87 | Victoria Place, Brightlingsea | EVENT ROAD CLOSURE: Brightlingsea Late Night Shopping/Christmas Market | 05/12 - 06/12

1st Dec 2025North Essex

Location

Victoria Place, Brightlingsea
Cause

EVENT: Brightlingsea Late Night Shopping/Christmas Market
Responsibility

Closure by TPCA (Tendring)
Effective

05/12/2025 - 06/12/2025

Brightlingsea Late Night Shopping/Christmas Market returns on Friday 5th December and Saturday 6th December 2025.

Victoria Place, Brightlingsea will be closed from 12:00hrs 5 Dec to 20:30hrs 06 Dec for the duration of the event.

Due to the location of the road closure, the 87 service will be placed on diversion:

Towards Colchester: Normal line of route. All bus stops served.

Towards Brightlingsea: The 87 service will divert via Seaview Road, Spring Chase and Lower Park Road before terminating journeys at Station Road bus stop.

The following bus stops will not be served:

Red Barn Road
Regent Road
Bellfield Avenue
Chapel Road
Hurst Green
Brightlingsea High Street
Victoria Place

We'd like to wish all of our passengers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Service Disruptions 06/12

The following services have been impacted by operational issues:

Service X20

11:19 Head Street - North Station

11:35 North Station - Osborne Street did not run due to being delay of 30 min.

This service will be leaving 10 min late from Osborne Street towards Stanstead.

Service C8, C11, 47

House fire reported on Louvain Road.

Service C8 will circle the roundabout and divert via White Hart Lane.

Service C11 will circle the roundabout at Bealiue Boulevard and via White Hart Lane.

Service 47 will serve Shardlow and Bealiue Boulevard then divert via White Hart Lane.

Service 331

The 13:40 331 service has broken down.

This has caused a delay of 40 minutes.

The Burnham departure should leave 15:10 on time.

FOR DEC 2025 MERSEA HIGH TIDES - CLICK HERE >>

FOR PRE-PLANNED DIVERSIONS - CLICK HERE >>

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Last updated 14:33

Service Disruptions - 05/12/2025

The following services are experiencing unexpected disruption on 05/12/2025 >>

13B

[11:57] The 13B service is operating to normal line of route.

[09:46] Downham Road, Ramsden Heath is obstructed. The 13B service will divert in both directions via Hawkswood Road and Crowsheath Lane until further notice. The following bus stops will not be served: Dovedale Close, Oak Road and Crowsheath Lane.

300

[12:35] Congestion in Chelmsford City Centre - The 300 service is currently experience delays of up to 15 minutes.

351

[14:03] The 351 service will be departing Brentwood Railway Station at 14:15.

100

[14:08] Traffic is building in and around Lakeside. The 100 service is currently operating to normal line of route. Journeys are being assessed, on a case by case basis, to retain punctuality - the following actions will be implemented if the 100 service is impacted by severe delays.

Journeys to divert via the A1306, A1012 and A126.
Journeys to terminate/recommence at Grays Bus Station.

*Passengers who are travelling, between Grays Bus Station and Lakeside, are advised to use Ensign Bus: 22 & 83*

There are now reports on multiple incidents on the QE2 bridge and clockwise M25. We may have to curtail services at Grays if the traffic situation gets worse.

A132 Eastmayne closed southbound | 25, X10

The road outside Cranes Farm Road stop near to the footbridge has been closed, due to an incident.

Service 25 diverting Basildon bound via Courtauld Road, and Burnt Mills Road between Paycocke Rd and Grimston Road.

Service X10 will not serve Eastmayne in either direction and divert via Burnt Mills Road and Courtauld Road towards both Wickford and Basildon.

FOR DEC 2025 MERSEA HIGH TIDES - CLICK HERE >>

FOR PRE-PLANNED DIVERSIONS - CLICK HERE >>

Last updated at 16:20