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London Loo Alliance
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A coalition joining together to demand more and better public toilets in London 🚽🧻 bit.ly/LondonLooAlliance
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · May 14
The London Loo Alliance is on @bsky.app 👋

We’re a coalition of 15 charities, trade unions, civic societies, resident and community associations, researchers, equality campaigners and businesses, joining together to demand more and better public toilets in London.

Follow us! 🚽 #LondonLooAlliance
A white background with blue square border with large London Loo Alliance logo, accompanied by logos of members of London Loo Alliance: Acorn Housing, Age UK London, Bloody Good Period, British Toilet Association, Crohn’s and Colitis, CWU, Greater London Forum for Older People, The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Inclusion London, Kilburn Older Voices Exchange, The London Society, Royal Society for Public Health, Soho Neighbourhood Forum, The Toilet Manifesto for London Group, Jude, supported by Hallmark Foundation. A white background with blue border and London Loo Alliance logo with text: The London Loo Alliance is a coalition of charities, trade unions, civic societies, resident and community associations, researchers and equality campaigners joining together to demand more and better public toilets in London. Insufficient and poor-quality public toilet provision impacts all Londoners but disproportionately affects older and disabled people, those with health conditions, pregnant women, itinerant workers, such as delivery and taxi drivers, as well as families with young children. A white background with blue border and London Loo Alliance logo with text: Public toilet provision is a matter of public health, inclusion for all members of society, the right to a dignified work environment and more. Poor provision means many Londoners are not free to access London’s public spaces because of fears about the lack of decent toilets. To be the inclusive and welcoming city we want to see, urgent action to improve provision is necessary. The Alliance calls on regional government, local government, businesses, transport operators and others to engage, communicate and play their part. A white background with blue border and London Loo Alliance logo with text: Good quality public toilet provision can improve people’s lives. It can also have significant benefits for the economy. Good provision is not only about the quantity of public toilets, but also about improving the availability of toilets that are accessible to everyone, that they are clean and well maintained with people at the heart of their design. Public toilets should be available for people to use in the evenings and at night, and public information about the location of toilets needs to be of a high standard and accessible to all.
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Colin McFarlane @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social · Nov 12
'In Desperate Need: Public Sanitation in Contemporary London' - new paper by Vicky Habermehl & I, open access in Antipode:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Decent public toilets can help shape the public realm; we argue for a radical shift that centralises the humble toilet. 1/2
In Desperate Need: Public Sanitation in Contemporary London
There has been a collapse in the number of public toilets in UK cities. Austerity cuts, a lack of legal requirements, and a failure to prioritise sanitation has led to significant health and equality....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · 5d
📢Great sign-posting of toilets @woolwichworks.bsky.social 👍
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · 11d
Good to see this in the new Pride in place strategy. www.gov.uk/government/p... From a London perspective it’s disappointing how little of the total funding london is getting.
Text that reads Recognising that town centres must be accessible to everyone in our communities, we must address the barriers that poor toilet provision can represent. We have therefore included the provision of public toilets as a pre-approved intervention for areas receiving Pride in Place Programme funding
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · 11d
Good to see this in the new Pride in place strategy. www.gov.uk/government/p... From a London perspective it’s disappointing how little of the total funding london is getting.
Text that reads Recognising that town centres must be accessible to everyone in our communities, we must address the barriers that poor toilet provision can represent. We have therefore included the provision of public toilets as a pre-approved intervention for areas receiving Pride in Place Programme funding
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · 11d
Crazy decision!

www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Council could axe toilets at Notting Hill Carnival in bid to cut costs
The proposal is part of a move to fill an £82 million black hole in finances
www.standard.co.uk
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Gail Ramster @gaillyk.bsky.social · Jan 14
Fascinating new report from AgeUK London, 'Lifting the Lid', about #publictoilets and #localgov in the capital. Full of great data, such as:
- 97 toilets closed in ten years.
- but 32 opened (I know that sounds bad, but I'm pleased it's any).
www.ageuk.org.uk/london/publi...
www.ageuk.org.uk
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Sep 7
😀extra toilet provision for #Kennington park event 👍
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 31
When there is the same number of male and female toilets
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 23
Great article by Sophia Money-Coutts debating whether it should be free to use public toilets
www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/...
£1 a pop to use the loo? Feels steep to me
If you’re lucky enough to find a public lavatory, you better have your bank card on you. Otherwise a kindly barkeeper may be your only hope
www.telegraph.co.uk
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 23
No one should be prevented from making a journey they want to take because of a lack of toilets on the transport network. Great to see these new toilets opening. Thank you for leading on this Caroline and all the brilliant campaigners in London.
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · Aug 22
🚽 New public toilets are now open at White Hart Lane and Seven Sisters! 
 
After years of campaigning, I persuaded the Mayor to invest £3 million a year for five years to install more toilets across the Tube and Overground.
 
This is a big win for everyone who helped me make the case.
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 21
“Toilets have a twin effect. Number one, it’s about health and wellbeing. But they’re also about the local economy.”

Fantastic to read the Guardian's recent article about Ray Martin from the British Toilet Association, a London Loo Alliance member, discussing his work to improve Britain's loos ⬇️
‘I dream about toilets, I admit it’: the man on a mission to improve Britain’s loos
Poor accessibility, questionable hygiene, scattered needles and budget cuts … the UK is in the midst of a public toilet crisis. Thankfully, Raymond Martin is fighting back
www.theguardian.com
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 17
📢Help shape Transport for London's newly established Inclusive Design Centre for Excellence by taking short survey.
Deadline 12 Sep.

