The Great Get Together is taking place nationally over the weekend of 17 and 18 June, 2017, with people invited to join family, friends and neighbours for street parties, barbecues, picnics and Bake Off style competitions.
This year's event is being organised by The Big Lunch and the Jo Cox Foundation, set up in memory of the Batley MP who was murdered last June, in association with a number of other groups and organisations.
Many of those taking part are expected to apply for permission to close their road to traffic in order to hold street parties for the local community.
To help them do this, the City of Wolverhampton Council is fast tracking applications from residents and community groups for road closures over the weekend of 17 and 18 June, and is also waiving the fee for road closures, which is normally around £600.
Councillor Roger Lawrence, Leader of the City of Wolverhampton Council, said: "The Great Get Together is a wonderful opportunity for families, friends and neighbours to come together and have a good time, and we want to make it as easy as possible for people to join in the fun, particularly if they are planning to hold street parties.
"Road closures need to be agreed by members of the Safety Advisory Group, who include representatives from the council, emergency services and transport organisations, and so it is important that anyone who is arranging a street party gets in touch with us as soon as possible.
"We have waived the normal road closure fee for this special event, and in the vast majority of cases no additional licences or permissions will be required."
To find out more about applying for a road closure to hold a Great Get Together street party, please visit Type=articles;Articleid=10783;Title=The Great Get Together; or call 01902 550106.
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- released: Friday 21 April, 2017