Gedling Borough Council has installed a new, fully accessible toilet facility at a park in Arnold town centre. See the Changing Places Toilet on the map Funding for the project came from the Changing Places Fund, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and match funding from...
The Astor Kiva Fusion height adjustable bath with stretcher, guards and shower is the ultimate fusion of bathing, changing and showering. Created after extensive consultation with disabled people and their families and carers, Astor Bannerman’s brand-new Kiva Fusion...
K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley has installed a Changing Places Toilet in partnership with Everyone Active and Crawley Borough Council, boosting accessibility for the venue. See the Changing Places Toilet on the map This essential space has been created with grant...
It is an incredibly exciting day today – as the 2000th Changing Places Toilet is officially registered! Leeds United’s stadium, Elland Road, is the lucky venue for this auspicious occasion, and we are thrilled that Astor Bannerman equipment was chosen for...
We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year, and over the last few months we have been reflecting on Astor Bannerman’s journey – looking back at where the company started in 1993, the development since then, and looking forward to the next 30 years. The...
A Changing Places Toilet has been installed at Gresham Sports Park in West Bridgford ensuring even greater access for people to engage with sport at the site. It features a height adjustable adult changing bench, ceiling track hoist, peninsular toilet with space for...
Visitors to Lincolnshire Wildlife Park are thrilled to have a brand-new Changing Places Toilet. This comes after East Lindsey District Council successfully sourced £300,000 in national funding to help up to eight areas in the district develop new facilities for...
Residents of Maidstone are thrilled to have a brand-new Changing Places Toilet in Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre, right in the heart of the town centre. Last year, local campaigning group Need2Change asked Changing Places users where they would most like to see a...
A new toilet for people with complex disabilities has opened in Barnstaple town centre. A new Changing Places toilet has been installed in Green Lanes Shopping Centre near the existing toilet facilities. It is one of three new Changing Places facilities to open across...
After being promoted to the Premier League in 2021, Brentford FC are holding their own, and haven’t lost a game yet this season. The club are also doing well when it comes to inclusivity, having invested in a variety of initiatives to make their stadium more...
Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park will find it even more welcoming and accessible now, owing to the opening of a new Changing Places Toilet in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes. See the toilet on the Changing Places Toilet map. The Yorkshire Dales...
Today is Changing Places Awareness Day. A day in the year when we celebrate all that has been achieved towards the goal of providing Changing Places Toilets for all who need them and discuss the positive difference that Changing Places Toilets make to people’s lives,...
Hawth Theatre in Crawley has installed a Changing Places Toilet in partnership with Parkwood Leisure and Crawley Borough Council, boosting accessibility for the venue which hosts over 350 performances and events a year, and attracts 150,000 customers to the venue. See...
Rocket Padel opened its debut site in Bristol at the end of April 2023, and included a Changing Places Toilet – making it more accessible for those with complex needs. Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world and is a cross between tennis and squash...
Hackney’s Britannia Leisure Centre opened in 2021. Part of the largest public sector investment in the area for a generation, the new leisure centre brought a state of the art sporting facility to the heart of the East End. At its heart, the project aimed to create an...
Malvern Theatres have installed a Changing Places Toilet as part of a multi-million pound project at the site, boosting accessibility for local people and visitors. See the Changing Places Toilet on the map This essential space has been created with grant funding...
Installation of Changing Places Toilets within leisure venues can bring enormous benefit to the communities they serve. They are also a sound business investment, increasing the amount of people who are able to use the leisure facilities. In 2021, Hackney Council...
A new Changing Places toilet facility has opened in Lichfield city centre specially designed to improve accessibility for disabled people. It is located within the former toilet block at the entrance to Beacon Park, on the corner of Bird Street and Swan Road, and...
Yesterday, Barleylands Farm Park and Craft Village officially opened its new Modular Changing Places Toilet. The team there are thrilled to now have accessible toilet facilities for people with complex needs, and they are sure that it will benefit their visitors....
Written by Nick Kent. It is International Museum Day today. As a leading Changing Places Toilet provider, we have worked with museums all over the UK and beyond, helping to make them more accessible. A recent project that had a personal impact was the installation...
Many Care Homes are now focusing on offering their residents an indulgent experience – and why not. Living in a Care Home should be able to mean wonderful food, lovely surroundings, company and care on hand and little pampers such as hairdressing, cinema rooms and...
Astor Bannerman worked with the Isle of Man’s Manx Museum on their Changing Places toilet project in 2018. We caught up with them a few years on to find out what impact the installation of the facility has had on the museum and its visitors. What have been the...
The team at the Manx Museum on the Isle of Man installed a Changing Places Toilet in 2018. This is what they had to say three years on… “Our Changing Place has provided tangible benefits to the museum and to the local community. It has not only attracted...
We have installed a fully accessible Changing Places toilet at Edinburgh Waverley station for Network Rail. The facility, located in the travel hall, is now open as part of a drive to make rail travel more accessible for everyone. Standard accessible toilets don’t...
