Eastbourne International Airshow 2017
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Toilets<br />
Red Cross<br />
Main ‘AIRBOURNE’ Site<br />
Plan is not to scale and for general guidance only<br />
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION<br />
CAR<br />
Main roads into <strong>Eastbourne</strong> are the A22 & A23 from London,<br />
A259 linking Hastings, Dover and the Channel Tunnel, A259 & A27<br />
from Brighton. To smooth journeys from Brighton and the West<br />
use the A27 rather than the A259. NB: Traffic controls will be in<br />
place at Exceat Bridge (BN25 4AB) 16:00 - 20:00 from<br />
17/08 - 20/08<br />
CAR PARKING<br />
Available at:<br />
Five Acre Field, Lottbridge Drove BN22 7SG (£5 per car)<br />
Beachy Head: Parking area, near Beachy Head Pub, BN20 7XY.<br />
Toilets and refreshments available. Warren Hill pay & display,<br />
normal charges apply/Warren Hill Field and Dencher, £5 daily.<br />
St Andrew’s School Field*, Darley Road, BN20 7RP – donation to park<br />
welcome. *This bus service will have disabled access. All buses will<br />
terminate East or West of the Airbourne site.<br />
NCP Car Park: Trinity Place, BN21 3BZ<br />
JCP Car Park: Junction Road, BN21 3QZ<br />
We advise arriving early to avoid queues. Tune into Radio Airbourne<br />
87.7FM for traffic updates and parking availability.<br />
Charges will apply to all car parks.<br />
COACH PARKING BOOKINGS<br />
Parking can be pre-booked at Stagecoach, Birch Road Garage,<br />
BN23 6PD, Tel 01323 418068.<br />
BUSES<br />
Regular bus services operate around <strong>Eastbourne</strong>.<br />
For details of routes and times from Brighton (West): Brighton<br />
& Hove Buses buses.co.uk tel. 01273 886200.<br />
From Hastings (East): Stagecoach stagecoachbus.com or call<br />
Traveline tel. 0871 200 22 33 † . <strong>Eastbourne</strong> Sightseeing buses<br />
operate seafordanddistrict.co.uk. ( † Calls cost 12p per minute plus network extras).<br />
RAIL<br />
Regular trains from London, Brighton and Hastings. Contact National<br />
Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950 / nationalrail.co.uk. Don’t miss the last<br />
train after the firework finale on Sunday 20th August! London: 22:31;<br />
Brighton: 22:59; Hastings: 23:25. A queuing system is operating at<br />
<strong>Eastbourne</strong> station from 16:00-20:00. Customers are advised that the<br />
concourse will be closed at this time while we have large crowds waiting<br />
to travel, please follow directions from the station staff.<br />
Please allow plenty of time for connections. Train times subject to<br />
change/cancellation.<br />
CYCLE<br />
National Cycle Network Route 21 plus FREE cycle park at<br />
Howard Square on Grand Parade.<br />
LOST PERSON / MEETING POINT<br />
The lost person’s marquee and meeting point is located on<br />
Wilmington Square. (See page 6).<br />
TOILETS<br />
There are 9 toilet facilities located between the Western Lawns<br />
and Marine Parade. (See site map, page 6).<br />
FIRST AID<br />
British Red Cross treatment centres are based along King Edwards<br />
Parade at The Bandstand & The Lifeboat Museum with mobile first<br />
aid teams and ambulances available around the event site. Our main<br />
treatment facility is based at the rear of Wilmington Square.<br />
WHY NOT STAY?<br />
Check out visiteastbourne.com for all the accommodation deals.<br />
TOURIST INFORMATION<br />
Visit the main Tourist Information Centre on Cornfield Road for<br />
any queries or information you may need. Open Thursday/Friday<br />
09:00-17:30, Saturday 09:00-17:00 and Sunday 10:00-13:00.<br />
Tel: 01323 415415.<br />
NB: The operation of remote controlled devices on and around<br />
the site of <strong>Eastbourne</strong> <strong>International</strong> Air Show including drones is<br />
forbidden by the Civil Aviation Authority and <strong>Eastbourne</strong> Borough<br />
Council. Balloons and bicycles are not permitted in the event site.<br />
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AT AIRBOURNE<br />
In the event of an emergency at Airbourne there will be messages<br />
relayed on the Public Address system. Please listen to these<br />
carefully and follow the instructions of police officers and the<br />
event stewards in yellow tabards. Should the seafront need to be<br />
evacuated this should take place in an orderly fashion and will<br />
be in a north west or east direction on the designated routes or<br />
as directed by Sussex Police. YOU SHOULD NOT RE-ENTER THE<br />
CLEARED AREA UNTIL INSTRUCTED THAT IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.<br />
At all times please adhere to all warning notices, comply with the<br />
instructions from stewards and stay behind any barrier and fence<br />
lines as these are there for your own safety.<br />
Thank you – <strong>Eastbourne</strong> Borough Council – Event Organisers.<br />
8 EASTBOURNE INTERNATIONAL aIR S HOW <strong>2017</strong>