Gainsborough Changing Places Campaign

We can’t sit back now… Changing Places are still urgently required. - Closomat Every Changing Places awareness day, we enjoy looking back at some of the highlights of our campaigning and celebrating our brilliant customers who have

Huge thanks to our our team of toileteers today who came out in support of our campaign for Changing Places . West Lindsey is one of the last areas in the UK with no Changing Places toilets across the entire district and despite receiving millions of investment from levelling up.

The Cinema should have had Changing Places in the first set of plans as per building regulations.

Our simple message is, why have we and our loved ones been forgotten ?

Thank you so much to the Deputy Mayor, town and district councillors, CP consortium and residents for giving your time and support today.

Please join us tomorrow Friday 19th July for the National Changing Places Toilets Awareness Day in Gainsborough!

10 Am - Marshall’s Yard Water Fountains.
Then we will be moving on to other locations around town.
Dress code Blue / White

It’s going to be a hot one 🍦so do dress for comfort!

We don’t really have an end time but we hope to be finished around lunch!

You are welcome to join us for photographs at Marshall’s Yard if you don’t wish to do the full Loo tour!

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The photograph is a blackboard decorated with flowers, a white Changing Places logo and white writing, like a crossword with the word ‘freedom’ running through it.

This Friday, 19th July is Changing Places toilet awareness day. On the lead up to the big day we will be sharing some statistics.

This statistic shows the shocking lack of pubs and restaurants in the UK.

Delighted to visit a busy Retford Railway Station today and see progress of their Changing Places toilet on platform 1!

*** Please be aware it is not open to the public yet, as there are a few additions to complete ***

This toilet will also assist and enable individuals from Gainsborough and elsewhere to connect to other rail networks at Retford.

Both Newark and Wakefield will have Changing Places toilets and provision is improving on other networks.

It really does open up the world to us!

The Changing Places toilet Retford Railway Station was funded by DLUHC and LNER and has been installed by RISE Adaptations.

Thank you To Friends Of Retford Station and North Notts & Lincs Community Rail Partnership (NNLCRP) and Bassetlaw District Council.

We are really looking forward to seeing it open to the public and enjoy some new adventures!

This Friday, 19th July is Changing Places toilet awareness day. On the lead up to the big day we will be sharing some statistics.

An inclusive UK means an motorway network and accessible travel from John O' Groats to Lands End and beyond!

This is a terrible statistic….

This Friday, 19th July is Changing Places toilet awareness day. On the lead up to the big day we will be sharing some statistics.

It is imperative that ALL hospitals and medical centres have Changing Places toilets so that disabled people can attend appointments, receive medical care when needed and visit loved ones when unwell.

Changing Lives With Changing Places 🚽

It is Changing Places Awareness Day on Friday. In the UK, more than 300,000 individuals require Changing Places toilets for their everyday care. These specialised facilities go beyond standard accessibility, offering essential features like hoists, adult-sized changing benches, and space for carers.

However, the reality remains concerning: there are only around 2,000 Changing Places toilets nationwide. In some regions, access to these vital facilities is nonexistent, posing significant challenges for individuals with disabilities and their caregivers.

As advocates for inclusivity and improved care, it's crucial that we work together to bridge this gap. Every person deserves the care and support that Changing Places toilets provide.

Astor Bannerman are the leading UK manufacturer producing the full range of capital equipment specified in a Changing Places Toilet (CPT). We offer the technical insight, product innovation and design & planning expertise to successfully supply and install CPTs in the UK, so if you are looking for help or advice for your upcoming Changing Places project, get in touch via our website

https://www.astorbannerman.co.uk/contact/

This Friday, 19th July is Changing Places toilet awareness day. On the lead up to the big day we will be sharing some statistics.

We need all airports to have Changing Places toilets both air and landside so that disabled passengers and their families can travel.

This Friday, 19th July is Changing Places toilet awareness day. On the lead up to the big day we will be sharing some statistics.

Museums, galleries and art centres should be accessible for everyone.

The kit has been located in the loft of doom! 😃

We are also seriously impressed with the T shirt Glitterati from one of our group members! 💙

Never thought the ‘loo kit’ would need to see the light again, but West Lindsey is one of the last areas in the UK with no Changing Places toilets.

Please come and support us on Friday 19th July for the national awareness day!

10 AM - Marshall’s Yard - Water Fountain.
We will be having some photos taken and making our way around Gainsborough Town.
Don’t have loo 🚽 🧻💩costume?
Wear white and Blue … 💙

Are you ready for us Gainsborough? 😁🤣 💪

We have contacted MP Sir Edward Leigh for Gainsborough today and Rishi Sunak MP for support and further clarification of building regulations which were changed in January 2021.

Building regulations that were not followed correctly by West Lindsey District Council on the first set of approved plans for the new Cinema.

Rishi Sunak was instrumental in changing legislation for Changing Places with cross party support, and the tenacity and perseverance from UK campaigners.

Here in Gainsborough, we are resolute in our pursuit for truth and transparency as to why Changing Places toilets were not an integral feature in the Cinema development. As it should have been. When the new legislation came into force..

We have requested for this to be put in front of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at WLDC.

Changing Places are a mandatory requirement in new large public buildings. For new cinemas, capacities should be derived from the combined total of a building’s publicly accessible facilities. Alternatively, the capacity number may be taken as the number of fixed seats provided, (350 or more people) if the occupants of the building would normally be seated.

