Facilities in The Percy Gee Building
The Students' Union runs a variety of commercial services which raise revenue and provide a service to students. The newly refurbished Percy Gee Building is home to the O2 Academy, a music venue with a capacity of 2000. This is complemented by O2 Academy 2 and 3, smaller venues located in the former Queen's Hall. Adjacent to the O2 Academy, The Scholar is the union bar.
The union is also home to a Starbucks, Ryman's and Nourish, a small supermarket selling essential goods. The new Percy Gee Building also houses Nineteen Twenty Three, a restaurant which uses mostly local produce. Willingale's is a small bookshop, also selling university branded merchandise. A cashpoint is provided by Santander.
Greenhouse 2 is a small gym and fitness centre, free to use by those who have purchased an annual Sportscard. All offices for sabbatical officers and welfare services on the upper floor of the Percy Gee Building.
The union also operates a lettings agency in a joint venture with De Montfort Students' Union. The accommodation service which operates from both campuses is known as SULETS.
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