Photo: Canterbury City Council
Canterbury City Council has reported more vandalism to disabled toilet facilities in the district over recent days.
This time the Changing Places toilet at Whitstable Harbour and the disabled toilet at the Memorial Park in Herne Bay have been targeted.
Photo: Canterbury City Council
At the Changing Places toilet, the bed and hoist have both been damaged to the extent it is now unusable (pictured above and below).
Photo: Canterbury City Council
As it’s specialist equipment, arranging replacement parts and repairs is less straightforward, which means this important facility could be closed for around a fortnight and the work could run into thousands of pounds.
At the Memorial Park, the door and doorframe of the disabled toilet have been smashed so badly that it also needs to be closed it while repairs are arranged.
These incidents follow on from vandalism at the disabled toilets at Whitstable cemetery last week, which also featured racist graffiti.
All three of these have been reported to the police for investigation and we would appeal to anyone with information to come forward.
You can call the Kent Police appeal line on 01843 222289 quoting crime reference DP-13832-23-4646-01 for the harbour Changing Places toilet and crime reference DP-13843-23-4646-01 for the Memorial Park.
Canterbury City Council has apologised for inconvenience the closure of these toilets has caused and share the frustration of residents and visitors that they will not be available for use. It has said it will endeavour to get the repairs completed as soon as is practically possible.