Changing Places toilets in Coventry
Changing Places are toilet facilities for people with profound and multiple disabilities. They are fitted with specialist equipment such as a hoist and changing bench. They provide sufficient space for up to two carers to support the person with a disability to use the Changing Place. These toilet facilities will ensure that people with severe disabilities and their families or carers will not have to worry about whether there are suitable toilet facilities when they go out shopping, plan a day out or travel.
The toilets can be found at:
Central Library
Smithford Way
Coventry
CV1 1FY
Opening hours:
- Monday: 9:30am - 6:30pm
- Tuesday: 9:30am - 6:30pm
- Wednesday: 9:30am - 6:30pm
- Thursday: 9:30am - 6:30pm
- Friday: 9:30am - 6:30pm
- Saturday: 9:30am - 4pm
- Sunday: 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Coventry Shopmobility
20 Greyfriars Lane
Coventry
CV1 2GY
Opening hours:
- Monday: 8:45am - 4:15pm
- Tuesday: 8:45am - 4:15pm
- Wednesday: 8:45am - 4:15pm
- Thursday: 8:45am - 4:15pm
- Friday: 8:45am - 4:15pm
- Saturday: 8:45am - 4:15pm
- Sunday: Closed
The Wave
New Union St
Coventry
CV1 2PS
Opening hours:
- Monday: 6:30am–10pm
- Tuesday: 6:30â¯am–10pm
- Wednesday: 6:30â¯am–10pm
- Thursday: 6:30â¯am–10pm
- Friday: 6:30â¯am–9pm
- Saturday: 9â¯am–6pm
- Sunday: 9am–6pm
Coventry Railway Station
Station Square
Coventry
CV1 2GT
Opening hours:
- Monday: 5am - 2am
- Tuesday: 5am - 2am
- Wednesday: 5am - 2am
- Thursday: 5am - 2am
- Friday: 5am - 2am
- Saturday: 5am - 1am
- Sunday: 7.15am - 2am
Tesco Cross Point Extra
Olivier Way
Coventry
CV2 2SH
Opening hours:
- Monday: 6am - 11pm
- Tuesday: 6am - 11pm
- Wednesday: 6am - 11pm
- Thursday: 6am - 11pm
- Friday: 6am - 11pm
- Saturday: 6am - 11pm
- Sunday: 10am -4pm
War Memorial Park
Kenilworth Road
Coventry
CV3 6PT
Opening hours:
- Monday: 9am - 4.30pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 4.30pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 4.30pm
- Thursday: 9am - 4.30pm
- Friday: 9am - 4.30pm
- Saturday: 9am - 4.30pm
- Sunday: 9am - 4.30pm
Asda Abbey Park
London Road
Whitley
Coventry
CV3 4AR
Opening hours:
- Monday: 7am - 11pm
- Tuesday: 7am - 11pm
- Wednesday: 7am - 11pm
- Thursday: 7am - 11pm
- Friday: 7am - 11pm
- Saturday: 7am - 10pm
- Sunday: 10am - 4pm
Coombe Abbey Park
Coombe Abbey,
Brinklow Road
Brinklow,
Coventry
CV3 2AB
Opening hours:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
- Saturday: 10am - 4pm
- Sunday: 10am - 4pm
Albany Theatre
Albany Road
Coventry
CV5 6JQ
Opening hours:
Check with the venue for opening hours as they will differ depending on performances.
- Monday: 10:30am – 1:30pm
- Tuesday: 10:30am – 1:30pm
- Wednesday: 10:30am – 1:30pm
- Thursday: 10:30am – 1:30pm
- Friday: 10:30am – 1:30pm
- Saturday: 10:30am – 1:30pm
- Sunday: Closed
Wilfred Centre Resource Base
Whitaker Road,
Coventry,
CV5 9JE
Opening hours:
- Monday: 8:30am – 3:30pm
- Tuesday: 8:30am – 3:30pm
- Wednesday: 8:30am – 3:30pm
- Thursday: 8:30am – 3:30pm
- Friday: 8:30am – 3:30pm
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
To search for other Changing Places toilets nationwide, visit the Changing Places website [http://www.changing-places.org/].
Changing Places toilets funding
Coventry City Council was awarded more than £240,000 of government funding to install five new Changing Places toilets in the city to help improve lives of severely disabled residents.
Changing Places are toilet facilities for people with profound and multiple disabilities. They are fitted with specialist equipment such as a hoist and changing bench. They provide sufficient space for up to two carers to support the person with a disability to use the Changing Place. These toilet facilities will ensure that people with severe disabilities and their families or carers will not have to worry about whether there are suitable toilet facilities when they go out shopping, plan a day out or travel.
Coventry City Council were one of 64 local authorities across the country to have secured funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to install changing places toilets.
The commitment to installing Changing Places Toilets in the city is part of the Council’s commitment to improving the accessibility and inclusivity in our city for people with disabilities and their families. We know from what these communities have told us that access to parks and open spaces is so important for their physical and emotional wellbeing providing adequate toilet facilities in these venues is a top priority.
Chair of the Disability Equality Action Partnership (DEAP) and Transport Charter lead, Cllr Christine Thomas said:
People with disabilities have been among those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic and we are committed as a council to ensure that the quality of life for these members of our community improves. Part of this commitment is working to break down and remove existing barriers and obstacles that many people with disabilities continue to face such as accessing toilet facilities when out in public places.
“A few more additional toilet facilities may seem like a small change, but it can make all the difference in terms of having an enriching impact on the life of a disabled person, both from an accessibility point of view and in terms of their mental wellbeing”.
“The Disability Equality Action Partnership (DEAP) supports this initiative and all future work in making Coventry a more inclusive place to live so that disabled persons feel included in the planning of our city.”
See a list of all registered changing places toilets across the country. [http://www.changing-places.org/find]
More information on the Changing Places scheme [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-of-lives-improved-with-120-changing-places-toilets] can be found on the Government website.