Toilet Design Competition - Result

Tenbury Mayor, Cllr Richard Jones, and District Cllrs Phil Grove & Tony Penn pose for photographs with the Project Manager and the Architect of the winning design.

The winning design emerged as clear favourite during the public consultation exercise held earlier this year. Following meetings with the planners, conservation officer and other council officials it was agreed that the popular design was suitable and could be built.

MHDC Press Release
Tenbury Advertiser

Toilet Design Competition

The MHDC design competition has attracted a number of entries ranging from the futuristic to the boring and uninspired.

The competition was for local architects to design public toilets to replace the ones damaged and subsequently demolished following the July 2007 floods.

The designs are currently on display in the public library or can be seen by clicking the link below.

Design Photos

Update from MHDC

Market Street - Tenbury Wells

Following the 3rd Flood of Summer 2007
2 out of 21 Shops in Market Street Tenbury Wells are still closed. (as at 02/03/08)

Name	Business	Trading	Refurbished	Comments
Marilyn Ladies Fashions	26, Market St, 01584 811662 Clothes Shops - Ladies	Yes	Yes	Reopened late October
The Barn Shop	Fruit, Veg & Plants	Yes	Yes	Reopened early August
The Little Fish Shop	Wet Fish Sales	Yes	Yes	Opened Feb 08
Pet Shop	18, Market Street Pet Shop	Yes	Yes	Reopened Late November
Sue Ryder	Charity Shop	Yes	Yes	Reopened 19th September
The Hair Shop	16, Market St, 01584 819564 Hairdressers	Yes	Yes
Phil @ The Clockhouse	Deli & Butchers	Yes	Yes	Reopened Late November
Whites @ The Clockhouse	Restaurant	Yes	Yes
Royal Oak	Pub	Yes	Yes	Reopened 12th November
Singapore Restaurant	6-8 Market Street 01584 811544 Chinese Restaurant	Yes	Yes	Reopened Feb 08
The Spotty Dog	Tea Room	Yes	Yes
St Michaels Hospice	1-2 Market St, 01584 819898 Charity Shop	No	Started	No Floor open to cellar New Floor layed Feb 08
Richard C Swift Ltd	Bakers	No	Started	No Floor open to cellar New Floor layed Feb 08
Ruffles	Curtain Shop	Yes	Yes	Fully reopened Jan 08
Yuh Wah	17 Market Street 01584 810885 Chinese Takeaway	Yes	No	Not Flooded
Caldicott	15 Market Street 01584 810281 Funeral Directors	Yes	Yes
Caldicott	15 Market Street 01584 810561 Builders Merchant	Yes	Yes
Femina Hair Styles	9, Market St, 01584 810107 Hairdressers	Yes	Yes
The Embroidery Shop	7, Market St, 01584 810906 Needlecraft Retailers	No	In Progress	Due to open March 08
Mr Bens	Gents Barbers	Yes	Yes	Opened as Gents Barbers Jan 08
Country Flowers	5, Market Street, 01584 819446 Florist	Yes	Yes	Reopened Feb 08

Royal Visit

I think it speaks volumes about the way MHDC handled the Market Street toilet fiasco when the Duke of Gloucester, who is a trained architect, said "I do think it's a shame you weren't able to lift it (the toilet building) out as a historic monument"

Shame in deed!

Environment Agency Work in Tenbury

It seems the Toilet Block is really still there and only the wall is missing!

(Environment Agency Press Release - 2/10/2007)
An Environment Agency workforce is clearing a two mile stretch of clogged waterway on the Kyre Brook at Tenbury Wells. They have been tasked with removing a tangle of trees, bushes and general debris, as well as securing parts of the embankment from sliding into the water. All of it is the legacy of a rain-soaked summer.

The brook runs through the top end of Tenbury and joins the River Teme downstream of the town.

Tenbury Wells suffered severe flooding on three occasions, bringing misery and disruption to large parts of the town. Now, work is underway to fully restore Kyre Brook, a tributary of the River Teme, to its former self.

But the summer deluge proved too much on three separate occasions, with torrential downpours bringing down trees along the bank of the stream, which had swollen into a fast moving torrent. It was this debris which quickly choked the stream, making it the first to flood parts of the town.

As well as tons of debris, whole trees have had to be removed and others felled along its banks to prevent the danger of some stretches sliding into the water under their weight.

The team is now into it’s fifth week and it will probably take another two week’s work to finish the job.

They will not be clearing the area by the wall adjacent to the Market Street toilet block, where the remains of the collapsed wall still support the footpath. We are working on plans to replace the wall, in conjunction with local authorities, and debris will be removed as part of the construction process.

Area Flood Risk Manager, Anthony Perry, says “This is all part of our work to get things back to normal after what was one of the worst flood events in modern history. Trees and debris swept down by the floodwater cause blockages and increase the risk of future flooding if they are not removed. With winter on its way, we have a team working hard to reduce the risks of flooding in Tenbury should another flood event occur."

The work at Tenbury is part of an ongoing county-wide programme to clear and prepare flood-hit watercourses for the winter