College Guide 12-13

The College Porters
Phone (internal extension number) 92304
Jonathan, George, Simon and Stewart’s duties are numerous. Many of these
are mundane but essential to the running of the college. So, from time to
time, when you really need the porter because you have locked yourself out
and you’re wearing nothing but a towel, he will undoubtedly be in the mail
room or out buying a bacon sandwich! Joking aside, the porters are usually
the first port of call for the 1001 questions that you will have regarding the
college and the uni, and there is a porter on duty 24 hours a day, seven days
a week during termtime. The porters are here to make your life in Cartmel as
easy as possible. If the porter cannot answer your query, he should,
theoretically, know someone who can. Problems relating to maintenance,
whether in your bedroom, bathroom, kitchen or in your flat in general, should
be reported online at http://estates.lancs.ac.uk/EstatesFM/ but if you are
unable to access the online service, you can report the problem to the Porter
on duty or the Residence Officer.
The College Cleaners
A cleaner’s life can be far from pleasant, as you will agree once you have
seen for yourself the havoc sometimes left in a kitchen for them to clear up
the following morning! It is appreciated that many new students will be
experiencing the advantages and disadvantages of communal living for the
first time, which is why we advise the setting up of a roster system for
cleaning the kitchen, cooker, microwave and fridge because this means that
everyone has a fair share of the chores. The cleaners enjoy being helpful, but
they themselves are working to a strict timetable and extra help given to one
area means another having to be neglected. The rota system works very well
in most flats, so please make this one of your first priorities.
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