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We also have details on a special Chinese New Years meal in the restaurant, putting up posters, changes to Alpha Laundry's collection times, reporting maintenance problems, room checks, the local area and IT. The Year of the Rabbit

 

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The Warden's Team
Closure of the Basement Bar and Study Room Area

 We have noticed that people are leaving large amounts of rubbish - empty bottles and food packets in particular - in the bar and study room area on a regular basis. Some residents also seem to be using the basement study room for socialising, when the TV room and bar are kept open specifically for this purpose. Please treat this space with respect and clean up when leaving.
 
If this pattern of behaviour recurs, we will have to indefinitely close the communal space in the basement after 11pm. It is unfair to ask the cleaners to repeatedly tidy up after those too careless to do so.
 
On a similar note, we have also noticed rubbish being left in the lifts and around the ground floor.
This is not acceptable to the vast majority of residents in this building. If you happen to see anyone doing this, please ask them not to.
 
Dr Dev Gangjee
Warden
 

Restaurant
Chinese New Year - Thursday 3rd February
To celebrate the beginning of the year of the Rabbit the Restaurant will be serving a specially themed Chinese menu on Thursday 3rd February. There are more details, including the menu, on the restaurant notice board.
 

Reception
Posters
If you wish to put up posters in Bankside House you must first get them approved and stamped at Reception. If they have not been stamped they will be removed.

Change to Alpha Laundry collections
Following customer feedback Alpha Laundry have changed the Monday collection time. The new times are 18.30 to 19.00, all other times and procedures remain unchanged. 
 

Maintenance
Does your tap drip?
 This is a really easy problem for us to fix so if your tap drips please just let us know. You can easily report it online. During the day you can also report any faults to reception by phone (dial 0) or in person if you prefer. When reception is staffed by security you can only report faults online.
 

Housekeeping
Monthly room checks - week beginning 7th February
 Housekeeping will be undertaking monthly room checks next week as follows:
Monday 7th February - 6th and 7th Floors
Tuesday 8th February - 4th and 5th Floors
Wednesday 9th February - 2nd and 3rd Floors
Thursday 10th February - Ground and 1st Floors
You do not need to be present in your room during the check and it should only take a few minutes.
 

The Local Area
Works affecting Borough High Street
Thames Water and Southern Gas Networks will be undertaking works on Borough High Street until the end of March. The works will be taking pace at the junction of Borough High Street and St. Thomas' Street and will result in some disruption.

Developments around Bankside
 For news about developments around Bankside check out Better Bankside's Dbrief newsletter
 

IT

Protect your computer
Follow the IT Services guides for information on protecting your computer.

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

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Free in London this Weekend

Chinese New Year - Trafalgar Square & Chinatown - Sunday 6th February - 11am to 6pm
Trafalgar Square and Shaftsbury Avenue play host to the UK's biggest Chinese New Year celebrations - welcoming in the year of the Rabbit. There will be entertainment, including fire crackers, in Trafalgar Square along with stalls, food, decorations and dance displays along Shaftesbury Avenue and into Chinatown. For more details visit the GLA Website. The easiest way to get to Trafalgar Square from Bankside is to walk along the Southbank past Royal Festival Hall then cross the river using the Hungerford Footbridges and walk up Northumberland Avenue. 

For more free events this weekend check out the Time Out website
The Tube logo There are engineering works on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines this weekend. There are also part closures on London Overground. Major work will also be taking place at Victoria underground station - it is advisable to avoid changing at Victoria if possible.


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