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Maintain Your Own Toilet

Pete Whaley believes that
Heysham could not let its
toilets close

When Lancaster City Council decided nine public toilets might have to close, the villagers of Heysham thought something would have to be done.

The neighbourhood council agreed to do up the toilets (which will save the council £100, 000) and split the day-to-day running costs.

Pete Whaley, a member of the neighbourhood council, says the "village needs toilets. We got together, had a meeting and decided that we can do this."

The city council says it's willing to listen to similar proposals from other community groups.

Extracted from BBC News magazine 2nd March 2010