OXFORD’S toilet revolution will soon begin to take shape with work set to take place on transforming the city’s public facilities.

In just over a week, a three-year scheme is set to start which will see £445,000 spent on transforming the city’s public toilets.

Oxford City Council has been working with the Oxford Mail to help generate ideas on how the money should be spent.

Work will begin on the Florence Park toilets which will be fitted with new unisex cubicles.

Once the tourist season is over the city council will begin work on the Market Street toilets which will be given new fittings.

The Gloucester Green toilets will be made over in early 2013, with more cubicles for women being made available.

As part of the work all stainless steel toilets will be replaced with high quality composite material pans that are both hygienic and easily cleaned.

New hand dryers will also be installed as well as better lighting, hooks for bags and coats and locks which are easier to use.

Ideas can still be sent to the council on how to make Oxford’s toilets better.

Jeremy Smith, the Oxford Mail’s features editor and Oxford’s toilet tsar, said: “What is important about these last few months is how quickly the subject of public toilets has become a topic for such rich debate.

“Naturally, some people have thought the ideas put forward ridiculous while others have openly applauded them.

“Which is why the Oxford Mail has supported this campaign – to make us all think afresh about just what should expect from our public conveniences.

“Thankfully, in the next few months, we’ll begin to see these changes actually take shape.”

City councillor John Tanner, board member for cleaner, greener Oxford, said: “We want our toilets to be not just clean but pleasant to use, with high-quality fittings and among the very best in the country.

“It’s great to be working with the Oxford Mail and we both very much welcome everyone’s ideas about how the toilets should look.

“Quality toilets are vital to our thriving city with its thousands of tourists, shoppers and students. So please tell us what’s good and what’s bad about the city’s public toilets.”

Comments can be sent to pressoffice@oxford.gov.uk