Refurbishment work worth about £65,000 at two Rhayader toilets is almost complete

Refurbishment work at two Rhayader toilets is almost finished.

Rhayader Town Council was awarded a grant of £65,000 that has allowed them to completely refurbish the inside of the Dark Lane toilets with new flooring, wall linings, cubicles, basins, toilets and urinal.

In addition the plumbing system has been upgraded and new energy saving LED lighting has been installed throughout.

Externally there are new doors and the toilet block has been repainted.

At Cwmdauddwr toilets, the external render has been repaired and repainted, new LED Lighting and improvements to the plumbing system will follow soon.

The works to Dark Lane toilets have been completely finished and are looking great.

At Cwmdauddwr the electrical and plumbing work is going to be done this week rather than disrupt access to them during the busy carnival week last week.

The Welsh Government grant for the toilets was part of almost £500,000 funding to upgrade public conveniences on key travel routes across Powys

The money awarded to Powys County Council – has enabled the refurbishment of toilets across Knighton, Llandrindod Wells, Llanwrtyd Wells and Rhayader.

Improvements have been made to six public facilities in total, with Llandrindod Wells becoming the first town in Mid Wales to offer a Changing Places toilet alongside individual cubicles.

This means families, residents, tourists and commuters between North and South Wales with severe disabilities will, for the first time, be able to explore the local area knowing they can rely on a fully accessible, welcoming facility that meets their needs

The funding was secured through the budget deal between the Welsh Government and Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats.

All of the works were expected to be completed by the end of March 2026 but in Rhayader the county council appointed contractor pulled out just a couple of months before the deadline.

The town council was offered the grant to do the work themselves and their deadline for completion was extended.

The town council signed up contractors and the work is now almost complete.