Pendle's public toilets face closure (From Burnley and Pendle Citizen)
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Pendle's public toilets face closure
9:54am Friday 3rd February 2012 in News
SIX public toilets could close across Pendle as the borough council looks to save £1.6million over the next 12 months.
Conveniences in Nelson, Colne, Barrowford, Brierfield and Laneshawbridge have been ear-marked for possible closure to recoup £20,000.
And several others will be transferred to parish councils – with a dowry – to take them off the borough’s books.
Currently there are 18 such toilets across Pendle and the authority spent £139,000 on maintaining them in 2010-11.
The Market Street block in Nelson and the bus station toilets in Colne – said to be too costly to repair – are among the most well-known casualties.
Town hall bosses say the toilets next to Brierfield Town Hall could be phased out in favour of people using the nearby community centre’s facilities instead.
Ball Grove and Laneshawbridge’s toilets will close out-right, as will those at the Fleece in Barrowford.
Parish councillors in Earby will assume control of the town’s Station Hotel and bus station toilets, Goldshawbooth is set to take care of Newchurch’s and a similar arrangement is destined for Barley.
Dean Langton, the council’s finance head, said in a report: “There is no rationale or consistency to the distribution of the conveniences across the borough.
“Many were inherited from former councils and are old-fashioned and unwelcoming. They are not necessarily in the best locations for modern life and demand.”
Other toilets like Sough Park and Barnoldswick’s Letcliffe Park will only open either during summer months or when sports fixtures take place.
Comments(7)
outofyourmind
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3:44pm Fri 3 Feb 12
Noiticer
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8:54pm Fri 3 Feb 12
Pendlesider
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10:03pm Fri 3 Feb 12
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Dean Langton, the council’s finance head, seems to be clutching at straws with excuses for trying to justify the closures. How can 'unwelcoming' be used as an excuse to close a public toilet? It's a bog for goodness sake!
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As for the toilets not being 'consistanly distributed'. A clear indicator of someone who knows nothing about the diverse and sporadic distribution of the 5 boroughs in Pendle.
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There will always be a need for these toilets in both the town AND rural areas of countryside off the main roads in parks etc.
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It's nonsense to say 'modern life and demands' mean much used public conveniences are no longer needed. Find the measly £20k from elsewhere!
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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10:26pm Fri 3 Feb 12
Chris P Bacon
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10:50am Sun 5 Feb 12
kempy wrote:Funny you should mention Blackpool as apparently they have more public toilets than any other town in the UK. Or as they are called elsewhere, shop doorways.
Why don't they make the gents water less in the urinals that will save some money or convert them like the Blackpool ones and charge 20p makes more sense.
Its difficult as it is to find toilets I travel around these areas a lot it will force people to pee in lay buys or back streets even worse if you need a number two.Its okay for these none jobbers to make decisions like this I am sure they are nice and cosey in the town hall loads of other ways to save money.Hit the public again blame the cuts bloody town hall.
ToffeeGuy
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12:02am Mon 6 Feb 12
kempy says...
11:08am Fri 3 Feb 12
Its difficult as it is to find toilets I travel around these areas a lot it will force people to pee in lay buys or back streets even worse if you need a number two.Its okay for these none jobbers to make decisions like this I am sure they are nice and cosey in the town hall loads of other ways to save money.Hit the public again blame the cuts bloody town hall.