New specialised toilets for disabled people are set to be installed in Medway. Medway Council has secured £90,000 for two new toilets as part of the government's Changing Places programme. The specialised facilities will be installed at Riverside Country Park in Rainham and inside the Pembroke building at the Universities of Medway campus at Chatham Maritime. Equipment including hoists, curtains, adult-sized changing benches and space for carers will be fitted in the new loos. Medway Council says the new toilet in the Pembroke building will be accessible to around 10,000 students and university visitors. It also hopes facilities will support its aspiration for Medway to become a Child-Friendly City. The council is currently finalising plans to install the toilets with work expected to begin in the coming months. "The new toilets will strengthen our commitment to promoting accessibility and to enable residents and visitors, of all abilities, to enjoy what Medway has to offer..." Leader of Medway Council, Cllr Alan Jarrett, said: “We are delighted to receive government funding to install two new Changing Places toilets in Medway.
"The new toilets will strengthen our commitment to promoting accessibility and to enable residents and visitors, of all abilities, to enjoy what Medway has to offer with dignity and freedom." Helen Pierce, head of estates and facilities at the University of Greenwich, commented: “We are happy and excited to be working with Medway Council on the new changing spaces area, which will be open for use for students, staff, and members of the public. "With partnerships and raising awareness, we can ensure that this undignified, unhygienic and dangerous practice becomes a thing of the past," she added. Medway Council, the University of Greenwich and Medway Norse are also providing match funding for the new facilities. There are currently seven Changing Places toilets in Medway including at Rochester Community Hub, the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham and at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. Find out more about Changing Places toilets by clicking here. Comments are closed.
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