Thursday night saw Bolt literally handed into the arms of the RCSU as Acting Vice-President (Activities), Chris Gibbs, sauntered out of the CGCU Bonfire Barnight with the 68lb mascot.

Spanner and Bolt were safely escorted to the Bar Night, held in the Union Bar, by the CGCU Exec and Spanner even put in an appearance at the RCSU Comedy Night in dBs in the company of Guilds President, Kirsty Patterson. The bar night was attended by just over 100 people who enjoyed free drinks until closing and even free comedy courtesy of the RCSU.

Shortly after a token "Boomalaka!" led by the Links, the tie club of the City & Guilds College Union, the mascot (which was placed on a stool in the centre of a circle of Links Boys) was casually picked up and walked out of the bar by the daring Scientist. CGCU Vice-President (Finance & Socieites), Rikki Norris, put up a shout as he watched the mascot walk away with Gibbs, pint in one hand, but Links failed to notice its disappearance until members of the committee returned from a fruitless attempt to retrieve the mascot several minutes later.

Guilds President, Kirsty Patterson, congratulated Gibbs on the violation of her mascot stating that "I had expected one to go missing this evening but had thought Spanner [which she spent most of the night cuddling atop a box of CGCU T-shirts] a more likely target than the mascot protected by the Links Club."

The successful theft of bolt is particularly embarrassing, as the mascots were only returned to the CGCU under a month ago. However ICU President, Ashley Brown, suggested that it was slightly unfair that the RCSU was stealing mascots whilst their own mascot "Theta" has disappeared entirely.

A ransom has not yet been received by CGCU for the return of Bolt but it is rumoured that the mascot has been handed over to RAG who will expect the Links Club to do something amusing to raise money for charity.

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