Drinking Water Fountains: Alnwick Garden

Posted on | September 3, 2010 | No Comments

Following last week’s blog, in which we had a brief examination of the fountain in the courtyard at the Royal Academy of Art, we’ve been looking for more special drinking water fountains around the country that will bring you joy and pleasure simply by looking upon them. Alas, the whole drinking water fountains thing didn’t really work for us this week either, but we found out all about the Alnwick Garden fountain, in the heart of Northumberland, some of which fascinating info we’d like to share with you. This fountain is stunning and unique, as its nozzles (all plated with a chrome finish, incidentally, to make them look extra pretty) create a dramatic cascade for visitors to marvel at, as the jets spurt beautifully into the pool below. Poetry in motion, as created by Jacques & Peter Wirtz. Unlike some of the other drinking water fountains in Britain’s parks, we wouldn’t recommend ingesting anything from this one, even though the water is specially conditioned.

If you’ve had a life-affirming experience of drinking water fountains or other watery features, and would like to share it with us and our readers, please do get in touch or leave a comment at the bottom of our blog.

Perranporth Memorial Water Fountain

Posted on | August 29, 2010 | No Comments

We recently helped a client who was in need of all the parts for a drinking water fountain so that they could have a stonemason craft their own casing for the parts, making a unique fountain.

The Perranporth Golf Club came to us after one of the clubs long standing members had sadly passed away. After having spent so much time at the club the family wanted to donate something special to the club in his memory. They agreed on having a custom made fountain installed in the grounds of the club, and to have the fountain made by a local monumental mason. The results are impressive, not only does the fountain look fantastic but as you can see in the photo the placing of the fountain gives a fantastic view of the course and the surrounding landscape. The work was done by local monumental mason R Pascoe & Sons, click on the link to view some of their other works.

This is a great example of how drinking water fountains can be used and designed in a way which goes further than simply providing water for it’s users, and can be a touching monument.

If you would like more information on drinking water fountains please don’t hesitate to post questions on this blog entry, call us on 0845 500 4455, or email contact@drinkingwaterfountains.co.uk.

Drinking Water Fountains: The Royal Academy

Posted on | August 20, 2010 | No Comments

If you, like us here at drinking water fountains, have found yourself out and about in our beautiful country and have marvelled at some of the wonderful and innovative drinking, and non drinking water fountains all over the place, you’re probably wondering why we haven’t written any blogs about them. For this, dear reader, we sincerely apologise, and it is now we begin to rectify this situation. We kick off our new four-part blog with a quick critique of the fountain in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Art in central London. The fountain itself is in the courtyard of the Royal Academy, which hosts exhibitions all year round, and attracts visitors from all over the world. Designed by Dickson Jones, the fountain has twelve vertical cascading jets, which alternate between each other, and can also be controlled/varied if the trustees of the Academy ever get bored of the sequence (unlikely, we think). Not only this, but the formation of the nozzles, if viewed from above, are set in the pattern of the various astronomical star formations. Spectacular.

If you’ve spotted any particularly fabulous drinking water fountains, or decorative water feature that you’d like us to know about, please do get in touch and let us know!

Drinking Water Fountains is on AboutUs.org

Posted on | August 6, 2010 | No Comments

Take a moment to check out our Drinking Water Fountains page on www.aboutus.org

AboutUs is wiki based site and the page basically sums up our company and what we do.

You can also find Drinking Water Fountains on Twitter

Drinking Water Fountains make us Glee-ful

Posted on | August 6, 2010 | No Comments

A new phenomenon has arrived. At first, it seemed like it would be relatively easy to control, that it would be possible that not EVERY singe person across Britain became addicted to/borderline obsessed with the aforementioned phenomenon….but this was not to be. Glee fever has well and truly hit, and there’s nothing we can do. So if you’re at a loose end of a night, and want something to get you riled up and wanting to sing your heart out into your hairbrush and dance around the house, look no further than 4oD. You’ll notice that the cast themselves tirelessly run around, leap about and generally have a good old time; but where, we hear you cry, do they get all that energy from? Simple, say we. Drinking water fountains. By dousing themselves/drinking plenty, they keep their energy levels and spirits high, thus allowing them to deliver a spectacular performance.

If you’d like to help yourself along to the way to becoming a triple-threat (that’s singer, dancer, actor to those not in ‘the know’) extraordinaire, then get in touch with us and let us help you get your mits on one of our drinking water fountains. Happy performing, dah-lings.

