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Carnival Road Closures

19/06/08 - RESIDENTS are being warned that a number of roads around the town centre will be closed on Saturday June 28 for the Community Carnival.

The theme of this year’s event is Festivals of the World and one of the highlights will be a parade from Stanhope Park in Vane Terrace into the centre of town.

To ensure those taking part in the parade a safe, some roads will be closed and there will be parking restrictions in place.

The affected areas are:

· Vane Terrace  - closed from Trinity Road to Abbey Road – 7am to 7pm
· Duke Street -     closed from Raby Terrace to Skinnergate - 10am to 1pm
closed from Stanhope Road to Raby Terrace – 11.30am to 2pm
· Skinnergate -  closed from Bells Place to Blackwellgate – 10am to 1pm
· Post House Wynd - closed – 10am to 1pm
· Blackwellgate - closed – 10am to 1pm
· High Row - closed – 10am to 1pm
· Prospect Place - closed – 10am to 1pm
· Northgate - closed from Prospect Place to Crown Street – 10am to 1pm
· Larchfield Street - closed from Raby Terrace to Rear of Duke Street – 11.30am to 2pm
· Abbey Road -  closed from Swinburne Road to Vane Terrace  – 11.30am to 2pm

There will also be no parking allowed on either side of Duke Street from early morning until 2pm.