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East Coast Truckers Children’s Convoy Traffic Restrictions

Please see the below from Norfolk County Council:

Norfolk & Suffolk County Councils, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that to facilitate the staging of the East Coast Truckers Annual Children’s Convoy on 28th August 2022, have made a Traffic Order, the effect of which will be to i) temporarily restrict vehicular traffic passage along the route of the Convoy and access to that route from side roads and only whilst the Convoy is in the vicinity of those roads; ii) temporarily suspend the one way restriction from entry to C628 Marine Parade (east side) and ii) temporarily impose a one way restriction on the C628 Marine Parade (east side) from its junction with C621 Euston Road to a point 62 metres south of the centreline of its junction with U60478 Princes Road in a south-north direction.

The provisions of the Order will not prevent access being maintained for pedestrians to any premises situated on or adjacent to any road to which this Order relates, or to any other premises accessible from and only from, such a road.

The Order will come into effect on 28th August 2022 and will remain in force for one day. It is anticipated that the Convoy will commence at approximately 10.00hrs from the premises of County Hall, Norwich following a route out of the city via Thorpe Road and Yarmouth Road to the A47 at Postwick where it continues to Great Yarmouth and joins the A12 to Harfreys roundabout where it detours along Beccles Road, Church Road and Middleton Road to rejoin the A12 to Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park at Lowestoft to arrive at approximately 12.00.   The Convoy will return from Pleasurewood Hills at approximately 17.15hrs via the A12 northbound through Gorleston via Middleton Road, Church Road and Beccles Road to Gapton Hall roundabout, Great Yarmouth Marine Parade, A47 Norwich Southern bypass exiting at A146 Trowse Bypass, Martineau Lane to County Hall. Restriction on traffic will only be enforced until normal traffic flow can be maintained.

The promoter of the event is East Coast Truckers Charity, PO Box 56, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2WT.

The route and further information may be found at www.eastcoasttruckers.co.uk

A copy of the Order and a plan may be inspected at Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH during normal office hours. However, during the current epidemic staffing levels have been reduced and viewing online would be recommended in keeping with the government guidelines. The person dealing with this event for Norfolk & Suffolk County Councils is Martin Dixon (Community and Environmental Services) Telephone 0344 800 8009.