With the support and blessing of Kirsty MacColl's family and management, a proposal was put to Westminster Council to place a Bench in Kirsty's memory in Soho Square, central London.

Soho Square is a garden in the middle of one of London's busiest areas. It has a special place in the hearts of Kirsty's fans as the setting for a song on the Titanic Days album: it's where "the pigeons shiver in the naked trees" and there's "an empty bench in Soho Square". Kirsty once said that had she appreciated the special fondness for this song amongst her fans, she would have included it on the Galore compilation. Hear the song in real audio format.

The Bench was unveiled in a public ceremony in Soho Square, London on Sunday 12th August at 11am. Speeches at the unveiling came from organiser Chris Winwood and Kirsty's mother Jean, who handed over the cheque for the Music for Cuba Fund to Steve Wilkinson of the Cuban Solidarity Campaign and the Cuban Ambassador to Britain. Kirsty songs were played over a PA system to add the necessary ambience. As the song Soho Square finished, two pigeons flew over the bench.