The Westminster Mile and Vitality 10 000 update

I am writing to you in relation to the annual Westminster Mile (fully contained within St James Park) and Vitality 10 000 road run, which this year in a change from their usual May Bank Holiday weekend slot are taking place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September 2023 respectively.

By now you or someone within your organisation should have been contacted by the organisers (London Marathon Events or LME) regarding details and restrictions in place - please see attached local leaflet being shared with a brief summary below:

     * Westminster Mile is a one mile race fully contained within St James's Park on Saturday 23rd September. Road closures within the Park footprint will be in line with standard ceremonial closures that happen on a regular basis.  There will be no impact outside of the Park's footprint unless in case of  emergencies.

     * Vitality 10 000 will take place on Sunday 24th September, with up to 18 000 runners starting and finishing within St James's Park, passing famous landmarks both within Westminster and the City Of London en-route.

    * Road closures and restrictions in the Westminster footprint will be in place between 08:00 - 14:00 for the event, the additional map attached highlights these closures with colour key below:

     * The red line shows the 08:00 - 14:00 closure
    * Purple line is the parks closures
    * The yellow is 08:00 - 14:00 closure with facilitated access during
the event
    * Blue line is existing closures due to works
    * Green lines are open roads within the closure footprint

(this information is due to go up on the official website shortly, including details of how to reach out to LME if you have any questions)

     * There will also be parking suspensions along the route on Strand, Duncannon Street, Aldwych, Montreal Place, Melbourne Place, Northumberland Avenue and Great Scotland Yard, with suspension signs installed up to 10 days before. Please check these once up.

    * Local access will continue to be facilitated when safe to do so whilst the event is taking place.

    * Whilst the route is largely the same, there is an change which incorporates Northumberland Avenue and Great Scotland yard for the first time, in turn requiring extra closures and restrictions in this area. If you are located in or represent this area, please check all information carefully and see further points below.

     * Local access for deliveries and drop-offs will be permitted on Northumberland Avenue from Embankment up to the junction with (but not onto) Great Scotland Yard only.

    * It is advised to rearrange any vehicle movements to after 14:00 once closures are lifted, but if this is not possible please let LME know as soon as possible.

     * You can find further information on the official website:

     *
https://www.vitalitylondon10000.co.uk/the-events/vitality-london-10000
(under 'The Events')
    * https://www.vitalitylondon10000.co.uk/the-events/road-closures

     * If you require access during these closures, please contact us and LME as soon as possible. Whilst they streamline their communication and escalation process, please use the link below:

     * https://lmevent.powerappsportals.com/VitalityLondon10K_Contact_Us/

Hope this is helpful - please disseminate this information amongst your own stakeholders, colleagues and residents to ensure all are notified and can plan accordingly.

As advised this should be a follow up to information already provided by LME - If you or your organisation have not received any direct engagement yet, again please let us know asap, sharing relevant contact for your organisation I can share with them.

please see updated details on London Marathon's website:

https://www.vitalitylondon10000.co.uk/the-events/road-closures

The closure map with more details of timings and which roads are affected are now available.

spatel1@westminster.gov.uk