Council permanently closes disabled toilet at Shakerley Mere

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

Cheshire West and Chester Council has permanently closed the disabled toilet at Shakerley Mere without notice.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has permanently blocked access to the disabled toilet at Shakerley Mere in Allostock without prior notice to visitors or traders. The facility had remained available via RADAR key access after the site's main ladies' and gents' toilets were closed owing to anti-social behaviour. A regular visitor who discovered the closure on Saturday, October 3, called the move 'outrageous' and criticised the lack of communication, saying: 'We weren't even informed, and there is not even so much as a notice explaining why this was necessary.' He asked: 'Why can't the basic needs of vulnerable people be met?'

Staff from Crumbs Coffee, a food truck that has operated at the weekend at Shakerley Mere since August 2023, expressed concern about the closure. The spokesman said maintenance of the toilet had stopped around December 2025, but staff had continued to use it because they had no alternative, despite its poor condition. They only realised on Saturday that access had been completely removed and the doorway permanently sealed off, and were unaware the closure had taken place.

How it is being reported

• Lake visitors up in arms after council locks up disabled toilet for goodThe disabled toilet at Shakerley Mere in Allostock had remained available via a RADAR key after the site ladies and gents toilets were shut due to anti-social behaviour.Chester Standard · 13 Oct, 06:00
• Lake visitors up in arms after council locks up disabled toilet for goodThe disabled toilet at Shakerley Mere in Allostock had remained available via a RADAR key after the site ladies and gents toilets were shut due to anti-social behaviour.Northwich Guardian · 12 Oct, 13:00

In this story: Cheshire West and Chester Council · Shakerley Mere · Allostock · Crumbs Coffee

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