Advisory: East End Beach Access On Saturday
Clearwater Beach, Turtle Beach, and Coopers Island Nature Reserve will not be available to the general public tomorrow [June 18] due to the Bermuda Heroes Weekend Carnival Parade of Bands.
A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of the Environment and the Department of Parks would like to inform the general public that as a result of the Bermuda Heroes Weekend Carnival Parade of Bands, Clearwater Beach, Turtle Beach and Coopers Island Nature Reserve, will not be available for use by the general public from 8am – 8pm, Saturday 18th June 2016.
“Entry will be by paid admission to the Carnival Committee.
“The cooperation of the general public is greatly appreciated and the beaches and nature reserve will be available for general use on Sunday 19th June 2016, as well as the holiday Monday 20th June 2016.
“The Minister, Permanent Secretary and the staff of the Department of Parks, wish the general public a safe and enjoyable time when at the parks, beaches and nature reserves over the 2016 Heroes Day Holiday Weekend.
“If further information is required, please contact the Department of Parks at 236-5902.”
I don’t get it….please help me understand why these beaches cannot be used by taxpayers during the daylight hours
Are you serious? All the property at Coopers Island is off limits to the public? I would like to see someone tell me to leave if I arrive in my boat and want to use the beaches.
Extortion. How can you hand over a huge area of the island to the “Carnival Committee” to be able to charge an entry fee to public lands? Restricting the free movement of people who don’t have anything to do with the party seems wrong. Or is BDLC, like WEDCO, a dictatorship? Is the motorsports park off limits too?
Carnival?
A carnival has clowns innit and amusement park rides ennit?
They have absolutely no legal right to refuse entry to public beaches . It’s conpletely unlawful , public road , public beach .
Trust me clowns like this do this every weekend in St David’s when they bloke of public roads to ride their stupid bikes, I agree with all the comments so far.
Reason being you’ll trash Cooper Island and we the tax payers will have to foot the bill to clean it up. So relax meatheads, you have enough ground to destroy as it sits. Take a look at the mess after the weekend is over and tell me you would want to see that mess on Coopers Island.
Enjoy
Please shut up..when Oprah had her staff in for one day it was closed to the public and none of you complained.