TOWN councillors have tentatively agreed to play their part in monitoring the amount of water used by a toilet block in a North Yorkshire town visited by people from all over the region for public events.

The management committee of Bedale Hall, a former country house now used as a community centre, has asked the town council to arrange and pay for the installation of a meter to measure the quantity of water used by toilets for the disabled at the rear of the hall.

The committee said this would ensure proper billing for water use and allow the council to budget adequately to meet all maintenance costs arising from the toilets.

The toilets, opened in a former garage, were the idea of the town council and were opened earlier this year.

Likely meter installation costs have been requested from Yorkshire Water.

Councillors have agreed in principle to install a meter, but to delay a final decision until costs are available.

The toilets are used by visitors to events in the hall and the nearby park including Saturday car boot sales, a summer festival and the annual community bonfire and fireworks display in November.