Cllr Robert Oxborough and Churchwarden Helen Harris.

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00:00Well, we know that South West Water have told us that they're coming to do the work tomorrow

00:03in order to re-establish the supply to the building.

00:07But once that's completed, we then have to have another plumber come along

00:10to complete the connection to the loft tanks

00:13in order to get the facility back into a functional condition.

00:17Since we took over, the church has spent thousands of pounds on getting this to work,

00:23only for South West Water to cut the water off so it no longer works.

00:28And West Devon Borough Council have been very generous

00:31and offered us a fair amount of compensation,

00:35which is more than twice what South West Water have offered,

00:40even though it is the fault of South West Water that there is no water at the toilets.

00:45Well, for the first eight weeks, nobody from South West Water would talk to us at all.

00:50So that made life very difficult.

00:53We've had a number of weddings and baptisms up on the tour.

00:57We have 30,000 people who visit here every year.

01:02And over half term alone in May, we had 1,000 people go through the doors of the church.

01:08So we were able to source some portaloos from a local company in Lawnstone.

01:15Unfortunately, that's costing us £250 a month.

01:19We're grateful for them.

01:20It's better that they're there, because then we don't find human faeces on the floor,

01:25which is what we were finding when the toilets were closed.

01:29And one other factor that's important to remember is that this whole arrangement is funded purely from public donations.

01:36There is no generous people around the community who give money in order to maintain this facility.

01:42It's definitely what it's called to Anita

01:51and if you leave tonight, you're welcome.

01:52So let's do this for a minute and one another reason why it is a very free and more unhappy as you do.