Community toilets: now there are more than 90 places to go! (Twickenham & Richmond Liberal Democrats)

Community toilets: now there are more than 90 places to go!

January 13, 2010 10:23 AM

• COMMUNITY toilet scheme: One of the popular initiatives started by the Liberal Democrats on Richmond Council has been the Community Toilet Scheme. 92 toilets in pubs, cafés, and offices around the borough are now open to the public.

The Council pays the venue £600 a year to allow unrestricted access to the toilets. This is very much cheaper, and offers many more toilets, than the traditional public toilets, which are very expensive to maintain. Just look for the Community Toilet sign outside.

• 17 places in TWICKENHAM and ST MARGARET'S have joined the scheme: Alexander Pope; Arthur's on The Green; Barmy Arms; Bloomsbury; Cabbage Patch; Cambridge Gardens Café; Civic Centre; Cricket Pavilion; Crown; The George; Kentucky Fried Chicken; Orleans Garden Café (summer only); Orleans House Gallery; St Margarets Public House; Twickenham Library; Waitrose; and the York House Gardens urinals.

• 4 places in WHITTON and HEATHFIELD have joined the scheme: Golden Grill; La Parisienne; Twickenham Cemetery; and Whitton Library.

• 33 places in the HAMPTONS and TEDDINGTON have joined the scheme: Adelaide; Bell Hill Wharf; Bell Inn; Bloated Mallard; Blubeckers; Caffe Mimmo; Cardinal Wolsey; Carlisle Park Bowl Pavilion; Coffee Mill; Greenwood Centre; Hampton Hill Library; Hampton Open Air Pool; Jolly Coopers; King's Field Pavilion; King's Head; L'Amandine; Lion; Nearest Cafe; Old Goat; Railway Hotel; Railway Bell; RedLion; Scarpetta; Swan Hampton Wick; Teddington Arms; Teddington Cemetery; Teddington Library; Teddington Pool and Fitness Centre; Tide End Cottage; White Hart Hotel; White House Community Centre; Wimpy; and the Windmill [Hampton Hill].

• 14 places in RICHMOND have joined the scheme: Angel; Buccleuch Gardens; Hollyhock Cafe; House of Fraser; O'Neill's; Old Town Hall; Pizza al Rollo; Pizza Express; Red Cow; Richmond Arms; Roebuck; Slug and Lettuce; Tea Box; and Tide Tables. In KEW, Kew Gardens Hotel, Marks & Spencers, St Luke's in the Avenue, The Coach and Horses and The Railway have joined the scheme. In HAM the New Inn, the Hand and Flower, and Ham Clinic have joined the scheme.

• 16 places in EAST SHEEN, MORTLAKE and BARNES have joined the scheme: Barnes Sorting Office Centre, Bull's Head, Caffe' al Fresco, East Sheen Cemetery, Hare and Hounds, Jolly Gardeners, L'Amandine, Leonardo Caffe, Leonardo Wine Bar, Palewell Common and Fields, Rocks Lane Tennis Pavilion, Sheen Common Pavilion, Sheen Lane Centre, Victoria Sheen, Vine Road Recreation Ground, and Ye White Hart.

Richmond Council's Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Geoff Acton, says: "We are delighted with the success of the scheme which, we believe, signals the way forward for clean, safe, accessible toilet provision for the public. It would not have been possible without the support of local businesses and I applaud their commitment. The idea has certainly taken off. We have been inundated with enquiries from other boroughs and some have already introduced similar schemes in their own areas."

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