Organiser of Spalding Flower Parade gives residents and visitors road closure information ahead of major event

Visitors are being advised to plan ahead — with details of roads closures and parking restrictions for the Flower Parade now released.

Organiser of Saturday May 11’s Spalding Flower Parade, Stephen Timewell, is giving advanced warning on how the route will affect access into the town — with tens of thousands of visitors predicted to come to the town for the event.

The event starts and finishes at the Castle Sports Ground on Pinchbeck Road as the parade of floats, trailers and community groups will make a 2.9 mile circuit around the town.

Mr Timewell stated: “There is no doubt that this event will cause some disruption and inconvenience and for that, we sincerely apologise.

“We can assure you that we will make sure it is kept to an absolute minimum.

“For this event there will be many road closures and parking restrictions in place and this may affect you. I strongly suggest you make arrangements to avoid these closures.”

The list of following road closures may vary depending on the progress of the parade.

Access to Market Place and Hall Place closed from 1am on Saturday, May 11.

Sheep Market - closed and no parking from 5pm, Friday, May 10.

On Saturday, May 11

8am the following roads will close until 45 minutes after the parade has passed:

Churchgate, High Bridge, Market Place, Swan Street (Winfrey Junction), New Road, Westlode (near Bingo hall)

9am the following roads will close until 45 minutes after the parade has passed:

Pinchbeck Road (up to Kings Road)

10.30am the following roads will close until 45 minutes after the parade has passed:

Pinchbeck Road will be closed to West Elloe Avenue, 10.45am West Elloe Avenue will be closed

11am the following roads will close until 45 minutes after the parade has passed:

Twin Bridges closed, Holbeach Road closed, Queens Road closed

Once parade is fully on Queens Road, Holbeach Road and Twin Bridges open. West Elloe Avenue and Pinchbeck Road remain closed. Birds roundabout and Halmergate will close at 11.15am.

Once parade is fully on Halmergate, Queens Road will open. Once parade fully on Churchgate, Halmergate will open.

Market Place will remain closed until 45 minutes after the parade has passed.

Parking restrictions

From 1am on Saturday, May 11 parking will be suspended in the following locations:

Queens Road, Halmergate, Church Street, Holbeach Road, West Elloe Avenue, Sheep Market, Market Place, New Road and Pinchbeck Road.

Most restrictions are lifted after the parade has passed.

The police can and will tow away vehicles obstructing the parade.

For further information visit https://www.spaldingflowerparade.org.uk/spalding-flower-parade

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