A grandmother is so disgusted by the state of the toilets in a Southend park she has started a campaign to get them cleaned up.

Disgusted - Ruth Chapman with her petition protesting about Priory Park's toilets Picture: ROB BROWNE

Ruth Chapman, 58, of Ferrymead, Canvey, has enjoyed visiting Southend's Priory Park with her two-year-old granddaughter Emmylou this summer.

But she has become frustrated by the poor condition of the toilets.

She started a petition and collected more than 100 signatures from other disgruntled parkgoers.

She said: "What they really need is an attendant but they can't afford to pay one."

A Southend Council spokesman said the park's toilets were cleaned and checked in the mornings before opening with extra checks and cleaning taking place throughout the day.

Published Tuesday August 31, 2004

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