New disabled toilets will be installed at sites across the city as part of a £115,000 scheme. Nottingham City Council has accepted the money from the Government in order to create Changing Places Toilets at Victoria Embankment, Portland Leisure Centre and the National Justice Museum.
It comes as more than 250,000 people in the UK need personal assistance to use the toilet or change continence pads, including people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, spinal injuries and people living with stroke. Changing Places Toilets offer a solution by creating a larger space than standard accessible toilets.
They also have a changing bench and a hoist, designed to support disabled people who need assistance. The Government has allocated £23.5million of funding to increase the number and spread of Changing Places toilet facilities across England.
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Nottingham City Council in partnership with Notts County Foundation and National Justice Museum have been awarded a grant from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities of £115,000. This is to support the creation of three new Changing Places Toilets.
These will be located at Victoria Embankment (£25,000), Portland Leisure Centre (£50,000) and the National Justice Museum (£40,000). The project will be managed by Nottingham City Council.
The authority wants to increase the number of Changing Places Toilets in the city so a wider range of people visit. The project will be completed by September 2023.
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