First Manchester

[Nicholas]

RE: First Manchester
Thing is with the relay is that the police close the road for around 30-40 minutes, at least that was the case when the torch went through Hindley, primarily to direct traffic off roads at the nearest suitable junction (if you approach the torch from the opposite direction). A few local vehicles were allowed access to side streets but nothing when the main convoy came through. Its not helped that the sponsors convoy comes through around 10 minutes before the torch convoy.