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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 10
👍Advertising the extensive Community Toilet Scheme in
@lewisham.gov.uk ...but limited to those who can use QR code 🙁 @lewishamlocal.bsky.social #digitalinclusion
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 8
Fact Friday 🔍

An interesting history lesson on when the first public toilet was built in London in the below thread!
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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · Aug 8
1/ So, I have phd-level known on Victorian public toilets. Which is quite a niche subject, but one that fascinates people, so lots of web stuff appears. How does Chat GPT 5 cope with the question 'when was the first public toilet in London?'

Well, it's as wrong as the rest of the internet ...
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 6
🚰As someone explained in our recent survey, many people in London restrict their fluid intake due to fear of not being able to find a public toilet.

🩺 Poor fluid intake can lead to dehydration which can have serious complications.

‼️Public toilet provision is a public health issue.
Blue text on white background with blue square border and London Loo Alliance logo on bottom right corner.Text reads:“I know that many elderly people restrict their fluid intake before leaving the house in order to cope with the lack of public toilets. The danger with this type of precautionary measure is that insufficient hydration is the primary source of urinary infections in the elderly.”
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 4
Great @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social interview with London Loo Alliance member @gaillyk.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Are public toilets being flushed away? - BBC Sounds
The number of public toilets in England and Wales has declined by nearly 40% in 25 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Aug 3
🙂Quite funny...but sadly not a laughing matter #nojoke
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Jul 31
Fantastic to see two London Loo Alliance members talking about toilets on BBC Breakfast this morning 🛋️

Thank you to Ray from British Toilet Association for your insight and to @gaillyk.bsky.social for your excellent interview 🚽🙌
Picture of man giving interview on BBC Breakfast at 7:52 with text reading Raymond Martin, British Toilet Association. Picture of women in blue top giving live interview on BBC Breakfast sofa. Text reads Gail Ramsted - Co-founder, Toilet Maps. Time 07:53 Three people sitting on BBC Breakfast sofa. From left to right, a women wearing a navy top, a man wearing a suit and a woman wearing a bright pink shirt. There is an image of a toilet sign in the background.
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Jul 26
Accessible toilets are part of the bigger picture of #incLOOsion
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Inclusion London @inclusionlondon.bsky.social · Jul 24
Join our next Campaigns Forum, where we’ll be focusing on campaigning for a London-wide Disability Action Plan and calling on the Mayor to take real action on disability equality.

Online via Zoom, 31st July 2-4pm

Register: buff.ly/QTQeUkm
Join our Campaigns Forum. Topic: Making London work for Disabled people. 31st July, 2 to 4 pm. Inclusion London logo. An illustration of a group of Disabled people with different impairment types.
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Jul 23
Great to be at the launch of Wee the People, brilliant new book by @gaillyk.bsky.social & @jo-anneb.bsky.social at the @royal collegeofart.bsky.social. It’s a really special book. We’re very lucky to have @gaillyk.bsky.social in the Alliance.
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · Jul 18
In today's blog post, @jo-anneb.bsky.social ‪and @gaillyk.bsky.social talk us through "Designing Inclusive Public Toilets," and why if designers can get these facilities right, they can design anything accessibly.

➡️ Read now: bit.ly/3TIXnEd

#AcWri #AcademicSky #accessibility
Wee, the people, need better public toilets! | Jo-Anne Bichard and Gail Ramster on Designing Inclusive Public Toilets
How do you design public toilets/public restrooms to be accessible for all? Jo-Anne Bichard and Gail Ramster talk us through truly inclusive design.
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Official Changing Places UK @changingplacesuk.bsky.social · Jul 19
We spoke to Martin Jackaman about his journey with #ChangingPlacesToilets, from creating the first design to the consortium's 20th anniversary on Changing Places Toilets Awareness Day 2025 #CPTAD2025

Read here: pamis.org.uk/news/news/ch...
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Jul 19
Many happy returns🎉🥳
#incLOOsion
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Official Changing Places UK @changingplacesuk.bsky.social · Jul 19
Today marks a significant milestone in the fight for Changing Places toilets - Changing Places Toilet Awareness Day, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Changing Places toilet campaign.

Read more: www.changing-places.org/news/view/ch...

#CPTAD2025 #ChangingPlacesToilets
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euansguide.com @euansguide.com · Jul 19
Changing Places toilets are vital for many disabled people, but only 22% of our community said in our Access Survey, supported by the Motability Scheme, that they’re easy to find. That’s why your reviews matter. Share your experience at euansguide.com

💙 #CPAD25
Euan's Guide - Disabled Access Reviews
Euan’s Guide features disabled access reviews by disabled people and their families and friends. We feature hotels, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and more.
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · Jul 18
‼️Our survey found 57% of people were forced to come home early/change plans due to being unable to find a public toilet in London.

🚽Worries about not finding a toilet can discourage people from getting out and about, impacting their social interaction and excluding them from society.
A white background with a blue border with text reading: "57% of respondents were forced to come home early or change their plans due to being unable to find a public toilet." At the bottom of the image from left to right, there is an illustration of a toilet, the London Loo Alliance logo, and a megaphone illustration.
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