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Historic Plymouth pond left empty for two years
The Herald
|July 04, 2026
ENTHUSIASTS PLEAD FOR A FIX TO THE DRAINED CIVIC CENTRE POND
A MODEL boat club in Plymouth says it is tired of the “same words and no action” from Plymouth City Council as the pond outside the Civic Centre remains empty and unrepaired after nearly two years.
The site of model boats bobbing about on the large pond in Civic Square every Sunday has been an attraction for visitors, families and model boat enthusiasts for nearly half a century but the pond was drained and fenced off in October 2024 after it developed a leak and not much has happened since.
The grade II listed pond now looks an “eyesore” according to Plymouth City Councillor Patrick Nicholson (Ind, Plympton St Mary) who asked the Labour administration this week if it was going to remain that way for “decades”.
This story is from the July 04, 2026 edition of The Herald.
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