Crawley fountains should be running again soon

Friday, 29 May 2026 08:00

By Karen Dunn, Local Democracy Reporter @V2RadioSussex

Queens Square fountain. Image: Crawley Borough Council

The fountains in Crawley town centre should be up and running ‘in the very near future’, according to the borough council.

As the half-term holidays began and temperatures in the town topped 30 degrees Celcius, the Queens Square fountains – which have provided a fun cooling-off spot for young and old – have stayed dry.

Installed in 2017 at a cost of £554,000, the fountains have become notorious in the town for failing to work – staying dry for four summers in a row earlier in their life, due to technical issues and the pandemic.

A council spokesman said: “We know that people will be understandably disappointed that they were not on for the start of the holidays but please be assured we are actively working to get it addressed and expect the issue to be resolved in the very near future.”

In December 2023, it was revealed the council had spent £170,000 getting the fountains repaired.

Speaking at the time, Atif Nawaz, cabinet member for planning and economic development, said the council had explored the ‘potential to recover costs’ from the contractor which installed the fountain. But he added that legal advice received had indicated that any case would be difficult to prove.

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