SRC has the responsibility of maintaining continuity of Hild Bede clubs and socs, formal dining occasions, social life, and college events – from which for almost fifty years students have benefitted. However, as a direct result of the college redevelopment and relocation, costs to maintain these activities have dramatically increased – in some cases by as much as 70%.

Hild Bede moved to Rushford Court for the academic year 2024/25, where it will be based for the foreseeable future (there is no confirmed date for a return to the college site – which will be rebuilt as a non-catered college facility).

Beyond staff offices, welfare, common rooms and study spaces, the only dedicated on-site facility for Hild Bede students is a planned café bar – which will open in January ’25.

SRC faces this challenge with minimal infrastructure and without any incremental financial support, and at a time when inflationary pressures and reduced university funding is already making SRC financially vulnerable.

We have therefore created a new charitable trust to directly support the work of SRC, and are asking for your support.

The SRC Trust exists as a vehicle to collect, hold, and distribute donations for the primary purpose of funding SRC and its activities. It will provide direct financial assistance on an ongoing basis, to enable the continued offering of diverse and accessible events and activities for Hild Bede students.

Our initial goal is to match (and thereby double) SRC’s current income. We are asking alumni, all of whom in some way benefitted directly from SRC whilst at college, to sign-up for a monthly subscription to SRC – via the SRC Trust.

We’re proposing a standard subscription priced at £9.99 per month, on an ongoing basis. For this relatively small sum, alumni subscribers can directly support SRC and ensure that students benefit from the activities and experiences we enjoyed whilst at college.

Subscribers receive monthly updates on the clubs and socs, social activities and college events that their support is directly enabling.