Residents in catered halls eat together almost daily, which is a great way to socialise and build a supportive community. Students in self-catered halls don’t routinely get this opportunity, so we’re planning events to bring them closer over a meal.

The Northumberland House Lent Term welcome night out was such a special occasion. It was organised by Warden Dr Mathijs Pelkmans and took place on Saturday 18 January 2014 at the nearby Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). A viewing of ‘Oh Boy’ in the ICA Cinema, or alternatively a tour of the ‘Bloomberg New Contemporaries’ exhibition, was followed by food and drink with the Warden and his team in the ICA Studio.

Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen.

Planned activities in other halls include the annual Chow Down during the weeks Monday 24 February 2014 and Monday 3 March 2014.