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: water bottles replenished as Windsor Platinum Jubilee Fountain switched on : hannaconner July 14, 2025, 10:39:32 AM The Windsor Platinum Jubilee Fountain has been switched on, providing free drinking water for visitors and residents alike, helping to reduce single-use plastic bottles and standing as a lasting tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The monument, close to Windsor Castle, was among the projects of the Windsor Platinum Jubilee Committee to celebrate Her Majesty’s historic 70-year reign, and also serves a valuable everyday purpose as a water bottle re-filling station. Funded by several sources, including private donations, sponsors and fundraising, its intended installation was rightly postponed due to Her Majesty’s sad passing, however it has now been installed by the Royal Borough and turned on to mark the start of the school summer holidays and Plastic Free July. It is hoped the fountain will provide more than 25,000 litres of free, fresh drinking water per year for residents and visitors, supporting healthy lifestyles. This will also support the borough's sustainability ambitions by reducing the use of single plastics by up to 50,000 bottles a year. This week, Councillor Neil Knowles, the mayor, and Councillor Amy Tisi, Cabinet member for Windsor, along with Graham Barker DL, chairman of the Windsor Platinum Jubilee Committee, were among the first to re-fill their reusable bottles at the fountain’s waters. |