Welcome to Robert Bakewell
Located in the student village, Robert Bakewell hall is only a 5-minute walk from the library, a 5-minute walk from the EHB bar and a 10-minute walk to the Students' Union. The hall is named after Robert Bakewell who was an eighteenth-century agriculturalist from nearby Dishley Grange.
Upcoming Plans
More activities within your hall are coming soon. Keep an eye out for the following:
- Refreshers (early February): A social programme of events at the beginning of the second semester.
- Spring Elections (February): Nominate yourself for a committee position and/or vote on who you wish to run certain sections within your hall.
- Summer Ball (May): A summertime formal celebration to end your academic year.
- Hall Day (May-June): An outdoor fun-filled day of activities to destress before final exams.
Follow your hall’s social media pages to get the latest events information.
Refreshers
Wednesday 4th February
Late Night - Hey Ewe
Thursday 5th February
Daytime - Welfare Crafts - RB Common Room
Friday 6th February
Late Night - FND
Spring Committee Elections 2026
Nominations will open soon. The form link will be active on this webpage.
- Nominations open 9th February to 12th February
- Campaigning 9th February to 13th February
- Voting 13th February to 15th February
Nominate yourself for one of the following roles below:
Hall Chair
MUST LIVE IN HALLS - The hall chair runs weekly committee meeting. They oversee all areas of committee including delegating tasks and work in partnership with each section. They should network with the rest of the university for the benefit of the hall, attend Hall Student Federation meetings (including meetings with the university Senior Leadership Board) and work alongside the Warden in operations regarding the hall. They will be responsible for Writing their Hall Portfolio for the Hall of the Year Award.
Vice-Chair & Treasurer
Creates the Hall budget, ensures sections are appropriately funded and helps set prices for events. Manages financial processes in conjuction with Student Life and the hall Warden. Deputises for the Hall Chair and takes minutes at committee meetings. Works closely with the Warden Team to oversee, develop and deliver hall community activities.
Social Secretary
Organise and run a variety of events within the Hall. Complete required paperwork for events, including risk assessments. Organise large-scale events including Summer Ball, Winter Ball and Bakewell Day, working with external partners and following appropriate procedures. Attend Social Secretary training and meetings.
Sports Secretary
(2 positions available) Promote hall members to different strands of Lboro Sport including AU, IMS and social. Field IMS teams for league fixtures and ODEs. Attend IMS fixtures for their delegated sports. Support pitch bookings for and organise training of in-hall teams. Support the management of IMS kit with Student Life and Lboro Sport. Attend Sports Secretary training and meetings.
Rag Representative
Responsible for coordinating fundraising activities within the Hall and engaging students in LSU RAG events. Key duties include encouraging maximum Hall engagement in RAG initiatives, planning and delivering hall-specific RAG events, attending RAG meetings and ensuring timely submission of funds raised to the RAG Office.
Action Representative
(2 positions available) Promote hall members to different Action projects run by LSU. Recruit volunteer teams of Hall members for weekly Action projects and attend these projects. Organise Hall Food Drives. Attend Action training and meetings.
Welfare & Diversity Representative
Organise and run events within hall to promote the welfare of residents including sober social events. Promote Welfare & Diversity LSU subcommittee and University-organised events to hall members. Signpost hall members to welfare and wellbeing support available within the University and LSU. Attend Welfare & Diversity training and meetings.
Media & Stash Representative
Social media manager of the hall. Designs a range of templates, stash and content for the hall. Takes photographs of events and report the outcome. Attends Media & Stash meetings.
Campus & Sustainability Representative
Responsible for teaching and promote an environmentally sustainable lifestyle to all hall residents. Key duties include attending monthly Sustainability and Campus Hall Representative meetings; attending termly Estates and Facilities management meetings; organising campaigns and events that raise awareness of environmental issues or take relevant action.
Societies & Enterprise Representative
Responsible for organise and run events within Hall collaboratively with societies and with university enterprise teams. Key duties include: promoting societies and LEN events to Hall members, signposting Hall members to relevant societies of interest, and build volunteer teams for LEN.
All Robert Bakewell social media channels are student-led through the hall's committee.
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