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Drinking water fountains fall into disrepair

It’s a sad state of affairs when we, the British public, do not have access to clean drinking water, even in places of activity and recreation such as public parks. Across the country, it has been reported that drinking water fountains have fallen into disrepair as a result of neglect from local authorities. During the study, carried out by he Children’s Food Campaign, who work to improve the health of young people, it was found that only 11% of the green spaces across the UK have drinking water fountains, and of

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Fairytales with drinking water fountains- part 2

Following the unprecedented success of last week’s fairy tale taster, we’re letting ourselves be inspired by our drinking water fountains once again, and are bringing you, faithful reader, a reminder, or maybe a first introduction, to one of the most magical and wonderful watery fairytales ever written for children.
The Water Babies, written by Charles Kingsley, began as a series of short stories for Macmillan’s Magazine, the popularity of which encouraged Kingsley to publish the full-length novel in 1863. The story follows a young chimney sweep called Tom, who falls into

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