The Megaron Bar

As many of you already know, the Holywell Manor Bar (sometimes referred to as the Megaron) is a main centre of graduate life in the MCR. Hold on to your hats kiddos, because this bar is unlike any other!

Firstly, it works on the honour system, and you're extended your very own credit-line. Just take a drink and then mark it down in the book on the sheet with your name on it. At the start of next term you'll find out on your college bill exactly how much you've had to drink . . . hopefully you'll remember it all!

The Megaron is a great place to gather for conversation, snacks, and drinks of all kinds. It has very few rules, but they're important:

1. Please don't steal.
The bar has always worked on an honour system, and this fact is in large part responsible for its laid-back homey atmosphere. Drinks are very cheap, often cheaper than the off-licence, but they're not free. Inside the bar area you will find a large book with a page for every graduate student.

When you take a drink or a packet of crisps, mark it off in the book. You will be charged on your battels (term-bill) at the end of term. You can also pay in cash, at the same prices. A beer, a glass of wine, and a measure of spirits all cost between 80 p and £1.60. Bottled soft drinks and red bull are 80 p. Crisps, chocolates and canned soft drinks are 45 p. During bops only cash is accepted and prices are inflated.

2. Please be respectful of other Manorites.
Try not to make too much noise, especially very late at night, and even more especially *not in the garden*.

3. Use of the Bar
Opening times are at the Bar Manager's discretion. The bar is usually open in the afternoon and stays open until around 1am.

It is bar policy that at midnight everyone must go to the cockpit to prevent causing disturbance, but the bar can remain open for you to simply get a drink until 2am.

Other than those times, the bar may be opened by anyone on the MCR executive committee, anyone on the Bar Committee, anyone doing a bar shift, or the Bar Manager. Anyone else wanting to open the bar for any reason should call or email the bar manager.

4. The Bar Committee
The Bar Committee is a list of six people who can check out the bar key from the porter's lodge. These people also assist the bar manager infrequently, usually by helping me clean or stock, and by taking shifts at bops. The list will be populated by the bar manager on a first-come basis.

5. Our Premises License (Important Legal Stuff)
The Megaron Bar is licensed by the Oxford Council Licensing Authority, as detailed in our Club Premises Certificate, and required by English Law (Licensing Act 2003).

The Bar license allows alcohol to be consumed between 10.00 and 02.00 the following day.
Alcohol may not be consumed in the garden after 22:00.

The following extra conditions apply to our Certificate:

1. The designated james [dot] maynardballiol [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk (Bar Committee) shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no nuisance is caused by noise emanating form the premises.

2. All external doors and windows must be kept closed, other than for access and egress in all rooms

3. The Premises Certificate shall not include the garden area after 22.00.

The following is especially important to note:
Licensing Act 2003 s.73(4) "any alcohol supplied for consumption off the premises must be in a sealed container." This means that while you may purchase an unopened bottle of beer or wine at the bar and carry it off the premises (to your room, a kitchen, or the bbq), you may not carry an open container off the premises.

6. Enjoy
The bar is a very relaxed and enjoyable place to hang out. There's plenty of
non-alcoholic stuff like juice and soft-drinks and candy available. And there's plenty of beer, wine and spirits. If there's anything you like that isn't being stocked, just email the james [dot] maynardballiol [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk (bar manager).