Dec 2021
WLDC approved plans for the cinema, it has 385 fixed seats on the drawings, meeting the requirement for a changing places toilet.

The plans DO NOT have a changing places toilet facility on it. This contravenes building regulations.

February 2024
WLDC produce a new set of plans which have 341 fixed seats. 9 short from the legislative requirement for CPT.

However, the cinema boasts of an extra party room , holding approx 34 people.

WLDC have told us that the extra party room, is *double counting, that when it comes to capacity numbers, they say that those that use the party room have already been seated in the cinema.

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We think this isn’t right as the party room can be in use while other cinema goers are seated watching films.

Welcome your thoughts on this!

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Please do support us on the 19th July for awareness day. We are meeting at 10Am at Marshall’s Yard (Fountain) and will be visiting a few key locations in the local vicinity.

The picture image is a photograph of the pre public consultation meeting for Changing Places Toilets with Rishi Sunak MP in 2019.
The image is a group photograph with campaigners and Rishi Sunak who was a minister as part of Theresa May government and The Ministry For Housing And Local Communities 2019.

Friday, 19th July is Changing Places toilet awareness day and we have created a profile frame to help raise awareness. Facebook has changed its settings and we can no longer add frame templates. So, if you would like one, please let us know and DM us with your photograph or email [email protected] and we will create this for you!

Listen to the wonderful ‘Ciara’s Pink Sparkle Podcast!’ , where Ciara chats to Epsom Picture House about their accessibility features and !

Great to hear Epsom Picturehouse, that you give access to non cinema goers, who may need to use your toilet.

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Changing Places UK






We hope you are listening 🍿
Savoy Cinemas
West Lindsey District Council

Epsom PictureHouse Cinema! by Ciara's Pink Sparkle Podcast! Interview chat with Cris, the General Manager of Epsom Picture House Cinema. We chatted everything from disability access in the cinema & we chatted about our favourite films too! https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/epsom-picturehouse

A new registration, live on the official Changing Places Toilets map - Market Places Public Toilets, Doncaster: https://www.changing-places.org/find?toilet=3193

Great work, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council!
This CPT has been installed thanks to funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities program

Less than 2 weeks to go for Changing Places awareness day !
If you can spare an hour on Friday the 19th July, we will be meeting at Marshall’s Yard at 10am. From there, we will be visiting a few locations where we feel Changing Places toilets are much needed. All within walking distance. Everyone is welcome!
Bring the pop corn 😉

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A blast from the past. This is from 2021, when my inflatable sculpture was exhibited at

Everyone deserves to enjoy a movie! But what if there is no toilet at the you can use?

Hundreds of thousands of disabled people and their families require toilets, with a height-adjustable changing bed and hoist, to enable them to access the loo. Yet there are very few of them at cinemas!

Without these vital pieces of equipment, children and adults are faced with the indignity of lying on urine-soaked toilet floors to have continence items changed, being dangerously lifted, sitting in their own waste, risking their health by withholding fluids or not going to the cinema at all!

We have been championing the Changing Places UK campaign since it began and have installed around 500 facilities across the UK. We would welcome a conversation with any cinema venue that believes everyone should have access to the movies. Together we can help make that happen.

See our Changing Places Awareness page for the full story behind the 'loo selfies' and other real-life experiences shared by those who need these life-changing toilets.

https://hubs.li/Q01Xgc-00



ID: Female Changing Places campaigner, sitting on a Closomat Wash and Dry toilet wearing a popcorn costume. She has white pants hanging around her lower leg and is holding a Changing Places sign. Text reads: Supported by Closomat. All cinemas need Changing Places toilets.

The 19th of July is National Changing Places Awareness Day!

Please DM or leave a comment if you would like to get involved on the day!

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Free Entry, a Changing Places Toilet, and calm Santa's Grotto times at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park this Christmas 🦒

As Christmas is nearly upon us, we want to highlight some of the festive attractions and activities around the country that have been made more accessible by the provision of a Changing Places Toilet.

Lincolnshire Wildlife Park only installed their Changing Places Toilet this year, but it is already being put to good use by disabled people and their families. The park is also offering FREE ENTRY until 23rd December. Santa's grotto will also be open on certain dates (payable separately), and the park are also offering calm grotto experiences at specific times.

Find out more
https://www.lincswildlife.com/christmas2023/

Accessibility
- Changing Places Toilet
- Ramp access
- Disabled parking
- Low viewing points
- Calm Christmas at Santa's grotto

Accessible Festive Fun at Chatsworth House 🎄

As Christmas is nearly upon us, we want to highlight some of the festive attractions and activities around the country that have been made more accessible by the provision of a Changing Places Toilet.

First up is the magnificent Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, which, as always, is putting on a wonderful Christmas display. Explore the beautifully decorated house and winter wonderland, with glittering Christmas tree brooch forest, have fun in Father Christmas' workshop, make a Christmas wish to hang on the special Wish Trees and venture outside with the interactive light and sound trail.

Christmas at Chatsworth runs until 7th January

Christmas in Chatsworth House
https://www.chatsworth.org/events/christmas/

Christmas in the Garden
https://www.chatsworth.org/events/christmas-in-the-garden/

Accessibility
- Changing Places Toilet https://www.changing-places.org/find?toilet=2443
- Manual wheelchairs and motorised scooters available to pre-book
- Disabled Parking
- Free carer ticket