Save the LSE Beaver's Retreat Bar

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We the undersigned call on the LSE administration to reconsider plans to convert the LSE Beaver's Retreat Pub into a coffee bar.

We believe that the loss of the Beaver's Retreat would mean the loss of one of the only places in LSE where students and academics can get together and enjoy a quiet drink and discussion.

The Beaver's Retreat is, contrary to some claims, genuinely well used - mostly during the evening. The reason it doesn't have many customers during the daytime is that it is not open! Refurbishment plans could perhaps take this into account and allow the bar to open during the day selling soft drinks and, of course, coffee (and tea!).

The Beaver's Retreat opened 32 years ago, and is part of LSE's history. The LSE campus already has a good number of coffee bars, and we feel that creating another one is simply not necessary. The Beaver's Retreat fills a niche which will remain unmet if it is closed - the George IV pub is always extremely busy, and will not be able to cope with the extra demand which closing the Beaver's Retreat will create.

We sincerely hope that the LSE administration will realise how well-loved the Beaver's Retreat is, and hence reconsider its plans.

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  • Guy Taylor
    • Comments
    • Save the Beaver!
  • Mike Irwin
    • Comments
    • Viva la Beaver
  • Fiona McDowell
  • Robin (Hadley) Ketro
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    • I see other overseas MSc alumni I know when back visiting LSE, LSE needs at least one place that remains from the past
  • andrew shaw
  • Tatiana Stephens
  • Andrew Babson (MSc. '02)
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    • The Beave is a special place, and does a good business. Would be a shame for you to turn it into some soulless coffee bar. Terrible business decision in the short and long term.
  • Darryl Snow
  • Jonathan Beale
  • Huanyu WU
  • adam hyde
  • Felix LaHaye
  • Micol Martini
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  • Sarah Otner
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  • Gonzalo Vargas
  • Matt Dougherty
  • Rabia Masood
  • Tatiana Fazio
  • Samantha Dodd
  • Tom Hart
  • Jamie Brown
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  • Dixie O'Donnell
    • Comments
    • Why open a coffee bar when campus is surrounded by them?
  • Holly Bontoft
  • Ilaria Michelis
  • Miron Lila
  • Dermot Grenham
  • Lizzie Fison
    • Comments
    • Being quieter and more spacious, the Beavers' Retreat is much easier for people in wheelchairs and those with an illness/condition that makes crowded areas difficult. I would hate to see that opportunity go for other future users who are like me!
  • mira saidi
  • Mandakini Devasher
  • Nathalie Pizzoferrato
  • Gaurav Garg
  • Mary Notarthomas
  • Shaan Devnani
  • tonusree b.
  • Gisella Lujan
  • Caroline Weston
  • Mark Seager
  • Nena
  • Neil Wilson
  • Rachel Dunbar
  • Abel Tao
  • Will
  • Helen Roberts
  • Tom Ireland
  • Carolin Bender
  • Kristen Brush Hendricks
  • Oliver Johnson
  • Alex Teytelboym
    • Comments
    • I really hope that the Administration takes another look at this.
  • Alan
  • Fiona Roberts