Transport from across the UK

Thursday, 20 March 2008

All Roads Lead To Victoria Park

Transport to the Carnival is being organised from across the UK. All confirmed methods of transport appear below. If there is no transport from your area listed below, please check back as new details be added in the run up to the event.

SOUTH EAST (Kent/Surrey/Essex/Beds/Herts)

Margate - Cecil Square 8.30am, Whitstable Library 9am, University 9.30am. SOLD OUT

Medway - Gillingham Bus Depot, Nelson Rd 10am, Chatham Railway Station 10.15am, Strood Civic Centre 10.30am. Contact Steve on 07970677870 or Stevstevenh@aol.com.

Southend - Basildon pick up. Contact Clare on unison@southend.gov.uk.

WEST MIDLANDS (West Midlands)

Sandwell - From the UNISON General branch. Contact Tony on 0750 607 8712 or tonybarns@hotmail.com.

Coventry - Coventry Leisure Centre, Fairfax Street at 9am, Kenilworth Clock Tower 9.15am and Leamington All Saints Church at 9.30am. Contact Andy on 07732 030231 or apettit@macunlimited.net.

Coventry - Coventry Unite. Contact Emily on emily.davies@hsbc.com.

Telford - Telford Trades Council. Contact Mike on 07756 473084.

West Bromwich - Unite West Mids Region. Contact Terry on 0121 569 8900.

Birmingham - Birmingham Carrs Lane at 9am, �1 unwaged/sudent, �3 NQT's and �5 for everyone else. Contact the BANUT office on 0121 442 2031 or call Doug on 07886 608 405.

EAST MIDLANDS (Leics/Notts/Derbyshire)

Leicester - Amicus, Unite The Union. Free to Unite members, tickets for others from Race Equalities Centre on Charles Street - 0116 2999809. Contact Mike on leicesterlmhr@googlemail.com.

Leicester - Parkside 7.30am, Newland House (Salutation Inn) 08.00am, Leicester Raw Dykes Road 08.45am. Contact David on 07932 417 506.

Nottingham - Mansfield Station 0700 (TBC), Hucknall Station 0730 (TBC), Nottingham Salutation Inn 0830. Contact David on 07932 417 506.

Chesterfield - Contact Jeannie on jeaden@tesco.net.

Chesterfield - Leaves from outside the Town Hall (Rose Hill) at 7.15am. Returning no later that 11pm. For tickets, please contact Richard on 01246 204158.

NORTH WEST (Mersey/Mcr/Lancs/Cheshire)

Burnley - Contact Andy on 01282 832319.

Burnley - Contact Terry on Terry.Burns@unitetheunion.com.

Liverpool - 7.30am Hardman Street. Contact Alan on 07792 175 496 or alan.brown@liverpool.ac.uk.

Manchester - Manchester University Student Union (on Oxford Road) at 6am and returns at 11pm the same day. The coach has been subsidised by the Manchester University Student Union and tickets cost �20 (non student) �15 (students) and are available from the ticket office in the student office - or you can telephone Tom on 07870249529.

YORKSHIRE & HUMBS (W/N/S Yorks, Lincs, Humberside)

Bradford University -

Huddersfield - St. George's Square at 7.30 a.m.. �27 waged/�13 unwaged. To book seats or for more info. phone Roger on 07814 709853.

NORTH EAST & NORTH (Tyne & Wear/Durham/Cumbria/Northumb)

Newcastle - 6.00am, Newcastle Central Rail Station - please contact Catherine on 07920794509 to book a place and for information about pick up points.

SCOTLAND

WALES

Newport - 9am TJs. Contact Julian on julianriot@hotmail.co.uk.

Cardiff - 8am National Museum steps. Contact Jonny 07506715619

N.IRELAND

SOUTH (Hampshire, Sussex, Oxfordshire)

Portsmouth - 10am Portsmouth University, Cambridge Road, Contact Tel: 07801 290411

Worthing/Steyning - Contact worthingagainstracism@yahoo.co.uk

Oxford - Leave at 8am. Contact Julie Simmons on juliesimmons@bethere.co.uk.

SOUTH WEST (Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset)

WEST (Wiltshire, Avon Hereford & Worcester Gloucestershire, Bristol)

Bristol - Contact Linda Nunns on 07806772682 or linda.nunns@btinternet.com.