[HDNG]TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.30[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] There are 2 pubs within stumbling distance of the campus: [PARA]the Golfer's Arms ([ITAL]occasional student bashing[EITAL]) and the Sneyd [PARA]Arms. [ITAL]Other [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Bull's Head (Newcastle); Black's Head [PARA](Stoke, good beer); Mainwaring Arms; Whitmore.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (3) In Stoke, there are 2 cinemas (one with 8 screens, [PARA]the other with 3) and another single screen in Newcastle. The [PARA]odd arty pic reaches the local flicks.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] There are 5 theatres locally, in particular, the Theatre [PARA]Royal in Hanley and the New Vic Rep in Newcastle offer a wide [PARA]ranging selection.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] There are half a dozen clubs around the towns[ITAL]. [EITAL][PARA]Monday is student night at some of these jump joints [ITAL]which tend [PARA]towards the tacky and all cost ú2-3. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Place [PARA](Hanley, hot, sweaty, packed); Valentino's (Hanley, big, glitzy [PARA]fun); Maxim's (Newcastle, Kev and Trace); Bar X (Newcastle).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Victoria Hall in Hanley holds a range of [PARA]concerts from rock to classical (recently D:Ream). For blues, [PARA]rock and indie there's Frog Hall and The Wheatsheaf.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (10) There are 5 bars in the Union (1 smoking, 1 [PARA]non-smoking) and 5 in the halls of residence. The Union has a [PARA]late bar licence and is able to open till 1am Monday to Friday and [PARA]till 12.30 Saturdays.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Chapel (cap 250) makes an adequate theatre [PARA]venue, although the Clockhouse courtyard is also used for the [PARA]students' annual open-air Shakespeare.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] The film club has recently shown Indecent Proposal, [PARA]Jurassic Park and Bambi.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] There's a new nightclub with a capacity of 400, a [PARA]2am licence, thrice weekly events. The Ballroom (800) is used for[PARA]society events.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The night club also plays host to various bands, [ITAL][PARA]often of vaguely bulging stature [EITAL](such as recently BjÜrn Again, [PARA]D:Ream and Bronski Beat). The Chapel and Harvey Greens are [PARA]used for smaller draws.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Fortnightly cabaret turns in the nightclub have recently [PARA]attracted John Hegley, Jim Tavare and Harry Hill.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] In the Ballroom, appropriately enough, regular balls are [PARA]held as well as frequent cultural and international events. Halls [PARA]also arrange their own entertainments.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]During the day, there's a whole host of munch rooms on campus[PARA]including the coffee shop in the Chancellor's Building, the Lindsay[PARA]Cafe Bar, the Union's Cafe Mirage and the hall refectories. [PARA]Some of the above are open into the evening and Union eateries [PARA]stay open till the small hours when the bar has a late licence. [PARA]There are restaurants, cafes, snack bars and fast food [PARA]downfalls around Newcastle and Stoke, or, there are the local [PARA]pubs. Until about midnight, Chinese and Indian cuisine is the [PARA]order of the hour. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Sonar Gaon (cheap curries); [PARA]Rumours, Dylans (veggie). Whitmore Gallery and Tearooms, [PARA]about 3 miles away, is good for parental drop-ins.[EITAL]
