Pupils at Grouville Primary have joined the Island’s growing community of young water savers, as the school becomes one of 20 to take up our offer of a free water butt.
We are offering water butts to all local schools and nurseries, giving young Islanders a practical way to understand the value of water and develop good water-saving habits from an early age.
At Grouville Primary, the water butt will collect rainwater for the school’s gardening club to water plants, flowers and growing projects, so pupils see a simple, practical way of saving water in action.
This latest school sign-up comes as we mark Water Night 2026, an international initiative that encourages people to turn their taps off for the evening. It’s an opportunity for families, schools and communities to think about how they use water every day, and where they can make small changes to use less.
After an exceptionally dry summer, the return of rain is welcome, but the Island’s water reservoirs are currently only 56% full, and 11% below the ten-year average for this time of year, with a long way to go to recover before next summer. Capturing rainwater in water butts now is one way that Islanders can save water for their gardens, rather than using treated drinking water when they need watering again.
Mark Bowden, our Head of Water Resilience, commented:
“We’re delighted to support schools and nurseries across the Island with water butts. We want young Islanders to grow up understanding just how precious water is and the small actions they can take to protect it. By establishing these habits early, we hope they will take them beyond the school gates and into everyday life. Water Night is another simple way for Islanders of all ages to stop and think about how they use water.”
Islanders can get involved with Water Night 2026, by turning all non-essential taps off from 17:00 until 22:00 on Thursday 22 October 2026.
