If you need to spend a penny – go to Christchurch

Christchurch has been voted the third best local authority in the UK for the standard of its public toilets in the Loo of the Year Awards.

Whilst being told of its winning five star and four star loos some weeks ago, it was only after the recent Awards Ceremony that the Borough Council found out the good news that it had only been beaten by Highland Council and Brighton & Hove Council, both of whom have many more public toilets that Christchurch.
Christchurch has now gone up from seventh place last year to third place in the Premier League and has also received a Standard of Excellence Award in the Champions League.

This Award is presented to any organisation or local authority with ten or more entries and winning five or more 5 Star Awards and who, in the opinion of the Inspectors, are maintaining a consistently high standard of management in all their Loo of the Year Awards entries.

In addition to these accolades, Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre was named Category Winner for England in the Leisure and Recreation category. Highcliffe Castle also gained a 5 star award.

Cllr Sally Derham Wilkes, chairman of Christchurch Council’s Community Services Committee, said: “To come third in the whole country is a tremendous achievement for Christchurch and means that we’ve beaten some previous big players like Westminster and Blackpool.

“It’s great to know that the many visitors to our town, as well as our residents, can be sure of a pleasant experience when they need to use our public toilets. I would like to thank the Council officers responsible as well as the contractors and suppliers who have helped us achieve this, including Wettons, Cleanrite, 2 Counties Cleaning and Rescue Rod, for all their hard work. It really is a team effort.”