Petition

The opening hours for the art shop in regent street

by CHARLEY WILES 11 November 2016, 14:06

Category: University Petition

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Currently our Art Shop, the only art shop in wrexham, only opens 4 hours a day, 5 times a week, which really isn't long enough for the art students of regent street to get any supplies as well as Karen the shop owner to do a stock check, order equipment and run the shop all at once. Also, most students get either a new brief or a project after lunch, which ends at 1pm, to where they may need equipment or supplies which is located in the art shop. Unfortunalty at this time the shop is shut. Therefore they either have to go into town, spend a few hours looking for what they need or they wait until the next day to start the project. This affects both the shop and the students ability to run smoothly. 

I propose on behalf of regent street art students that the shop should stay open longer and atleast give time to Karen during lunchtime, for example: for her to either sort out stock, take in and register deliveries as well as have a dinner break.

I believe if the shop were to stay open, it would benifit the students mainly, as well as the intake for the shop. Doing this would give the students less hassle and stress about getting equipment.

Hopefully we can ressolve this before the first set of assessments which is just around the corner.

Thank you for your consideration.

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    THOMAS PERRING   wrote, 13-11-2017 - 14:36

    I have been a Art student at Glyndwr and Regent Street for 5 years now, When I first started in 2013 we had two members of staff in the art shop and a bigger shop. Now, we have just Karen who is vital and excellence within her role and dedication in the art shop, who gives her own time and goes out of her way to help us students. We also have a smaller shop, which with the new dark room installed need some supplies for that additionally such as photographic film and paper etc... But, the opening hours also need to looked at, which I've heard countless students both past and present have mentioned and asked about it. When your walking later in the afternoon, needing equipment or run out of printing credit, where do we go? the art shop is closed and ultimately the art shop loses prospect money, if a student needs printing credit, where do we go? we have to walk up to the library.

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