Berwick Castlegate toilet refurbishment getting underway

17 Jul 2023 ARCHIVED (over 3 months old) - view latest news

Refurbishment is set to get underway of public toilets in Berwick later this month. 

The work to refurbish Castlegate Toilets will start on Monday 24 July and is expected to continue over an eight-week period. 

This will include a full re-fit of the men’s, women’s and disabled toilets. Additional baby change spaces will also be available once the works are completed. 

The site will be closed to the public during the works but alternative facilities are being set up in the adjacent car park over the summer holiday period. 

The existing automated ‘superloo’ toilets located in Eastern Lane car park and Woolmarket car park in Berwick town centre are also available to the public throughout the works at Castlegate. 

The improvements are part of a wider £1.5m three-year programme of works to improve the standard of all of the 54 public toilets in the county for which the council has responsibility. 

Councillor John Riddle, Cabinet Member for Local services at Northumberland County Council, said: “Berwick is a historic and bustling town, attracting thousands of visitors every year.  

“It is important to provide good quality facilities in the town for both residents and visitors – as we’re doing across the county.” 

Berwick North County Councillor Catherine Seymour said: “The refurbishment of the Castlegate Toilets will be much appreciated by all for many years to come. It will be great to have these new facilities open to the public in September.”