Whitechapel Drinking Fountain

The Whitechapel fountain restoration has been completed thanks to grants from Heritage of London Trust (HOLT) and Tower Hamlets council. An unveiling took place today and over 50 pupils from London Enterprise Academy, Swanlea School and Buttercup Primary School were in attendance as part of HOLT’s youth engagement programme Proud Places. Heritage of London Trust Director Dr Nicola Stacey gave a speech and the ribbon was cut by a student from London Enterprise Academy. Amira Rehman and Hamzah Ibrahim from Buttercup Primary School read out their poems inspired by the fountain’s history.

Hadley Green Drinking Fountain

We were thrilled to celebrate the launch of Hadley Green Drinking Fountain in Barnet. Over 120 people attended the unveiling of the fountain, with speeches by Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust, Cllr Alison Moore, Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet and Peter Wanders. Local Barnet residents and representatives from Barnet Council joined the event and the ribbon was cut by the Mayor alongside Dr Nicola Stacey and Peter Wanders.

We were kindly hosted by the Ye Old Monken Holt pub across the road and a wonderful cake of the fountain was created by Blonde Bakes.

See below for images and our Barnet TV feature.

Announcing three years more funding for Proud Places

“We want all future generations to find inspiration and pride in where they live. We are so proud to have reached so many children over the last three years, and hugely excited for this opportunity to expand."

We are thrilled to announce a generous grant of £750,000 from the Jones Day Foundation for Proud Places. Read more in the Evening Standard here or see the image below: