New Shade Areas In Kings Square, St George’s
The Corporation of St. George has placed new shading areas in King Square as part of their plans  to create an atmosphere where visitors and residents alike can enjoy the beauty and history, the Old Towne has to offer
A spokesperson said, “King Square is the center of the Old Towne, and within the Square there is the Town Hall, the stocks, cannons, and at noon each day except Fridays and Sundays we have the re-enactment of the Dunking of the Wench!”
The spokesperson continued, “The Old Towne has many great places to visit and our shaded benches are now an added attraction, which have seen many visitors taking pictures under our newly shaded areas. Many locals have also noted how they can eat their lunch on the shaded benches as well. We have received positive feedback from the community on this addition to King Square.”
“The Corporation was originally looking at umbrellas for King Square, however, our workforce came up with a different idea, and we the members felt it was a great idea and we would experiment with this shading option this year. It blends well in the historic town.”
He continued, “We installed all four shading areas on King Square over the past two weeks, and we have received.
“In March, a group from St. George’s visited Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a fact finding trip and exposed us to the wonderful traditions that Williamsburg area have on displayed. From period costumes and their version of stocks was great for us all to experience. On June 5, we will be hosting a town hall meeting at the World Heritage Centre to discuss some of findings.”
The spokesperson concluded, “The town is looking to have many activities this summer, and every 4th Saturday commencing in June we will have our Movies in the Square, in July we have a Karaoke Night in the Square, the Plough celebrations to name just a few events.”
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I like that drivable grass they used in the shoppin mall in dockyard….I like the mall as well….
Love the idea but can’t help wonder how long before the town bums are allowed to monopolise them?
Town Bum’s ! -thats not right !
A lot of those people that sit down the Square are retired elderly Bermudians who have earned the right to sit down
there and fellowship —- for the most part all of the elderly people I know that go there to relax are harmless, and respectable.
Watch out now – your talking about somebody’s grandperents of Mother and Father.
I looked at the top photo very closely and saw the Person who Painted and worked on Motor Vehicals for 40 years before
he retired ,- he was a person who trained many a young man how to do there trade.
I emailed this Article to several friends who live in the Northeast USA – all of which are professionals and all of which
come to Bermuda often and they thought the Idea was great.- to them it looks the Island thing’
Methinks thou doth protest too much x man. The older people won’t want to hang around when the rumbottles turn up. I am ‘elderly and was recently in Portugal where I noted the obvious absence of seating in their very pretty public squares. A local took me around the corner and showed me the reason for their recent removal – Rummies, male and female clogging all available sitting space on nearby steps, looking for the odd Euro or two. Be careful what you wish for!
X man is right. — it’s not right to call the peolple that sit down the Towne Square Bums.
I allways drive though the Square and occassionaly stop there to talk to some of the elders so I know were
the Rummies hang out to. – the Rum Bums hang out near the Ferry Wharf area and over Ordnance Island.
get it right.
My Dad is one of those older fellows and him and the other retired men and women have sat off on the square for years even before there was shade. Sometimes they are joined by retirees outside St. Georges after they have been in the bank. He is in his 80′s and when it is good weather it gives him something to do. Sometimes he tells me about his chats with the tourists who ask questions about Bermuda. He said everyone is nice and respectful and they get a kick of hearing the stories and also the gossip.
The rummies hang out over on Ordanance Island and down on the dock.
Good idea. But for a Destination that’s trying to market itself to an ‘up market’ or ‘high end’ niche, isn’t a bit tacky?
Pathetic!…very cheap and ugly looking!
Not everything has to be made of concrete or made from a Factory
I bet you a lot of our Visitors will think its cute.
To a Visitor the Idea may be very appealing – even to those who are so called upscale !
it kind of looks like a bunch of leaves thrown on there. Couldn’t it be done a little better?
more seats for the bums. womp womp.
Like they have taken over outside of the the Hamilton Ferry termiinal.
Bermuda is an upscale tourist market. Yeah…right!
Not all upscale people are over conservative stiff’s.– they like a little Island thing.
Several of my friends who are very upscale and got $$$$$$ – who visit here find stuff like this very relaxing and a break from there every day uptight life in the USA.
I learned over the years that my friends – several of them who are millionaires actually come here and enjoy
a lot of the basic things that we either take for granted or we don’t like.
whose mother are you calling a bum, or father??!!!!!!!!!!!!or sista or brotha
Most of the people you call bums and that sit off down the Square are just harmless,well behaved retired People
who have made there contribution to society.