The successful bid, led by the council’s Cultural Services department, will bring three Changing Places toilets to Mansfield Museum, the Four Seasons Shopping Centre and the new visitor facilities at Berry Hill Park.

All three locations will offer accessible facilities for those who need extra equipment and space to use the toilets safely and comfortably, for example people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, or those with physical disabilities such as spinal injuries, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis. The facilities are also beneficial for people living with having had a stroke, older people who require assistance, and ex-Service personnel.
Executive Mayor Andy Abrahams said: “We want to ensure that all visitors to Mansfield have the facilities they need for a safe and welcoming experience. Changing Places toilets provide a dignified and hygienic option for people who need and deserve it. I am delighted that the three locations will be in Mansfield’s most popular visitor locations.”

“More than 11 million people in the UK have life limiting illnesses, impairment or disability. Everyone has the right to access their community and this is a huge step for the council to provide appropriate solutions for local disabled people and their families.”

The museum project is match funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Better By Change project, which seeks to improve representation of people with disabilities in their collection, workforce and audiences.

A Changing Places facility must include things such as height adjustable adult changing bench, a ceiling track hoist, a peninsular toilet with space for two assistants, privacy screen along with practical things such as wide paper rolls, a large waste disposal bin, a back rest on the toilet seat and (preferably) a height adjustable wash basin.