Survey: road closure for markets?
Last year the High Street remained open for traffic and the market took place on the wider pavement area adjacent to the old Town Hall.  Feedback gathered from visitors to the markets indicated that many of these visitors would prefer to have the High Street closed off at the market area (from entrance Burns Begg Street to entrance Montgomery Street) to make it a safer area.  If the road was to be closed, it would only therefore affect that portion of the High Street.  Thus, unlike the yearly Festive Street market, the High Street at the top end of town (Co-op to Salutation) and entrance Mill Street to Burns Begg Street and Burns Begg Street itself would remain open for traffic.  There would be special signs in place to guide traffic to alternative routes via Burns Begg Street/Sandport or Bowton Road/Montgomery Street.

Before making any decision on this we would like to conduct a wider survey of local residents.  As such, please let us know what you think of this idea by filling in our survey on: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VWK3XNX