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NFL heads to Twickenham Sunday October 23
NFL action arrives in Twickenham this autumn, with New the Tailgate Party in the West Car Park, subect to capacity,
York Giants v LA Rams on Sunday October 23 providing check @rfuhometurf for updates.
spectacle, family fun and good old American razzmatazz.
In true American Football tradition, many fans will make There are proposed changes to the usual transport plan for this
a weekend of the event and we are encouraging them to match, including a plan to extend road closures on Whitton
explore Richmond, Twickenham and Hounslow in the run up Road North and Rugby Road with managed access for residents
to the match, shown in the UK on BBC and Sky Sports and and to have a Waterloo Shuttle Bus service post-match from
live in the United States on Fox. one lane of the A316; a Hounslow Park and Ride service; plans
for fixed taxi locations including in London Road; the normal
“The games are a true celebration of the sport and a real coming match day increase to rail services and the recently-introduced
together of a community of fans,” said NFLUK Managing wider management of the traffic across the network will
Director Alistair Kirkwood. “You will see jerseys of all 32 NFL continue. (subject to argeement by Richmond Council)
teams represented among the fans, many having travelled from
all corners of the country to attend the match.” Residents impacted by specific changes will be written to in
advance of the event. The RFU & NFL are to host a drop in
Kick-off is at 2.30pm but the build-up will begin much earlier. session on Thursday 6th October at 6.30pm at Twickenham
Residents are invited to come along and watch events pre- Stadium for those who wish to find out more about NFL,
match outside the stadium and post-match are invited to join American Football, and the match day plans.
Twickenham Stadium Events Controlled Various roads around the stadium closed, including
London Road, Whitton Road, Rugby Road, Kneller Road
Parking & Road Closures and streets leading off them. The A316 is OPEN on event
days. The Egerton Road barrier is staffed during event day
The controlled parking zone operated in Zone R by road closures to allow access for residents.
Richmond and Hounslow Councils aims to provide parking
for local residents, while deterring visitors from parking Match Day Community Response
in local streets.
A local residents’ helpline is staffed from two hours before
Dates and hours of CPZ operation are displayed at Zone kick-off until two hours after the end of a match. Helpline
R entry points. For events involving more than 35,000 Number 07894 814180
visitors, a full CPZ will be in operation, for smaller events
only Whitton and Rugby Roads are affected. Or email TwickenhamCommunity@RFU.com or tweet
@RFUHome Turf
Residents in Zone R must display resident permits to
park in residents’ bays on event days and these are The RFU funds and supports measures to reduce and
free from Richmond upon Thames Council (by email mitigate the impact of match days including street
parkingpermits@richmond.gove.uk or 08456 122 660) or cleaning and temporary toilets between the stadium and
from Hounslow Council (on 0020 8593 6666). Twickenham Station. Any residents’ concerns are logged
and taken seriously.
Event day road closures
Policing
On match dadys with an expected attendance of over
25,000, road closures are implemented genrally 2 hours The police manage any anti-social behaviour around
before kick-off time, re-opened during the match then the stadium on match days, supported by the RFU and
cloased again 10 minutes before the end of the match for Richmond Council. To report anti-social behaviour call
around two hours. Please note that the road safety is being 101.
constantly monitored, and road closure times may change.
Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/RFUHomeTurf) for live
road closure updates on match dadys.
