Keeping Royal Greenwich hydrated

Nine water fountains in parks and open spaces around the borough have been reconnected to help residents and visitors stay hydrated and reduce the use of plastic bottles.

Cllr Majid Rahman, Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal and Development, said: “We want to make sure that residents and visitors to our borough have access to fresh drinking water when they are out and about. It’s an important part of our work to become carbon neutral by 2030 by reducing the use of disposable plastic water bottles, which can often end up in landfill.”

You can find the water fountains at these parks, green spaces and popular visiting spots:

• Charlton Park, SE7 8QU
• Cutty Sark Gardens, SE10 9HT
• East Greenwich Pleasance, SE10 0LB
• Eltham Park South, SE9 1AH
• Hyde Vale, SE10 8HW
• Maryon Park, SE7 8DH
• Mell Street, SE10 9TU
• Oxleas Meadows, SE18 3JA
• Shrewsbury Park, SE18 2PX

The fountains will be switched off at the end of November, to protect the pipes during the winter, and turned on again at the start of March next year.

The Hyde Vale Fountain is one of the few historic drinking fountains still working in London. It was previously restored by the Council with support from the Heritage of London Trust (HoLT), Historic England, Greenwich Society and Peter Harris Trust. The works enabled it to be removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register.