Welcome to the official website of the Junior and Middle Common Rooms of Josephine Butler College.
As Durham’s youngest College having opened in 2006, we are free-spirited, flourishing and full of life. We are named after the 19th Century social reformer, Josephine Butler, who had a profound influence on society’s view of women’s health and education. Butler has a vibrant, inclusive community from a variety of backgrounds and encourage all our students to get involved with our pioneering spirit and we pride ourselves on inspiration, opportunity and excellent support.
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Student Groups
At Butler we probably have more societies than any other college. Listed below is but a few. Visit our societies page to see them all. You can setup your own societies too. View all Societies
GRAW stands for Guinness, Real Ale and Whiskey. Now that you know what it stands for, you’re probably already interested.…
Intimidated by competitive sport? So are we! We only play for fun and we play something different every week. This…
A casual society where we play a variety of games of all genres: old and new, good and ... less…
We run language cafes for people who want to learn new or improve new languages. We are also starting to…
Summer ball is the biggest event of the year at Butler, catering each year to a bigger and bigger number…
We run the bar!
Social Comm is all about organising social events across the college calendar. Join up if you want to be involved…
The Post-Offer Visit Day Committee (aka Open Day Committee, or just “the Open Day Rep Team”) is comprised of all…
The Butler Cricket team is definitely one of the strongest college cricket teams in the league, and we play games…
If you’re a passionate, competitive long-distance runner, then cross country running is just for you! Alfie leads weekly long-distance runs…
The men’s rugby club have one A team, and play weekly matches against other colleges. Rugby is a really popular…
Are you an enthusiastic dancer, or just like a good boogie from time to time? Then dance is the sport…
Hey everyone! I’m Sam (He/Him), your JCR President for the year. My role is to oversee the activities that the JCR runs, keep in touch with current and past students, and to represent the common room outside of college. Though I’ve graduated now, my time at Butler left me with enough enthusiasm to stick around in a sabbatical role and remain part of the community here.
The sign of a successful year for me will be an engaged, active JCR. During your time at Butler you have a whole universe of opportunities to make the most of and every single one of you can leave a legacy here. I hope this year more than ever this JCR can grow to represent our community and ALL of its members.
Sam Winder (He/Him)
President of Josephine Butler JCR
