Gateshead - Temporary Road Closures - Sunday 08 November 2026

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF GATESHEAD
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY PARADES AND SERVICES 2026
SECTION 21 TOWN POLICE CLAUSES ACT 1847
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES - SUNDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2026

NOTICE is hereby given that on 21 October 2026 the Borough Council of Gateshead made an Order the effect of which is to temporarily close the roads described in the Schedule below to vehicular traffic on Sunday 08 November 2026 between the hours of 10:00am and 1:00pm.

The Order is necessary to enable Annual Parades and Services of Remembrance to take place within the Borough of Gateshead and to ensure the safety of participants.

An alternative route for vehicles during the closure will be available via the existing road network, which will be indicated by traffic signs. On duty emergency service vehicles only shall be exempt from the prohibition.

Dated 22 October 2026

A Simmons-Mather, Chief Legal Officer, Civic Centre, Gateshead, NE8 1HH

SCHEDULE
Gateshead Cenotaph

(i) Durham Road (A167) between Dryden Road and Shipcote Terrace;

(ii) Shipcote Lane between Durham Road and Alexandra Road;

(iii) Prince Consort Road between Durham Road and St Albans Terrace;

(iv) St Albans Terrace between Prince Consort Road and Alexandra Road; and

(v) Alexandra Road between St Albans Terrace and Shipcote Lane. Birtley Cenotaph

(i) Ravensworth Road between Edward Road and Station Lane;

(ii) Station Lane between Ravensworth Road and Durham Road (A167);

(iii) Durham Road (A167) between Station Lane and Edward Road; and

(iv) Edward Road between Durham Road (A167) and Ravensworth Road.
Whickham Cenotaph
(i) Front Street between Fellside Road and Broom Lane; and

(ii) School Street.
Dunston Cenotaph

(i) King George Avenue between Glebe Terrace and Willow Avenue.