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Policy Culture & Communications Town Hall Direct Line: 01865 252537 St Aldate’s E-‐mail: [email protected] Oxford OX1 1BX Central Number: 01865 249811
27 October 2017
Dear Residents and businesses,
Re: Christmas Light Festival, Friday 17 to Sunday 19 November We hope by now you are aware of the number of fantastic events taking place as part of the Christmas Light Festival. Full information can be found on our newly refreshed website www.oxfordschristmas.com. Our famous lantern parade will be returning from 6.30pm on Friday 17th November. It follows the theme: The World in Oxford, for the best viewing spots head to the first floor of Westgate Oxford! We will also once again be hosting a festival stage in Gloucester Green, programmed by Dancin’ Oxford with a musical finale from Mr Wilson’s Second Liners. The weekend will also feature dozens of light installations, choral performances and free activities for everyone. This year we are delighted to bring you a three-‐day festival market in Broad Street. With a host of festive treats and stocking fillers our market will host more than 50 stalls running along the street, and even feature a beautiful Victorian Ferris Wheel. More than 20 cultural venues will be holding events across the City over the course of the Friday night and Saturday and Sunday daytimes. To enable us to put on this event safely, a small number of road closures will be in place over the weekend of which you will need to be aware of. This letter contains information regarding those road closures and parking suspensions, which will be in place in and around Broad Street and the City Centre. Please do note the road closure details on the back of this letter where you will see the different closures coming into effect at various times throughout the weekend. We have been working with Oxfordshire County Council and the emergency services developing plans to minimise the impact of this event on residents as much as possible. Should you have any concerns about noise levels, public safety or access requirements please do contact our control room on 07391 032 766. Please treat this number as you would the City Council’s out of hours service (always call 999 in an emergency). Should you have specific questions in advance of the event then please contact the City Council’s Contact Centre on 01865 249 811 or email [email protected]. For more information about the festival please visit www.oxfordschristmas.com We look forward to welcoming to you to one of the many events taking place over the weekend. With best wishes, Rachel Capell City Events Officer
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BROAD STREET WILL BE CLOSED AND ALL PARKING SUSPENDED 08:00 FRIDAY 17 TO 23:59 ON SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER
Access will be maintained to Turl Street / Market Street / Covered Market / Ship Street for residents and deliveries. All traffic must exit via Turl Street to the High Street.
Friday 17 November: The Lantern Procession will take place from 18:30 to 19:30. In addition to the above closure, the following roads will be closed
• New Road, 18:30 -‐ 18:45 • Bonn Square & Queen Street, 18:30 -‐ 22:30 • Cornmarket, 17:00 -‐ 22:30 • St Michael’s Street & New Inn Hall Street, 18:30 -‐ 20:00 • George Street, 18:45 -‐ 19:15 • Gloucester Street & St George’s Place, 18:45 -‐ 19:15 • St Ebbes & Turn Again Lane, 19:00 -‐ 20:00 • Norfolk Street & Paradise Street, 19:20 -‐ 19:40
Friday 17 – Sunday 19 November Market Stalls will be built in Broad Street on Friday 17 November from 06:00. Buses Buses will operate as normal, however during the times of 18:30 and 19:30 on Friday 17 November, there will be some disruption to services. For more information on rerouted services please visit www.oxfordschristmas.com and click on ‘find us’.
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CHRISTMAS LIGHT FESTIVAL 2017Road Closure & Diversion Routes Friday 17 - Sunday 19 November
18:30 - 22:30Bonn Sq & Queen St
17:00 - 22:30Cornmarket
18:30 - 20:00St Michael’s St& New Inn Hall St
18:45 - 19:15George St(Traffic held for parade to cross)
18:45 - 19:15Gloucester St & St George’s Pl
19:00 - 20:00St Ebbs & Turn Again Lane
19:20 - 19:40Norfolk St & Paradise St
18:30 - 20:00Ship St, Market St, Turl St, & Magdalen St East(Contingency area for large crowd movement during parade)
08:00 Fri 17 - 23.59 Sun 19 Broad St & Catte Street
18:30 - 18:45New Road
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