The Spit and Guy’s Bar

Over the summer, the Students’ union have been refurbishing and redesigning its areas at the Guy’s Hospital Campus. The now called KCLSU Student Centre (formerly, ‘The Spit’) has had a bit of a make over, along with Guy’s Bar in the basement of Boland house.

The Spit at Guy’s Hospital Campus, located on the ground floor of Boland house, just off the colonnade, was so called due to its original use as a TB isolation ward when patients were still based in Boland House, although now long since departed. Coupled with its make over, the spit now contains the designated student support centre. It will be here that all information regarding student clubs, societies, campaigning and volunteering services will be located. In creating this new admin area, it will allow the main Union staff to be more easily accessed, along with the Student Officers and now, MEDSOC since we have moved our office downstairs to the first floor as well.

This new space will also allow student society leaders access to administration equipment, photocopiers, printers and additional board room meeting areas. Laptops will now be available for use and improved PAWs facilities for public student access.

Although the shop no longer exists per se, it will still be possible to buy tickets for events (especially important during Fresher’s, RAG and the Christmas Show – note plug for all?!!), pay club and society memberships, and the TFL discount scheme, allowing for cheaper travel in London.

Guy’s Bar, located in the basement of Boland House has had a long needed facelift, and even now, as this is being written, as a building site, is looking to be highly exciting! For those who like to relax in a comfortable and stylish area, whether for a pint of the finest after college, or for a coffee and a glance at the papers, the new bar will have something for everyone.

Following a joint venture with MEDSOC last year, KCLSU undertook a focus group workshop at the Guy’s campus to find out what the student body wanted from their bar. It is as a direct result of this that Guy’s bar will now be open from Midday to serve coffee, tea, hot meals and made to order sandwiches, allowing us to dine in a comfortable, sophisticated and elegant environment.