Lack Of Amenities In The City Centre

[saywhatnow]

It's all part of the plan, they don't want you to spend a penny, they want you to spend a debit card... 🤔

[ECCOnoob]

10 minutes ago, Irene Swaine said:

They don't let you in there without an appointment.

Seems strange, whenever I had to go it's been an open public building you could just walk in before you join the queue for reception or various other counters.  

 

Besides, if you were THAT desperate I'm sure you could ask nicely to get to the loo.  If someone has a disability, there are even special mandatory provisions where there are allowed access to toilets including in the town hall itself.

Edited June 19, 2023 by ECCOnoob

[Zinger549]

Some Councils have an agreement with local businesses  to allow people to use the toilets. You don't have to be a customer.  I know Waltham Forest Council have done this.

 

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What is the Community Toilet Scheme?

The Community Toilet Scheme is a borough wide scheme aimed at providing clean, safe and accessible public toilets in more convenient locations for residents and visitors to the borough.

Under the scheme businesses allow members of the public to use their toilet facilities during their normal opening hours without the obligation to make a purchase. Several of the premises offer wheelchair access and baby changing facilities.

 

[HeHasRisen]

There was an identical scheme in Sheffield before Covid, but couldn't find details of it when I last looked. 

In any case there are numerous places you can go, as stated. Someone's pride as to not want to do their business in a place they aren't spending money isn't our problem. 

[Vrsaljko]

As others have said, there's a scheme which lets people use various pubs and restaurants if they need the toilet. I know The Graduate pub on Surrey Street is one. There are also other places which aren't in the scheme such as McDonald's etc.

[ECCOnoob]

7 minutes ago, Zinger549 said:

Some Councils have an agreement with local businesses  to allow people to use the toilets. You don't have to be a customer.  I know Waltham Forest Council have done this.

 

 

Yep, we have that too. I think it was called something like the LAVS scheme which included places like M&S, Atkinsons and several larger pubs displaying that their toilets were open to public use without purchase.

 

Fact is most people wandering around don't care and easily find a facility if they need it.  Unless it's some tiny little cafe or secured building, most of the staff will barely notice nor care if someone 'nipped in' to use a loo.

Edited June 19, 2023 by ECCOnoob

[RollingJ]

Exactly, @ECCOnoob

[HeHasRisen]

I think I made a list on another thread. I may try and find it. 

Ah yes here it is. Likely missed a few too. 

 

 - In every pub

- In every restaurant

- In every club

- In the cinemas

- In the hotels

- At the bowling alley

- In every public building (such as the Town Hall and FirstPoint)

- In the casino

- In every university building

- In every solicitors office

- In McDonalds

- In Atkinsons

- In every single workplace

- At the train station

- At the bus station

- At the blood donation place

- Are there some in the Market too?

- Maybe even the posh car parks like Q Park have them?

[RollingJ]

5 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

I think I made a list on another thread. I may try and find it. 

Ah yes here it is. Likely missed a few too. 

 

 - In every pub

- In every restaurant

- In every club

- In the cinemas

- In the hotels

- At the bowling alley

- In every public building (such as the Town Hall and FirstPoint)

- In the casino

- In every university building

- In every solicitors office

- In McDonalds

- In Atkinsons

- In every single workplace

- At the train station

- At the bus station

- At the blood donation place

- Are there some in the Market too?

- Maybe even the posh car parks like Q Park have them?

Yep.

[MJ01]

1 hour ago, Irene Swaine said:

What strikes me about Sheffield City Centre is the increasing lack of amenities. For example, there used to be toilet facilities at the Town Hall, Moorfoot, Castle Square, all of these have gone now. Smaller places such as Rotherham and Doncaster have dedicated public toilets, even Chapeltown has some by the park. 

 

Several cash machines have also disappeared with the closing of The Bank Of Scotland and Yorkshire Bank. The Yorkshire Bank promises to keep the cash facilities on Haymarket when they closed the store but fell back on this promise. Many smaller towns, such as Skegness have dedicated cash machines in the middle of the main strip.

 

Litter bins are often overflowing and thus unusable, both in the city centre and the outer areas.

 

If the council are to encourage people to visit Sheffield, they need to provide convenience services such as toilets, cash machines and serviced litter disposal points. 

 

The reason I don't visit Drakehouse Retail Park any more is because there are no Cash Machines and no benches. It is a very poor effort. I wrote to Drakehouse about this but never got a reply. So I voted with my feet. I wonder if others are doing the same with the city centre.

Hands up if you had toilets & cash on your LovePotion bingo card

1, 2, 3, 4....pretty much everyone

I can see a few of you had litter bins too - well done, I missed that one

If you had benches, step forward & take a bow - v impressive

Quick hand count - 1, 2, 3, 4 - pretty much everyone