A number of speed limit restrictions and road closures will be in place when Neighbourhood Weekender returns to Victoria Park in Latchford from Friday 3 September to Sunday 5 September.
Road closures and temporary diversions signs will be erected near the site for the duration of the festival and access to the site will be under the control of the event organiser.
Residents are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with the road closures ahead of the weekend and to keep in mind that traffic may be slower as the festival sets up in the coming weeks.
Parts of Victoria Park will be closed to the public, including the car park and football fields, while the remainder of the park will still be available to use.
Road closures and restrictions
Festival attendees will be directed to enter the park from Knutsford Road. Those attending the festival by vehicle will use pre-booked car parking spaces at Sir Thomas Boteler High School.
Knutsford road will have a ‘no waiting, no loading’ order in place over the weekend and there will be a temporary taxi rank available.
Immediately following the festival, Knutsford Road will be temporarily closed between 10.20pm and 11.30pm at the end of each day to allow festival attendees to leave the area quickly and safely. There will be additional managed closures on Bridgefoot roundabout to enable people to safely cross the road and move away from the site as quickly as possible to minimise disruption.
A Temporary Prohibition of Driving and Clearway Order will be in place in the residential streets around Victoria Park, except for resident permit holders, between 9am and 1am, from Saturday 4 September to Monday 6 September.
A Temporary Prohibition of Driving Order will also be in place between 10pm and 11.30pm on Friday 3 September, Saturday 4 September and Sunday 5 September. Affected roads include:
·Bridgefoot
·Knutsford Road – from its junction with Grange Avenue to its junction with Wilderspool Causeway
·Halla Way
·Mersey Street (northbound) – from its junction with Bridge Street to its junction with Academy Street
·Mersey Street (southbound) – from its junction with Church Street to its junction with Wharf Street
·Warrington Bridge
·Warrington New Bridge
·Wharf Street – from its junction with Mersey Street to its junction with Vernon Street
·Wilderspool Causeway – from its junction with Park Boulevard to its junction with Warrington Bridge
·Wilson Patten Street – From its junction with Bridge Foot to its junction with Slutchers Lane
Alternative routes will be available on Priestley Street, Froghall Lane, Midland Way, Manchester Road, Kingsway North, Kingsway South, Liverpool Road, Parker Street, Slutchers Lane, Chester Road, Walton New Road, and Walton Road.
Parking permits
If you live near Victoria Park, make sure you display your resident parking permit in your vehicles for the duration of the festival.
If you have any issues with your parking permit, or haven’t yet received your permit and you live within the resident parking zone, you can visit the box office on site for advice. The office will be open from 8am to 8pm in the week leading up to the festival. Please take proof of address with you.
Noise reporting
A designated resident’s number for any noise concerns has been set up with the event organiser. The resident’s hotline will be operational during the festival by calling 01925 873 090 or 01925 873 091.
Getting a taxi
If you hail a taxi from Warrington Central or Warrington Bank Quay train stations, or any other taxi rank in Warrington, then please check the fare displayed in the taxi and make sure that the meter is on and running – always stick to the price on the meter.
If you pre-book a taxi with a Warrington operator, you can negotiate and agree the fare with the operator beforehand. The taxi driver working for that operator must honour the pre-agreed fare.
If you need to complain about a Warrington taxi, or a fare you have been charged, please note the vehicle registration number, the taxi licence plate number and the driver’s ID badge number, and ask for a receipt. Issues can then be reported to us by emailing [email protected].
If you have used a taxi that is licensed in Halton, please contact Halton Borough Council. Remember to never use an unlicensed taxi.
Symptom-free testing
All festival-goers and staff should take regular symptom-free coronavirus tests to ensure you are not unknowingly spreading coronavirus.
The council’s Golden Square symptom-free testing site is open for tests and home test kit collection on weekdays, 11am to 5.30pm, and Saturdays, 9.30am to 3.30pm. You can also pick up a home test kit from participating pharmacies in Warrington.
You can order tests online or by calling 119, which will be delivered to your home. You can order one box per household each day and you need to be aged 18 or over to order to test via this service.
More information about the festival
Keep up to date with information on the Neighbourhood Weekender website, or on social media
·Neighbourhood Weekender on Twitter
·Neighbourhood Weekender on Facebook
Neighbourhood Weekender’s COVID-19 policy can be found at https://nbhdweekender.com/covid19-policy/
