“One night of hard work can put you a whole year ahead.” Skepta
A FINAL LETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR Shit, I’ve actually got to grow up now. Finishing my undergraduate degree and my editorship in the same month feels like the end of an era. An era which revolved around stress, loads of wine gums and Lucozade - is it possible to sound any lamer? Probably not. The end of third year means the end of a whole lot of things: no more free press passes, no more review tickets, no more invitations to eat out, no more being in charge, no more blue VKs, no more proof reading sessions, no more student discount, no more stress about balancing university work and Quench, no more part- time job and no more dissertation. I edge out of the university bubble with surplus amounts of debt, and to quote Adele, with regrets and mistakes which are memories made. If you didn’t think I could get any lamer, you were wrong. This term really has been a semester of lasts. As I write this note, I’m thinking of everything that the Quench team have achieved this year. So, five 64-page print magazines, nearly 3 digital magazines and 1 multi-media music magazine later, and we’re done. I’d also to like to take this opportunity to thank several people for being absolutely amazing this year. First off, Alice Dent for being my rock throughout my third year, I couldn’t have done this without you; Jasper Wilkins for being an absolute legend; Eleanor Parkyn for constructing a brand new digital magazine, and the editorial and design teams for helping make Quench the success that it is. The amount of hard work and dedication these people have put into the running of this magazine always manages to astound me. Without this fantastic team, we wouldn’t have been nominated for 3 awards at the National Student Publication Awards. I am incredibly proud of Quench, and the team, and whilst it is a weird feeling to pass on the editorship, I’m certain that Rachel Jefferies will do an amazing job next year. Finally, I’d like to thank you for picking up this issue. Whether you’ve been a regular reader, contributor, or even if this is the first time you’ve picked the magazine up, thank you. In this academic year’s FINAL issue of Quench, we delve into the Cardiff ’s growing grime scene, interview Mock the Week’s Stewart Francis, and throw our weight behind the Save Womanby Street campaign. Readers, it’s been a pleasure. Now signing out for the last time, I am officially over and out. Much love,
Editor-in-Chief: George Caulton Deputy Editor: Alice Dent Section Heads Features: Rachel Jefferies & Emma Riches International: Amica Phillips-Morris Culture: Hannah Hopkins & Beth Girdler-Maslen Creative: Sanja Dragojlov Music: Mark Sweeney, Sophie King & Erin Brown Food & Drink: Ellie Philpotts & Georgia O’Brien Travel: Gemma Gibson & Harriet Thornley Fashion: Jamila Gandhi & Megan David Video Games: Elis Doyle & Caspar Jayasekera Film & TV: Sadia Pineda Hameed, Naomi Davidson & Oliver Leigh Columnist: Molly Wyatt Design Team Head of Design : Jasper Wilkins Deputy Head of Design: Lisa Doran Lead Designer: Stephany Damyanova Page Designers: Sarah Thompson, Rachel Jefferies, Lorria Sahmet, Emma Riches, Lucy Aprahamian, Sadia Pineda Hameed Contributing Artists: Lisa Doran, Tom Morris, Sarah Thompson, Meita Singgih, Stephany Damyanova, Rachel Jefferies, Elis Doyle Special thanks: Massive thank you to Elaine Morgan for helping me throughout the whole process. Alice, Jasper, Eleanor, Stephy, Lisa for being at every proof reading night, and helping me avoid a break down. Thanks to Liz Mills, Joe Merriweather and Dimana Markova for being great models. Thanks to my house mates for being the best pals, and, last but not least, a shoutout to Jasper’s mum for being ‘lovely’ George’s number one fan.
George
This magazine was made with: Anderson .Paak’s Malibu, Spotify’s Ibiza Sunset playlist, and approximately eight kilograms of Tesco’s bourbon cream biscuits.