You may remember that a while ago I put up a photo of the graffiti wall, the place opposite the corner shop with some very interesting graffiti on it, medical pictures and all. It has a strange kind of charm about it, knowing that it’s a place where youngsters hang out (near the sweet shop, like when we were young). They also hang out in the square where there’s always a generation of footballers, and that generation changes over the years. There’s not much else for young people to do on the island, it seems to be more or less football or nothing, so they make their own entertainment. (We have the scouts and other organisations, but as far as I know, the massive sports hall is hardly used – I may be wrong.)
There always seems to be a couple of shirts acting as goalposts in the square, where there are a couple of benches. There was a planter, maybe put right in the centre to stop the children playing ball games, but that’s found its way to the side, and the match resumes. What’s nice to see is how the younger folk look after this little area, in that they’ve taken it upon themselves to decorate one of the benches. Yesterday, Peter delivered me these photos, so thank you for that. The colourful, fun side of ‘hanging out in the village square,’ and certainly more cheerful than the graffiti wall.
