Bristol’s local authorities are being urged to launch an urgent review into the availability of public toilets across the city, which has been significantly affected under the new community toilet scheme launched following the closure of public toilets in Bristol earlier this year.
In January Bristol City Council closed all of the city’s on-street public toilets across the city , which resulted in the loss of 18 public conveniences.
The decision was lambasted by opposition councillors and campaigners who argued that the closures would affect the most vulnerable including the elderly, children and people with mobility issues.
In an attempt to mitigate the impact of the closures the authority launched a ‘Community Toilet Scheme’ which calls on local businesses to open up their loos for free.
So far more than 32 venues across the city have signed up to the scheme and there are still 13 public toilets open across the city – most of which are within parks.
Now, nine months after the closures first came into force members of the council’s Communities Scrutiny Commission have called for a review of the closures.
Commission chairman Gary Hopkins said he wanted to see evidence that showed whether the community toilet scheme was working during a meeting on Monday (September 10).
“What concerns me is that we seem to have big gaps between where there is public toilet provision and where there is not,” added Cllr Hopkins.
Charging a fee for access is quite often the most sensible solution when it comes to public toilets’ funding – and indeed keeping these facilities open for the general public, and this is exactly where Toilet Turnstiles could really put its experience to good work.
Our toilet turnstiles are built from graded stainless steel, for easier cleaning and maintenance, and also come equipped with lockable lids to prevent unwanted access. Furthermore, the separate coin box offers very versatile mounting options, as it can be installed either in front of the turnstile, at the side or alternatively, on the wall, with the cash box at the rear.
The turnstile’s coin mechanism can be programmed for virtually any combination of coins with a secure cash box to hold them, while the additional counters for the number of entries made will enable a thorough level of control over the system’s operation.
If you need some additional information regarding our extensive range of products, just get in touch, we’ll be sure to answer any and all of your queries.
Bristol’s local authorities are being urged to launch an urgent review into the availability of public toilets across the city, which has been significantly affected under the new community toilet scheme launched following the closure of public toilets in Bristol earlier this year.
In January Bristol City Council closed all of the city’s on-street public toilets across the city , which resulted in the loss of 18 public conveniences.
The decision was lambasted by opposition councillors and campaigners who argued that the closures would affect the most vulnerable including the elderly, children and people with mobility issues.
In an attempt to mitigate the impact of the closures the authority launched a ‘Community Toilet Scheme’ which calls on local businesses to open up their loos for free.
So far more than 32 venues across the city have signed up to the scheme and there are still 13 public toilets open across the city – most of which are within parks.
Now, nine months after the closures first came into force members of the council’s Communities Scrutiny Commission have called for a review of the closures.
Commission chairman Gary Hopkins said he wanted to see evidence that showed whether the community toilet scheme was working during a meeting on Monday (September 10).
“What concerns me is that we seem to have big gaps between where there is public toilet provision and where there is not,” added Cllr Hopkins.
Charging a fee for access is quite often the most sensible solution when it comes to public toilets’ funding – and indeed keeping these facilities open for the general public, and this is exactly where Toilet Turnstiles could really put its experience to good work.
Our toilet turnstiles are built from graded stainless steel, for easier cleaning and maintenance, and also come equipped with lockable lids to prevent unwanted access. Furthermore, the separate coin box offers very versatile mounting options, as it can be installed either in front of the turnstile, at the side or alternatively, on the wall, with the cash box at the rear.
The turnstile’s coin mechanism can be programmed for virtually any combination of coins with a secure cash box to hold them, while the additional counters for the number of entries made will enable a thorough level of control over the system’s operation.
If you need some additional information regarding our extensive range of products, just get in touch, we’ll be sure to answer any and all of your queries.