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Olympic Torch Relay travel guidance
As the borough
prepares for thousands of spectators to flock to the six towns and
villages that the Olympic Torch will be passing through on Monday
18 June, Scarborough Borough Council is providing information and
advice on travel and optimum viewing points for spectators and on
road disruption for businesses and public services.
The Olympic Torch Relay convoy operates in two
modes on its journey around the UK. ‘Torchbearer’ mode is
when the Olympic Flame is carried by Torchbearers and is visible to
the public. ‘Convoy’ mode is when the Flame is not visible to
the public and the convoy procession travels through areas at
normal road speed limits. At some points, the Torchbearer
splits from the main convoy of vehicles – these are planned
arrangements and should not necessarily be viewed as the
Torchbearer or convoy getting lost or going the wrong way.
An initial convoy of vehicles, known as the
activation convoy, will arrive in the areas at any time between 30
minutes and an hour before the main Torch convoy arrives with the
Olympic Flame. The activation convoy will feature the main
sponsors Coca Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung, which will be
distributing free ‘keepsake’ type items to people lining the route
and will help to build enthusiasm for the arrival of the Flame.
The following list details where and when the
Olympic Flame will be in Torchbearer mode as it passes through our
borough. To avoid disappointment the council is advising
people not to line the streets in between the areas listed because
the Torch will not be visible.
Hinderwell
· 9.01am –
Hinderwell Lane (from junction with West End Close) onto High
Street, then Station Road (as far as the junction with Browns
Terrace)
Lythe and Sandsend
· 9.14am – High
Street (from Lythe town signs), Lythe Bank, Sandsend Road (as far
as junction with Meadow Field)
Whitby
· 9.40am – Sandsend
Road (from junction with Love Lane), Upgang Lane, Chubb Hill,
Bagdale, Langborne Road to Whitby Railway Station (9.58am) where
the Olympic Flame will then travel on a North Yorkshire Moors
Railway train to Pickering in Ryedale (departing at 10.09am)
Scarborough
· 12.28pm –
Columbus Ravine (from junction with Victoria Park Avenue), Peasholm
Gap, to North Bay Promenade (junction with Open Air Theatre back
access road)
· 12.43pm –
Lunchtime stop at Open Air Theatre (invitation only event)
· 1.29pm –
Burniston Road (from Open Air Theatre exit), Peasholm Gap, Royal
Albert Drive, Marine Drive, Sandside (1.56pm), Foreshore Road,
Valley Road, Ramshill Road, Filey Road (to junction with Queens
Margarets Road, 2.14pm)
Filey
2.24pm - Scarborough Road (from Filey town
signs), Station Avenue, Muston Road to Filey School (2.44pm)
It is expected that the largest crowds will
gather in the centre of Whitby, along the north and south bays in
Scarborough and in the centre of Filey. However spectators
will be able to see the Olympic Flame from all the streets listed
above.
Cllr Derek Bastiman, Scarborough Borough
Council’s lead councillor for London 2012 inspired events said:
“There have been instances elsewhere in the country in the early
days of the Relay where people have mistakenly thought that the
Olympic Flame is visible at all times when it travels through a
particular region. Due to the amount of miles the Torch has
to cover in its 70 days journey around the UK, this is not
physically possible.
“However the Torch is visiting 1,018
communities across the UK and will have travelled within one hours’
distance of 95% of the population by the time it arrives at the
Opening Ceremony on 27 July. I encourage all our communities
to line the streets where the Torch will be visible and celebrate
our moment to shine.”
Rolling roadblocks will be in place in the
areas when the Olympic Flame is in Torchbearer mode. The
council is advising businesses and any organisations that rely on
vehicular access to these streets to take these temporary
disruptions into account when planning deliveries, customer visits
and essential business travel.
Spectators travelling to Hinderwell, Lythe,
Sandsend, Whitby, Scarborough or Filey to see the Olympic Torch are
encouraged to use public transport where possible. Filey,
Whitby and Scarborough are all serviced by trains and regular buses
service all six areas.
Information on bus services can be found by
visiting http://www.eyms.co.uk/ and http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) is
offering free travel for children under the age of 16 when
accompanied by a paying adult on bus services between Bridlington,
Filey and Scarborough (applies to the 120:X20, 121 and X21 services
only).
For anyone who does need to travel by car, all
Scarborough Borough Council car parks will be free all day on
Monday 18 June. A full list of car parks can be found on the
council’s website http://www.scarborough.gov.uk/
Anyone travelling by car to Scarborough should
note however that Lower Northstead, Upper Northstead and Burniston
Road car parks will be reserved for people attending the London
2012 inspired celebration event at the Open Air Theatre and will
not be available for spectators wishing to line the route.
Scarborough’s two park and ride services,
operated by North Yorkshire County Council http://www.scarboroughparkandride.co.uk/
are also offering free bus travel on 18 June from the A64 and A165
car parks. These services are ideal for anyone wanting to get
into Scarborough to line the south bay section of the Relay route
(i.e. Sandside, Foreshore Road and Ramshill Road) and for those
wanting onward travel to the north bay, local connecting bus
services are provided by http://www.eyms.co.uk/ (standard
charges will apply).
All information in relation to the visit of the Olympic Torch
can be found at www.scarborough.gov.uk/coast2012
or people can follow the council on Twitter @scarborocouncil or
search using #coast2012