Environmentally-friendly toilets have been officially opened with the help of almost £28,000 in grants.

East Anglian Daily Times: Thornham Walks have installed new 'green latrines'. Goyle Weir and Andrew Stringer at the official opening.Thornham Walks have installed new 'green latrines'. Goyle Weir and Andrew Stringer at the official opening. (Image: Archant)

The new Woo Woo Waterless Toilets, erected at Thornham Walks, near Eye, will save hundreds of litres of water a year.

County councillor Andrew Stringer, cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony with Goyle Weir, chairman of the Friends of Thornham Walks group.

Irene Tibbenham, a member of the Friends group, said: “The new toilets look really good and are an excellent example of how toilet provision on a rural site can be done. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has been involved with this project and an especially big thank you to all our funders.”

The Friends group spent more than a year getting the funding to make the “Green Latrines” project possible.

Grants came from Awards for All, £10,000, Green Suffolk, £14,000, the Thornham Estate, £2,000 and £1,900 from Mid Suffolk District Council.

The toilets work without needing water, electricity or chemicals. Natural energy from the sun and wind is used for power.