BruSheff Society

Assalamualaikum   To the future Sheffield students that are looking for accommodation, the list of recommended accommodation available in Sheffield below taken from last year's info pack done by the previous committee is available to download in the link below.   Download here (note: The full Info pack for 2012/2013 will be out at a later date)

For the the first time ever, the Sheffield Students' Union organized a Society and Committee Picture Day. Pictures of the 2012-2013 BruSheff committee members.   Top (L-R) : Hafizah, Aira Middle row (L-R) : Izzah, Harrisah, Syazwani, Zimah Bottom Row (L-R) : Izzat, Nazmi, Shakri, Amin Top (L-R) : Izzat, Nazmi, Amin Middle row (L-R) : Hafizah, Syazwani, Aira, Shakri Bottom Row (L-R) : Izzah, Hariisah, Zimah [Pictures taken from http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.309003359185408.72273.129714590447620&type=1 ]

As the exams are coming, BruSheff held a sembahyang hajat. The event also included a motivational talk by Ustaz Haji Sammali Bin Haji Adam, the religious officer of the Brunei Student Unit based in London. Date : Sunday, 6th May  Venue : The Spectrum Centre, Sheffield  President of BruSheff giving the opening speech   Motivational talk by Uztaz Hj Sammali   Vice President of BruSheff  giving the motivational speaker a gift of appreciation [Photos courtesy of Akid Hj Morsidi] Facebook Event page : http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/142430525886898/

The Brunei Society in Sheffield, Brusheff in short, had recently joined the 40th Anniversary of the International Cultural Evening (ICE) 2012. Brusheff participated in a competition which allowed the international societies to showcase their cultural roots through a short performance. Date : 5th May 2012 Venue :  Octagon Centre, University Of Sheffield Including the Bruneian students currently residing in Sheffield Hallam University, over 25 members of the Brusheff re-enacted the famous legend ' Nakhoda Manis ' through a dance, silat, play and choir. The event also included fashion show where the international students studying in the University of Sheffield had the opportunity to exhibit the traditional clothes of their culture. Fashion show Full performance   More pictures of the event (by S1 magazine) : http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.449038138446996.121814.155772544440225&type=1 ht...

The British High Commission is pleased to announce that the Digital Scrapbook Competition has been extended until Friday 29 June 2012 . The Digital Scrapbook Competition gives Bruneians studying in the UK a chance to voice their opinions about British education and talk about their experiences of living in the UK in a short 3 minute video clip. Prizes includes an iPhone 4s , an iPad, an iPod Touch , an iPod Nano and an iPod shuffle ! The prizes won’t go to the most “professional” production, but rather to the film which most powerfully conveys a personal experience of education in the UK. More information about the competition : http://ukinbrunei.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/working-with-brunei/education/digital-scrapbook/ Last year's entries can also be found on the link.

This year, BruManch hosted the Pertandingan Lagu-Lagu Dakwah, in conjunction with the 28th National Day of Brunei Darussalam, for the 2nd year running in collaboration with BSUnion. The competition was open to all Bruneian societies registered under the Union and Bruneians currently residing in the UK and EIRA. Date: 14 April 2012M / 22 Jamadil Awal 1433H Venue: Friends Meeting House, Central Manchester BruSheff sent 2 gr oups, one of each gender, to participate in the competition. The female group calling themselves ‘ Wardhatul Humaira’ consisted of 10 people where as the male group,calling themselves ‘ Miftahul Jannah’ also consisted of 10 people including 2 imports from Leeds and Manchester. Alhamdullilah, Wardhatul Humaira and Miftahul Jannah won 4 th and 3 rd place respectively. Group photo of Wardhatul Humaira Wardhatul Humaira Performance Group photo of Miftahul Jannah Miftahul Jannah Performance Facebook Event Page: http://www.fac...

BruLeeds hosted the Yorkshire Khatam Al-Quran for this year in collaboration with five other Brunei societies from Sheffield (BruSheff), York (BruYork), Newcastle (BNS), Bradford (BruBrad) and Hull (BruHull). Also in attendance was the guest of honor, Hjh Azizan DP Hj Othman and representatives of Unit Penuntut- Penuntut(UPP) Date: 24 March 2012 (Saturday) Venue: Community Hall, Leeds Time: 8am – 1 pm The event consisted of the recitation of Al-Fatihah led by BruBrad, ayat ayat lazim led by BruLeeds, takhtim led by BNS, dikir led by BruHull, ceritificate giving ceremony and ‘menabur bunga rampai’ by the guest of honour and representatives from UPP and lastly the recitation of Doa Khatam by BruSheff. Group photo of the participants from BruSheff with the guest of honor, UPP representatives and the President of BruLeeds Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/370437439633781/ [Photo courtesy of Akid Morsidi]