🎸 LCSU WRAPPED 2025 🥁
Here’s what we’ve been busy with since September.
💵 £2,300 funded to societies
✨ 10 new societies - Book Club, Fashion, Dance, Comedy + more
🎉 22 events from Casino Night to Therapy Dogs
📈 £8,864 invested into events & socials (and £2,342 profit from Welcome Week goes straight back to you!)
🗳️ 71 reps elected - Our biggest number EVER
🧢 13 new merch drops based on your feedback
🗣️ £1,400 invested into Reps & Student Voice, with over 12 hours of feedback sessions
Big Wins:
🔹 Most societies since 2019 - Currently 24 active societies
🔹 Record-breaking reps- 71 vs 37 last year
🔹 Official SU Open Mic Night every Tuesday
🔹 Our 20th Birthday + LC’s 60th Anniversary
🔹 Limited edition 60th merch
🔹 Held our Student Staff Forum and raised your feedback to leadership
🔹 17 LC artists performed at SU events
We have a lot of thank you’s to make. Thank you to our amazing SU Council who have worked so hard this Semester to bring you events, advocate for your feedback, and vote on key SU decisions.
Thank you to every single person involved in making all this happen; Staff, artists, gig goers, students, creatives.
Thank you to every single of you that gets involved with your friendly SU.
What do you want to see from us next? 👀
📸 @cianscameras / @drjphotography_ / @captured_by_katie__
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💵 25% OFF 💵
As a good luck for your exam season, we've chucked 25% off ALL our merch.
To claim your discount, simply pop 'WELCOMEBACK2026' in the discount box at checkout on our online shop.
To celebrate our 60th anniversary, and the release of our anniversary merch, we asked the extremely talented Em Artherton to take some fresh pics of our merch. How gorgeous are these shots??
Get yours now - Link in bio. 👉
🎉 YOUR NEW SU TEAM 🎉
6 weeks, 14 candidates, 351 people voted, and you have elected your next Students’ Union President...
✨GRACE PRICE ✨
You’ve also voted for your new SU Council – a team of Diversity and Education reps that work closely with the President to run the SU and push for positive change.
Your 26 - 27 SU Council...
Polly Pitchforth – Women’s Rep
Charlie Mowl – LGBTQ+ Rep
Melodie Franks – Working Class Rep
Shadow Gyau – Global Majorities Rep
Greyson Cadman (Neurodiversity & Disability Rep)
Victory Edionseri – Undergraduate Drama Rep
Olli Perrin – Undergraduate Music Rep
Your new LCSU team begins their year in office from 1 July and we’re really excited to begin working with them. Congratulations to all the candidates!
Thanks to everyone who voted and supported our candidates this year.
Stay tuned next week to find out exactly how the polls played out.👀👀
📣 24 HOURS LEFT TO VOTE 📣
Our 24-25 President, Poppy, came up to Leeds recently to wish you all a happy election!
Do what Poppy says and vote - Link in bio.
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PS. If you’re the student we accidentally airdropped this video too, not ur not x
📣 THE HUSTINGS HIGHLIGHTS 📣
Didn’t tune in for the hustings? Keep an eye on this page where we’ll be posting our fav bits from the hustings!
Or, you can watch it all - Link in bio.
📣 LCSU ELECTION - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW 📣
You know the drill. We're electing your next Students' Union team; One full-time SU Prez, and our SU Council.
🎙 Yeah ok, why should I vote?
Your SU Prez actually really affects your Conservatoire experience.
The Prez and Council have a lot of say over Conservatoire decisions, how we spend your SU budget, and what the SU prioritises each year.
Plus, if you don't vote....someone else makes those choices for you.
Have your say today.
It's quick, easy, anonymous and only takes 5 mins - Link in bio.
📅 Voting Closes Friday 24 April, 9AM
📆 Results announced Friday 24 April, 4PM, Cafe Bar
📣 VOTE NOW 📣
Next Friday, we'll be announcing YOUR future LCSU Leaders 25/26.
One SU President - Your full-time, salaried student representative.
Seven SU Council Reps.
Only YOU can decide who wins.
Vote via the link in our bio - Voting closes 9AM Friday 24 April.
Winners announced at 4PM Friday 24 April // Cafe Bar.
Your Union.
Your Choice.
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📣 VOTE NOW 📣
Voting is now open!
Link in bio + emailed.
You can now vote anonymously and choose your next LCSU President & LCSU Student Council for 2026 - 2027
There are four brilliant candidates running for SU President. Only one can win the top job and only you can decide:
⭐️Rowan Bartholomew (Jazz Year 3)
⭐️Elizabeth Cunningham (MA Conducting)
⭐️Frankie Darley (Film Music Year 3)
⭐️Grace Price (Songwriting Year 3)
The winner will be paid to work full-time from July as your lead student representative, a member of the Leeds Conservatoire Board of Directors, and financial trustee of your Union.
Think: social events; campaigns; societies; student reps; charity work; early career opportunities; getting you heard and fighting your corner.
In addition to SU President, we’re also electing a full Student Council — a dynamic team of Diversity Reps and Education Reps who work alongside the SU President to push for positive change and make your voice heard.
📣 Your SU Council candidates: • Taisiia Klymenko – Women’s Rep • Millicent Morgan-Holloway – Women’s Rep • Polly Pitchforth – Women’s Rep • Tali Monaghan – LGBTQ+ Rep • Charlie Mowl – LGBTQ+ Rep • Melodie Franks – Working Class Rep • Shadow Gyau – Global Majorities Rep • Greyson Cadman (Neurodiversity & Disability Rep) • Victory Edionseri – Undergraduate Drama Rep • Olli Perrin – Undergraduate Music Rep
Click here to view the candidate profiles and learn why they are seeking your vote this month.
Cast your vote - Voting closes Friday 24 April, 9AM.
Have your say and vote TODAY! If you don’t vote...someone else makes those choices for you.
Your Union. Your Choice.
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