Contact

Email

If you're not sure who to contact, start with our JCR President - they can always redirect you.

• JCR President: butler [dot] jcr [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk
• FACSO (Finance): butler [dot] facso [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk
• Chair of Board of Trustees: trustees [dot] chair [at] butlerjcr [dot] com
• Webmaster: butlerwebmaster [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk
• Welfare: butler [dot] welfarejcr [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk
• Societies: butler [dot] societies [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk
• Sports: teambutlersport [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk
• Vice President: butlervicepresident [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk
• Social Chair: butlersocialchair [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk
• JCR Chair: butler [dot] chair [at] durham [dot] ac [dot] uk

Social Media

Sometimes the fastest way to find out what's going on is to check our socials:

Facebook

• Josephine Butler College JCR Facebook Group - a place where higher volumes of content sometimes gets shared, including photos to formals.

Instagram

• @butlerjcr - for the main JCR
• @butler.sabbs - for the President & FACSO
• @teambutlersport - showcasing our sports teams
• @butlersocieties - showcasing our societies
• @butler.vp - our vice president, who is responsible for college families, committees, and more
• @josephine_butler_freshers_2025 - the dedicated page for all freshers
• @jbcsummerball - our summer ball, which happens in June every year
• @jbwinterball - our winter ball, which happens in December every year
• @butlertechcomm - tech committee (lighting, sound, events)
• @butler_internationalcomm - international committee
• @butler_welfare - welfare team support and resources
• @butler__edi - EDI team (note double underscores)
• @butlercollege_principal - college principal, Gill
• @pepper_borderterrier - Pepper, the principal’s dog

TikTok

• @jbjcr

Societies

Committees, societies, and sports will have their own public social media accounts. Please check the student groups page for that.

JCR Office

Our JCR can be contacted by telephone, and both our President and FACSO have office hours where they will mostly be in their office, unless they are on leave.

You may also be able to find them outside of these hours.

Telephone: [ 44 (0) 191 334 7264](tel: 441913347264)

Office Hours

For the academic year 2025 - 26:

• Monday

  • Josh (President) - 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00
  • Adam (FACSO) - 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00

• Tuesday

  • Josh (President) - 09:00 - 13:00, 16:00 - 17:00
  • Adam (FACSO) - 11:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00

• Wednesday

  • Josh (President) - 11:00 - 13:00, 16:00 - 17:00
  • Adam (FACSO) - 11:00 - 15:00

• Thursday

  • Josh (President) - 09:00 - 13:00
  • Adam (FACSO) - 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00

• Friday

  • Josh (President) - 10:00 - 12:00
  • Adam (FACSO) - 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00

• Saturday / Sunday

  • Not a working day