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Sunday 24th April 2016 – Road Closures for St Georges Day Parade in West Bromwich
ROLLING ROAD CLOSURES FOR ST GEORGE’S PARADE AND VAISAKHI PROCESSION
Rolling road closures will be in place for events this coming Sunday (24 April) to celebrate St George’s Day and Vaisakhi in Sandwell.
Thousands of people are expected to flock to West Bromwich for family events to celebrate St George’s Day.
Manor House Museum, Hall Green Road, will host a St George’s Day Family Fun Day on Saturday 23 April, running from 11am to 3pm. Admission is free with a small charge for some activities.
Jane Hanney from Sandwell Council’s museums service, said: “Come along and celebrate St George’s Day with a fantastic family fun day with loads of entertainment.
For the St George’s Day parade in West Bromwich, which runs from around 10.45am to 11.45am, the following roads will close on a rolling basis:
Westminster Road, between Hall Green Road and Marsh Lane, will be closed at approximately 9.30am ready for the parade to form up.
At around 10.45am, the procession will move forward along Westminster Road and into Marsh Lane continuing along the listed roads until the parade arrives at Lloyd Street.
The road closures will be rolling and not all roads will be closed at the same time. Once the parade has safely passed the roads will re-open.
More information on St George’s Day events at www.sandwell.gov.uk/stgeorge
For the Vaisakhi procession in Smethwick, the following roads in Sandwell will close on a rolling basis.
On leaving this stretch of Booth Street, the procession will continue across the borough boundary into Birmingham where it will proceed to Handsworth Park.
The road closures will be on a rolling basis and not all roads will be closed at the same time. The procession is scheduled to leave from outside the Baba Sang Ji Gurdwara at 10am and will cross Tollhouse Way around 11am.
It is anticipated that High Street will be closed from 6am and that Tollhouse Way will be closed from 11am for around 30 minutes. These timings are approximate and are subject to the procession starting on time.