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Welcome Back! We hope that you had a good break away from studies and Good luck for your exams. To those of you that stayed at Bankside over the break thank you for your patience during the Easter works.

This week's Banksider has details of residence fees, showerhead cleaning, pest control, alpha laundry and IT. If you need a break from your studies we also have details of two slightly unusual events happening this weekend.

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Residence Fees

Residence fees are due by 5pm on Friday 13th May
An invoice has been posted under your door which contains full details of your fees and how to pay. If you have not recieved your invoice or have any problems with paying your fees please be sure to contact Fabio Valencia (f.o.valencia@lse.ac.uk) or Seema Adia (s.adia@lse.ac.uk) in advance of the deadline. Late payment will incur a charge of £5 per week.

 

Housekeeping

Showerhead Cleaning - Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th May
The monthly statutory showerhead clean will take place on 7th and 8th May on all floors except the 2nd (where the showerheads will have just been replaced). As always you do not need to be present in your room whilst this work takes place and it should take only a few minutes

 

Routine Pest Control Visit - Tuesday 10th May - 7th Floor.
Our pest control contractors will undertaking routine checks on the 7th Floor on Tuesday 10th May. This is purely routine and part of our on-going preventative pest control measures.

 

Bathroom checks - week commencing 16th May.
Rooms will be checked during the week commencing the 16th May. If you bathroom is found to be in an unacceptable condition you will be immediately charged £30 and housekeeping will be sent to clean your bathroom. There will be no option to clean the bathroom yourself after the inspections. Please remember that bathroom cleaning services are available through reception - they will clean your bathroom for £11.40. Following this set of checks rooms will be checked every two weeks until the end of term. 
 

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Alpha Laundry Service
The Alpha Laundry service will resume on Monday 9th May.
 

IT

New Computer?
If you have a new computer please remember that you will need to register it before you can begin to use it on the LSE network. You can find details on registration on the IT Services Webpages

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
Tea and Coffee Festival - Southbank Centre - 6th - 8th May
Timeout describe this as "a festival devoted to tea and coffee, with demonstrations, tastings and talks led by coffee roasters and tea masters". There is also an opportunity to try tea and coffee cocktails, buy beans, leave and tea and coffee based foodstuffs from specialist sellers. For more details visit the festival website.

Covent Garden May Fayre - Sunday 8th May 10.30am to 5.30pm
The Covent Garden May Fayre is an annual festival celebrating the art of puppetry. It is held in St. Paul's (the Actor's Church) Churchyard just off the main Covent Garden Piazza. The event is led by Punch and Judy professors from around the country includes a procession, puppet shows, workshops, music, maypole dancing and clowns. For more details see the Time Out Listing.

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

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There are engineering works on the Bakerloo, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Northern lines this weekend. There are also closures the DLR and London Overground.


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