SAFETY FIRST WILL REMAIN THE POLICY ON CLEETHORPES SEAFRONT AS LOCKDOWN EASES

                                                                              

Cleethorpes seafront - busy times are beckoning in run-up to Easter and beyond

WITH lockdown restrictions set to ease, plans are being put in place to ensure Cleethorpes seafront remains as safe possible when visitor-numbers start to increase.

North East Lincolnshire Council says it will introduce the following anti-Covid measures as from next Monday, March 29.

* The daily closure of the Central Promenade, 7am to 7pm, to vehicles, except for business and emergency access.

* The first section of parking bays on the North Promenade will be fully closed with concrete barriers in place. 

* Public WCs will be open but with additional measures in place to ensure safe queue management and additional cleaning.

* Provision of outside hand sanitising facilities.

* Additional cleaning of high exposure surfaces such as litter bins.

* Continued support and advice to local businesses, with enforcement still to be used as the last option.

* Digital signage at Hewitt’s Circus, Lockhill roundabout and Meridian Showground, promoting key safety messages, encouraging people to adhere to the rules and advising on car park capacity.

NELC says the  closure of the Central Promenade to vehicle traffic and a section of bays on the North Promenade is essential due to the high levels of pedestrian footfall in these areas at busy times. 

The closures will provide the space needed for pedestrians to circulate and social-distance in a safe manner.

No Special measures are currently being proposed for Sea View Street, St Peter’s Avenue, both Cleethorpes, for  Market Place, Grimsby,  or for Immingham Town Centre, but these and other areas will be kept under review. 

From Monday, people will be able to meet outdoors in groups of up to six people, or two households. 

However, indoor mixing outside  household or support bubbles is still not allowed.