Portsmouth Uni's cheerleaders were all up bright and early for the first day of Freshers' Fayre last week, armed with pictures, DVDs and flyers, ready to make an assault on this years' unsuspecting first year students.

Trying to get team spirit high as well as doing their bit, some of the girls spent Tuesday making cakes to sell at the Fayre.

Luckily all the cakes managed to get sold for Children in Need, raising just over £90.

The first day went a lot better than last year's recruitment and on the second the girls came flooding in wanting to join.

Some were apprehensive at first, worried they were going to be made to do crazy jumps, stunts and cheers, but with the knowledge that some of the other girls are only just learning to do handstands and forward rolls they felt a bit more relaxed.

Mixed in with all the first years, some of the old girls even managed to persuade course and housemates to join, making the group even bigger and full of close friends, ensuring a strong social scene this year.