NORTH East Lincolnshire Council is urging people to plan their traffic and travel arrangements ahead of the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Cleethorpes at the end of this month.
The weekend will start with a 'community day' on Friday 26 June but most of the activities will be spread over the following two days.
For instance, there will be the following:
* Armed Forces parade through town, from Knoll St to Brighton Slipway then returning up Central Prom on Saturday.
* Flying activity centred on Ross Castle, the service village and displays of military vehicles in Meridian Showground.
* Community Stage at the Boating Lake to be active across the weekend
* Big Wheel, will be in the leisure centre car park.
* Traders will have their pitches on Kingsway, at the Boating Lake and within the Meridian Showground.
Road closures will be as follows:
* Central Promenade will be closed to all traffic, except emergency vehicles, from Saturday 27 June to Sunday 28 June inclusive. Business access for loading and unloading will be permitted up to 10am, and RNLI / Coastguard access will be maintained at all times from the Brighton Street end.
* North Promenade - bays between Sea Road and Station Approach will be suspended from 0600hrs – 1400hrs on Saturday 27 June. There will be no access to the car park between 1030hrs – 1330hrs on Saturday 27 June.
* Civic Offices car parks will be closed all weekend (from Saturday 27 June to Sunday 28 June inclusive)
* Cleethorpes Town Hall car park will be closed on Saturday 27 June only
* Sea View Street plaza car park will be closed all weekend (from Saturday 27 June to Sunday 28 June inclusive)
* Cleethorpes Leisure Centre - parking will be by Lincs Inspire permit and Blue badge holders only from Wednesday 24 June to Sunday 28 June.
* Cleethorpes Boating Lake car park will be closed fromFriday 26 June to Sunday 28 June
* Thrunscoe Land car park outside Oriental Express will be open open as normal, but all other areas (including motorhome parking) will be closed between Thursday 25 June and Sunday 28 June.
* Meridian Crafts car park will be closed between Friday 26 June and Sunday 28 June.
* Marine Walk will be cosed between 1000hrs – 1400hrs on Saturday 27 June.
All other car parks in and around the resort will be open as usual.
Road closures from Saturday 27 June (0001hrs) to Sunday 28 June (2359hrs) will be as follows:
* Alexandra Road / High Cliff Road/Kingsway between the junction with Knoll St and the junction with Rowston St.
* Seaview Street – Alexandra Road to Cambridge Street (including New Road).
* No traffic exit from Humber Street or North Street to High Cliff Road for the weekend.
* No access to High Cliff Road/ Kingsway from North North Street, Brighton Street and Humber Street.
* High Cliff Road/ Kingsway from High Cliff Road/ Kingsway from North Street, Brighton Street and Humber Street.
* Additional closures for the military veterans and vehicles parades between 10.30am and 1.30pm on Saturday June 27.
In addition, NELC says:
* KNOLL STREET between CAMBRIDGE STREET and ALEXANDRA ROAD will be closed between 1145hrs and 1330hrs
* SEA ROAD between ALEXANDRA ROAD and CENTRAL PROMENADE will be closed between 1030hrs and 1330hrs
* NORTH PROMENADE between SEA ROAD and STATION APPROACH - parking will be suspended on both side of the road between 0600hrs and 1430hrs. In addition, there will be no vehicle access to all of NORTH PROMENADE between 1030hrs and 1330hrs.
* ALEXANDRA ROAD between YARRA ROAD and KNOLL STREET will be closed between 1030hrs and 1330hrs. Parking will be suspended on both sides of the road between 0600hrs and 1400hrs.
* KINGSWAY between ROWSTON STREET and KINGS ROAD will be closed between 1045hrs and 1245hrs.
* KINGS ROAD between KINGSWAY and CHICHESTER ROAD will be closed between 1045hrs and 1245hrs.
During the Military vehicle parade there will be no access onto the route from QUEENS PARADE, BRADFORD AVENUE and CROMWELL ROAD between approximately 1045hrs and 1200hrs. Roads will re-open to traffic as soon as it is safe to do so.
There will be tow away zones in operation over the weekend which will be clearly advertised.
Any vehicle left in the zone, which will be marked by yellow ‘TOW AWAY ZONE’ signs, is liable to be removed by a specialist towing company.
To support the safe passage of the parades and the movement of buses and general traffic around the area over the weekend the following areas of on street parking will be suspended between 0600hrs on Saturday 27 June until 2359hrs on Sunday 28 June:
* ST PETERS AVENUE (western kerb line, entire length between its junction with HIGHGATE and its junction with HIGH STREET)
* ST PETERS AVENUE (eastern kerb line between its junction with ALBERT ROAD and its junction with HIGHGATE)
* KNOLL STREET (northern kerb line between with junction with CAMBRIDGE STREET and its junction with ALEXANDRA ROAD)
* HIGHGATE (northern kerb line between its junction with THRUNSCOE ROAD and its junction with ST PETERS AVENUE)
* TRINITY ROAD (western kerb line between its junction with TAYLORS AVENUE and its junction with SANDRINGHAM ROAD)
* CHICHESTER ROAD (northern kerb line between its junction with ALDRICH ROAD and its junction with BISHOPTHORPE ROAD)
* KINGSWAY (both sides between its junction with CENTRAL PROMENADE and its junction with ROWSTON STREET)
* BRIGHTON STREET (between its junction with HIGH CLIFF ROAD and its junction with SOUTH STREET)
* HUMBER STREET (between its junction with HIGH CLIFF ROAD and its junction with NORTH STREET)
With so many road closures and parking restrictions, use of public transport - or walking - is being highly recommended.
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