New toilets open on Weymouth seafront (From Dorset Echo)

New toilets open on Weymouth seafront

1:00pm Saturday 4th February 2012 in Local News

LONG-awaited new toilets have finally opened on Weymouth seafront.

The new block at the Pier bandstand has male and female areas and a separate disabled toilet.

There are also baby-changing facilities in the gents and the ladies.

The new toilets replace the underground Brunswick Terrace toilets, which were damaged in an arson attack in October, 2010.

These toilets will remain closed to members of the public and the temporary toilets which have been in place in the area will be removed.

Councillor Kate Wheller, below, spokeswoman for Community Facilities and Local Issues, said: “The opening of the new toilets at the Pier Bandstand is great news for both residents and visitors to Weymouth.”

Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is currently upgrading a number of public toilet blocks in the area.

Toilets at Greenhill Gardens, Bond Street, underground toilets near the Kings Statue, the Swannery, Cove Street, the Nothe, Portland Bill and Fortuneswell will all be included in the improvement programme.

A new ‘changing places’ facility for people with disabilities is being fitted into the former Tourist Information Centre building on the promenade, with funding from Dorset County Council. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council have allocated £100,000 for the toilet improvements.