{"id":78899,"date":"2023-09-26T14:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=78899"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:08:03","slug":"social-club-may-shut-for-18-months-after-toilets-swallowed-by-sinkhole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/world-news\/social-club-may-shut-for-18-months-after-toilets-swallowed-by-sinkhole\/","title":{"rendered":"Social club may shut for 18 months after toilets swallowed by sinkhole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Huge sinkhole swallows social club&#8217;s toilets after recent downpours &#8211; as bosses fear they must stay shut for another 18 months<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The sinkhole formed beneath the toilets of the Cwmfelin Social Club in Swansea<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bosses of a social club fear it might have to stay shut for another 18 months\u00a0after its toilets were swallowed by a growing sinkhole in recent bad weather.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Construction experts were called after the ground collapsed beneath the toilet block of the Cwmfelin Social Club, in Swansea, South Wales, leaving a gaping hole.<\/p>\n<p>It was initially believed the historic, 76-year-old club would only need to close for a few weeks while repairs took place.<\/p>\n<p>But officials have now been told work will take between up to a year and a half to complete to ensure its safe to reopen to residents.<\/p>\n<p>Club secretary Michael Kennedy said it began as a small hole in the tarmac but after recent downpours it grew &#8211; with cracks eventually forming &#8211; before the toilets &#8216;caved in&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/14\/75848437-12562073-image-a-95_1695733277331.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bosses of a social club fear it might have stay shut for 18 months after its toilets were swallowed by a sinkhole (pictured)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/14\/75848433-12562073-image-a-96_1695733352532.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Construction experts were called in after the ground collapsed beneath the toilet block of the Cwmfelin Social Club, in Swansea, South Wales. and left a gaping hole<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kennedy said: &#8216;It started back in January 2022, there was just a small little hole in the carpark &#8211; we reported it to the insurance company the and it had been getting gradually worse.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Social club is forced to close after huge sinkhole opens up beneath it after starting off as &#8216;just a little hole&#8217; in the tarmac<\/h3>\n<p>&#8216;But then last month, with all the poor weather we&#8217;ve had, it got really serious and big cracks formed and the toilets fell in.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s a safety issue, the culvert beneath the club has collapsed and the hole is about 10metres down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We did fill in the hole temporarily, but it&#8217;s now reappeared after the wet weather &#8211; it&#8217;s so deep you can&#8217;t really see the bottom!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kennedy said subsidence has been a long standing issue &#8211; and was devastated to see the extent of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>He said earlier this month when the club was facing closure: &#8216;Last Tuesday the hole was there but it was small and it wasn&#8217;t affecting anyone, and since then it has collapsed very, very considerably.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I couldn&#8217;t believe it, I mean gee whiz, it started off as just a little hole in the tarmac.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/14\/75848431-12562073-image-a-97_1695733361576.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was believed the 76-year-old club (pictured) would only need to close for a few weeks while repairs took place<\/p>\n<p>He said closure of the club would be devastating for regulars as it was the hub of the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement online, the club added: &#8216;It&#8217;s with great regret to inform all our wonderful members and staff, the club will not re-open for at least 12-18 months due to the severity of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The sinkhole is a lot worse than first expected, we are doing our utmost to resolve the issue but early signs not good. 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