Join us for another Girls’ Night this October to enjoy an amazing evening filled with plenty of activities! Girls' Night is taking place at Ravelin Sports Centre on Friday 11 October 2024 from 7.00pm-10.30pm (doors will open from 6.30pm). This is the perfect opportunity for you to get together with friends, meet new people and take part in a whole range of sports and activities. Event memberships are £3 and this time, Girls’ Night is open to anyone who identifies as a woman - students and University of Portsmouth staff, current Ravelin Sports Centre members and the wider community. So if you have friends who are not Ravelin members, invite them to join you for an evening filled with positive energy, where you can try different activities in a comfortable, judgement-free and safe environment.
Get your Girls' Night membership today for only £3
Join us for Girls' Night on Friday 11 October and enjoy an evening filled with fun, confidence, and support and try new things with new friends!
Girls' Night - Purchase and Booking guide
- Click the 'Buy your event memberships' button above, which will take you to our Join@home page.
- Select 'Sign up for a membership', 'Next' and
- Select 'Girls' Night Membership' option and based on your status, select your membership type (Associate, Public, Staff, Student) and press 'Next'.
- £3 membership fee will appear on the screen - nothing needs to be changed, so just press 'Next'.
- If you have an account (membership or pay-as-you-go), select 'Yes, I have an Email Address and Password' and log in using your email address (email you used for signing up) and your password.
- If you do not have an account with us, select 'No, I am a new customer' and fill in all your details.
- After filling in all your information, complete the payment and that's it!
- Now you can download the UOP Sport app and book your Girls' Night sessions (bookings available from Monday 7 October).
You can book your Girls' Night sessions from Monday 7 October in our UOP Sport app.
What’s included?
- Gym sessions and Gym workshops
- Free and Instructed Swimming
- Climbing
- Fitness classes and Courses
- Sports sessions including taekwondo and karate, running, basketball and more
- Freebies and Fun activities
- And more
What else is prepared for Girls’ Night?
- Friendship Bracelets workshop - just pop in between your sessions to make a bracelet for yourself and your friend or partner
- South Coast Rx Physiotherapy will be offering free check-ups and advice in their Injury clinic between 7pm and 9pm.
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Research in Breast Health will be present to answer any questions about breast health. You can also donate any old bras you want to get rid of - just pop them in their Bra donation box on the night. All bra donations will be going to the Against Breast Cancer charity. The bras are recycled to raise vital funds for pioneering breast cancer research.
- Come talk to Students' Union Societies and student groups. We'll have Pinky Promise society, Hawaian t-shirt society, Pole Dance society, Afro Fusion Dance society, Swifties society, Musical Production society, Cuban Salsa society, Rock society, Powerlifting society, Run Club, Uniboob society and Girls' Who Walk Portsmouth with us on the night, so don't hesitate and chat to them!
- Pick up some freebies from UOP Sport and more.
Tell us about your experience and get a chance to win some amazing prizes
Joining Girls' Night will not only allow you to try new sports and meet new people, but you can win some amazing prizes as well! We will ask for your feedback, tell us about your experience on the night and be entered into our prize draw. So scan the QR code at Girls’ Night or check your emails after tonight.
You can win:
- Free Annual Core membership at Ravelin Sports Centre
- £40 voucher for Leilamezze
- £40 coucher for Croxton's
- Discount voucher for Hair Ott
- And more
Don't miss your last chance to sign up for Girls' Night now!
Feedback from previous Girls’ Night
- 88.6% would recommend Girls’ Night to a friend
- 83% are most likely to continue with an activity they tried as part of Girls’ Night
- 100% felt that Girls’ Night created a safe space for girls to exercise
- 80% rated Girls’ Night as 8-10/10
Girls' Night Timetable
The following sessions will be bookable in the 'Girls' Night Bookings' tile from Monday 7 October.
Gym
Gym sessions
- 'Do it yourself' Gym sessions - 7.00pm - 10.30pm
- Drop-in Circuits - 7.00pm - 10.30pm
- Instructor-led sessions:
- Squat - 7.20pm - 7.40pm
- Bench - 8.00pm - 8.20pm
- Deadlift - 8.40pm - 9.00pm
- Hip Thrust - 9.20pm - 9.40pm
Gym access will be available throughout the event (does not need to be booked)
Fitness Classes
Fitness Classes
- Yoga Flow - 7.15pm - 7.45pm
- Virtual Sprint - 7.15pm - 7.45pm
- Restorative Slow Flow - 7.55pm - 8.25pm
- Virtual The TRIP - 8.30pm - 9.15pm
- Zumba - 8.35pm - 9.05pm
Courses
- Self-Defence - 9.15pm - 9.35pm; 9.45pm - 10.05pm (MALE LEAD)
- Latin Revolution - 9.15pm - 9.35pm; 9.45pm - 10.05pm
Swimming Pool
- Water Polo Taster - 7.15pm - 8.00pm (Student only)
- Instructed Lane Swim - 7.15pm - 8.00pm
- Synchronised Swimming - 8.00pm - 9.00pm
- Casual Swim - 8.00pm - 8.55pm; 9.30pm - 10.15pm
- Learn to Swim - 9.00pm - 9.30pm
- Lane Swim - 9.00pm - 9.45pm
Squash Courts
- Dance Jazz - 7.00pm - 7.45pm
- Dance Contemporary - 7.45pm - 8.30pm
- Squash - 8.30pm - 9.30pm (MALE LEAD)
Climbing
- Climbing Taster - 7.00pm - 7.50pm; 8.00pm - 8.50pm; 9.00 - 9.50pm
Sports Hall
- Women’s Football - 7.15pm - 8.00pm (Student only)
- Taekwondo & Karate - 7.15pm - 8.00pm (Student only)
- Running session (Outside) - 7.30pm - 8.30pm
- Basketball - 8.00pm - 8.45pm (Student only)
- Dodgeball - 8.00pm - 8.45pm (Student only)
- Gymnastics - 8.45pm - 9.30pm (Student only)
- Netball - 9.30pm - 10.15pm (Student only)
- Table Tennis - 9.30pm - 10.15pm
- Lacrosse - 8.45pm - 9.30pm (Student only)
The purpose
It can be incredibly daunting trying something new and making that first step in getting active. When looking at our own customer base as well as global research it’s clear to see that significantly more males are active and involved in sport and/or regularly exercise compared to females. We are trying to bridge this gap by encouraging more females to get active, and Girls’ Night is the perfect start!