Easter vacation arrangements for students on campus 2018 Graduate Students Association UNIVERSITY OF YORK
Easter events Graduate Students Association UNIVERSITY OF YORK Postgrad Karaoke on Campus Tuesday 20 March The Courtyard 8pm onwards LGBTQ Brunch Thursday 22 March Check the LGBTQ Network Group on Facebook for more info PhD Network Pub meet Monday 26 March Check the PhD Network Group on Facebook for more info Family friendly film afternoon Friday 6 April V/123, Vanbrugh College 3pm - 5pm Handling exam stress workshop Friday 13 April See GSA website for more info: yorkgsa.org/events Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt Thursday 29 March Starting from GSA Office Vanbrugh College at 12pm Trip to Castle Howard Sunday 8 April Ticketed event - More info online: yorkgsa.org/events Female Zumba class Every Wednesday at 5:30pm PZA/012 Piazza Building, Heslington East GSA free weekly sports sessions, for timings and locations go to: yorkgsa.org/sports For more information about all of our GSA events go to: yorkgsa.org/events 2 Easter Programme 2018
Easter events College events Wentworth College Every Monday, 6pm Tae Kwon Do Wentworth Dixon Studio Beginners welcome (PG only) Every Tuesday, 5pm Zumba Wentworth Dixon Studio Beginners welcome (PG only) Every Wed, 5.30pm Yoga Wentworth Dixon Studio Beginners welcome (PG only) Every Thurs, 5pm Non-contact Kickboxing cardio Wentworth Dixon Studio Beginners welcome (PG only) Tuesday March 20th Baked Potato Bar 1pm, Wentworth College Postgraduate Social event Friday March 30th, 2pm Family Easter Egg Hunt Meet at Wentworth Reception for clues, children encouraged to attend. Halifax College Family Easter egg hunt 29th March More info: halifax@york.ac.uk Constantine College Monday 19th March, 3-5pm, Board Games Afternoon The Forum. Constantine College Pick your favourite board game from our collection and have fun over drinks and nibbles! Wednesday 21 March 2.30pm - 5.30pm Film and crafts The Forum. Constantine College Come along for friendship bracelet making whilst watching an Easter classic! Tuesday 27th March, 2-4pm, Star Boxes Decoration The Forum. Constantine College Come and decorate star boxes for Easter over afternoon tea! Tuesday 10th April, 7pm, Film Night: Monty Pythons's Life of Brian The Forum. Constantine College Come and enjoy some Hot Cross Buns and Chocolate while giggling away at Monty Pythons's take on the Easter Story! Langwith College Easter egg decorating - Wed 21st March at 2pm, The Basement, Langwith College Make Easter Chocolate nests - Wed 28th March at 2pm, The Basement, Langwith College Easter Programme 2018 3
Vacation Dates The University vacation is from Friday 16 March until Monday 16 April 2018. The Easter bank holiday takes place from Friday (Good Friday) 30 March until Monday (Easter Monday) 2 April. You may find many shops and services are closed on these days. HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU MAY FIND USEFUL IF YOU ARE STAYING ON CAMPUS OVER THE EASTER VACATION. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Access to college facilities and University Receptionists Reception porters will be on duty in all colleges as normal during the vacation period. On Campus East Langwith and Ron Cooke Hub receptions will be open 24 hours a day. All communal areas will be open, however, some of these areas may be used by the Conference Office please check with the specific reception for further details. Students living in off-campus University accommodation If you have any problems or questions during the vacation please contact Security (see below) or go to a college reception that is open. For details of reception opening times in all Colleges and departments please see www.york.ac.uk/campusservices/ portering/openinghrs.html Security Security staff will continue to patrol the campus 24 hours a day and will provide a response service to queries and emergencies. Non-emergency Requests If your college Porter is not be available over the Easter vacation, please use the phone (usually red) in your college foyer to contact the Duty Security Controller. Alternatively, dial 4444 from any internal telephone or 01904 32 4444 from a mobile. Emergency Requests If you have an emergency situation and need to contact Security please use the phone (usually red) in your college foyer to contact the Duty Security