22 October 05
Fountain At Wick Riverside Reopened

The fountain at Wick was reopened after a refurbishment and the addition of flood lighting to make a show at night.  the Wick Town Improvements committee had raised the money from the the Gala night and funding applications to the Lottery and help from the Coop and Highland Council.  Ashlie Cormack the Wick Gala Queen pulled a lever to get the things going and Ann Dunnet the lord Lieutenant said a few works about the fountain and revealed that nearly one hundred years ago it had been built by an earlier Wick Town Improvements Group.  Jan Banks the Wick Town Improvements chairman said she was pleased that things had worked out so well and that not only the fountain was back working but that they had also managed to build disabled access pathway to the fountain and improve paths and picnic tables nearby.  The Town Improvements group now have their eye on the possibility of lighting the main Wick Bridge and more work on the paths network on the riverside and improvements to the islands..

27 September 04
Wick Town Improvements Awarded £16,000 From Heritage Lottery Towards Fountain
 Wick Town Improvements Association have been awarded £16,000 towards their latest project which is to bring the fountain at wick riverside back into working order.  not only that but they plan to add floodlighting to make it a more visible feature.  The group have all the funds in place for the fountain itself but delighted hair-woman Jan Banks says the group still required to raise a further £10,500 for the lighting.