{"id":22173,"date":"2019-03-07T20:49:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T19:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=22173"},"modified":"2019-03-07T20:49:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T19:49:49","slug":"toilet-block-at-abbey-meadow-re-opened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=22173","title":{"rendered":"Toilet block at Abbey Meadow re-opened"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Toilet
\nThe revamped toilet block at Abingdon\u2019s Abbey Meadow re-opened yesterday, 6th March. The Vale of White Horse District Council (VWHDC) has funded this refurbishment, which follows on from the re-opening of the rebuilt open air pool in 2018, and the redesigned play area in 2017.<\/p>\n

The block has been completely refurbished and includes five self-contained unisex toilets and a men\u2019s urinals. The Abingdon Lions have added a defibrillator.
\n\"Toilet
\nThe block also includes a \u2018Space to Change\u2019 facility, which includes a wheelchair accessible toilet and a height adjustable adult-sized changing bench and hoist. The \u2018Space to Change\u2019 was not in the original design but after a large petition by parents and the intervention of the local MP and others it was added to the design.<\/p>\n

Cllr Alice Badcock, Vale of White Horse District Council cabinet member for community services, said: Abbey Meadow is the most-visited park in the district and now with all the changes we have made to make it more accessible, it can be enjoyed by everyone for years to come.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cllr Helen Pighills, Vale of White Horse district council ward member, said: These improvements are great news. The inclusion of a ‘Space to Change’ toilet is so important for ensuring more families and children with disabilities can make use of Abbey Meadow.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thankyou to VWHDC for the press release and quotes. The work was done by Oxford Direct Services – the commercial arm of Oxford City Council. The splash pad and outdoor swimming pool at Abbey Meadow will be open for the summer from 25th May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The revamped toilet block at Abingdon\u2019s Abbey Meadow re-opened yesterday, 6th March. The Vale of White Horse District Council (VWHDC) has funded this refurbishment, which follows on from the re-opening of the rebuilt open air pool in 2018, and the redesigned play area in 2017. The block has been completely refurbished and includes five self-contained […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-building-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22173\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}