Calling All BNOCs

Ever wondered who the Biggest Name in Durham is? Well we have. And now, with your help, we’re going to find them!


Like it or loathe it, BNOC culture is here to stay.

Here at The Tab we want to push this phenomenon a little further, via some casual social engineering. We want to find the biggest name in Durham, as chosen by our readers.

So where will we find our Biggest NOC? Will they be out on the sports pitch, on the stage, or in a ball of sweat on the Klute d-floor? Nobody knows. Maybe nobody has even heard of our biggest name. But we doubt it.

Either way, we want YOU, our readers, to point us in the right direction. We’ve been out and about over the last week or so, getting hundreds of your nominations at the Library and Elvet Riverside, but to make sure we leave no stone unturned, we’re opening it up online.

We need all of you to comment below, or drop an email to [email protected] with your nominations. Whether you are genuinely in awe of this person’s big name status, or if you just want to embarrass them on a large scale, send in your nominations for Durham’s biggest name.

Tell us their name, college, year and the reason why we should know them (e.g. DURFC, FS catwalk queen, all-purpose twat). Then we’ll draw up a shortlist and let you, our dear readers, decide.

The eventual winner will adopt the illustrious title of TBNID (The Biggest Name In Durham) and will likely have any prospective career totally ruined by becoming a media sensation.

This is phase one of The Tab’s little social experiment. The details of phase two will become available early next week. Stay tuned.

Happy voting!