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[[image:Thedon.JPG|right|thumb|"Don Llewellyns", August 2006, formerly "The Pavillion"]]
 
[[image:Thedon.JPG|right|thumb|"Don Llewellyns", August 2006, formerly "The Pavillion"]]
The ''Pavilion Bar'' was located at [[The University of Waikato]], off Silverdale Rd at Gate 3. The building was initially the "Student Amenities Building", later known as the "Recreation Centre". It was opened as a bar after the construction of the new recreation centre near the central campus, and acted largely as a "sports bar". The walls were lined with honours boards of past students who had represented New Zealand sporting teams, and representative jerseys donated by these sportspeople. The bar was rebranded in the mid-2000's as ''Don Llewellens'', a.k.a. ''the Don'', named after the universities first vice-chancellor, with the emphasis on sport greatly reduced.
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The ''Pavilion Bar'' was located at [[The University of Waikato]], off Silverdale Rd at Gate 3. The building was initially the "Student Amenities Building", later known as the "Recreation Centre". It was opened as a bar after the construction of the new recreation centre near the central campus, and acted largely as a "sports bar". The walls were lined with honours boards of past students who had represented New Zealand sporting teams, and representative jerseys donated by these sportspeople. The bar was rebranded in the mid-2000s as ''Don Llewellens'', a.k.a. ''the Don'', named after the universities first vice-chancellor, with the emphasis on sport greatly reduced.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:33, 4 December 2008

"Don Llewellyns", August 2006, formerly "The Pavillion"

The Pavilion Bar was located at The University of Waikato, off Silverdale Rd at Gate 3. The building was initially the "Student Amenities Building", later known as the "Recreation Centre". It was opened as a bar after the construction of the new recreation centre near the central campus, and acted largely as a "sports bar". The walls were lined with honours boards of past students who had represented New Zealand sporting teams, and representative jerseys donated by these sportspeople. The bar was rebranded in the mid-2000s as Don Llewellens, a.k.a. the Don, named after the universities first vice-chancellor, with the emphasis on sport greatly reduced.