Continental Cafes

Dear Chums

As I was wondering through the wonderful campus i couldn't help but
think of the wonderful continental cafes and remembering the good
old days of how much fun the great, weird and wonderful times i had
at uni.

That was Durham, but - oh the memories.

I do recall (from an old friend) that the ultimate USP of the
university used to be the hall bars - how wonderful they must have
been - creating such great atmosphere and generating community!

Oh the wonders....just a shame that all this had to be taken away
in the name of the bottom line.

Anyway..... now onto the substantive part of the request

- can you please provide me with details of the ORIGINAL budget for
each of the continental cafes installed / launched with such grand
fanfare in 2006/07.
- Can you provide me with details of the TOTAL spend on bringing
the continental cafes into operation (including any potential
repairs which were required (like a minor sewer collapse near FB /
Nightingale??)
- can you provide detail on the revenues generated by the
continental cafes for the past 5 years since its inception
EXCLUDING any income / usage attributed to flexible food and meals
which have already been paid for by residents - please split this
into food and drink and times bought

Yours in admiration,

Gok Chan

Hello Sam

Thank you for your spritely response. I'm sorry that I've rambled I
got carried away, and I apologize if I’ve not been clear in my
original request. I'll address these in order of your queries - i
hope this clarifies.

- i am referring to the continental cafes which were introduced to
much fanfare by a certain director of Nottingham hospitality and
Pro Vice Chancellor in 2006 - these were those built in Derby Hall,
Hugh Stewart Hall, Nightingale Hall and Willoughby hall. They were
meant to be more inclusive for all and reduce the drinking culture
at the university

- re: the budget for each cafe i am referring to the original
capital budget (including all costs related to the capital
construction such as staff costs) to bring the cafe into active use
prior to works beginning

- re: "the total spend on bringing the continental cafes into
operation" i am referring to the ACTUAL costs of bringing the cafe
into use - i am referring to ACTUAL costs - direct costs, but also
costs / works not originally budgeted for but were required to be
completed as a result of the continental cafe project - this could
refer to unbudgeted works to land, buildings, or infrastructure -
this should also include instances where infrastructure such as
drainage and sewerage were damaged and needed to be upgraded as a
result of the continental cafe project but not budgeted for

- regarding 'flexible' food - this was an initiative (i recall from
a certain individual) which was initiated where lunches for
residents in catered halls could be 'acquired' in locations across
the university - not in their hall of residence - in the mid
2000s....this again was raised with much fanfare - your assertion
that this refers to the "the catering included in (students')
accommodation fees" is correct

I hope this helps. Do let me know if this is possible to provide
elements of this information, as i appreciate that this is
potentially a lot of information (but of course - i'm certain there
is a massive audit trail which has been subject to scrutiny -
because this represented a large capital project...and i'm certain
its performance must have been scrutinised at some point?)

Yours in slumber

Gok Chan