The ￡3.6m fountain in London's Hyde Park had only been open two weeks when three people were treated in hospital after slipping inside the stone ring.

It will reopen on 20 August after new safety guidelines were drawn up to manage the number of visitors.

Running will be banned although people can still paddle and sit on the side.

The fountain proved very popular when it opened and the huge public interest was thought to be the root cause of its problems.

After the accident health and safety experts, designers and engineers were called in by the Royal Parks and asked for advice.

The report was also discussed with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and a number of recommendations drawn up.

Now fences have been put up to help manage the numbers of people using the fountain and six staff trained in crowd control and first aid will supervise the site in the summer.

Signs explaining common sense guidelines will be put up.

Greg McErlean, head of major projects for the Royal Parks, said: "We had to manage people's interaction with the memorial so that people would sit on the side and dabble their hands and feet but not walk, or in some cases run, around in it.

"We want people to come and experience the memorial safely and happily."

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said she was "delighted" the memorial was soon to reopen and was happy with the safety measures put forward.

She added: "I am delighted that the memorial will soon reopen for everyone to enjoy as a special place of relaxation and remembrance."

(Agencies)

paddle: to play in or as if in water, as of small children；propel with a paddle（嬉水，涉水，划桨）

first aid: emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained （急救）