The Big Noise event in the Square was a huge success with several hundreds of students turning out. The lively demonstration was held so students could noisily express their protest against 'Top up Fees'.

It was a very civilised protest with a number of speeches being made and a half-minute's silence for those students who already could not afford to come to study at university.

There was banging on pots and pans and metal bins, horns, sirens, bagpipes, a brass band, and a talented team of DJs from Mexico City all contributing to the noise.

Lively protests, such as the one today, are very much part of UEA's student history. To my knowledge, at the time of writing this report, the Registry was not occupied. During earlier protests, the Registry has at times been taken-over by students.

Other media organisations, such as Anglia TV, were there to cover the event in the University which is part of the Education Secretary Charles Clarke's constituency.

Go to  http://www.tsw.org.uk/engine/story.scm/100588 to see the full report, together with photos of the event.