Vintage Vehicle Festival & Spring Market
Hosted by Ringstead Community Group

To safely facilitate our first Vintage Vehicle Festival & Spring Market, a temporary road closure will be in place on:

📅 Sunday 24th May 2026

⏰ 08:00hrs – 18:00hrs (8:00am – 6:00pm)

(The event itself opens at 11:00hrs and may conclude earlier than 18:00hrs. Roads will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so.)

📍 Area Affected

• The red line on the official road closure map above denotes the stretch of road that will be closed.

• The closure will run from the Station Road / Carlow Road junction, along Carlow Road, into the High Street, up to the Chapel Street junction.

• Neither of the Chapel Street junctions will be closed.

• Tithe Close and Meadow Close will form part of the road closure area.

🚗 Access Arrangements

• Access will be provided for residents who need to leave or enter the area during the closure period.

• Emergency vehicle access will be maintained at all times.

• Marshals will be present to assist where required.
  
  

Residents Parking

Residents will have access to alternative parking during the road closure times.
Further details regarding alternative parking arrangements will be confirmed closer to the event date.

🚛 Vehicle Movement Before & After the Event

There will be authorised vehicles accessing Carlow Road and the lower end of the High Street before and after the event. These include:

• Vehicle exhibitors
  
  

• Food trucks
  
  

• Stall holders
  
  

Scheduled Access Times:

Set Up:
🚗 Vehicles parking, food trucks and stall holder set up –
08:00hrs to 10:45hrs

Take Down:
🚗 Vehicles leaving, food trucks and stall holders dismantling –
17:00hrs to 18:00hrs

No vehicle movement will take place during public event hours (11:00hrs onwards) unless directed for safety reasons.

📧 Contact Information

For any road closure or access enquiries, please contact:
Ringstead Community Group
📩 info@ringsteadcommunitygroup.co.uk

We understand that road closures can cause temporary inconvenience and sincerely thank residents for their support, patience and understanding while we deliver this new community event.

We hope you will join us and enjoy the day.