Work starts this week to complete the refurbishment of the public toilet in the Town Hall which means that the facility at the Town Council entrance to the Town Hall has had to be temporarily closed.
In the short term, anyone requiring the facilities in office hours will be able to use other toilets in the building if they ask at the Council/Community Trust reception.
The refurbishment project will provide a fully accessible toilet which residents and visitors will be free to use during working hours, Monday to Friday, and while public events are being held in the town and the Hall is open at weekends.
The decision to remove the previous automatic toilet to the side of the Town Hall was unavoidable due to constant vandalism. It is hoped that by having the new toilet in the main building this much needed facility can be protected.
The new toilet will be accessed by a fully automatic double door on to The Island, allowing easy access – whilst modern fittings will ensure that the facility is able to cope with the additional demand. In the long term, improved provision of more toilets within the Town Hall features high on the transformation project, which will be the target for fundraising work once an agreement has been reached between the Town Council and B&NES Council on future ownership through the community asset transfer programme.
Work is expected to be complete by mid-May.