Controller. Alternatively, dial 3333 from any internal telephone, or 01904 32 3333 from a mobile, or 0800 32 3333 to make a freephone call from a payphone. Your call will be answered by the Duty Security Controller and your enquiry will be treated as an emergency. Always call Security on 3333 if emergency services such as police, ambulance or fire brigade are required on campus. Security will make the call on your behalf and ensure the correct area of campus is reached. Maintenance Non-emergencies If you require non-emergency maintenance in your university accommodation please report the issue to your College reception. Emergencies If you require emergency maintenance in your hall of residence, for example to fix a leak, please contact the Duty Security Controller by calling extension 3333 from any internal telephone or 01904 32 3333 from a mobile phone. Launderettes All launderettes on campus will be accessible during the vacation period and are open 24 hours a day. 4 Easter Programme 2018
IT Services Post IT Support Office will be open as usual throughout the vacation but will be closed from Friday 30 March to Monday 2 April and will reopen at 09:00 on Tuesday 3rd April. IT Services staff will continue to monitor IT systems to ensure that they are operating correctly. Paper will be topped up in all York Print Plus devices for students before Good Friday (30 March). The York Print plus devices in the Library will also be checked by Library staff over the Easter weekend. All services should be available as usual outside normal hours but access to IT rooms will be subject to college opening hours. If you have any IT queries please email itsupport@york.ac.uk. Library The Library will be open 24 hours a day over the Easter vacation. Over the Easter weekend the Helpdesk will be operating a self-service and will be open from 09.00 to 17.00 on Friday 30 March and Monday 2 April. On Saturday and Sunday, 31 March and 1 April, the Helpdesk will be open from 10.00 to 18.00. Staff will be available to answer general enquiries but not to offer any specialist support (see www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/service/ for more details). University Post Room Tel: 01904 32 2049 The University Post Room will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday as will the YUSU shop and the new mailroom in the Piazza Building. The mailroom will be open on Thursday March 29th until 5pm and then reopen 8am on Tuesday 3rd April. This is the same for the Piazza as well. For more information regarding the sending of personal mail via the University Post Room please visit: http: /www.york.ac.uk/ campusservices/postroom/parcel.html Post Office Main Street, Heslington Village Tel: 01904 412171 The post office will be closed on Friday 30 March and Monday 2 April. Otherwise opening hours will be as usual: Monday to Friday 09:00 17:30 Saturday 09:00 12:30 Sunday For information about Easter collection and delivery please see the Royal Mail website at www.royalmail.com/portal/rm King's Manor Library will be closed between Friday 30 March and Monday 2 April inclusive. Across the Easter vacation the King s Manor Library will be open Monday to Friday only between 09.00 and 17.00. For full details of Library opening times over the Easter vacation please visit: www.york.ac.uk/ library/locations/service Medical facilities The University Health Centre is open Monday to Friday from 08:30 18.00. The Health Centre will be open as usual throughout the Easter vacation except for Friday 30 March and Monday 2 April. NOTE: The Health Centre will be moving from its current location on Heslington West to its new building on Kimberlow Hill, Heslington East from Monday 19th March. Easter Programme 2018 5
To access the appointment system, please visit the website http: /www.unityhealth.info and complete an online consultation request. We respond to these online questionnaires before the END OF THE NEXT WORKING DAY. If you need urgent medical help during this period, or outside usual surgery hours, please telephone 111. For emergencies only, dial 999 For non-urgent medical advice whilst the Campus Health Centre is closed, please call 01904 646861. NHS 111 Telephone 111 (dial 9111 from an internal phone) Advice from NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, every day. Medical emergencies In an emergency you can go directly to the A & E Department