Southall Park Drinking Water Fountain

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Funded on
29 Apr 2022

Southall Park visitors will benefit from a new drinking water fountain. Designed with a tap, bottle filler and bowl for dogs, it will reduce plastic bottle litter and cost. A great combination.

£11,284 Raised of £11,165

49 Backers

101%

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 29 April 2022 | Delivered on 15 June 2023

£11,284

RAISED

49

BACKERS

149

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£5,702

From Ealing Council

£10

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

Ealing Parks Foundation donated £4,851

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More about our impact

The environment

We have had a positive impact on the environment. Now people visiting the park can drink fresh water from the fountain, and can re-fill their own water bottles. This reduces single plastic bottle waste - and reduction in litter in Southall Park. We have achieved what we set out to do and this project means that people exercising, kids playing and everyone (including their pets) in the park can have free and easy access to drinking water.

The local economy

The project is supported by Let's Go Southall, Park Run and other local groups - we help the local economy by encouraging people to come out into their community green space.

Volunteering, jobs & education

The project has been supported entirely by volunteers.

Activity, health and leisure

Our project will make it a lot easier (and cheaper) for people to enjoy being active in the park, because there will be no need to buy or carry drinks. People will be able to top up their own water bottles, and have access to free drinking water. It’s made a big difference already to people on the Park Run, cyclists and people using the outdoor gym.

https://www.ealingparks.foundation

Ealing Parks Foundation is a recently established local charity, the first Parks Foundation in London, formed in answer to the diminishing amount of public funding available for the enhancement of public parks and green spaces. The six Trustees have been drawn from the local community, through an open recruitment process and come from a wide range of backgrounds. They all share a passion for parks and green spaces and are bringing their various skills to creating and supporting this new charitable trust.

Ealing Parks Foundation will play a leading role to ensure that Ealing is a borough with distinctive parks, vibrant green spaces, and exceptional habitat, designed to contribute towards ecological diversity, support environmental sustainability and offer excellent recreational opportunities that connect our community, promoting health and well-being, appreciation of our natural environment and providing great places to meet, play, learn, grow, breathe and enjoy nature together.

Ealing Parks Foundation will support parks across Ealing with time, expertise and raising funds for the “added extras” that make a positive difference for people and our shared green spaces. Raising funds for a drinking water fountain in Southall Park is one of our projects that will make that positive difference.

We also pleased to announce that we launched our first initiative with ‘The Ealing Parks Foundation Summer Family Wildlife programme’. This programme successfully linked children and families with nature in a fun way.

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Project Owner: Ealing Parks Foundation The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.