Drinking fountains in Bratislava

Posted on | July 28, 2010 | No Comments

After our boss Rob has come back from his holiday from Slovakia, he started to show pictures of the City. But as we are very interested to see pictures of the Bratislava, the only pictures Rob took were the pictures of different types of drinking fountain. They seem to be spread everywhere in the Old City, with cold, fresh water. They are used a lot and as the temperature has risen to 36 degrees everyone was keen to refresh himself in these.
There were different types of fountains too, some were really old good looking and ornamental, which attracted tourists, that took pictures of them and filled their water bottles. But not all of them were like this. Most of them were there just for single purpose only- to provide refreshing water for parched passerby. These are normally new-looking, with modern design. They don’t draw tourists for their beauty, but for their refreshing bounty.

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Drinking Water Fountains Hygiene

Posted on | July 23, 2010 | No Comments

There are many ways in which we can all help keep public drinking water fountains across the country clean and hygienic for everyone to drink from. If we all work together doing some of these simple things that we’re suggesting in this week’s blog, then it’ll make a big difference to everyone! So read on, dear water fan, and let’s change the world, one fountain at a time…

- If you’re drinking from a public fountain, it’s recommended/commonly observed etiquette that one should refrain from placing one’s whole mouth over the nozzle, and instead sip delicately from the spurt of water.

- If you’re concerned about drinking straight from a fountain, why not fill up a water bottle instead? That way you’ll also have a drink to keep you refreshed throughout the day.

- Drinking water fountains are not litter trays; resist the temptation to leave rubbish in them, and they’ll stay nice for a lot longer.

If you’re thinking about investing in one of our fountains for your home or office, please do get in touch and one of our team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

St James’ Park gets new Drinking Water Fountains

Posted on | July 9, 2010 | No Comments

Following worrying findings that drinking water fountains across the UK’s parks have been falling into disrepair, and thus are unfit for the public to drink from, Authorities have decided to spend some time deciding which fountains standing on land owned by the Royal Parks Foundation, are to be renovated and thus become more appealing to the people of Britain once again. A report in the Telegraph has also stated that the worldwide company, Tiffany & Co., usually more well-known for their production of ornate and expensive jewellery, have donated a staggering £850, 000, for the repair and renovation of the fountain in the middle of St James’ Park lake, which the Royal Parks Foundation have said, one finished, will help wildlife by aerating the water, bringing more oxygen into it, thus encouraging breeding and flourishing of new species.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, also added his comment, saying that the donation from Tiffany was invaluable, and helping to bring back the drinking water fountains that so many members of the public enjoyed and appreciated in the past, whilst visiting the Royal Parks.

If you have any questions or comments about this renovation project, or indeed would like a little more information about our products or our service, please do get in touch and one of our team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Launch of a Drinking Water Fountains Campaign

Posted on | July 5, 2010 | No Comments

We English love a good old bit of campaigning; standing up for what we believe in and making sure the people with the power hear us doing so. We particularly love making a noise about our health, more so if it concerns our children and other young people across the country. Since the release of the shocking report that drinking water fountains in public parks are falling into disrepair, and have been for some time, there has been a lot going on…

The writers at My Real England, a blog site created in celebration of everything from/about our glorious country, have joined forces with the Join the Refill campaign, to help get better drinking units in public places, so that we can have access to clean drinking water when we need it- a basic human right, many would argue. The two forces combined promote events and petitions, trying to persuade our government to follow the example of others and build thousands of drinking water fountains, all over the country, for public convenience. In one very special town, Carmel, California, even pooches are truly pampered, with their very own doggy-shaped fountain in the town centre.

So if you’re passionate about giving your family clean, delicious water on tap (hoho), please get in touch and one of our team will be on hand to talk you through our products and service, and find out how we can help you most efficiently. We look forward to hearing from you!

Drinking water fountains fall into disrepair

Posted on | June 21, 2010 | No Comments

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 these, generally only 2/3 of the units were dispensing.

The main concern of the charity was that children would be pushed to consume fizzy and sugary drinks in an attempt to quench their thirst, instead of picking a healthier, complimentary option. With so much emphasis on fighting child obesity, and cutting down on heart disease in the future, how are the Powers That Be helping?

What are your views on this? Does your local park provide fountains for your children to drink from, or are you persuaded to let them indulge in unhealthier options? Maybe you’re a local councillor, fighting for the renovation of these units, and are struggling to get support. Whatever your position, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’d like any information about getting one of your own drinking water fountains, please do get in touch and one of our team will happy to answer your questions.

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