Christian Union

Presidents: James Sharpe and Grace Grady

We are a group of Christian students in Trevs seeking to share the good news of Jesus with everyone in our college. We are associated with Durham Intercollegiate Christian Union (DICCU) who exist to give every student in Durham the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus Christ. We meet on Friday evenings for a time of meeting together around God’s Word as a college before heading to the larger university CU meeting. We also have a real heart to love our college practically so aim to regularly put on outreach events which are always a fun time of sharing Jesus.

Instagram: @trevscu

Debate

President: Andrew Hamilton

Trevelyan college Debating society is the space for Trevelyan students to listen and contribute to intellectual and informed debate. We aim to foster a relaxed environment where students can develop their debating and communication skills as well as develop as critical thinkers. We also aim to facilitate competitive debating both within the college and at an intercollegiate level, through events and competitions with other colleges debating societies. Whether you are new or an experienced debater; we welcome all regardless of ability.

Instagram: @trevsdebate

Fashion Show

Director: Currently Vacant

A highlight of the Trevs social calendar, Trevelyan Charity Fashion Show (TCFS) provides a show-stopping event that promotes body positivity, diversity and sustainability. The show has been held in a variety of venues, recently at Digital (a club in Newcastle). An entirely Trevelyan student run event, TCFS provides students with an opportunity to express their creativity and gain valuable hands-on experience in managerial positions, all while raising money for a good cause. There’s a place for all skillsets, whether you wish to perform on stage or work behind the scenes. TCFS is a great way to immerse yourself in college life and we encourage anyone with an interest to apply, regardless of experience.

Executive committee applications will be opening at the start of Michaelmas Term, while model, performer and compère auditions will commence towards the end of term.

Instagram: @tcfs2025

Femsoc

President: Sid Geilenkotten

Trevelyan College Feminist Society (Femsoc) aims to provide a safe space to discuss and educate others on intersectional feminism. We aim to collaborate with other societies and committees to put on a variety of events and campaigns to raise awareness of feminism related topics. Book and film recommendations are posted regularly for those who are interested in learning more on a particular subject we have discussed.

Instagram: @trevelyan.femsoc

Games Society

President: Zo Read

Trevelyan College Games Society is a friendly and inclusive place to play a wide array of board games. We host general gaming at least once a week, where we play board games from our large collection in college. As well as this, we have D&D campaigns running throughout the year, as well as playing social deduction game Blood on the Clocktower weekly. Alongside all this, we support computer gaming, having had Valorant Lobbies, Baldur’s Gate 3 campaigns, A Minecraft Server and Among Us lobbies semi-regularly throughout the year.

Instagram: @trevs_gamesoc

Discord: https://discord.gg/kv9UnE84GF

Sharepoint (with lots of our games listed and other info): https://durhamuniversity.sharepoint.com/sites/TrevsGamesoc

HEX

Editor-in-Chief: Alice Martin

HEX is Trevelyan College JCR’s student-led magazine. Originally started in 1997, it was a go-to source for all “Trevelyan College events, sports news, gossip, information and comedy.” The twice-termly publication ran until 2013 and has been restarted in 2024, featuring articles on a variety of topics from Trevs students. HEX gives students an opportunity to write about what they are interested in, from Features pieces about student life, Opinion articles on current events, to tapping into their imagination with our Creative section and our ever-popular Puzzles. Since its relaunch last year, we publish articles on our website every other day, and we work towards issuing a print edition twice a year. No experience is required to write for HEX, so if you are interested in writing for us, join our Contributors group on Facebook and be sure to follow us on Instagram too to see what we are writing @trevs.magazine.

Website: https://trevsmagazine.uk/

Instagram: trevs.magazine

Facebook Profile: HEX Magazine

Facebook Group: HEX Contributors

Email: [email protected]

LGBTQ+ Society

President: Izzy Smith

Trevelyan College LGBTQ+ Society provides a place for queer and questioning people as well as allies to come together and celebrate as well as learn more about our community. We will provide many events throughout the year that everyone is welcome to join. The society aims to work with other LGBTQ+ societies and organisations within Durham to ensure the community continues to be a safe space for everyone. We also aim to educate people on parts of the LGBTQ+ community that they may not be familiar with.

SIXTH SIDE THEATRE

President: Charlie Eddison ([email protected])

Sixth Side Theatre is Trevelyan College’s premier non-musical theatre society, in which we put on a variety of performances across the academic year, from pantomimes to student-written plays. We celebrate creativity and community through intimate productions across college and beyond, and aim to foster lasting bonds and skills in everyone who gets involved.

Instagram: @sixthsidetheatre

Facebook: @SixthSideTheatreCompany

Email: [email protected]

Wandering Ale Taps

President: Gabe Wilson

Trevelyan Wandering Ale Taps Society is a society designed to help new members of Trevelyan explore the vast world of Ales in a space full of knowledge and understanding. The aim of the society is quality of quantity finding niche craft ales for our members to enjoy and document, allowing them to experience a different kind of culture to many other societies. It is friendly and warm and there is a strong sense of community to it.