Toilet Twinning

[PeteXXX]

Well.. I'd never heard of it until today...
Saw this in St Peter's church hall..

~ Toilet Twinning ~

🤷‍♂️

 

[albion]

Twin Pinks.

 

[classic33]

I'd like to see where I was twinning with before parting with any money.

 

[Drago]

My toilet is twinned with Nagasaki.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I can't read the sign very well. What's the point? I mean, what does each twinned toilet offer the user or town?

 

[Sea of vapours]

I came across a twinned toilet in a church in Barnsley precisely one week ago, having never seen such before, so maybe it really is a /very/ new concept. The idea is to 'Twin your toilet and fund a project in a community that helps families to build their own basic toilet, access clean water and learn about hygiene – a vital combination that saves lives.'
https://toilettwinning.org/

 

[PeteXXX]

I can't read the sign very well. What's the point? I mean, what does each twinned toilet offer the user or town?

It is hanging, glass framed, in the Gents toilet in the church hall (I did check I was on my own before I got my camera out, btw, hence the poor quality of the pic..

 

[a.twiddler]

When I saw the thread title I thought it was about plumbing for couples who were inseparable. On the other hand, if it's about helping communities to improve their sanitation, then I give it 👍

Even in India, which is a nuclear super power, just about everyone has a mobile phone, yet only about 50% of the population has access to a flush toilet. Though you might think that such a nation might be better sorting out sanitation before buying nuclear weapons.

However, for other, poorer nations, I still think the notion is sound. The main improvement for global health that has occurred in the last 100 years has been due to access to clean water, and this is a move in this direction.

 

[ColinJ]

I came across a twinned toilet in a church in Barnsley precisely one week ago, having never seen such before, so maybe it really is a /very/ new concept. The idea is to 'Twin your toilet and fund a project in a community that helps families to build their own basic toilet, access clean water and learn about hygiene – a vital combination that saves lives.'
https://toilettwinning.org/

Nope - I was told about it 6 or 7 years ago!

Before he left Nick took a selfie of us gathered in front of the medieval church at Mitton. I'm sure he will be along to post that at some point.

@Blue Hills told me some time ago that the church has a 'twinned toilet', which was something I had never heard of. If you have £60 to spare for a good cause, visit the charity's website. And for those of you, like BH, who are interested in old churches - take a look at this article.

 

[T4tomo]

I came across a twinned toilet in a church in Barnsley precisely one week ago, having never seen such before, so maybe it really is a /very/ new concept. The idea is to 'Twin your toilet and fund a project in a community that helps families to build their own basic toilet, access clean water and learn about hygiene – a vital combination that saves lives.'
https://toilettwinning.org/

its been around a goodly while as a charity

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Breaking the ice

 

[annedonnelly]

I've seen one somewhere too. Can't remember where. Great idea.

 

[postman]

Well fancy that,I had my cleaning head on today and i cleaned both our toilets,top one is the shower room toilet and basin.First floor is toilet bath and basin.So i was twinned today.

 

[Electric_Andy]

My hometown (ish) of Ashburton is twinned with Cleder in France. When I was young and saw the road sign, I thought that "twinned with" meant that there was an exact replica of the town somewhere else in the world! Turns out I was wrong

 

[postman]

Question, are Drago's y fronts twinned with Chernobyl.