Tea for Toilets is huge success!

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Pictured from left are Blairgowrie and District Rotary members Janine Seymour and Jennifer Somerville,
Blairgowrie and District Rotary President Mark Lewis, and Loo Crew volunteers Pat Richards, Mary Mackay and Deborah Rogers.

Public-spirited volunteers from Blairgowrie and District Rotary presented a cheque for more than £850 to volunteers from the Blairgowrie and Rattray Loo Crew recently.

The money was raised at an afternoon tea in Blairgowrie Town Hall, organised by Blairgowrie and District Rotary, and will go towards providing supplies for the community-run public toilets in the town.

Handing over the donation, president of Blairgowrie and District Rotary, Mark Lewis, commented: “The volunteers who keep the facilities in Blairgowrie open are to be commended for their dedication
and their commitment to ensuring that the public toilets in our town were saved from closure and continue to open daily more than two years on.

“Put simply, if it wasn’t for the efforts of the volunteers there would be no public toilets in Blairgowrie and Rattray, and for that reason we are keen to support then in any way we can.

“Some of our Rotarians are also members of the Loo Crew – including Deborah who is the driving force behind the ‘Tea for the Toilets’ event. The afternoon teas have all been a great success, and it looks as though they may have become an annual event!

“We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported the afternoon tea, either by donating home baking or raffle prizes, or for coming along on the day and enjoying the refreshments.”

The public facilities are supported by Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust (BRDT), which leases the premises from Perth and Kinross Council (PKC), and a number of local businesses and organisations including Castle Water Ltd, Graham Environmental Services, and Stagecoach.

Donations can be made online on the Discover Blairgowrie website or via bank transfer - email [email protected] for details. Anyone who would like to volunteer as part of the Loo Crew, or businesses that can donate a service or supplies, should also email [email protected]