Topic ID 3841
I know public loos have been discussed elsewhere and the disappearance of them from our town centre (or any town centre) is regretable. I recently wrote to National Express asking about the loos at the station and received this reply: "I have contacted the Area Manager who is responsible for Ware Station about this matter. He has advised me that the Company have decided it is not financially viable to restore these to use, with the continual battle against vandalism. I'm very sorry for this disappointing news and apologise for the inconvenience this will cause." Stunning in its arrogance, I thought, especially as they have been 'Out of Order' virtually since they were installed. To my knowledge no attempt to repair them has been made, so I have to question the argument that there is a "continual battle against vandalism". I know that there are elements in our society that are hell-bent on vandalising anything that doesn't move, but I cannot believe that it is impossible to provide public toilets that are vandal proof. Royston's public loos are a brilliant example, Hertford's (by the Templars) are pretty good too, there are plenty of examples to be seen elsewhere. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DIFFICULT! Using good design and installing appropriately directed CCTV would discourage vandalism. Is anyone interested in helping me get a petition together to add weight to the argument that the toilets at Ware Station are a necessary service for the travelling people of Ware? Perhaps we could encourage them to spend the money on something really useful like this rather than painting all the signs with a different logo again!