British Toilet Association: News from the BTA
Matters lavatorial could well eclipse the weather as Britain's number one obsession - and quite rightly too! We may learn to live with bad weather but we're growing increasingly impatient with the poor quality of many of our public toilets, as articles and letters in local papers all over Britain testify.
We'll be placing all press releases about the British Toilet Association campaign for better toilets for all on this website so that you can follow our progress.
Our latest press release can be read below, and you can access earlier releases from our archive.
Charity launches toilet twinning
A Coventry bishop has given his backing to a charity's scheme to raise funds for better sanitation in Burundi, Africa - toilet twinning.
The Right Reverend Christopher Cocksworth paid £60 to twin his smallest room with a latrine in Rutana Province.
Leamington Spa-based charity Cord has introduced the scheme, with the money going to families returning to Burundi.
A spokesman said the money was needed to improve hygiene.
The idea is people can twin their home or office toilets with one in Rutana Province, and can track it down to its exact location via Google Earth.
Bishop Colin said the scheme was a "brilliant idea".
"It's a way in which we can have some fun while making a difference to a lot of people's lives," he said.
BBC News Item 22nd June 2009