at York Hospital (open 24 hours a day, every day) or dial 999. Accident and Emergency Department York Hospital Wigginton Road York, YO31 8HE Tel: 01904 631313 Emergency services (Ambulance, Police, Fire Brigade and Coastguard) If you need to contact the emergency services please call one of the following numbers: For calls made on the University campus, or relating to an incident on campus dial 3333 (from an internal telephone) or 01904 32 3333 (from a mobile phone) and tell the Duty Security Controller what has happened and where you are. The Duty Security Controller can telephone the Emergency Service(s) and inform them exactly where on campus the incident has taken place. For calls made off the University campus call 999 from any telephone. The call is free and the person taking your call will ask you some questions so that they can help you as much as possible. Market Square Information Centre / Switchboard The Information Centre is open as usual 24 hours a day, throughout the year. Parking/Security/Helpdesks/Unicard/Switchboard/ Accommodation desks will be open 8.30am to 5.30am Monday to Friday except Good Friday (30 Mar) and Easter Monday (2 Apr) when they will be closed. YUSU Shop The shop will be open as follows over the Easter Holiday period: Open 08:00 Monday to Friday ( weekends). Over the Easter bank holiday weekend, from Friday 30 March to Monday 2 April, the shop will be closed. We will be back open on the weekends starting the weekend of 14 and 15th April from 10am-3pm. Design and Print Solutions Open from 08.45 16:30 ( on a Friday) Monday to Friday over the Easter holidays. on Friday 30 March and Monday 2 April. Online services available. http:/dponline.york.ac.uk/ Fees Office Finance Service counters and the Accounts Payable Office will be open as usual apart from Friday 30th March and Monday 2nd April, when it will be closed. Usual opening hours are 10:00 Monday to Friday. 6 Easter Programme 2018
Student Hub University Chaplains This includes, Immigration Advice Service, International Student Support, Student Advisers and Front of House provision for ODT, Disability Services and Student Services. The Student Hub will be open as normal apart from Friday 30 March and Monday 2 April when it will be closed. Usual opening hours during vacations are Monday to Friday 10:00. The Open Door and Disability Team The Open Door and Disability Team will be working as usual from Monday to Friday 10:00 until except for Friday 30 March and Monday 2 April when it will be closed. If students require help when the Open Door Team is unavailable please contact NHS 111 for health advice and information on 111 from any landline or mobile phone (free of charge). Alternatively visit York Hospital, Wiggington Road, York, telephone 01904 631313. Careers and Placements From 19 March to 16 April Careers and Placements will be open Monday - Thursday 10.00-16.00. We will be closed every Friday, as well as from 10am - 1pm on Wednesday 21 March and all day Monday 2 April (Bank Holiday). Before visiting, check www.york.ac.uk/careers for additional closures. For appointment availability, visit www.york.ac.uk/careers/advice and book via www.york.ac.uk/careers/gateway Only Careers Advice appointments are available during vacations, but CVs/applications can be reviewed at these appointments. If you would like to talk to someone over the vacation, the Chaplains can be contacted as follows Father Kevin Melody is the Catholic Chaplain based at More House and may be contacted at kevin.melody@york.ac.uk or on 07858 391727 or 01904 410249. Reverend Rowan Williams is the Anglican Chaplain, and she can be contacted at rowan.williams@york.ac.uk or on 07919 861912 or 01904 415460. The Chaplains are happy to talk to any students or staff regardless of religious belief. Samaritans If you would like to talk to someone over the vacation but you do not wish to speak with University staff, you can contact the Samaritans. This is a confidential support helpline available 24 hours a day, every day. Telephone: 116 123 Email: jo@samaritans.org Visit: www.samaritans.org.uk Easter church services Heslington church, opposite Heslington Hall Anglican / Methodist services For information in services held at Heslington Church please visit the website at www.heslingtonchurch.org.uk York Minster, Minster Yard Anglican services Please check the Minster s timetable of services through the Easter period at http: /www.yorkminster.org/worship-and-choir/- services.html Easter Programme 2018 7
