Lamlash toilets are taken over

The future of the Lamlash public toilets has been secured.

Lamlash Improvements has taken over a temporary lease of the rundown toilet block at the pier and hopes to have them open as soon as possible.

They were opened for a single day last weekend for Santa’s Sparkle and now the Lamlash Improvements Toilet Committee is working to get them open over the winter months, with a full opening in the spring.

Councillor Timothy Billings, who is also chairman of Lamlash Improvements, said: ‘Once we have got a few things sorted, like a suitable lock, we will pub- the opening. The council has painted the inside of the toilet, and there have already been some other repairs carried out by local tradespeople, so a big thanks to them, as well as the members of the toilet committee.’

He said initially the previous ladies’ toilet would be converted into a unisex block, which also had disabled access. He said the gents was in a much worse state and required a remedial roof repair to stop the building getting any worse which, he said, was the first priority.

Councillor Billings told Arran Community Council this week that the longterm aim was to complete a community asset transfer of the toilets block.

He also said Lamlash Improvements was trying to gain charity status which would allow it access to grants which could help it develop the toilets block in the future. He said that once it had charity status there were ‘all sorts of things we can do’.

Councillor Billings also said they were pressing ahead with a community asset transfer for three of the village swing parks.