Funding secured to Fix the Floozie in the Jacuzzi
Leader of Birmingham City Council confirms work to start next year
The Leader of Birmingham City Council has confirmed the renewal of The River fountain, more commonly known as the Floozie in the Jacuzzi, will go ahead after the German Market comes down.
In an email seen by I Choose Birmingham Ian Ward said: "The refurbishment of Victoria Square and the fountain is something that I believe to be important in terms of the quality of the public realm and the ongoing development and investment in the City Centre. Therefore I am pleased to inform you that we have secured funding for the renewal of both the square and the fountain. Work will begin in the New Year once the German Market stalls are removed."
The Floozie hasn't flowed since 2013 due to a recurring a water leak. It has been filled with soil and bedding plants for the last six years.
Designed by by Dhruva Mistry The Floozie was was completed in 1994, when the square was officially reopened by Diana, Princess of Wales.
Those of you that follow us on Twitter will known that we've campaigned hard for the Floozie to flow once more in increasingly ludicrous manner - see below.
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— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) June 18, 2019
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— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) August 4, 2019
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Me: "Have you come to fix the Floozie?" pic.twitter.com/AXYzLM5cGK
— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) December 6, 2018
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— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) January 12, 2019
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Teach your kids about the Floozie in the Jacuzzi by filling their paddling pool with rocks and weeds, and making them stare at it for years
— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) April 29, 2017
The Floozie giving up and leaving. pic.twitter.com/R3rejWL7NU
— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) February 23, 2019
I would LOVE it... LOVE IT... if someone fixed the Floozie in the Jacuzzi. pic.twitter.com/cgY7yfVtvB
— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) April 12, 2019
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Genie: “you have three wishes”
— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) August 23, 2019
Me: “I wish for a million more wishes!”
Genie: “that doesn’t work”
Me: “okay, just fix the floozie”
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— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) August 29, 2018
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