Sports Centre (Heslington West) The Sports Centre will be open as normal during the Easter vacation which is as follows: Mon - Friday 06:30 - Saturday 09:00-19:00 Sunday 09:00-20:00 For further information please visit: www.york.ac.uk/univ/sports Sports Village (Heslington East) Similarly, the York Sports Village will also be open as usual during the Easter vacation, apart from on the following dates, when the opening times will be as follows: Thursday 29th March - Open as normal Friday 30th March - 07:00-19:00 Saturday 31st March - 07:00-21:00 (Open as normal) Sunday 1st April - 07:00-21:00 (Open as normal) Monday 2nd April - 07:00-19:00 For further information please visit: www.york.ac.uk/univ/sports The Graduate Students Association office will open as usual apart from Friday 30 March to Monday 2 April when it will close. Opening hours are Monday to Friday 10:00. YUSU Graduate Students Association UNIVERSITY OF YORK YUSU (York University Students Union) Offices will be closed on Friday 30 March and Monday 2 April. YUSU will be open from 10.00 16.00 during the rest of the Easter holiday period. Transport Taxis Streamline Taxis T 01904 638833 The average fare from Wentworth College to the city centre is usually 8. Fares will usually increase by 50% during the bank holiday period of 25 28 March. Train Services National Rail Enquiries T 08457 48 49 50 W www.nationalrail.co.uk For further information about train services over the Easter holiday period and purchasing tickets contact National Rail Enquiries. Bus Services FIRST bus service (including No. 66 & 66a) T 01904 551400 W www.firstgroup.com/ york/routes-and-maps/your-bus-66-and-university-services/your-bus-66 Note: a reduced bus service will be running outside of term time, see the First Bus website for out of term timetables Local shops and facilities Please be aware that on the following UK Bank Holidays and Easter Sunday very few shops and facilities will be open: Friday 30 March Sunday 1 April Monday 2 April Please use the following contact details for opening times over the Easter period. 8 Easter Programme 2018
Pharmacists Boots the Chemist 43 Coney Street T 01904 653657 W www.boots.com Badger Hill Pharmacy 35 Yarburgh Way, Hull Road T 01904 414912 E info@badgerhillpharmacy.co.uk W www.badgerhillpharmacy.co.uk Whitworth Chemists Ltd 275 Melrosegate (near Freshways) T 01904 410987 W www.whitworthchemists.co.uk Supermarkets Aldi, Fulford Road T 0844 406 8800 W www.aldi.co.uk Asda, 77 Layerthorpe/ Monks Cross T 01904 881410/ 01904 628107 W www.asda.com Iceland, Fulford Road T 01904 65308 W www.iceland.co.uk Morrisons, Foss Islands Road T 01904 633365 W www.morrisons.co.uk Sainsburys, Foss Bank T 01904 643801 W www.sainsburys.co.uk Tesco, Clifton Moor/ Tadcaster Road T 0845 6779753/ 0845 6779755 W www.tesco.com Waitrose, Foss Islands Road T 01904 653563 W www.waitrose.com Have a cracking Easter Holiday! Easter Programme 2018 9
Campus Food 17th March - 15th April Alcuin Bistro Cookies (Biology) Costa @ Derwent Edge Wentworth Hub Café King s Manor Refectory Library Café Costa @ RKC York Sport Café Park Central (Science Park) Weekdays 09:00-09:30-14:00 08:30-14:00 08:30-15:30 08:30-15:30 09:30-08:30-19:00 08:30-09:00-20:00 Piazza 08:30 - Weekends 11:00-09:00-18:00 11:00 - Good Friday (30 Mar) + Easter Monday (2 April) 09:00-09:00-11:00 - Cafe Society, Derwent Dining, Galleria Restaurant and Vanbrugh Dining will be closed throughout the Easter vacation. All outlets will reopen on 16th April. 10 Easter Programme 2018
YUSU Bars and shop The Courtyard Kitchen @ Alcuin YUSU Shop 19-23 Mar (Weekdays) 30 Mar (Good Friday) 19-23 Mar 17:00-23:00 09:00-26 Mar - 8 Apr Nisa Market Square Heslington West 9-13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 12:00-23:00 (Sunday only) 14:00 Nisa Halifax College 10:00-17:00 All YUSU outlets will be closed on Good Friday (30 Mar) and Easter Monday (2 Apr) The Glasshouse and The Lounge will reopen on Monday 16 Apr Nisa Stores 24-25 Mar (Weekend) 26 Mar - 8 Apr (Weekdays) 26 Mar - 8 Apr (Weekends) 9-13 Apr (Weekdays) 14 Apr 15 Apr 2 Apr (Easter Monday) 11:00-17:00 19:00 Nisa Kimberlow Rise Heslington East Easter Programme 2018 11
A digital copy of this booklet can be found online at www.yorkgsa.org