Further to the dialogue that has taken place with your Parish Council as part of the County Council’s review of public toilet provision, I can confirm that the outcomes of the review and proposed changes were reported back to the Council’s Communities and Local Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 21st October 2015.
In relation to the toilets on Church Street, Bamburgh it was agreed that these toilets should remain open this winter whilst we progress further discussions with yourselves and other key stakeholders over the longer term arrangements for toilet provision in Bamburgh. With regards to the toilets at the Links Car Park, the original proposal was for these to be closed permanently unless the proprietors of the castle wished to take on the responsibility for their operation. These toilets already close during the winter period normally and it was agreed that the normal winter closure of these toilets would take place on 2nd November 2015, but that the decision on permanently closing them be deferred pending further discussions with key stakeholders over options for their future management/provision.
Officers will therefore be in contact with yourselves and other key stakeholders over the coming weeks in order to progress discussions over future arrangements for toilet provision in Bamburgh. May I take this opportunity to thank you for the positive way in which the Parish Council has engaged with the County Council during this review, and I am confident that we will be able to arrive at a solution which will help to secure the long term provision of public toilets in your parish.
Yours sincerely
Paul Jones,
Head of Neighbourhood Services,
Local Services Group,
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF