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It seems a stupid waste, as per. The fountain hasn't been on for ages. Have they removed the pumping equipment? I recall the building in the middle of the roundabout looking a bit bare but can't remember if it's because it was empty now or if the plants are just gone.

I never saw the point of it anyway.

Amazingly enough I went past this afternoon and fountains were switched on! I can't rememeber the last time I saw them working, must be well over a year ago.

Yeah I saw that too! Maybe somebody is watching us.....

A door to the building was open on the Saturday of the Grand Depart ... I may or may not have sneaked a look inside, and yes it looks like the pumping equipment is still in there.

Chrism wrote: I never saw the point of it anyway. What's the point of any fountain though? (Especially in Leeds where the NEVER work for more than a day or so a year). It's just an attractive thing to look at.

LS1 wrote: Chrism wrote: I never saw the point of it anyway. What's the point of any fountain though? (Especially in Leeds where the NEVER work for more than a day or so a year). It's just an attractive thing to look at. Victoriagate may prod the council to do something with it, though as Chris says as it stands (pre Victoriagate) there seems little point in it.

The simple reason being if you or I bought a pump for our pond and it didn't work we would return it to the shop where purchased to complain and get it fixed or replaced or refund . When its not your money it doesn't really matter if it works or not its just a feather in your cap while you were responsible for that department to say it was your idea . It will probably disappear shortly be a nice bit of scrap value or into somebodys back garden for their pond . Imagine if the fountains in the Victoria Quarter broke down they wouldn't be idle for very long . Do them water spouts in City Square still work or was it same supplier ?

scrabblerz wrote: The simple reason being if you or I bought a pump for our pond and it didn't work we would return it to the shop where purchased to complain and get it fixed or replaced or refund . When its not your money it doesn't really matter if it works or not its just a feather in your cap while you were responsible for that department to say it was your idea . It will probably disappear shortly be a nice bit of scrap value or into somebodys back garden for their pond . Imagine if the fountains in the Victoria Quarter broke down they wouldn't be idle for very long . Do them water spouts in City Square still work or was it same supplier ? I remember posting a news item a while ago in another thread, that LCC were turning off all of these displays because of the high cost of maintaining them.

chameleon wrote: scrabblerz wrote: The simple reason being if you or I bought a pump for our pond and it didn't work we would return it to the shop where purchased to complain and get it fixed or replaced or refund . When its not your money it doesn't really matter if it works or not its just a feather in your cap while you were responsible for that department to say it was your idea . It will probably disappear shortly be a nice bit of scrap value or into somebodys back garden for their pond . Imagine if the fountains in the Victoria Quarter broke down they wouldn't be idle for very long . Do them water spouts in City Square still work or was it same supplier ? I remember posting a news item a while ago in another thread, that LCC were turning off all of these displays because of the high cost of maintaining them. A high cost made worse by buying shoddy equipment in the first place.