Council to spend £28,000 on new public toilets for South Norwood
By Dave Burke
dave.burke@essnmedia.co.uk
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GOOD NEWS: South Norwood is set to get new public toilets
People who need to spend a penny in the middle of South Norwood have had a miserable time of late - but Croydon Council has now agreed to spend £28,000 to relieve the problem.
That's how much it will cost to build new public toilets serving the area, it was announced this week.
With toilets at Norwood Junction station out of order, the news is a relief for traders.
Richard Hough, who runs Autoclutch car garage, in Station Road, is among those who have been campaigning for the introduction of public toilets.
He said: "You can't expect people to come to an area where you can't provide a public toilet.
"The toilets at the station haven't worked properly since they were installed, I think they should now get rid of them."
It has yet to be decided where the toilets will go, but South Norwood councillor Luke Clancy says they will be in place by next April.
"Too long have people been caught short in South Norwood with nowhere to relieve themselves," he said.
"The new toilets we have won funding for will no doubt be welcomed by shoppers using South Norwood district centre."
3 Comments
by Carmen, South Norwood
Monday, April 20 2009, 9:23AM
“As I passed the closed toilets under the railway bridge, I saw a man who had just pulled down his trousers zip to begin urinating against the wall there. I carried on walking. There is no saying what such an individual would do if I said anything.”
by South, S Norwood
Tuesday, April 14 2009, 2:01PM
“Mostafa,
The toilets underneath the clocktower cannot be accessed by the disabled which is one reason why they cannot be reactivated.”
by Mostafa Peigh, Nether Piddle
Friday, April 10 2009, 10:09AM
“Alternatively, they could spend a penny or two restoring the public conveniences by the clock tower. These are (odd though it might seem) part of the architectural heritage of the area. After all, the council told Ladbrookes to remove their sign, on thr grounds that it offended the south Norwood 'conservation area'.”