Make your move – on our open air chess or backgammon boards!
Another section of Armada Way is now open to the public and we marked the occasion with some games for grown-ups.
While the huge play area for children on the eastern side of this section is progressing, the tables for chess and backgammon are ready for action.
A total of four funky new tables have been installed on the west side of Armada Way, two for chess and two for backgammon, as another measure to encourage people to linger for longer in the city centre.
And to get the games area going, Deputy Leader Councillor Jemima Laing plotted her best moves with members of the Plymouth Backgammon Club.
Our Central Library staff hosted a display and reading opportunities on the new green space directly outside their premises and as the grass is soft and the area bordered, it is the perfect place for little ones to enjoy events such as Rhyme time and Storytime outside as the weather improves.
Businesses are also getting back their outside space with Cloud 9 and Oggy Oggy putting out tables and chairs in an area which has been set aside for eating, drinking and watching the world go by.
Councillor Mark Lowry, City Centre Champion said: “We’d like to thank the businesses for their patience while this work has been progressing – but the difference outside their front door is huge.
“We want people to linger longer in the city centre and providing ample space for this – close to where children will be playing – was a crucial part of the scheme.”
The food and beverage section will eventually enjoy leafy cover courtesy of the 12 new London Planes. While they look bare and gnarly now, they have been shaped so that they will eventually grow across and entwine with each other to create natural dappled shade.
