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R08 - The Open University Students Association in the North West
The current E C M for O U S A in the North West is Matthew Ball
Branches
O U S A has branches at a local level. Not all branches
meet in person and not all are active at a formal level within O U S A.
But all branches do have a forum on First
Class where you can meet other students online.
See the link in the menu bar for more information about First Class. Where
newsletters are
linked these are in Word format and some personal contact details may
have been removed. Where websites
are linked these are managed by either past or current students so are
not under the direct control of O U S A. The Open University Students
Association is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Branch
News
Newsletters are linked from the Branch name where highlighted.
For info about meetings and other events please see the Local
Events page.
Altrincham & Sale
Tries to meet on the second Tuesday of the month - Please phone Rosemary beforehand to confirm.
Contact Rosemary Hughes, 0161 973 4026
Blackburn & Clitheroe
Bury
Contact is Terry O'Dwyer.
Contact
OUSA in Bury
Bolton
Chester
Meets 3rd Thursday of each month at Ye Old Custom House, Chester, 8pm. Contact Fiona Berry.
contact OUSA in
Chester Chorley
Contact Janet Dyke on First Class server
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Congleton
Crewe
Contact Allan Maxfield, 01253 316048Isle of Man
Meeting dates vary (check First Class) contact Graham Platt or Neil Smith,
contact OUSA
in the Isle of Man
Lancaster
Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month, Gregson Institute, Moor Lane.
contact Sybil Richardson, tel 0152 843 130
Liverpool
Liverpool Branch meets at 8pm on last Thursday of each month at Dr Duncan's pub in central Liverpool, close to Liverpool Lime Street station and Queen's Square. Address St John's Lane, Liverpool L1 1HF. Contacts are: Rathi Guhadasan (Secretary), 07930-157351 or Rathi can be found on Facebook. Regular updates about activities are posted in the branch forum on First Class
Contacts
are: Rathi Guhadasan
(Secretary), 07930-157351
Macclesfield
Macclesfield OU Student Association - MOUSA
We meet on the second Tuesday of the month at the Premier Inn hotel Springwood Park (which used to be known as The Middlewood), Springwood Way, Tytherington, Macclesfield, Cheshire. SK10 2XA. Look for the OUSA sign on a table at the far right of the venue. There are plenty of parking spaces and the venue is wheelchair accessible. Contact is Wendy Moss.
contact OUSA
in Macclesfield
Manchester
This branch is currently dormant, it's point of contact is Gavin Tomlinson please copy any corresspondence to E C M North West
North East Lancs
Northwich
Northwich branch meet monthly at the Kingfisher, Kingsmead at 8pm on the second Wednesday of each month.
Contact: Carol Taylor.
contact OUSA
in Northwich Oldham
Contact is Terry O'Dwyer.
Contact
OUSA in Oldham
Ormskirk
Preston
contact Stuart Jamieson on First Class
server 2
Rochdale
Meets last Thursday of the month, 8pm, The Beach, Hollingworth Lake, contact is Gill Kilshaw, tel 01706 852851.
contact
OUSA in Rochdale
Southport
Southport Branch meets socially on the first Tuesday of each month at 8pm in the Wetherspoons pub on Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1RH.
Please contact Bob Mehew phone 01704 569107 or email below.
contact
OUSA in Southport
St Helens
Stockport & Cheadle
Our branch meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at The Railway, 74-76 Wellington Road North Stockport, SK4 1HF - We will probably be on the left side of the pub and should have an OUSA sign on the table so we should be easy to spot. The Railway is easy waking distance for the town centre and is on the A6 heading north (towards Manchester) from the town centre, and is opposite George's Road. For a map please go to www.tinyurl.com/ousastockport
The pub has disabled access from the side entrance on Wyatt Street, however you will have to phone the pub before hand to ensure this entrance is unlocked (0161 477 5644).
The meetings are friendly and tend to be very informal, mostly consisting of socialising. For business meetings the online component will take place in the sub-forum "Online Meetings Stockport&Cheadle" and will run the week before the face-to-face.
All are welcome, and if you want extra reassurance that we’ll be there beforehand, then get in touch with one of the Branch Officers or look on FirstClass for an announcement beforehand.
Extra Meetings
Our group generally has an extra meeting near the end of the month, which is a purely social affair. These are generally take place on either the last Thusday or the last Saturday of the month and are arranged at our face-to-face meetings - the best way to find out about them is to request our email updates by sending a message to ousa.stockport@googlemail.com. We welcome suggestions for outings.
We also have a quiz team in the Blue Bell, Levenshulme every Tuesday, 9pm.
If you wish to contact the branch please contact us at ousa.stockport@googlemail.com - the email account is monitored by our officers: Matthew Ball (07525 731 800), Jane Crilley (0161 221 3144/07900 325 792) and Steve Moran
branch
website
contact
OUSA in Stockport
Warrington
Point of Contact is Anne Foy.
contact Anne Foy on First Class server
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Wigan
contact John J. Mason on First Class server
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Wirral
Following recent revival of Liverpool we are suggesting the students from the Wirral who wish to meet face-to-face with other students should do so by joining the Liverpool meetings on the final Thursday of the month (see above). The Point of Contact for Wirral is Laura Boland.
contact OUSA
in the Wirral
Phone +44(0)1908 652026 Fax +44(0)1908 654326
www.ousa.org.uk