A comprehensive range of daily
newspapers and periodicals are available to read. Coffee, tea or
drinking chocolate, fruit
juice, chilled water is available
from the kitchen area, FREE of charge to members. The coffee is
fresh filtered and the
cups are washed up for the
members on a daily basis. A microwave oven and toaster is
available for those wishing to heat up
food and a dining area is
provided.
Social events are regularly
organised to places of interest. Past excursions have visited
Paris, Bruges during the summer
and Valkenburg and Lille for the
Christmas Markets for weekends, Buckingham Palace, Kew Gardens,
Bluewater, theatre and
brewery visits as well as
lunchtime/evening events at the university.
Members are entitled to bring in
the occasional guest. The common room may also be booked for use
in the evenings or at
the weekend for a modest charge,
for academic or related activities or for private use.
New members will be made most
welcome and those wishing to join should complete the
application form below, sign and
return it to me, whereupon you
may commence using the common room as a full member.
Steve Doubtfire
Secretary to the Staff Common
Room Association
Authorisation for the deduction of monthly
subscription from salary
(please send completed form to the Secretary,
Steve Doubtfire, Computing Service, 4SW.5.22)
I confirm that I am a member of
the Universitys General Assembly, and request the University of
Essex to deduct my
monthly subscription from my
salary, and pay the sums deducted to the Treasurer each month.
The monthly subscription to
be such sum as may be determined
by the SCRA from time to time.
The current subscription of £3.50
per month will be deducted as soon as possible after receipt of
this authorisation.
Signature
Date
.
Surname (block capitals please)
.
First names
.
Title (Prof/Dr. etc.)
Dept.
. Email