Dining Members are welcome in term to join the Fellows in the Senior Combination Room (SCR) after Lunch or Dinner. A choice of teas, coffees and hot chocolate are available from the two dispensers on the servery at the far end of the SCR. There is a selection of newspapers and magazines and a few current reference books on the table and shelves behind the coffee pots.
Gowns are not worn at lunch time. A black* gown (no hood) should be worn in the SCR in the evening immediately before Dinner, at High Table and in the SCR after Dinner. Scarlet may be worn on scarlet days as indicated in the University Diary.
There are no particular seating arrangements during or after lunch – you may join any group or table but after dinner the company generally rearranges itself in the SCR or Old SCR so you should find yourself sitting next to someone you did not have a chance to talk to during the meal. The presiding Fellow should act as host to facilitate this.
There is no formal end to the proceedings in the SCR. Guests should feel free to depart whenever they wish.
On Thursdays during term recombination often takes place in the Old SCR on the far side of Cloister Court.
Please note that it is not appropriate for guests to bring their own wine to High Table or to the SCR.
*Except for the Fellow Benefactors who should wear their green gown
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