THE PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION (SPECIAL EVENTS) ACT 1994
The Portsmouth City Council (Special Events) (Temporary Prohibition of Driving, Loading and Waiting) (No.95) Order 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Portsmouth City Council, the Highway Authority, intends to make the above Order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Portsmouth City Council is satisfied that traffic on the said roads should be prohibited for the purpose of facilitating the holding of the following civic and community events and proposes to make an Order, the effect of which is that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed, load or wait along the lengths of road for the times listed in the schedules of the full Order. Pedestrian and emergency vehicle access will be maintained at all times. The duration times in this Notice will be the maximum duration for each event. Actual times may be less and will be communicated by means of on-street notices 14 days prior to each event taking place, where required.
The Order will be in operation from 6th June 2025 and will continue in force until 14th November 2025 at the dates and times listed in schedule (i) below for the purpose of holding of events on the highway.
SCHEDULE (i)
| EVENT
Date(s) and Times |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE AND PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING | ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FOR TRAFFIC |
| D-DAY Memorial Service
From 10:30 to 11:00 on Friday 6th June 2025
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1.   ST HELEN’S PARADE From is junction with Southsea Esplanade to its junction with Granada Road.2.   SOUTHSEA ESPLANADE From its junction with St Helens Parade to its junction with The Ocean at the End of the Lane. 3.   THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE |
Granada Road, Clarendon Road, South Parade and St Helens Parade, Eastern Parade, St Georges Road, Southsea Esplanade. |
| HB Pride Event
 From 06:00 on Friday 6th June 2025 to 10:99 on Monday 9th June 2025 |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE AND PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING
1.   ST PAULS ROAD TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ONE WAY 1.   ST PAULS ROAD |
Wiltshire Street, Melbourne Place, St Vincent Street, Winston Churchill Avenue. |
| Portsmouth Pride Parade
 From 10:45 to 13:30 on Saturday 7th June 2025 |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE AND PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING
(PARADE FORMING UP) From 10:45 to 12:15 1.   THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE (SOUTHBOUND) In its entirety. From 10:45 to 12:15 2.   SOUTHSEA ESPLANADE From its junction with Canoe Lake Car Park Entrance (Southsea Esplanade Parking Area West of Lumps Fort) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Between its junction with The Ocean at the End of the Lane and South Parade. PORTSMOUTH PRIDE PARADE (ROLLING ROAD CLOSURE) 1140 – 1230 3.   SOUTHSEA ESPLANADE 1140 – 1230 4.   SOUTH PARADE 1140 – 1230 5.   THE DELL 1150 – 1315 6.   CLARENCE ESPLANADE 1200 – 1330 7.   CLARENCE ESPLANADE 1210 – 1330 8.   CLARENCE ESPLANADE |
Granada Road, Burgoyne Road, South Parade and St Helens Parade, Eastern Parade, St Georges Road, Southsea Esplanade. |
| Falklands Memorial Service
 From 06:00 to 12:30 on Saturday 14th June 2025 |
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING
1.   BROAD STREET (WESTBOUND) |
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| Armed Forces Day
 From 10:45 to 11:45 on Saturday 21st June 2025  |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
From 10.45 to 11.45 1. CLARENCE ESPLANADE (EASTBOUND) 2. CLARENCE ESPLANADE (WESTBOUND) TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE (ROLLING CLOSURE) From 10.45 to 11.45 1. CLARENCE ESPLANADE (WESTBOUND) |
Traffic from D-Day car park will be managed under marshal control. |
| Paulsgrove and Wymering Carnival
From 10.00 to 17:00 on Saturday 28th June 2025  |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE AND PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING
1.   HEMPSTED ROAD 2. ELKSTONE ROAD 3. LUDLOW ROAD ROLLING ROAD CLOSURE 1.  ALLAWAY AVENUE 2.  WALFORD ROAD 3.  LUDLOW ROAD |
Walford Road, Collington Crescent and Nailsworth Road.
