A SIGN has been posted on a shut public toilet block in Wincanton – informing disappointed visitors whose decision it was to close them.

Wincanton Mayor, Cllr Howard Ellard, has posted a notice on the Memorial Hall Toilet Block.

The sign was installed after a unanimous vote at a meeting of Wincanton Town Council on August 4.

The sign reads: “These toilets have been closed by Somerset Council not Wincanton Town Council.”

It adds a contact number or the unitary authority and points out the nearest public conveniences, at Churchfields Car Park, which are run by the town council.

A WTC spokesperson said: “At the town council meeting on Monday, August 4, the town council voted unanimously to attach a sign to the Memorial Hall Toilets regarding their closure.

“Today, the Mayor did just that.”

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Details of the notice were published alongside a number of pictures of mayor Ellard taping it to the closed shutters at the block.

In recent years, Somerset Council has closed all public toilets it was responsible for as it bid to close a multi-million pound blackhole in its finances.

The authority previously managed 25 toilet blocks and proposed to close them all, with some remaining open having been taken on by other bodies, such as town or parish councils.

In Frome, a toilet block at the Market Yard has been closed having been taken on, with alternative arrangements agreed with the nearby Cheese & Grain venue to provide facilities.

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Somerset Council has been contacted for any response to the move.