DRIVERS who usually park outside at Barfield will have to use the multi-storey instead today.
On Thursday, June 22 Barfield Park and Ride car park will be closed from 9am-5pm to make space for all the schools visiting Winchester Sport and Leisure Park for the Hampshire School Games Festival.
The neighbouring multi-storey (Barfield Phase II) remains open. The same area was closed throughout March for four weeks of improvements including tidying up the bays and paintwork.
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The car park in Barfield Close is one of five park and ride sites. Buses will continue to operate as usual throughout the closure, picking up passengers from the stop around the corner from the car park in Barfield Close.
Barfield car park has 192 standard spaces and two electric charging spots. While the multi storey has 250 spaces, six disabled spaces, four shared-use spaces for parents with children or disabled people and 16 electric charging spaces.
The Hampshire School Games Festival, organised by sports charity Energise Me, will bring together 1,400 pupils from 140 schools across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The event has been running for more than 20 years but has recently been repurposed to focus on encouraging children to be active and have fun, rather than on competition.
The participants, aged eight to 12, will start the day with a dance warm-up and parade at 9.45am before having the chance to try more than 40 activities from Quidditch to circus skills.
Energise Me chief executive, Julie Amies will also welcome the Mayor of Winchester, Cllr Angela Clear for the day.
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