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May 2022
Harrogate district given toilet twinning status by national charity
Harrogate has become the first district in the UK to achieve toilet twinning status thanks to a group of campaigners.
Soroptimist International of Harrogate and District arranged for the title to be given by national charity Tearfund's Toilet Twinning project.
It aims to provide safe toilet facilities, along with education about sanitation, for people in developing countries by encouraging people in the UK to sponsor a toilet in Asia, Africa or the Americas.
The Harrogate district has now twinned with 36 individual toilets and a block of four toilets in low income countries, equating to £2,400 donated by local schools and businesses, Harrogate Borough Council and the Soroptimists themselves.
The certificate was presented by the group's president, Val Hills, and Toilet Twinning project leader Sue Williams, to outgoing Mayor and Mayoress of the Harrogate district, Cllr Trevor Chapman and his wife Jen.
Ms Hills said:
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