A massive celebration has been planned in Burnley today (May 9) with thousands of fans expected to line the streets to celebrate Burnley FC’s return to the Premier League.
The full parade route and road closures have been announced.
It will kick-off with a private reception at the Mechanics Theatre and Burnley Town Hall, followed by interviews with manager Vincent Kompany and players, before an open-top bus parade through the town centre to Turf Moor.
The interviews are set to take place at around 6.15pm, with the bus setting off to Turf Moor at approximately 7pm and taking around an hour to complete its journey.
From midday until 4.30pm, there will be activities for all ages in Burnley town centre, arranged in conjunction with Burnley FC in the Community, Burnley.co.uk and Discover Burnley Town Centre.
These will include fun challenges, prizes and the chance to meet club mascots Bertie and Bella Bee.
In the coming days, fans will be able pick-up special brochures detailing the locations, timings and how to win prizes.
Burnley FC manager Vincent Kompany, his coaching staff and the squad will be officially welcomed by Burnley Council Chief Executive Mick Cartledge and the Mayor of Burnley.
The route will take the bus down Manchester Road and right into pedestrianised St James’ Street, straight across the roundabout into Yorkshire Street, and finally into Harry Potts Way and Turf Moor.
The players will not be appearing at Turf Moor and no public events are planned at the stadium.
Timetable
- 12pm Town centre activities commence
- 6.15pm Burnley FC players arrive at Burnley Town Hall
- 6.15-7pm Players interviewed on the balcony
- 7-8pm Open-top bus with players departs town hall and follows the map route
- 8pm Bus arrives at Turf Moor, no further activities
Road closures
The large number of people expected to enjoy this event means that there will be some temporary road closures to ensure public safety but any disruption with be kept to a minimum.
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Some bus services may also be impacted and the public has been urged to check with Transdev or staff at Burnley bus station before travelling.
The town hall car park will be closed all day. Some other town centre pay and display car parks will be affected.
- Ormerod Street, Yorke Street and part of Manchester Road.
Roads closed from 10am – 9pm
Red hatched area in map
- Grimshaw Street, Red Lion Street, part of Manchester Road and part of Hargreaves Street
Roads closed from 6.30pm – 7.30pm (times may vary slightly according to crowd conditions)
Blue hatch area on map
- Pedestrian areas – green hatch
- Pink line is the parade route
Procession stars at 7pm from the town hall and finishing at Turf Moor stadium at approximately 8pm.
- Blue lines – main roads with short duration closures as part of rolling roadblock, expect delays of 15 to 20 minutes
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