Two petitions have been started in response to concerns about the provision of public toilets in Brighton and Hove.
One calls for a refurbishment of the toilets in Preston Park and the other seeks the reopening of the toilets in the Royal Pavilion Gardens.
Both petitions want Brighton and Hove City Council to operate public toilets to a proper standard.
The council has closed the Pavilion Gardens toilets for the next six months to save money and because of staff shortages.
It has also shut toilets in Blaker’s Park, Easthill Park, Queen’s Park, Rottingdean Recreation Ground, Stanmer Village, The Level, Vale Park, the West Pier Arches and Wild Park for the winter season.
Three toilets, King’s Esplanade in Hove, Saltdean Undercliff and Station Road, in Portslade, are also closed for refurbishment.
A petition started by Caz Calvert on the Change.org website calls for the reopening of the Pavilion Gardens toilets.
The petition is headed Prince’s Place Toilets – adjacent to the Brighton Pavilion Gardens. It was started on Sunday 16 October and attracted more than 650 signatures in a day.
In the petition, Ms Calvert said: “The Pavilion Gardens is an important resource for the local community and not just a tourist attraction for summer visitors.
“Many older and restricted mobility residents visit the garden on a regular basis and will find it difficult to do so if there are no toilet facilities.
“The only alternatives for visitors to the gardens is to use the toilets in the museum, for local residents, or to walk to the Jubilee library. This is not practical for many people.
“I live locally and have been a regular user of the Pavilion Gardens for over 40 years.
“I rely on a mobility scooter. Without suitable toilet facilities, I am no longer able to visit the gardens which are a very special place for me.”
She hopes to present her petition at the meeting of the full council which is due to take place on Thursday (20 October).
Another petition, on the council’s website, was started on Friday 7 October and has attracted more than 700 signatures in 10 days, calling for a complete revamp of the Preston Park toilets.
The petition, headed Refurbishment of the toilets in Preston Park, said: “As the largest park in the city, it is used daily by a great number of people.
