News from Peterborough City Council

Peterborough City Council and National Express East Coast managers will be exchanging ideas into the running of public toilets when a workshop is held in the city on Friday (10 October 2008).

 

David Denson, city services head of operations, and Robert Griggs, head of property design and maintenance, will be joined by the cabinet member for city services Councillor David Sanders for the briefing.

 

They will explain the work involved in providing public toilets for residents and visitors to the city, as well as giving the representatives a tour of the facilities at Car Haven and Northminster car parks.

 

Director of city services Mike Heath said: "We're delighted to be able to facilitate the National Express East Coast managers' workshop and show them how we do things in Peterborough. It is a great example of partnership working and sharing best practice."

 

The workshop will involve about eight managers who are based at railway stations on the East Coast mainline from Peterborough to Dunbar.

 

Margaret Drinkwater, National Express East Coast's station manager for Peterborough, said: "We have a new-look management team at Peterborough station and are always looking at fresh ways in which we can improve the environment for our customers.

 

"With a new cleaning contract about to be introduced on our trains and stations, we look forward to sharing best practice with the council, particularly around maintaining the upkeep and cleanliness of public toilets."

 

Guy Dangerfield, Passenger Focus manager, added: "Passengers deserve clean, well-maintained toilets when travelling by train and Passenger Focus is pleased to have facilitated this week's exchange of best practice ideas between Peterborough City Council and National Express East Coast."