Free period products available to all students.
According to research conducted by Plan International in 2018, period poverty affects 1 in 10 people who menstruate. UCSU is always looking into ways we can tackle this together, and the Red Spots initiative is one of the ways.
You can collect free packs by ‘asking for Grace’ in any of the locations below. If you are in greater need, these locations also carry full packs of both sanitary towels and tampons. Simply ask for a full pack if you feel you need them, no questions asked.
There are also supplies available in select toilets on campus, usually the one closest to the SU office.
Lancaster
- Main reception (Gateway Building)
- SU office (Gateway Building)
- Toilets – ground floor of Gateway building
Carlisle - Fusehill Street
- Main reception (Blencathra)
- SU office (Learning Gateway)
- Toilets – ground floor of Learning Gateway)
Carlisle - Brampton Road
- Main reception
- SU office (main building)
Ambleside
- Main reception
- SU office (Rigg Cottage)
London
- Main reception
UCSU is always looking to improve adn expand Red Spots and for that we need to know what is important to you. Please fill in the following short survey around your experiences with how the Cost-of-Living crisis has effected your periods and day to day life.
If you are not campus based, please get in touch with us via email and we will do our best to help as quickly as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch at student.union@cumbria.ac.uk.
