk

Saturday 4 March & Sunday 5 March 2017Two day weekend tour of Loch Ness and The North West Highlands

SENIC application form 2016/17 Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS

Full name

Nationality

Matriculation number

Email address

Your programme title

Course start (month/year) /

Course end (month/year) /

I enclose my joining fee of £2.00 q

Signature

Applications will not be accepted without joining fee

• Tour prices are for TRANSPORT only

• Tour itineraries may alter due to weather, availability of attractions or other such extenuating circumstances

• SENIC, International Support and staff cannot be held responsible for any damage, loss or injury however sustained by participants on events

• SENIC cannot be held responsible for the weather conditions on any of our trips. Please check the forecast before you go and take appropriate clothing

• Refunds for social events and tours will only be given up to four days prior to the event date

• Please note that the membership card cannot be transferred or used by any other person other than the named member

• Cancellations: If there is not enough interest in our trips we will notify you by email of the cancellation. You will get a full refund of your ticket.

Contact details:International SupportStudent & Academic ServicesMerchiston CampusEdinburghEH10 5DT

Email: senic@napier.ac.uk

SENIC terms and conditions

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