Keep the Waterhole open

The Waterhole is a treasured bar for many students, where they have made many memories. It is essential for societies who host socials there and is generally a much loved social hub for students.

  • Petition submitted by Charlotte Nuernberg on Aug 27, 2019

Passed

This petition has been passed and will be actioned ASAP.

Petition Updates

  • Update from the UPSU Team

    An Update from Vice President - Activities, Tom Plant:

    A meeting was arranged between the Sabbatical Officers and Mr. Nick Leach, Head of Catering for the University, and in this meeting, the process of closing the bar and the reasons for it were explained. We were also given some of the financial figures that essentially showed why the bar had to close. A working group was then set up to decide what should be put in the former Bar space, the Students' Union Deputy CEO sat on this group as well as two Officers, generally this was Gerard and Helena, with the others occasionally going in their place. UPSU gave good input into deciding how to use this space and develop it into a comfortable social study that when complete will be a really nice space for students to use. Unfortunately, like many projects this has been delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 but we all look forward to seeing it when it is complete.

  • Update from the UPSU Team

    An Update from Vice President - Activities, Tom Plant:

    A meeting was arranged between the Sabbatical Officers and Mr. Nick Leach, Head of Catering for the University, and in this meeting, the process of closing the bar and the reasons for it were explained. We were also given some of the financial figures that essentially showed why the bar had to close. A working group was then set up to decide what should be put in the former Bar space, the Students' Union Deputy CEO sat on this group as well as two Officers, generally this was Gerard and Helena, with the others occasionally going in their place. UPSU gave good input into deciding how to use this space and develop it into a comfortable social study that when complete will be a really nice space for students to use. Unfortunately, like many projects this has been delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 but we all look forward to seeing it when it is complete.

  • Update from the UPSU Team

    An Update from Vice President - Activities, Tom Plant:

    A meeting was arranged between the Sabbatical Officers and Mr. Nick Leach, Head of Catering for the University, and in this meeting, the process of closing the bar and the reasons for it were explained. We were also given some of the financial figures that essentially showed why the bar had to close. A working group was then set up to decide what should be put in the former Bar space, the Students' Union Deputy CEO sat on this group as well as two Officers, generally this was Gerard and Helena, with the others occasionally going in their place. UPSU gave good input into deciding how to use this space and develop it into a comfortable social study that when complete will be a really nice space for students to use. Unfortunately, like many projects this has been delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 but we all look forward to seeing it when it is complete.

  • Update from the UPSU Team

    An Update from Vice President - Activities, Tom Plant:

    A meeting was arranged between the Sabbatical Officers and Mr. Nick Leach, Head of Catering for the University, and in this meeting, the process of closing the bar and the reasons for it were explained. We were also given some of the financial figures that essentially showed why the bar had to close. A working group was then set up to decide what should be put in the former Bar space, the Students' Union Deputy CEO sat on this group as well as two Officers, generally this was Gerard and Helena, with the others occasionally going in their place. UPSU gave good input into deciding how to use this space and develop it into a comfortable social study that when complete will be a really nice space for students to use. Unfortunately, like many projects this has been delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 but we all look forward to seeing it when it is complete.

  • Update from the UPSU Team

    An Update from Vice President - Activities, Tom Plant:

    A meeting was arranged between the Sabbatical Officers and Mr. Nick Leach, Head of Catering for the University, and in this meeting, the process of closing the bar and the reasons for it were explained. We were also given some of the financial figures that essentially showed why the bar had to close. A working group was then set up to decide what should be put in the former Bar space, the Students' Union Deputy CEO sat on this group as well as two Officers, generally this was Gerard and Helena, with the others occasionally going in their place. UPSU gave good input into deciding how to use this space and develop it into a comfortable social study that when complete will be a really nice space for students to use. Unfortunately, like many projects this has been delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 but we all look forward to seeing it when it is complete.

  • Change Status

    The idea is now marked as Completed

  • Change Status

    The idea has been marked as Actioned

  • Change Status

    The idea has been marked as Completed

  • Change Status

    The idea is now being actioned

  • Change Status

    The idea is now looking for 100 Voters by 7 October 2019.

  • Update from the UPSU Team

    Dear Charlotte,

    Thank you for submitting a campaign through our Have Your Say (HYS) platform! I thought I would give you an update as to what the next steps are and the timeline for these.

    The Union Actioning Body will be meeting within 10 working days to discuss the campaign, as per the terms of reference. In recognition of your campaign this has been brought forward. Once the meeting has taken place we will be able to provide you with another update, which will also be visible on the HYS webpage.

    More information about the processes can be found here: https://hys.upsu.net/page/how-it-works

    If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.


    Kind regards, 


    Adele Benson

    (adele.benson@upsu.net)

  • Change Status

    The idea now has enough backers to be reviewed at the next meeting.

  • Change Status

    The idea is now looking for 15 Backers.

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