Buses will be diverted from Elkstone Road to Woofferton Road and from Ludlow Road to Credenhill Road. A rolling road closure will be in place along Allaway Avenue. Traffic will follow the parade and roads will be re-opened when considered safe to do so. |
| Seafarers Service
 From 11:00 to 12:45 on Sunday 29th June 2025   |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
From 11:00 to12:45 1.  BATTERY ROW In Its entirety TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE (ROLLING CLOSURE) From 11:00 to 11:25: 2. OYSTER STREET From 12:00 to 12:15: 4. HIGH STREET From 12:00 to 12:45: 6. PENNY STREET From 12:30 to 12:45: 8. OYSTER STREET
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Traffic will follow the parade and roads will be re-opened when considered safe to do so. |
| Southsea Food Festival
 From 18:00 on Thursday 3rd July to 12:00 on Monday 7th July 2025
(Authorised access: Access for deliveries before 06:30 on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July 2025 only.) |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE AND PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING
From 12:00 Friday 4 July to 12:00 Monday 7 July 2025 CLARENDON ROAD OSBORNE ROAD Between Ashby Place/Portland Road and Palmerston Road. PALMERSTON ROAD Between Osborne Road/Clarendon Road and Auckland Road East. From 18:00 Thursday 3 July to 12:00 Monday 7 July 2025 AVENUE DE CAEN TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING From 18:00 Thursday 3 July to 12:00 Monday 7 July 2025 PALMERSTON ROAD TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING From 12:00 Friday 4 July 2025 to 1200 Monday 7 July 2025 CLARENDON ROAD TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING From 12:00 Friday 4 July 2025 to 1200 Monday 7 July 2025 PORTLAND ROAD Between its junction with Osbourne Road and Serpentine Road. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING (EXCEPT TAXIS) From 12:00 Friday 4 July 2025 to 1200 Monday 7 July 2025 PORTLAND ROAD (NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY) |
Vehicles diverted from Clarence Parade, Osborne Road, Portland Road, Kent Road, Marmion Road, Victoria Road South, Clarendon Road and Lennox Road South, Clarence Parade and vice versa.
Vehicles diverted from Avenue de Caen, Clarence Parade, Jack Cockerill Way, Clarence Esplanade and vice versa. |
| Church Parade & Wreath Laying Service
 From 14:00 to 15:30 on Sunday 7th September 2025  |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE (ROLLING CLOSURE)
From 14:00 to 15:30 1. GREETHAM STREET 2. ISAMBARD BRUNEL ROAD 3. KING HENRY I STREET 4. EXCHANGE ROAD 5. WHITE SWAN ROAD 6. ANGLESEA ROAD 7. ST MICHAEL’S ROAD 8. KING RICHARD I STREET 9. LORD MONTGOMERY WAY 10. HAMPSHIRE TERRACE 11. ST MICHEAL’S ROAD 12. CAMBRIDGE ROAD 13. HIGH STREET 14. PEMBROKE ROAD 15. DUISBURG WAY 16. OSBORNE ROAD 17. CLARENDON ROAD 18. PALMERSTON ROAD 19. CLARENCE PARADE. 20. SOUTH PARADE. 21. ALHAMBRA ROAD. |
A rolling road closure will be in place. Traffic will follow the parade and roads will be re-opened when considered safe to do so.
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| Fratton Family Festival
From 06:00 to 22:00Â on Sunday 14th September 2025 Â
|
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
1. FRATTON ROAD
2. SOMERS ROAD NORTH 3. CORNWALL ROAD 4. PENHALE ROAD 5. LUCKNOW ROAD |
Arundel Street, Holbrook Road, Victoria Road North and vice versa. |
| Remembrance Day Service
 Prohibition of Waiting and Loading: From 07:00 to 12:30 and; Prohibition of Driving from 08:30 to 12:30 on Sunday 9th November 2025
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
From 07.00 to 13.00 1. CLARENCE ESPLANADE 2. SERPENTINE WAY TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE AND PROHIBITION OF LOADING AND WAITING Temporary Prohibition of Waiting and Loading from 07:00 to 12:30 1. KING HENRY 1 STREET 2. EXCHANGE ROAD 3. WHITE SWAN ROAD 4. GUILDHALL WALK 5. SPRING GARDENS |
Traffic will follow the parade and roads will be re-opened when considered safe to do so or at the discretion of the Highway Authority or its agents.
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| Fratton Festival of Lights
 From 18:00 to 20:00 on 14th November 2025 (or the parade has passed). |
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
VIVASH ROAD SOMERS ROAD NORTH FRATTON ROAD CORNWALL ROAD PENHALE ROAD GARNIER STREET SANDRINGHAM ROAD ARUNDEL STREET SHEFFIELD ROAD NEWCOME ROAD STAMFORD STREET CLIVE ROAD CHURCH ROAD |
Southbound: St Marys Road – Milton Road – Rodney Road – Fratton Way – Goldsmith Avenue – Fratton Bridge Roundabout – Fratton Road.
Northbound: Victoria Road North – Holbrook Road – Lake Road – Fratton Road. A rolling road closure will be in place. Vehicles will be held up at the side junctions with Fratton Road while the parade passes with delays of up to 30 minutes at each junction. Vehicles from side roads will be marshalled southbound after the parade has passed. Vehicle access will be maintained to Selbourne Terrace to and from Fratton Bridge Roundabout. |
Pedestrian access will be maintained. Cyclists to dismount or follow vehicle diversions.
A copy of the Order may be requested from networkmanagement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or at the reception desk in the Civic Offices.
Assistant Director of Regeneration (Transport), Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Portsmouth PO1 2NE