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Smoking
Please remember that it is strictly forbidden to smoke anywhere inside the building or on the front steps. People found smoking in these areas will receive an immediate fine of £50 from the management team. You can smoke in the designated smoking areas to either side of the sculpture in the car park.
 

You should have now recieved your census form. If you have not done so please come to reception as soon as possible. Please remember that you are required to complete the census by law, failure to do so may incur prosecution, a criminal record and a fine of up to £1000. Anybody who has lived in the UK for more than three months, regardless of immigration status, nationality or whether you are registered as a voter here or at home is required to complete the census.  You do not have to wait until 27th March to complete the form, ideally you should complete it before term ends if you are going home. All forms should be delivered back to reception before 27th March, in the original envelope stating your room number. If you have any questions or queries please speak to reception, ask your sub-warden or visit the Census 2011 Website.
             

Shower Sealing
Over the next six weeks there will be a rolling programme to reseal around 120 showers. This is essential work to stop leaks developing. We will contact you individually if work is due to undertaken in your bathroom and would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.

Showerhead Cleaning - Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March.
In line with Health and Safety legislation the monthly showerhead and extractor clean will take place on 19th and 20th March.

Monthly Room Checks - Thursday 24th and Friday 25th March
Monthly room checks will be taking place on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th March. You do not need to be present in your room during the check and it should only take a few minutes. For some hints and tips on bathroom cleaning you might want to refer  to the Lent Term Week 5 edition of the Banksider.

Over the next few weeks we will have news of things happening in and around Bankside during the Easter Vacation.

There is some essential maintenance and survey work that needs to be carried out at Bankside. We have worked with the contractors to schedule this work at the beginning of the Easter Vacation so as to minimise disruption to residents in the run up to exams. We appreciate that it will still cause inconvenience but we hope that by scheduling the work like this we can minimise disruption.

Surveyors on site - week commencing 28th March. There will be surveyors on site during the week commencing 28th March, they will require access to rooms on the sixth and seventh floors - you will be contacted individually if they need access to your room.
Noise testing - week commencing 28th March. On one day during the week commencing 28th March there will be some noise testing to establish how noisy the planned building works will be. The testing will take place in the middle of the day and we will let you know exactly when as soon as we get these details.
Bus bar testing - 30th and 31st March. Following the heating failure in the early part of the year there will be testing taking place on the main bus bars for the building. There will be power, heating and light disruption to the west wing (lower room numbers) on 30th March and to the east wing (higher room numbers) on the 31st March.
Shower Sealing. The shower sealing works mentioned above will continue throughout the Easter break.

Showerhead Cleaning - Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April. In addition to the showerhead cleaning taking place on the 19th and 20th March a showerhead and extractor clean will take place on 2nd and 3rd April.

Joe Pearson and Luja Mathema will be undertaking a door to door collection and sale of Krispy Kreme donuts on Wednesday 23rd March in aid of their charity expedition to Everest. For more information on their plans please check out the Lent Term Week 5 edition of the Banksider.

Rowan Harvey - March 21st, 6.30pm, Wolfson Theatre, NAB
This is the last in the exciting series of events where prestigious alumni and current students share the stage at LSE. The final speaker, Rowan Harvey will reflect on her experiences at LSE and how this influenced her career. Students will talk about their experience at LSE from their particular national, cultural and personal perspective and in discussion the group will look at  ways to get the most out of the array of opportunities at LSE.  Rowan Harvey currently woks as Policy and Advocacy Officer for Plan International - one of the largest child-centred community development organisations in the world. In 2007 Rowan won Public Affairs Achiever of the Year from the Women in Public Life Awards. She graduated from LSE in 2003 and is a LSE Governor. The talk will be followed by drinks and snacks where students and staff will have the opportunity to meet and chat informally.  For more information visit lse.ac.uk/worldstage.
 

IT

Print from your laptop to the computer room!
You can send things to print on the printer in the computer room using your laptop in your bedroom - just follow these simple instructions.

IT Surgeries
If you need further help Bankside has regular IT surgeries in the computer room;
- Monday 9.00am - 10.00am
- Wednesday 3.00pm - 4.00pm
- Sunday 6.00pm - 7.00pm
Alternatively you can contact the IT advisor by e-mail on residences.bankside.itsupport@lse.ac.uk

Free in London this Weekend

Cheese and Wine Festival, 18th - 20th March, Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre Square will be filled with stalls selling cheese, wine and related products this weekend between 11am and 8pm (6pm Sunday). There are always loads of freebies to be had and some excellent cookery demonstrations. For more details visit the festival's website.

For more free events this weekend check out the Time Out website

There are engineering works on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee and Metropolitan, Northern and Victoria lines this weekend. There is also a part closure on the DLR. London Bridge Bus Station will be closed every weekend in March.