Drinking fountain installed in Wimborne

If there is one thing we all need plenty of during this incredibly hot spell of weather, it is drinking water.
So how timely that a free, accessible water fountain has been installed outside the Cook Row toilets in Wimborne. You can now refill your water bottles from the tap with fresh drinking water.

Mayor of Wimborne Minster Cllr Jeff Hart said: “It’s great to see the installation of this free water point and we hope, particularly during hot weather, it will be used by both locals and visitors to the town to help them keep hydrated. We know climate change is bringing much hotter weather and how dangerous this can be, particularly for young and elderly people. So, having access to drinking water can really make a difference for people’s health and wellbeing.”

Linda Bunting, Wimborne War on Waste trustee, said: “We are delighted to see the public drinking fountain has been installed. We have long wanted to see a water point in the town centre so that people can refill their water bottles. This will really help to reduce single use plastic waste.”

Wimborne Minster Town Council is working with Planet Wimborne, Wimborne BID and the Town of Culture, to commission an artist to paint a mural on the wall to highlight the water fountain.