The toilets in the Wharf Lane Recreation Ground will re-open on Monday 20 November.
The toilets were destroyed by fire in July 2016 and needed to be substantially rebuilt. The Town Council took the opportunity to change the lay out to provide more toilets and to generally upgrade the facilities. There are now 4 unisex toilets plus a disabled toilet with improved lighting inside and out.
The Mayor of Ilminster, Councillor Val Keitch said
“I’d like to say thank you to people for their patience whilst the building works have been planned and construction undertaken. The project has taken longer than we would have liked but it has been worth the wait. The new toilets are a great improvement on the previous design and we hope will be appreciated by people using the Rec. We know that the Rec is a much loved and well used area and having good toilets is important to lots of people who come to this great open space in the heart of the town. ”
The rebuilding element of the toilets was met from the insurance claim arising from the fire but the cost of the improvements was funded by the Town Council. It will be some months before all the accounts are submitted and the final cost can be confirmed but the expectation is that the total cost (rebuild plus improvements) will be in the region of £90,000.
Arrangements are in hand for the temporary toilets to be decommissioned and removed during the next two weeks.
For further information contact
The Town Clerk, Joy Norris on 01460 52149 or email town.clerk@ilminster.gov.uk
