Somerville-Jesus Ball Committee Apologise

It seems we are coming to the end of Ballgate.


Six members of the Somerville-Jesus ball committee have signed a letter in response to the message they received telling them that their ball was a waste of everyone’s money.

It’s all getting a little tedious now, with this open letter clocking in at over 1,500 words.

The committee sent their letter from an undisclosed location

Luckily, The Tab has read it so you can get back to the work faster.

The key points are these:

  • The committee have recognised how shit the food was, calling it ‘unacceptable for an event commanding a ticket price of £100/£150.’
  • The length of the queues for the maze was a ‘key flaw.’
  • Nobody has been embezzling any money.
  • Their head chef is at fault for everything.

The letter offers a number of explanations that the committee assure us aren’t excuses, including trusting their catering company, ‘a decision that turned out to be a mistake,’ and ‘[underestimating] the demand for vegetarian options.

An array of vegetarian options

Reactions to the letter have been mixed, ranging from sympathy to anger at the 3 committee members who did not sign the letter.