St Mary's Village Carnival: Road Closure Notice
Posted on June 16, 2011
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A
(HIGH STREET, THE ORCHARDS, TOTTERNHOE ROAD, NORTHALL ROAD, BOWER LANE AND MOOR END, EATON BRAY)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2011
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Central Bedfordshire Council intend not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle from proceeding along the following lengths of road;
- High Street, Eaton Bray for its full length
- The Orchards, Eaton Bray for its full length
- Totternhoe Road, Eaton Bray from its junction with Northall Road to its junction with The Rye
- Northall Road, Eaton Bray at its junction with the High Street
- Bower Lane, Eaton Bray at its junction with the High Street
- Moor End, Eaton Bray from its junction with High Street to county boundary.
These temporary closures are required to facilitate the holding of the St Mary’s Village Carnival and Parade.
The closure will be operative on Saturday 2 July 2011 between 10.00am and 3.00pm.
The alternative routes available for vehicles affected by the proposed Order are:-
Proceed on Bower Lane to roundabout with B489 Icknield Way. Take 3rd exit and continue on Icknield Way to roundabout with A4146 Leighton Road, Eddlesborough. Take 3rd exit and continue on Leighton Road to junction with Stanbridge Road, Billington. Turn right and continue on Stanbridge Road to junction with The Rye, Eaton Bray. Turn right and continue on The Rye to junction with Totternhoe Road and site and vice versa.
The proposed Order will come into operation on 2 July 2011 for a period of one day.
(Access may be allowed from time to time according to local timings)
For further information please contact Heidi Head, Eaton Bray Parish Council; Tel/Fax: 01525 221464.
DATED 15 June 2011
Basil Jackson
Assistant Director for Highways and Transportation
Central Bedfordshire Council
Technology House, Ampthill Road,
Bedford MK42 9BD
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July 2, 2011
,Eric Newton says:I have been made aware of the road closure by a neighbour. In view of this I found this notice on the Internet this morning, the day of the Carnival.
It makes no mentioned of Wallace Drive, but as I read the notice it seems we could be denied entrance or exit to/from Wallace Drive for a period of 5 hours. This makes family arrangements, visits etc. very difficult.
Surely as residents of a road adjoining the High Street we should have received notice of this other than by word of mouth or Internet. Also is a period of 5 hours really necessary?
Could you please consider these comments when making arrangements for future years.
Many thanks
Eric Newton
July 2, 2011
,Eaton Bray says:Unfortunately the road closure notice from the council is very broad. The actual closures will be very minimal.
The Carnival Procession leaves The Orchards in Eaton Bray at 12.30 and arrives at Edlesborough Green at 13.30. Each road will only be closed for the short period (normally a few minutes) it takes for the procession to pass that particular road. As soon as the procession has gone past a particular junction, traffic should be free to flow again.
July 2, 2011
,Eaton Bray says:The only road that will be affected for a longer period of time is The Orchards itself, which is closed from around 10.30am until the procession has left.