West Street Wobble by Mark Copping

Can you imagine what it must have been like for the local people of Sheffield, who were out enjoying a cosy drink on West Street, only to be confronted with the masses of Hallam Volunteering all in groups of matching themed fancy dress and all tied together at the ankles, trying to coordinate by saying “On the count of one, we'll take a step with this leg and on two, we'll take a step with this the other”?

The answer to this question doesn't really matter, but it is tradition or the law that the members of Hallam Volunteering must participate in the West Street Wobble in order to raise funds for their prospective project. I'd personally like to say “sit down” to whoever said that the three- legged race on school sports day was pointless, because it's the skills learned in that particular event that make the West Street Wobble such a unique thing.

And who could forget some of the inspired fancy dress that is seen on that night (if you have forgot then you had a very good night): crayons, children's TV characters, those people you stare at and think 'What the hell are they supposed to be?' and everyone that I actually have forgotten about (I apologize). As if the West Street Wobble wasn't already childish enough for you, there also were some fun little games to play with cameras, such as taking pictures of locals in an Egyptian poses, taking pictures of the other groups, taking pictures of people hiding and awards were given out in recognition of the great pieces of 'photography', no 'artwork', which were taken on that night.

It just leaves me to say (although I mentioned it earlier) that the sponsor money raised goes towards the funding of the projects, and a reminder if you haven't done so, is to hand your sponsor money in to your project leader.