Walkabout tomorrow fine chance to see Queen

Press, 27 February 1986, Page 3

Walkabout tomorrow fine chance to see Queen

The Queen will begin her seventh visit to Christchurch, and Prince Philip his tenth, tomorrow afternoon.

Christchurch residents should have plenty of opportunity to see the Royal couple. The main chance will be during the walkabout in Cathedral Square and Worcester Street tomorrow.

The Queen and Prince Philip will stop in the Square for 20 minutes on their way from the airport to H.M.Y. Britannia at Lyttelton. With the Mayor of Christchurch, Sir Hamish Hay, and Lady Hay and the Associate Minister of Finance, Mr David Caygill, and Mrs Caygill, the Royal couple will walk

along a corridor in front of Christchurch Cathedral and along Worcester Street to its intersection with Oxford Terrace. The informal walk was the highlight of the Queen’s last visit to Christchurch in October, 1981. About 3000 people crammed into the Square, lining the route six deep, to see the Royal couple. A special area has been set aside in front of the Cathedral and along the grass to the north for elderly people and the disabled during tomorrow’s walkabout. The Royal couple will walk the length of this area and down the steps in front of the Cathedral.

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow the north-west

sector of the Square will be closed to traffic. Taxis and buses will be allowed in between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. but no later. The Christchurch Transport Board has arranged stops in Hereford Street for those buses which stop in the Square. The Christchurch City Council has asked employers to give workers a chance to attend the walkabout and businesses to fly flags. City residents also have the chance to meet the Queen and Prince Philip at the garden party at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday. The invitation list was opened to anyone who applied. A ballot was held to decide who of the 1200 people who applied

would attend. Six hundred have been Invited.

The Royal couple will also attend a Youth in Action day at Queen Elizabeth II Park, organised by the City Council and youth groups.

Other evenis on the itinerary in Christchurch are a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh to Peacock Springs on Saturday, and a dinner party and reception aboard H.M.Y. Britannia on Saturday evening.

At 11 p.m. on Saturday the Royal Marines will beat retreat aboard the Britannia to mark the Queen’s leaving the next day. Because the Royal couple will fly direct to Australia from Christchurch they will be given a State farewell at the airport Following is a diary of the Royal itinerary in Christchurch. The diary will be printed tomorrow and Saturday morning also. ROYAL DIARY Tomorrow X 45 p.m. Arrive Christchurch Airport. 3.50 p.m. Leave airport for Cathedral Square. Route: Memorial Avenue, Fendalton Road, Harper Avenue, Park Terrace, Rolleston Avenue, Gloucester Street Colombo Street, Cathedral Square. 4.10 p.m. Arrive Square. Walk in front of Cathedral, along Worcester Street to Oxford Terrace.

4.30 p.m. Leave Oxford Ter-race-Worcester Street corner for Lyttelton. Route: Oxford Terrace, Hereford Street, Latimer Square, Worcester Street, Linwood Avenue, Dyers Road, Tunnel Road, Lyttelton road tunnel, Norwich Quay, Railway overbridge.

4.50 p.m. Arrive at H.M.Y. Britannia at Lyttelton.

Saturday 9.50 a.m. Leave H.M.Y. Britannia for Queen Elizabeth II Park. Route: Railway overbridge, Norwich Quay, Lyttelton road tunnel, Tunnel Road, Dyers Road, Linwood Avenue, Buckleys Road,

Kerrs Road, Wainonl Road, New Brighton Road, Bower Avenue, car-park entrance to the park. 10.15 a.m. Arrive at park. 11.15 a.m. Leave park for Botanic Gardens. Route: Travis Road, Bower Avenue, New Brighton Road, Wainonl Road, Kerrs Road, Woodham Road, Avonside Drive, Kil-' more Street, Colombo Street, Oxford Terrace, Noahs Hotel, (a brief stop at Noahs), Worcester Street, Rolleston Avenue.

Noon Arrive Archery Lawn, Botanic Gardens. j 12.45 p.m. Prince Philip only. Leave for Peacock Springs. Route: Rolleston Avenue,’ Park Terrace, Bealey Avenue, Papanui Road, Harewood Road, Johns Road, McLeans Island Road, McArthurs Road, Peacock Springs. 1.05 p.m. Arrive Peacock Springs. 1 p.m. Queen only. Leave Botanic Gardens for H.M.Y. Britannia. Route: Rolleston Avenue, Hereford Street, Latimer Square, Worcester Street, Linwood Avenue, Dyers Road, Tunnel Road, Lyttelton road tunnel, Norwich Quay, Railway overbridge. 1.20 p.m. Arrive H.M.Y. Britannia. i •

3 p.m. Prince Philip only. Leave Peacock Springs for H.M.Y. Britannia. Route: McArthurs Road, McLeans Island Road, Johns Road, Harewood Road, Papanui Road, Bealey Avenue, Fitzgerald Avenue, Avonside Drive, Linwood Avenue, Dyers Road, Tunnel Road, Lyttelton road tunnel, Norwich Quay, Railway overbridge. 3.30 p.m. Arrive H.M.Y. Britannia.

8 p.m. Dinner party and reception aboard H.M.Y. Britannia.

11 p.m. Beating retreat aboard H.M.Y. Britannia.

Sunday 10.35 a.m. Leave H.M.Y. Britannia . for airport. Route: Railway overbridge, Norwich Quay, Lyttelton road tunnel, Tunnel Road, Dyers Road, Linwood Avenue, Avonside Drive, Fitzgerald Avenue, Bealey Avenue, Harper Avenue, Fendalton Road, Memorial Avenue.

11.10 a.m. Arrive airport. Farewell ceremony. 11.30 a.m. Depart for Australia. ‘