Feb 24, 2024 | Case Studies, Changing Places, Changing Places Case Study, Company News, News
Coventry City Council proudly announces the opening of the first Changing Places toilet at Tesco Cross Point Business Centre, a significant step towards fostering inclusivity and accessibility in the community. This initiative has been made possible through...
Feb 22, 2024 | Company News, Education Case Study, Guides, News
In recent guidance from the Department for Education (DfE), specifically BB103 and BB104, it has been strongly recommended that both mainstream and Special Educational Needs (SEND) schools incorporate hygiene rooms as an essential component of their facilities to...
Feb 22, 2024 | Company News, Education Case Study, News
Furze Down School has recently partnered with Astor Bannerman to introduce two brand new hygiene rooms, marking a significant advancement in accessibility for students with additional needs. This project brings advanced facilities tailored to meet the unique...
Feb 21, 2024 | Company News, Education Case Study, News
Moorland Primary School in Cardiff has taken a leap towards inclusivity with the installation of two advanced hygiene rooms. This initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of students, ensuring a more inclusive and accessible educational environment. The hygiene...
Feb 16, 2024 | Case Studies, Changing Places, Changing Places Case Study, Company News, News
In a significant stride towards inclusivity, the Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford has unveiled its newly inaugurated Changing Places toilet, proudly equipped with features from Astor Bannerman. This facility, generously funded by the Department of Levelling Up,...
Jan 10, 2024 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Nov 22, 2023 | Company News, News, Product Launches
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...
Nov 21, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Nov 15, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Nov 3, 2023 | Company News, News
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...
Nov 2, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Oct 19, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Sep 25, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Sep 12, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Aug 30, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Aug 3, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Jul 19, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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,...
Jun 22, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Jun 20, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Jun 7, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
Jun 5, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
May 31, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, Guides, News
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...
May 30, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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...
May 25, 2023 | Changing Places, Company News, News
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....
