Waiting for the procession at Preston Caribbean Carnival

Road closures for the city’s annual Preston Caribbean Carnival have been confirmed.

Preston City Council has announced the parade route for the event which starts and ends in Moor Park.

The following roads are being closed off either in full or in part throughout Sunday 10 June.

The closures are between 11.30am and 3pm, some roads may reopen sooner depending on how long the procession takes.

Weather for the event is looking good, as our hour-by-hour forecast for the Carnival looks.

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Roads being closed:

Moor Park Avenue – its full length

Deepdale Road – from Moor Park Avenue to Meadow Street

Meadow Street – from Deepdale Road to St. Paul’s Road

St. Paul’s Road – from Meadow Street to Sedgewick Street

Sedgewick Street – its full length

North Road – from Sedgewick Street to Garstang Road

Garstang Road – from North Road to Moor Park Avenue

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One-way restrictions being suspended

The following roads become two-way for the duration of the procession:
Ripon Street
Havelock Street
Derwentwater Place
Kenmure Place
Holstein Street
St Stephen’s Road
Meadow Street

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Diversion routes

Diversion 1: New Hall Lane, Blackpool Road, Garstang Road and vice versa

Diversion 2: Fylde Road, Tulketh Brow, Blackpool Road, Garstang Road and vice versa.